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Happy Christmas

2014 · 82 min

A loose, improvised hangout that feels like staying with family over the holidays—warm, awkward, and quietly affecting.

Directed by: Joe Swanberg
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber

Tagline: Family is the gift that keeps on taking.
Overview: After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.

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Directed by: Joe Swanberg
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
parenthood
friendship
coming-of-age
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	5
Realism	9
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Joe Swanberg
Written by: Joe Swanberg
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, Joe Swanberg, Jude Swanberg, Chris Swanson, Eldar Kim
Cinematography: Ben Richardson
Runtime: 82 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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