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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

R Released Nov 4, 2011 1h 30m Holiday Comedy TRAILER for List
68% Tomatometer 129 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
Six years after their last adventure, stoner pals Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) have grown apart and found new friends. As each is busy making holiday preparations, a mysterious package mistakenly arrives on Kumar's doorstep. Unfortunately, Kumar's attempt to redirect the package to Harold goes up in smoke -- along with a prize Christmas tree belonging to Harold's father-in-law. The pair's journey across New York City to find a replacement tree threatens to blow Christmas Eve sky-high.
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Still raunchy, still irreverent, and still hit-and-miss, this Harold & Kumar outing also has a Christmas miracle: The audience gets to see the sweeter side of the duo.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com An extended bit featuring a strung-out toddler borders on offensive and isn't amusing in the slightest, so much of the picture leaving me as cold as an Arctic winter. Rated: 2/4 Jan 27, 2012 Full Review Ahmed Peerbux Little White Lies Not nearly as subversive as it purports to be, but fittingly witty and wintry nonetheless. Rated: 3/5 Dec 9, 2011 Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas's slacker posturing belies a rare comedic rigour. It takes brains to be this thick. Rated: 4/5 Dec 8, 2011 Full Review Roger Moore Movie Nation Seriously, someday you guys are going to sober up, catch this on video and wonder what gave you the giggles all those White Castle runs ago. Oct 3, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Better than the overly political first sequel but more labored than the carefree original, the third Harold & Kumar film won’t go down as a Christmas classic or the entry needed to revitalize this series anew. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 6, 2023 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com If you're easily offended this isn't the film for you. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 26, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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cbcguy A fine Christmas movie to add to your collection, but like the second one, it's kind of a step down from the previous. It's still a 7/10 movie in my opinion, but after how chaotic the second one was it's kind of impossible to top it. Maybe I had my expectations set too high for a Harold and Kumar Christmas movie. I still love this franchise though and can't wait for the 4th film, as the people involved have expressed heavy interest in getting to work on it. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Chris F This is probably the weakest of the three films, but I still enjoyed it. The chemistry between the two leads feels just as good today as it did in the original. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review Ryan Fun fun fun. Sit back and enjoy the naughty, yule-tide festivities Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/17/23 Full Review Jonathon K I watch it every year Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/16/23 Full Review XVILHELM Very fun film, especially for cannabis enjoyers and even for everyone, just a good ol movie, might even say the classic. 9/10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/25/23 Full Review Tony B The first half of the movie was entertaining. When you get to the scene with the drug lord's daughter, I lost interest. The whole thing became over-the-top ridiculous, to the point of being distracting. The animated scene definitely didn't help. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 04/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Six years after their last adventure, stoner pals Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) have grown apart and found new friends. As each is busy making holiday preparations, a mysterious package mistakenly arrives on Kumar's doorstep. Unfortunately, Kumar's attempt to redirect the package to Harold goes up in smoke -- along with a prize Christmas tree belonging to Harold's father-in-law. The pair's journey across New York City to find a replacement tree threatens to blow Christmas Eve sky-high.
Director
Todd Strauss-Schulson
Producer
Greg Shapiro
Screenwriter
Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Kingsgate Films
Rating
R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Some Violence|Strong Crude & Sexual Content)
Genre
Holiday, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 4, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 24, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.0M
Runtime
1h 30m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital
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