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A Merry Friggin' Christmas

2014 · 82 min

A scrappy, foul-mouthed holiday road trip that mines awkward family friction for laughs and the odd tender moment.

Directed by
Tristram Shapeero
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Joel McHale, Lauren Graham, Clark Duke
Tagline
Spend it with the ones you loathe
Overview
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.

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Directed by
Tristram Shapeero
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Joel McHale, Lauren Graham, Clark Duke
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • redemption
  • class
  • healing
Places
  • suburbs
  • road trip
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Tristram Shapeero
Written by
Michael Brown
Starring
Joel McHale, Lauren Graham, Clark Duke, Oliver Platt, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tim Heidecker, Candice Bergen, Robin Williams
Music
Ludwig Göransson
Cinematography
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Runtime
82 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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