A Sudden Case of Christmas

2024 92 min ★ 5.8 Family, Comedy

An American couple bring their 10 year old daughter, Claire, to her grandfather Lawrence's hotel in The Dolomites, Italy. They usually come for Christmas but this year it’s August. The fact is they are breaking up, and once Claire realizes there’s not going to be a family Christmas this year, she insists on everyone making it out for Christmas in August. Claire, in collusion with her grandfather, plan activities that are designed to re-unite her parents.

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Cast

Danny DeVito

Lawrence Armanetti

Andie MacDowell

Rose

Lucy DeVito

Abbie Randall

Antonella Rose

Claire Randall

Wilmer Valderrama

Jacob Randall

José Zúñiga

Mark

Adrian Dunbar

Otto

Valéria Cavalli

Claudia

Mario de la Rosa

Mario

Tommaso Sacco

Aldo

Details

Director

Peter Chelsom

Screenplay

Peter Chelsom

Tagline

"As long as there's love, there's Christmas."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Notorious Pictures, Riverstone Pictures, WME Independent, Cinecittà Studios

Reviews

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r96sk

December 21, 2024

★ 7/10

It loses steam as it goes on, though <em>'A Sudden Case of Christmas'</em> is fairly good. The cast are the big draw. Danny DeVito is obviously the main man, I always enjoy watching him. The likes of Andie MacDowell and Lucy DeVito are alright alongside the aforementioned, though it's Antonella Rose that is the star overall - a strong performance from the youngster. Adrian Dunbar has a small bu...