Christmas With the Kranks

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Christmas With the Kranks

PG

Released Nov 24, 2004

1h 38m

Holiday

Comedy

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Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in the Caribbean instead. This doesn't sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh), who are determined to win the annual "best decorated street" competition, and the Kranks soon find themselves social outcasts because of their lack of Christmas spirit.

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Critics Consensus

A mirthless movie as fresh as last year's fruit cake, Christmas with the Kranks is a coarse, garish comedy that promotes conformity.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Unoriginal, unfunny slapstick holiday fare.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 22, 2010

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

In any normal year this dire comedy would be the undisputed lump of coal in our psychic stocking, but coming on the heels of Surviving Christmas, it's a close second.

Jan 6, 2007

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Anna Smith

Empire Magazine

[A] comedy so broad it barely dents its targets and a patronising moral conclusion that goes against everything its protagonists originally stood for.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 1, 2006

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Daniel Barnes

Dare Daniel

This exhausting parade of white people's Christmas problems offers only banality, blandness, and the most desperately unfunny sitcom hijinks imaginable.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 4, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Allen was a bit low energy for my liking but actually came off better in his more sincere scenes towards the end of the film.

Rated: 2.0/4.0

Sep 5, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

We loved him as Santa. We loved her as the hooker with a heart. We love Christmas. ... After seeing Christmas with the Kranks, all I can say is it put me in one kranky mood for the holidays over such a waste of talent!

Nov 7, 2019

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Audience M

Fails to make the most of an interesting premise and a talented comedy cast. However, it has the kind of festive family that can appeal to that warm, fuzzy place in our hearts, even though we know it shouldn’t.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Tara L

I really love this show!!! One of my favorites! I love that the cheesiness never gets old, and it comes together so well at the end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Ed R

Tim Allen kills it! Great story and hilarious holiday comedy!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Audience M

Fails to make the most of an interesting premise and a talented comedy cast. However, it has the kind of festive family that can appeal to that warm, fuzzy place in our hearts, even though we know it shouldn’t.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Jace E

How in the world is this movie only 5% on Rotten Tomatoes? I'm not saying that it's a perfect film, I'm not even saying that it's a particularly good film, but 5%? That's asinine. "Christmas with the Kranks" is a basic Christmas movie with a few twists and turns. At it's core, the story is about a couple who have forgotten the magic of the Christmas season. From the tanning bed to the Botox, there are hilarious moments peppered throughout this movie. This is a movie that I can turn on in the background while I wrap presents and feel the holiday spirit, especially once the neighbors rally behind the Luthers for Blair. Best Character: Nora Krank Best Quote: "Free Frosty!" Best Scene: Driving up to the party in the cop car. Note: I need to try a Hickory Honey Ham.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/16/24

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Jess M

Loved this not to typical Christmas movie. Watch it most years around the festive season.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/13/24

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Joe Roth

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Tim Allen

Luther Krank

Jamie Lee Curtis

Nora Krank

Dan Aykroyd

Vic Frohmeyer

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Scheel

Elizabeth Franz

Bev Scheel

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Synopsis

Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in the Caribbean instead. This doesn't sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh), who are determined to win the annual "best decorated street" competition, and the Kranks soon find themselves social outcasts because of their lack of Christmas spirit.

Director: Joe Roth
Producer: Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe
Screenwriter: Chris Columbus
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: 1492 Pictures, Revolution Studios
Rating: PG (Suggestive Content|Brief Language)
Genre: Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 24, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $73.7M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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