Christmas as Usual

2023

1h 28m

Holiday

Comedy

Romance

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30%

100+ Ratings

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To celebrate their engagement, Thea takes Jashan home, but his Indian roots and her family's Norwegian traditions clash in a chaotic Christmas.

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Monica S

Una película inusual de navidad. Fresca y divertida

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/31/23

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Elen P

Tough to watch. It look like everything ends well, but we know thats not the truth, right europeans? I'm just glad it was showed some reality, cause most of the time scandinavians pass as non racists compared to other european countries (or are draw that way) or hide their real selves.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Dani G

The same christmas story and family film of always. We've seen this over and over again. Nothing new, not even being an european film

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/30/23

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Trillian R

This movie was horrible. As a Norwegian Indian person this movie feels designed to be offensive for every culture in this movie. The writing is bad, the acting is bad, and every single character is an asshole. On top of that this movie is filled to the brim with stereotypes. I'd even say that I feel bad for the people portrayed in this movie. The fact that all characters are based off of real people makes it even worse. And for any non Norwegian person reading this, this isnt how we are, the people in this movie are ignorant and selfish, don't take it as an example.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Audrey T

The plot of resistant matriarch and ex-boyfriend lurking in the shadows aside, I loved the movie! I was rooting for Jashan all the time. He's so genuine and refreshing. It's also a good deviation from the typical Christmassy boy-meets-girl-and-both-try-to-revive-community/family-tradition-while falling-in-love gig.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/25/23

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Jericho L

Probably one of the worst christmas movies i've ever watched. all of them are assholes, no chemistry for the characters for hundreds of miles, bad acting all around, a stupid script, and all just forcefully jammed into a christmas story. barf

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/24/23

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Petter Holmsen

Director

Ida Ursin-Holm

Thea

Kanan Gill

Jashan

Marit Andreassen

Anne-Lise

Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Jørgen

Veslemøy Mørkrid

Hildegunn

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Maddy Casale

Decider

While Christmas As Usual has a sweet beginning and ending for its central couple, the very long in-between period where Jashan is being treated like crap by Thea’s family and ex while she essentially just lets it happen is too much to forgive or forget.

Dec 8, 2023

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Romey Norton

Ready Steady Cut

Whilst the film gently pokes fun at the cultural differences, sometimes it falls flat. The comedy needed to decide if it was going to be bold and slapstick, or cringe-worthy like The Office; instead it’s awkward and confusing.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 7, 2023

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Synopsis

To celebrate their engagement, Thea takes Jashan home, but his Indian roots and her family's Norwegian traditions clash in a chaotic Christmas.

Director: Petter Holmsen
Producer: Yaba Holst, Espen Sandberg, Harald Zwart, Veslemøy Ruud Zwart
Screenwriter: Petter Holmsen
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Motion Blur Films
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Romance
Original Language: Norwegian
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 6, 2023
Runtime: 1h 28m

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