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Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks

Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!

20046.21h 39m

Overview

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

Directed by Joe Roth
Written by John Grisham, Chris Columbus
Produced by Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe
Box OfficeBudget: $60.0M0

Top Cast

Tim Allen

Tim Allen

Luther Krank

Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis

Nora Krank

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Vic Frohmeyer

M. Emmet Walsh

M. Emmet Walsh

Walt Scheel

Elizabeth Franz

Elizabeth Franz

Bev Scheel

Erik Per Sullivan

Erik Per Sullivan

Spike Frohmeyer

Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin

Officer Salino

Jake Busey

Jake Busey

Officer Treen

Austin Pendleton

Austin Pendleton

Umbrella Santa / Marty

Tom Poston

Tom Poston

Father Zabriskie

Themes & Keywords

chicago, illinoishusband wife relationshipbased on novel or bookholidaychristmas partychristmas treechristmassentimentalhilariouscelebratoryjoyful

About Christmas with the Kranks

Christmas with the Kranks is a comedy, family film released in 2004 exploring themes of chicago, illinois, husband wife relationship, based on novel or book, holiday, christmas party, christmas tree. Directed by Joe Roth, it stars Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd. When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

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