# Movies in which Santa is real

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**Created:** [December 26, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-santa-is-real/645234 "2012-12-26T23:28:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 26, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-in-which-santa-is-real/645234/1 "2012-12-26T23:28:58Z")

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There are plenty of movies which take the premise that Santa really is real, but that grown-ups, sadly, don’t believe in him (or at least, not the “sensible” ones). But how exactly is this supposed to work? Is Santa delivering gifts to children, or not? If he is, then surely their parents would notice all these gifts arriving from who-knows-where. But if he’s not, then just what is Santa doing? Granted, there are some movies that seem to address this (in _Miracle on 34th Street_, for instance, he doesn’t give most of his gifts personally, he just inspires others to), but others seem to try to have it both ways (in _The Santa Clause_, for instance, Tim Allen is clearly tasked with flying from house to house, but most adults still disbelieve). What’s the scoop?

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