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Surviving Christmas

2004 · 91 min

A loud, silly holiday comedy that coasts on cringe and slapstick, occasionally landing a soft sentimental note about not being alone.

Directed by
Mike Mitchell
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
This year, Christmas comes early. Really early.
Overview
Wealthy executive Drew Latham has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents.

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Directed by
Mike Mitchell
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • loneliness
  • love
  • class
  • healing
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Mike Mitchell
Written by
Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Jennifer Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin
Starring
Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara, Josh Zuckerman, Bill Macy, Jennifer Morrison, Udo Kier
Music
Randy Edelman
Cinematography
Peter Lyons Collister, Tom Priestley Jr.
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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