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Mood:
- HumorousFeel GoodWitty
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Plot:
- Nothing Goes RightCouple RelationsParents and ChildrenFamily GatheringsFamily LifeWhen the Parents Are AwayFamily RelationsDisorder more...
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Genres:
- ComedyFamily
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary
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Place:
- ChicagoSuburbsPeru
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Humor:
- Silly Humor
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Based on:
- Based on Book
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousSemi Fantastic
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Christmas with the Kranks, 2004
English, Spanish
USA
Profile of Christmas with the Kranks
The mood of Christmas with the Kranks is humorous, witty, and feel good. The plot centers around what happens when the parents are away, a family gathering, and a situation where nothing goes right. It features silly humor. Christmas with the Kranks is a comedy and family movie. It takes place, at least partly, in the suburbs. The setting is Peru and Chicago. Christmas with the Kranks happens in contemporary times. It is based on a book.
Summary of Christmas with the Kranks
The Kranks have always celebrated a picture-perfect Christmas. But with their only daughter, Blair (Julie Gonzalo), away from home on her Peace Corps assignment, Nora (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Luther (Tim Allen) are suffering from empty nest syndrome and decide to skip Christmas in favor of a Caribbean cruise. But their neighbors, led by Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Akroyd), take Christmas very seriously and are none too happy about the Kranks' boycott. In this neighborhood where every house is decorated to the hilt and has a Frosty on the roof, skipping Christmas is virtually a crime. And just as the Kranks are preparing for their Christmas Day departure, they get a call from their daughter who announces that she is coming home for Christmas after all. Suddenly, all systems are go for their annual Christmas Eve party and a normal--highly festive--holiday. Will the Kranks be able to pull together a perfect Christmas for Blair in just a few hours, or will she discover their plan to skip Christmas? Directed by Joe Roth (AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS) and based on a John Grisham novel, this film also features appearances by Cheech Marin, Caroline Rhea, and Felicity Huffman.
Details
| Language: | English, Spanish |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 24 November 2004 |
| Runtime: | 99 min |
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as Luther Krank
as Nora Krank
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- by: Scott Foundas
Chicago Tribune
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- by: Allison Benedikt
