Ebenezer Doesn’t Have A Post-Credits Scene, But There’s A Reason To Stay

Published Nov 13, 2026, 7:30 PM EST

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Johnny Depp's Ebenezer, a new adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale A Christmas Carol, has officially hit theaters, and although there isn't a post-credits scene for the movie, the film nevertheless offers theater-goers a reason to stay after the story concludes. Like the many Christmas Carol adaptations before it, Ebenezer centers on the (titular, in this case) selfish, crabby businessman Ebenezer Scrooge, who becomes so obsessed with money that he stops caring about anyone or anything else.

Despite the title change, Ebenezer follows many of the same story beats that A Christmas Carol always has, from the fact that Scrooge's former business partner, Jacob Marley, appears to him as a ghost and reveals that he is weighed down by chains created by all his wrongdoings while he was alive to Scrooge's change of heart after the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future visit him one by one and show him the terrible error of his ways.

There are some deviations from the original story, including the shocking moment revealing Depp's face as the Ghost of Christmas Future, and the Ti West-led film does offer a more gothic take than some other adaptations, but for the most part, this movie is yet another addition to the long line of Christmas Carol adaptations that have come before. Sadly, that was among the reasons that reviews of Ebenezer dinged it. In light of that predictability, it's not a terrible shock that Ebenezer includes no post-credit scene. However, audiences can still get something out of staying.

Ebenezer Doesn't Have A Post-Credits Scene, And That Makes Sense

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As mentioned, some critics took issue with the fact that Ebenezer failed to deliver something truly new. It's a common complaint among adaptations, especially those that are telling stories like A Christmas Carol that have already been adapted time and time again, because it raises valid questions about why the movie was necessary in the first place. Ebenezer is a fine adaptation of Dickens' story, but it's far from revolutionary, and that makes it very easy to understand why this movie had no post-credits scene.

A Christmas Carol is a self-contained story. The entire point is to show how Scrooge went from a Christmas-hating, cruel man to someone who genuinely cared for others and wanted to be kind and generous. There's really nowhere else to take that story, and that is often the purpose of a post-credits scene, be it to tease something new, set up a sequel, or the like. Ebenezer, like its predecessors, is a standalone, and the story is complete when the credits begin rolling. In the absence of a post-credits scene, though, viewers can still enjoy something after Ebenezer's ending.

Tyler Bates’ Score Is Still Worth A Listen

As delightful as it would have been to have some surprise moment at the end of the film, such as a "Merry Christmas" from the cast, once the credits begin rolling for Ebenezer, the story is truly done. Even so, if audience members want to wait and see the names of the cast, crew, and all those involved in the making of the film, they will be treated to more music by Tyler Bates, who composed the original score for Ebenezer.

Notably, this is not Bates' first rodeo when it comes to working with Ebenezer director Ti West, as the two have collaborated on multiple titles before. Among those previous projects with Ti West as the director and Tyler Bates as the composer—many of which are horror movies—are 2013's The Sacrament, 2022's X, and 2024's MaXXXine, among others. Clearly, the two have become something of a dynamic duo when working together, so it would make sense if fans of Ebenezer wanted to sit through the credits, even with the absence of an actual post-credits scene.