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Christmas with the Kranks Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 22, 2008

Christmas with the Kranks

Release Date: Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Joe Roth, Tim Allen, Chris Columbus, Cheech Marin, M. Emmet Walsh, Erik Per Sullivan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, Jake Busey

PG Comedy 1 hr, 34 m

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Plot

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Plot
After faithfully and happily celebrating Christmas their entire lives, and with their daughter Blair in Peru to serve a stint in the Peace Corps, Luther and Nora Krank are facing the prospect of a very lonely holiday. One blustery Chicago night, Luther glances longingly at an alluring poster in a travel agency window and pictures himself and Nora basking in the glow of the sun on a Caribbean cruise. Though Nora is at first reluctant about going away for the holidays, she soon warms up to the idea. But when their neighbors find out, they are aghast, especially local busybody Vic Frohmeyer. To make matters worse, Luther refuses to put his illuminated Frosty the Snowman on his rooftop. Hemlock Street is famous for it and has won numerous contests sponsored by the local newspaper. The battle of wits between the Kranks and their neighbors quickly escalates, threatening the harmony of the community and, yes, the spirit of Christmas itself. Then, without warning, Luther and Nora get a call from Blair. She is coming home for Christmas afterall and now the Kranks have less than twenty-four hours to get themselves and all the families on Hemlock Street back in the proper Christmas spirit.
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The film's director Joe Roth last directed Freedomland. The film's writer Chris Columbus last wrote The Christmas Chronicles 2 and Rent.

Director
Joe Roth
Screenwriter
Producers
Michael Barnathan
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe
Production Company
Revolution Studios

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG Parental Guidance Suggested for brief language and suggestive content
Runtime
1 hr, 34 m
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
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Language
English

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Christmas with the Kranks was released in on Wednesday, November 24, 2004. There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Alexander, The Work and the Glory and Our Music.



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Mon., Dec. 22, 2008

  • Added the soundtrack release date of November 23, 2004

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