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Where to watch Ebenezer (2026 film)
Only in US theaters, as of its release today, November 13, 2026. Paramount has not announced a streaming, rental or purchase date. Any site offering it to stream right now is not offering this film.
Release details in the United States, updated Nov 13, 2026. More from paramount.com.
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Scrooge, but make it horror-adjacent
Ebenezer is not the cozy version. Johnny Depp plays Scrooge in his first major-studio film in eight years, and Ti West — a director who built his reputation on horror — leans the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come toward actually unsettling rather than storybook-spooky. Rupert Grint’s Bob Cratchit and Ian McKellen’s Jacob Marley are the familiar anchors; the rest of the cast, from Sam Claflin’s nephew Fred to Daisy Ridley’s Clara, plays it mostly straight, which is what makes the stranger scares land.
The skeleton of the story is still Dickens: three ghosts, one night, one chance for a miser to see what he’s become before it’s too late. What’s new is tone. Andrea Riseborough’s Ghost of Christmas Past and Tramell Tillman’s Ghost of Christmas Present are played for dread as much as warmth, and the film is pitched as a dark comedy rather than a scary movie outright — it wants you unsettled and laughing in close succession, not just one or the other.
It opens in US theaters today, November 13, 2026, and that’s the only way to see it right now: Paramount’s own film page lists ticketing only, no streaming or rental link. No distributor date has been announced for when that changes, and estimates floating around online guessing at a December streaming date aren’t sourced to Paramount. For a different, cozier animated Christmas watch while this one is theater-only, our Nightmare Before Christmas guide is the other side of that coin. Everything else we track by release date is in our watch guides.
Ebenezer (2026 film) cast 12
Johnny DeppEbenezer Scrooge
Rupert GrintBob Cratchit, Scrooge's employee
Andrea Riseboroughthe Ghost of Christmas Past
Tramell Tillmanthe Ghost of Christmas Present- Sam ClaflinFred, Scrooge's nephew
Daisy RidleyClara, Fred's wife
Ian McKellenJacob Marley, Scrooge's deceased business partner
Ellie BamberBelle- Charlie MurphyEmily Cratchit
- Henry Lloyd-HughesTopper
- Michael CulkinDrood
- Rose WilliamsMolly
- Director
- Ti West
- Writer
- Nathaniel Halpern
- Studios
- Paramount Pictures
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Johnny Depp: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0; Rupert Grint: User:Celestinesucess, CC BY-SA 4.0; Andrea Riseborough: jdeeringdavis derivative work: Purposefree.ja, CC BY 2.0; Tramell Tillman: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0; Daisy Ridley: Our Movie Guide, CC BY 3.0; Ian McKellen: Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0; Ellie Bamber: John Sears, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Ebenezer?
Only in US theaters as of its release today, November 13, 2026. No streaming, rental or purchase date has been announced.
When will Ebenezer be streaming?
Paramount has not announced a date. Estimates reported elsewhere online are guesses, not confirmed by the studio.
How long is Ebenezer?
116 minutes.
Who plays Scrooge in Ebenezer?
Johnny Depp, in his first film for a major Hollywood studio in eight years.
Is Ebenezer a scary version of A Christmas Carol?
It leans into the ghost story more than most adaptations — director Ti West made his name in horror — but it’s billed as a dark comedy, not a straight horror film.
