Christmas with the Kranks

Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!

2004 • 99 min • Comedy · Family

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Synopsis

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!

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Best from age 7

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When their daughter leaves, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas for a cruise. This upsets their tradition-loving neighborhood. A last-minute change of plans forces them to race against time to create a festive Christmas celebration, bringing the community together.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 0/10

Heads up

Some slapstick humor and mild peril
Brief instances of alcohol consumption

What it models well

Community spirit and cooperation
Family love and holiday traditions
Learning to compromise and adapt

Talk about it after

The importance of community support
Balancing personal desires with family traditions
Dealing with holiday stress and expectations

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Top billed cast

Director: Joe Roth • Crew: Chris Columbus

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RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
**_Harmless Christmas fun with Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd_** When the Kranks’ daughter goes off to Peru after Thanksgiving, they decide to skip Christmas and spend the money on a Caribbean cruise, but their neighbors browbeat them for it. At the last minute, they decide they have to celebrate the holiday anyway, but how will their offended neighbors respond?…
Wuchak, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
Suitably amusing. With that said, <em>'Christmas with the Kranks'</em> certainly starts brighter than it ends. I found fun in the opening portion, especially with the two leads. I didn't like the ending as much, I found it too sappy and untidy. The run time is short though, so that doesn't hamper things much.…
r96sk, TMDB Community