Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!
Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!

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Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?!

2014
Movie
109 min
English

This Christmas the pupils of St Bernadette's and their much-loved, madcap teacher Mr. Poppy are back for their biggest adventure yet involving fantastic flashmobs, excitable elves, Christmas carols and of course Archie the donkey! When their new teacher Mr. Shepherd loses his memory and forgets all about Christmas, as well as his fiancée Sophie and the whereabouts of the beloved Archie, it's up to the pupils of St Bernadette's to save the day. Led by the ever enthusiastic Mr Poppy, they embark on a Christmas journey like never before - but time is against them if they are to help Mr Shepherd get to New York in time for his magical yuletide wedding!

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IMDb5.2/10
Google Users54%
Director: Debbie IsittGenres: Comedy, Family

Plot Summary

Following the events of the previous films, the students of St. Bernadette's are facing a new challenge when their beloved teachers, Mr. Poppy and Mrs. Bevan, mysteriously disappear. It's up to the children, with the help of a new teacher and a rather clueless shepherd, to find their teachers before Christmas and save the school's Nativity play.

Critical Reception

The film was met with generally negative reviews from critics and a mixed to negative response from audiences, often cited as a weak continuation of the franchise.

What Reviewers Say

  • The humor is often considered childish and repetitive.

  • The plot is seen as contrived and lacking the charm of the original.

  • Some found the performances to be energetic but unable to salvage the weak script.

Google audience: Google users appear to have a divided opinion, with some appreciating the lighthearted, festive silliness, while others found the humor to be too juvenile and the story to be a disappointing sequel.

Fun Fact

The film's title is a playful parody of the 2000 Ashton Kutcher film "Dude, Where's My Car?".

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r96sk

r96sk

As if the title doesn't already give it away, but this is a terrible film. What a mess. <em>'Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?!'</em> is like two different films in one, with the first half being overly comedic and the second portion ...