Surviving Christmas
This year, Christmas comes early. Really early.
This year, Christmas comes early. Really early.
Comedy, Romance
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2004
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A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
91 min
Release date:
21 Sep 2004
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$45,000,000
Revenue:
$14,793,624
Awards:
2 wins & 5 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Pique on earth and ill will toward men permeate this mirthless comedy.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
5 Mar 2007
rotten:
The movie is dead from the outset given the artificiality of the premise about a lonely rich guy who hires the folks living in his boyhood home to be his family for the holidays.
– David Germain,
Associated Press,
5 Mar 2007
rotten:
The moral is that money can indeed buy happiness.
– Jessica Winter,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Surviving Christmas is about as funny as a rubber crutch for Tiny Tim.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
22 Oct 2004
rotten:
There's a lot to not buy in Surviving Christmas. I recommend not buying.
– Erik Lundegaard,
Seattle Times,
22 Oct 2004