Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

For the Duncan family, Christmas is about to take a major detour.

2011 • 80 min • Comedy · Family · Drama · TV Movie

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Synopsis

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a seemingly normal older couple in a station wagon from Roswell, New Mexico. It turns out that the couple believes they are the victims of alien abduction. The Duncan's must resort to purchasing a clunker Yugo to get to Utah, have their luggage stolen in Las Vegas, and survive a zany Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Blankenhooper.

Our family guide

Best from age 5

Movie Knight Score

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The Duncan family's Christmas road trip to Palm Springs goes hilariously awry, leaving them stranded, robbed, and navigating quirky relatives. This festive family comedy is filled with slapstick mishaps and holiday cheer.

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

Heads up

Minor cartoonish mishaps and falls
Brief suggestion of alien abduction, played for laughs

What it models well

Family bonding
Perseverance
Holiday spirit

Talk about it after

Dealing with unexpected challenges
The meaning of family during holidays
Making the best of difficult situations

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