All I Want for Christmas

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All I Want for Christmas

G

1991

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Comedy

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Ethan (Ethan Randall) and Hallie O'Fallon (Thora Birch) are two siblings who wish that their divorced mom, Catherine (Harley Jane Kozak) would reunite with their dad, Michael (Jamey Sheridan). As Christmas approaches, the kids manage to lock their mother's fiancé, Tony (Kevin Nealon), in an ice cream truck and have him whisked off to New Jersey, all in an attempt to make their mom believe that she's been stood up. The ploy works, and ex-husband Michael is waiting in the wings.

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Torene Svitil

Empire Magazine

12/03/2012

2/5

Clearly meant to be adorable, the kids crack jokes like screenwriters rather than children, and the plot is just as contrived as the self-conscious dialogue.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

12/03/2012

This 1991 feature is not for diabetics or connoisseurs of real people, but everyone else should have a ball.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

12/03/2012

2/5

For the few lucky youngsters out there whose lives so far have not been touched by divorce, this movie may stir up illegitimate (or, at least, unnecessary worries). Such realism in an otherwise fantasy-based tale makes for an awkward combination.

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Leonard Pitts Jr.

Miami Herald

08/17/2021

2.5/4

What a charming, sweet-natured little fable this is -- warm and funny but smart, too.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

10/11/2019

All I Want for Christmas is witless, insipid and insidious.

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TV Guide

12/03/2012

2/4

A lackluster, routinely directed and underwritten romantic comedy.

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Trafalgar L

Dec 1

Why is this rotten?! It's a cute film about a brother and sister trying to reunite their divorced parents. It's got a great cast including Ethan Embry and a young Thora Birch (who later Rose to fame with films like "Hocus Pocus", "Now and Then" and "American Beauty." Alongside big names like Harley Jane Kozak, Jamey Sheridan, Lauren Bacall and Kevin Nealon. The film combines the realness of a separated family with the magic and whimsical feel of Christmas.

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Charlie S

Nov 28

Just watched this with my family and I’m shocked this got such a low rating, what a gem and spectacular cast. A Christmas classic that should be revisited!!!

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Chas S

Nov 28

I can’t believe this doesn’t have a higher rating, an absolute Christmas classic in New York with a star studded cast and heat warming story and an iconic Ben & Jerry’s truck scene. A hidden gem that needs to get a renewed look by all

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Tessa M

11/09/2024

bestest movie ive ever seen. very cheesy but in the best way possible. i love christmas. i love this movie. life makes sense again.

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Steve D

09/30/2024

A complete embarrassment.

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William S

12/24/2022

Probably my favorite Christmas movie.

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Robert Lieberman

Director

Ethan Embry

Ethan O'Fallon

Thora Birch

Hallie O'Fallon

Harley Jane Kozak

Catherine O'Fallon

Jamey Sheridan

Michael O'Fallon

Lauren Bacall

Lillian Brooks

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Synopsis

Ethan (Ethan Randall) and Hallie O'Fallon (Thora Birch) are two siblings who wish that their divorced mom, Catherine (Harley Jane Kozak) would reunite with their dad, Michael (Jamey Sheridan). As Christmas approaches, the kids manage to lock their mother's fiancé, Tony (Kevin Nealon), in an ice cream truck and have him whisked off to New Jersey, all in an attempt to make their mom believe that she's been stood up. The ploy works, and ex-husband Michael is waiting in the wings.

Director: Robert Lieberman
Producer: Marykay Powell
Screenwriter: Thom Eberhardt, Richard Kramer
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 1991, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.9M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Surround

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