Christmas with the Kranks

2004 99 min ★ 6.2 Comedy, Family

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

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Cast

Tim Allen

Luther Krank

Jamie Lee Curtis

Nora Krank

Dan Aykroyd

Vic Frohmeyer

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Scheel

Elizabeth Franz

Bev Scheel

Erik Per Sullivan

Spike Frohmeyer

Cheech Marin

Officer Salino

Jake Busey

Officer Treen

Austin Pendleton

Umbrella Santa / Marty

Tom Poston

Father Zabriskie

Details

Director

Joe Roth

Screenplay

Chris Columbus

Tagline

"Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$60,000,000

Production

Revolution Studios, 1492 Pictures

Reviews

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r96sk

December 16, 2020

★ 7/10

Suitably amusing. With that said, <em>'Christmas with the Kranks'</em> certainly starts brighter than it ends. I found fun in the opening portion, especially with the two leads. I didn't like the ending as much, I found it too sappy and untidy. The run time is short though, so that doesn't hamper things much. Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis are enjoyable at the forefront of the film, with Dan...

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Wuchak

December 30, 2023

★ 6/10

**_Harmless Christmas fun with Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis and Dan Aykroyd_** When the Kranks’ daughter goes off to Peru after Thanksgiving, they decide to skip Christmas and spend the money on a Caribbean cruise, but their neighbors browbeat them for it. At the last minute, they decide they have to celebrate the holiday anyway, but how will their offended neighbors respond? “Christmas With ...