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Directed by
Joe Roth Written by
John Grisham, Chris Columbus Cast
Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth Franz [more]
Release Date
• USA: Nov 26, 2004
• UK: 3 Dec 2004
DVD Release Date
• R1: Nov 8, 2005
Budget USD 60,000,000
BoxOffice: $73.7M
Official Website:
Christmas with the Kranks Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG for brief language and suggestive content.
Running Time
1 hour, 38 minutes
Country USA
Studio 1492 Pictures, Revolution Studios
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
• John Grisham's Skipping Christmas
• Skipping Christmas
• Skipping the Holidays
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Christmas with the Kranks Reviews |
Christmas with the Kranks is destined for endless seasonal reruns on some cable channel, where it will be bookended by titles like the remake of A Miracle on 34th Street and The Santa Clause 2. The placement is appropriate. Christmas with the Kranks is not an abomination, although it is uninspired and insipid. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Christmas with the Kranks might appeal to undiscriminating viewers looking for a holiday-themed flick, but really, it'd make a lot more sense to just stick with the acknowledged classics of this genre (ie A Christmas Story). [read review] 
--David Nusair (Reel Film Reviews)
Never mind adherence to intelligence or reason; forget about delivering some kind of Christmas package of themes about good will to men –KRANKS didn’t even bother to be funny. [read review] 
--Laura Kyle (eFilmCritic.com)
The problem overall is the feeling of superiority the filmmakers cast over the characters in their movie. They are not laughing with the Kranks, they are laughing at them. [read review] 
--Blake Snyder (MovieWeb)
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS is a lump of coal for the movie-going audience. No matter how naughty any of them have been, they deserve better than this. [read review]
--Andrea Chase (Killer Movie Reviews)
Christmas with the Kranks could undoubtedly stand out as the most misunderstood movie of the season and worthy of going up against Polar Express... [read review] B+
--Daniela Chunga (TheCinemaSource)
The comedy's mostly slapstick, but it's a style that only works if the performers' hearts are in it, and here that's definitely not the case. [read review] 3/10
--Gary Panton (Movie Gazette)
"Heartwarming" fare in which a family that tries to bail out of the holidays learns that Christmas happiness must be purchased. [read review]
--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
The film isn't as aggressively annoying as some are; it's more pitiful. I feel sorry for this movie. [read review] F
--Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
Below average comedy that remains watchable thanks to a likeable cast but is very low on laughs. [read review]
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
Pleasant family comedy with enough moments to sustain 90 minutes. [read review] 
--Fred Topel (MovieWeb)
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