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Christmas with the Kranks (2004) 4.9
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4.9/10 from 16,915 users
Metascore: 22/100
Reviews: 185 user | 101 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com With their daughter away, her parents decide to skip Christmas altogether until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate the holidays at the last minute. Director:Joe Roth |
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| Tim Allen | ... | ||
| Jamie Lee Curtis | ... | ||
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | ||
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | ||
| Elizabeth Franz | ... | ||
| Erik Per Sullivan | ... | ||
| Cheech Marin | ... | ||
| Jake Busey | ... | ||
| Austin Pendleton | ... | ||
| Tom Poston | ... | ||
| Julie Gonzalo | ... | ||
| René Lavan | ... | ||
| Caroline Rhea | ... | ||
| Felicity Huffman | ... | ||
| Patrick Breen | ... | ||
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Luther Krank is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home, he must put together a holiday celebration. Written by Anonymous
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No! Ho! Ho! See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for brief language and suggestive content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
24 November 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
John Grisham's Skipping Christmas See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$509,335 (Australia) (17 December 2004)Gross:
$73,701,902 (USA) (7 January 2005)Company Credits
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Luther Krank: $3,000.
Nora Krank: We SAVE money?
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(1719)
Music attributed to George Frideric Handel (uncredited)
Hymn by Isaac Watts (1719)
Arranged by Lowell Mason
Traditional
Performed by The Butties
Courtesy of The Butties
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Trivia
The title of the John Grisham book on which the film is based is "Skipping Christmas". It wasn't used for the film to avoid confusion with another Christmas-themed film, Surviving Christmas. See more »Goofs
While Luther hangs from the rope outside his house, the firefighter behind Vic is hit in the head with the ladder that they raising. See more »Quotes
Nora Krank: [Luther explains his idea for the cruise] How much is this going to cost?Luther Krank: $3,000.
Nora Krank: We SAVE money?
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Soundtracks
"Joy to the World"(1719)
Music attributed to George Frideric Handel (uncredited)
Hymn by Isaac Watts (1719)
Arranged by Lowell Mason
Traditional
Performed by The Butties
Courtesy of The Butties
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My family and I went to see this film today and we all enjoyed as it seemed that most of the other people in the cinema did too. I think some of the comments here are a little harsh, yes the film is not believable but the fun side of Christmas is all about "make believe". The characters are funny, Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis are great in there roles, especially the bot-ox scene and the honey roasted ham scene. A one time or another we all would like to skip Christmas and we all have had the mad dash at the last minute to organise things. This film just takes all of those moments and pokes fun at them. It also manages to squeeze in a small moment of being aware that sometimes other people's problems are greater than yours. The film is full of different emotions and they all seem to work well, we all left with a Chrismas feeling as the last few scenes of the film are just plain old feel good moments that we all want out of to have. Just take it for what it is, a Christmas comedy and enjoy. I will be adding it to my DVD collection. 8 out of 10!