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

Plot

What's the story about?

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.

Comedy

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Christmas with the Kranks.

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  Tim Allen

  Toy Story 5, Toy Story 3

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  Jamie Lee Curtis

  The Last Showgirl, Freakier Friday

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  Dan Aykroyd

  Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Tammy

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  Cheech Marin

  Cars, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip

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  Jake Busey

  Growing Up Smith, Identity

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  Erik Per Sullivan

  Unfaithful

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  M. Emmet Walsh

  Green and Gold, Outlaw Posse

Crew Behind the Film

The Christmas with the Kranks behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

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

Chris Columbus

Producers

Michael Barnathan
Chris Columbus
Mark Radcliffe

Production Details

What we know about the Christmas with the Kranks movie production.

Production Updates for Christmas with the Kranks

Dec 2004

Completed

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