# El Camino Christmas (2017)

> On Christmas Eve, a young seeker of his absent father becomes trapped in a Nevada liquor-store standoff that exposes the absurdity and pain beneath a small-town crisis.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/333095

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Director: David E. Talbert
- Cast: Vincent D'Onofrio, Jessica Alba, Dax Shepard, Tim Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Luke Grimes, Michelle Mylett, Emilio Rivera
- TMDB rating: 5.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3255590/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, uneasy, darkly comic, christmas eve, dark comedy night

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