The Ultimate GiftSynopsis and Overview

Poster art for "The Ultimate Gift."

Gifts + Promos

The Vow Free Gift

Buy tickets & receive a FREE 3-Month Love Forecast from Astrology.com!

Fandango Bucks

Send your sweetheart the gift of movies this Valentine’s Day!

Journey Sweeps

Enter for a chance to win a trip for 2 to Nicaragua!

Interactive Oscar Ballot

Who's taking home the Oscar? Cast your vote & challenge your friends on Facebook!

Showtimes + Tickets
  • The Ultimate Gift
  • Opened March 9, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr. 54 min.
  • PG
    thematic elements, some violence and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 10+. Read More
  • When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life -- twelve gifts designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of Read More
  • Cast: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Abigail Breslin, Lee Meriwether
  • Director: Michael O. Sajbel
  • Genres: Drama, Family

The Ultimate Gift Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Ultimate Gift

    This is an excellent movie, definitely worth seeing. Preview
    did not do movie justice, surprised theater wasn't full.

  • Must Go!

    The Ultimate Gift

    by lo lo

    Best movie I have seen ALL year!
    Thank God someone is still making movies that entertaining,interesting and nonviolent.
    My family gives it two thumbs up :)

  • Must Go!

    The Ultimate Gift

    This was a fantastic movie that everyone should see! The gifts that Jason receives in this movie every family should incorporate into their lives as well.

The Ultimate Gift Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 70
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    There's nothing wrong with the moral of The Ultimate Gift's story; in fact...

  • 70
    Variety | Joe Leydon

    Although cynics likely will reject The Ultimate Gift as warmed-over Capra-corn,...

  • 50
    New York Daily News | Jack Mathews

    This drama from Fox Faith Movies has a mercifully light hand in selling its...

  • 50
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    The message is clear almost immediately: charity not vanity.

The Ultimate Gift Movie Ratings + Reviews

Fans say

Go 2,605 fan reviews

Critics say

So-so See all critic reviews

Facebook Movie Fans