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'R Xmas

  • 2001
  • R
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
1.6K
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'R Xmas (2001)
CrimeDramaThriller

A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.

  • Director
    • Abel Ferrara
  • Writers
    • Cassandra De Jesus
    • Abel Ferrara
    • Scott Pardo
  • Stars
    • Drea de Matteo
    • Lillo Brancato
    • Lisa Valens
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writers
      • Cassandra De Jesus
      • Abel Ferrara
      • Scott Pardo
    • Stars
      • Drea de Matteo
      • Lillo Brancato
      • Lisa Valens
    • 19User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Drea de Matteo
    Drea de Matteo
    • The Wife
    Lillo Brancato
    Lillo Brancato
    • The Husband
    • (as Lillo Brancato Jr.)
    Lisa Valens
    • Lisa, the Daughter
    Ice-T
    Ice-T
    • The Kidnapper
    Victor Argo
    Victor Argo
    • Louie
    Denia Brache
    • Louie's Wife
    Janis Corsair
    Janis Corsair
    • Shopper 1
    Gloria Irizarry
    Gloria Irizarry
    • Aunt
    Naomi Morales
    • The Niece
    Andrew Fiscella
    • Accomplice No. 1
    • (as Andy Fiscella)
    Thomas Murray
    • Accomplice No. 2
    Edwin Martinez
    • Accomplice No. 3
    • (as Edwin 'Eddie' Martinez)
    Anne Ackerman
    • Shopper No. 2
    John Robert Tramutola
    • Child Scrooge
    • (as John R. Tramatola III)
    Meredith Ostrom
    Meredith Ostrom
    • Elfie
    Dan Sweeney
    • Santa Claus
    Andrew Lasky
    • Security Guard
    Bersalde Vega
    • Toy Store Manager
    • Director
      • Abel Ferrara
    • Writers
      • Cassandra De Jesus
      • Abel Ferrara
      • Scott Pardo
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    • Trivia
      John Leguizamo was originally cast as The Husband and did some work on the script but eventually pulled out of the film.
    • Connections
      Referenced in A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara (2004)

    User reviews19

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    10/10
    The perfect xmas movie for modern America
    Ferrara does not know how to make an uninteresting movie. Whatever you think of the content of his films, everything he does is a stylish, riveting exercise in visual story telling. This movie is no exception. There's surprisingly little dialogue, but what there is sings with a sense of modern city life. The aural and visual atmosphere of New York City, both upscale and downscale, is rich and multi-layered, and the characters seem like people you've seen on the street, or in stores, or in clubs, many many times. I don't know how "real" the action of this movie might be, but it seems as real and believable to me as anything I've seen on screen in a good long while. This is the perfect holiday movie for 21st century America, and a near-ideal expression of the meaning of modern Christmas.
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    5
    • jim-314
    • Dec 15, 2002

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    • Release date
      • December 26, 2001 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • France
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Un cuento de Navidad
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Valence Films Inc.
      • Barnholtz Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $850
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $850
      • Nov 10, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $99,080
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital EX
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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