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Christmas with the Kranks

"Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!"

2004-11-24 Comedy 1hr 39m

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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Storyline

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!

  • Released
    2004-11-24
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    $60,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 39m
  • Genre
    Comedy, Family
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    Español, English
  • imdb-logo
    5.5
  • Production
    Revolution Studios, 1492 Pictures

Crew

Joe Roth
Director
John Grisham
Novel

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Cast

Tim Allen

Tim Allen

Luther Krank
Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Vic Frohmeyer
M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Scheel
Erik Per Sullivan

Erik Per Sullivan

Spike Frohmeyer
Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Officer Salino
Jake Busey

Jake Busey

Officer Treen
Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Umbrella Santa / Marty
Tom Poston

Tom Poston

Father Zabriskie
Julie Gonzalo

Julie Gonzalo

Blair Krank
René Lavan

René Lavan

Enrique Decardenal
John Short

John Short

Ned Becker
David Hornsby

David Hornsby

Randy Becker
Kevin Chamberlin

Kevin Chamberlin

Mr. Scanlon
Lyndon Smith

Lyndon Smith

Randy Scanlon
Ryan Pfening

Ryan Pfening

Gus Scanlon
Rachel L. Smith

Rachel L. Smith

Trish Trodgen
Jan Hoag

Jan Hoag

Choir Director
David L. Lander

David L. Lander

Tanning Intruder
Kim Rhodes

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Office Staff
Patrick O'Connor

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Office Staff
Doug Cox

Doug Cox

Neighbor #1
Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh

Neighbor #2
Andy Daly

Andy Daly

Husband
Julia Roth

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Taylor Block

Taylor Block

Schoolgirl

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Christmas with the Kranks
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A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-12-16

Suitably amusing. With that said, <em>'Christmas with the Kranks'</em> certainly starts brighter than it ends. I found fun in the opening... read more

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. Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis are enjoyable at the forefront of the film, with Dan Aykroyd joining them in that bracket with his arrival. The rest of the cast are fine. The plot isn't anything majorly fresh, but it entertained me enough. Fun film.

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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2023-12-30

**_Harmless Christmas fun with Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd_** When the Kranks’ daughter goes off to Peru after Thanksgivi... read more

**_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? “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004) is one of those Christmas flicks that you can just roll with and enjoy or be a Scrooge and pick apart. As far as the latter goes, what’s wrong with NOT blowing money on Christmas lights and so on? Who joins the Peace Corps to help out the world and comes back in a month? If you can ignore such questions, it’s entertaining enough and warmhearted. While everything is usually exaggerated in movies, especially ones like this, there ARE neighborhoods in which neighbors are coerced into displaying unison decorations for the holidays. The movie runs 1 hour, 39 minutes, and was shot in studios of the Los Angeles area, e.g. Downey, with second unit work done outside Chicago. GRADE: B-

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A Review by r96sk

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 ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by r96sk 7

Written by r96sk on 2020-12-16

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 e...

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A Review by Wuchak 6

Written by Wuchak on 2023-12-30

**_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 C...

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