Overview
A holiday comedy that turns family traditions upside down in a hilarious quest for redemption.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- sardonic
- chaotic
- christmas viewing
- adult holiday party
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The episode uses an explicitly christmas carol-style lesson while turning holiday sentiment into cruel, profane farce.
Dennis, Dee, Frank, Mac, and Charlie confront disturbing childhood christmas traditions and attempt to manipulate one another.
Mac and Charlie uncover shocking information about the christmas traditions that shaped their memories.
Dennis and Dee deliberately model their scheme on A Christmas Carol while applying it to Frank through the gang's antagonistic worldview.
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bad santa
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a very harold & kumar 3d christmas
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Movie Details
- Director
- Fred Savage
- Release Date
- 2009-11-17
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (12)
Cast
- Charlie Day
- Glenn Howerton
- Rob Mac
- Kaitlin Olson
- Danny DeVito
- David Huddleston
- Gregory Scott Cummins
- Sandy Martin
- Lynne Marie Stewart
- Pablo Schreiber
Where to watch in United States
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is A Very Sunny Christmas about?
- A profane Philadelphia holiday farce turns warped family memories and a misguided moral lesson into classic Sunny chaos.
- What is A Very Sunny Christmas like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of A Very Sunny Christmas as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is A Very Sunny Christmas violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in A Very Sunny Christmas as mild.
- Which films are like A Very Sunny Christmas?
- Films with a similar feel include bad santa, the night before, and a very harold & kumar 3d christmas.
- How long is A Very Sunny Christmas?
- A Very Sunny Christmas runs 43 minutes.
- Where can I watch A Very Sunny Christmas?
- In United States, A Very Sunny Christmas is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Fandango At Home.
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