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A Sudden Case of Christmas

2024 · 92 min

A gentle, feel-good holiday comedy that mixes warmth and mild whimsy with a bittersweet look at family bonds.

Directed by
Peter Chelsom
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Danny DeVito, Andie MacDowell, Lucy DeVito
Tagline
As long as there's love, there's Christmas.
Overview
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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  • Now TV Cinema
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Directed by
Peter Chelsom
Genres
Family, Comedy
Starring
Danny DeVito, Andie MacDowell, Lucy DeVito
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • parenthood
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
family, comedy
Directed by
Peter Chelsom
Written by
Tinker Lindsay, Peter Chelsom
Starring
Danny DeVito, Andie MacDowell, Lucy DeVito, Antonella Rose, Wilmer Valderrama, José Zúñiga, Adrian Dunbar, Valéria Cavalli
Music
Andrea Farri
Cinematography
Christophe Lanzenberg
Runtime
92 min
Country
Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English, Italian

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