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Scrooge (released as A Christmas Carol in the United States) is a 1951 British Christmas fantasy drama film and an adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol (1843). It stars Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, and was produced and directed by Brian Desmond Hurst, with a screenplay by Noel Langley.

The film also features Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Dilber, George Cole as the young Scrooge, Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Cratchit, Mervyn Johns as Bob Cratchit, Clifford Mollison as Samuel Wilkins; Jack Warner as Mr. Jorkin, Ernest Thesiger as the undertaker and Patrick Macnee as the young Jacob Marley. Michael Hordern plays Marley's ghost, as well as the older Jacob Marley. Peter Bull serves as narrator, reading portions of Charles Dickens' words at the beginning and end of the film; he also appears on-screen as a businessmen.

Initial reaction to the film was mixed, but over time became mostly positive, with general praise going to the performances of the cast, especially Sim's portrayal of Scrooge.