Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story

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Nugget Is Dead? A Christmas Story

2024

1h 30m

Holiday

Comedy

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When her beloved family dog, Nugget, falls sick over Christmas, Steph Stool must abandon her very elegant holiday plans with her boyfriend’s family, and return instead to her small Australian coastal hometown to confront the chaos of her own…less elegant family. In the week leading up to Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the mortality of the one thing that unifies them.

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Karl Quinn

The Age (Australia)

We do do dysfunctional families well. We do know how to cringe at the suburbia from which most of us have sprung... Laughs, though? The stockings are a little light on there, I’m afraid.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 3, 2024

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

The humour is snappy and accumulative, but also genuine.

Nov 22, 2024

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John C

As an Australian this is embarrassing. It's not funny and it's not well acted. For non Australians please don't see this movie. Find another. Far better exist.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/24

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Gabe C

Loved it! Very much in the style of The Castle and Muriel’s Wedding but with that Xmas spin. Although over-the-top, it’s still really relatable for Australian families at Christmas. From my reading of the reviews, this movie was shown in the states on CBS (possibly dubbed over/edited for the US audience). Unfortunately, the movie didn’t seem to resonate with Americans. But so what? It wasn’t made for them. It’s a classic Stan (Au streaming service) Xmas movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Audience Member

Perhaps funnier for an Australian audience. That's all I liked it a little bit at best. Mildly engaging. Families have their struggles maybe I laugh just a little bit. Not too crazy about the ending. Not for little ones. Perhaps the cast and crew will get it a little better next time if they're aiming for an American audience?

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Bill O

About as fun as a colonoscopy and twice the time to endure.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/15/24

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Jeanne W

Worst movie ever. I didn't find anything humorous about it. I kept with it thinking it would get better but it didn't. Never watching again.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Stephanie S

This was a very annoying movie. Partway through, we just had to change channels to something else. What a bunch of selfish, horrible people. The only thing that made me want to watch was my curiosity of an Australian Christmas. Unfortunately, they acted too much like a bunch of obnoxious Americans.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Imogen McCluskey

Director

Victoria Zerbst

Steph Stool

Jenna Owen

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Gia Carides

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Damien Garvey

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Mandy McElhinney

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Synopsis

When her beloved family dog, Nugget, falls sick over Christmas, Steph Stool must abandon her very elegant holiday plans with her boyfriend’s family, and return instead to her small Australian coastal hometown to confront the chaos of her own…less elegant family. In the week leading up to Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the mortality of the one thing that unifies them.

Director: Imogen McCluskey
Producer: Naomi Just
Screenwriter: Victoria Zerbst, Jenna Owen
Production Co: Easy Tiger Productions
Genre: Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: Australian English
Runtime: 1h 30m

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