# Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

> A suburban couple's attempt to escape Christmas spending collapses into frantic, sentimental holiday chaos when their daughter unexpectedly comes home.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7955

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Comedy, Family
- Director: Joe Roth
- Cast: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth Franz, Erik Per Sullivan, Cheech Marin, Jake Busey
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388419/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: breezy, sentimental, goofy, christmas viewing, family movie night

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- [All I Want For Christmas (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/7933)
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- [Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/617)

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