A Sudden Case of Christmas

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A Sudden Case of Christmas

Released Nov 8

1h 31m

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Lawrence Armanetti (Danny DeVito) runs a grand hotel in the mountains of Italy. Every winter, he hosts his extended family for Christmas, but this summer he'll get more than he bargained for. His daughter and son-in-law are divorcing, and have tasked Lawrence with breaking the bad news to their young daughter, Claire (Antonella Rose). Realizing that her family won't be returning together in December, Claire insists on having one last Christmas with the entire family... in the middle of summer. As the relatives gather, Claire and Lawrence hatch a plan to inspire her parents' reconciliation: a last-ditch effort to keep the family together.

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Alex Maidy

JoBlo's Movie Network

You could do a lot worse than this film and will likely have a happy group of family around the television if you put this on during the get-together this December.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 15, 2024

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Monique Jones

Common Sense Media

This is a surprisingly fun film in a sea of mid-tier Christmas movies.

Nov 14, 2024

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Derek Chen

Spectrum Culture

This flimsy Christmas cliché should mark the end of Michael Bublé needle drops.

Nov 12, 2024

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Ben Gibbons

Screen Rant

A Sudden Case of Christmas, starring Danny DeVito, turns the traditional family Christmas movie upside down for a fun and quirky ride.

Rated: 7/10

Nov 10, 2024

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

A Sudden Case of Christmas has Danny DeVito and his daughter Lucy leading a folksy ensemble in a spirited holiday romp about the value of family during the holidays. Shenanigans predictably ensue as the likable characters hide big secrets.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 10, 2024

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

The material is more sitcom-ish than inspired, but Chelson has star Danny DeVito, who brings a certain level of dramatic emphasis and liveliness to the effort, which benefits greatly from his enthusiasm.

Rated: B-

Nov 6, 2024

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Stênio P

Sometimes Christmas movies can be a little boring, but a sudden case of Christmas definitely kept my kids attention. My daughter is 14 and really had a good time watching.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Giselle D

Definitely recommend it! My grandpa was exactly like Danny Devito’s character on this movie. He would protect me no matter what!!! Great chemistry of Claire and her nono!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Audience Member

I’m obsessed with Xmas movies, and so far I already watched 3 new ones this year, and A Sudden Case was the best one so far! Certainly not a typical Xmas movie, but has a nice story and all the actors did a good job!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Audience Member

Was hoping for a Xmas movie, but gosh this was just sad and depressing

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Tatiene M

The movie is very cute and it’s all about family drama. Left me wanting to see more of Claire and her grandpa Danny Devito. The actor that plays Otto is hilarious!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Serena W

Super cute movie, the kids/tween loved it! And the little girl is sooo good!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Synopsis

Lawrence Armanetti (Danny DeVito) runs a grand hotel in the mountains of Italy. Every winter, he hosts his extended family for Christmas, but this summer he'll get more than he bargained for. His daughter and son-in-law are divorcing, and have tasked Lawrence with breaking the bad news to their young daughter, Claire (Antonella Rose). Realizing that her family won't be returning together in December, Claire insists on having one last Christmas with the entire family... in the middle of summer. As the relatives gather, Claire and Lawrence hatch a plan to inspire her parents' reconciliation: a last-ditch effort to keep the family together.

Director: Peter Chelsom
Producer: Nik Bower, Guglielmo Marchetti, Stefano Bethlen
Screenwriter: Peter Chelsom, Tinker Lindsay
Distributor: SHOUT! STUDIOS
Production Co: Riverstone Pictures, Notorious Pictures
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 8, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2024
Runtime: 1h 31m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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