Jingle All the Way

Two dads, one toy, no prisoners.

1996 • 89 min • Family · Adventure · Comedy

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Synopsis

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

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Best from age 7

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A busy dad tries desperately to find a sold-out toy on Christmas Eve to make up for disappointing his son. He navigates chaotic crowds and competes with other last-minute shoppers, leading to slapstick action and holiday farce.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Some slapstick humor involves characters getting into minor scrapes
One character impersonates Santa Claus to cause mischief
The father and son briefly get into a perilous situation during a parade

What it models well

The importance of family connection over material gifts
Perseverance in difficult situations
Learning from mistakes

Talk about it after

What makes a good gift truly special?
How can we show people we love them?
Why is it important to keep promises?

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Top billed cast

Director: Brian Levant • Crew: Randy Kornfield

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Reviewer notes

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Your typical Christmas classic. A father waits to long to buy the most popular kids action figure turbo man. He goes out on Christmas eve to try to buy it and to no one's surprise, it is sold out.
Andre Gonzales, TMDB Community