When I worked at a movie store, we sold this like crazy every year. I saw it for the first time a few years ago, and I was a little surprised this was a Must Own holiday movie for so many. I think maybe if I had seen it earlier, it would get some of those nostalgia bonus points I love to dish it, but I didn't.
It is an easy watch though, and it has that early 2000s comfort film quality that I appreciate as a millennial. It just doesn't have any lasting funny moments. My favorite part is when the cop spells Enrique "N Reeky", and I will forget about it by tomorrow.
Christmas with the Kranks
Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!
Rating
3.0 (1)
Release Date
11/24/2004Runtime
99 minsOverview
When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$60,000,000Revenue
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A lighthearted holiday comedy about a couple's decision to skip Christmas disrupting their entire neighborhood, culminating in a frantic but heartwarming scramble to pull off a celebration at the last minute. It's feel-good chaos with a message about what really matters.
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JoyfulBittersweetWhimsical
Themes
FamilyComing of age
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Brisk
Look
Naturalistic
Structure
Linear
Tim Allen
Luther Krank
Jamie Lee Curtis
Nora Krank
Dan Aykroyd
Vic Frohmeyer
M. Emmet Walsh
Walt Scheel
Elizabeth Franz
Bev Scheel
Erik Per Sullivan
Spike Frohmeyer
Cheech Marin
Officer Salino
Jake Busey
Officer Treen
Austin Pendleton
Umbrella Santa / Marty
Tom Poston
Father Zabriskie
Julie Gonzalo
Blair Krank
René Lavan
Enrique Decardenal
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