Synopsis
“Adventures of a time traveling elf”
A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa – twice.
Audience Engagement
93 audience reviews — more than 91% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 95th percentile among India films.
The 2012–2014 India Window
In the crowded 2012-2014 India release window, Saving Santa sits at #207 of 262. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Saving Santa premiered alongside 100 others.
Animation + Comedy in India
9 India titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Saving Santa itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 100 other India films in 2013.
The 1034th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Saving Santa, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- santa claus · 1
- reindeer · 1
- north pole · 1
- sledding · 1
- christmas · 10
- elves · 8
- musical · 71
- time travel · 70
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,693 of 1,983 India films indexed here (15th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Animation productions specifically: #25 of 30 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | India, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Prana Studios, Prana Animation Studios, Gateway Films |
| Runtime | 1h 23m |
| Release Date | November 5, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2204315 |













