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Four Christmases
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2008 film by Seth Gordon
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Four Christmases is a 2008 English-language film directed by Seth Gordon. The movie stars Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, and Sissy Spacek. It was produced by Gary Barber, Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, and Roger Birnbaum. Production companies included New Line Cinema, Spyglass Media Group, Spyglass Entertainment, Wild West Picture Show Productions, Type A Films, and Birnbaum/Barber Productions. The screenplay was written by Scott Moore, with music by Alex Wurman and cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball.
The narrative is set in San Francisco during the Christmas and holiday season. It focuses on a dysfunctional family. The film is categorized as a romantic comedy, comedy drama, and Christmas film. It has a runtime of 88 minutes and received a PG-13 rating. The story involves the protagonists meeting their parents in one day.
The film was distributed by New Line Cinema and Netflix, including via video on demand. It had a budget of $80,000,000 and generated revenue of $164,112,721. Critical assessments include a review score of 25%, a Metascore of 41, and an IMDb rating of 5.8. It received one win and one nomination for awards.
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Film · TMDB
5.8Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.
Cast
- Vince Vaughn as Brad McVie
- Reese Witherspoon as Kate
- Robert Duvall as Howard McVie
- Sissy Spacek as Paula
- Mary Steenburgen as Marilyn
- Jon Voight as Creighton
Themes
- holiday
- romcom
- relationship problems
- dysfunctional family
- family relationships
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- divorced parents
- change of plan
- christmas
- relationship changes
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
88,143 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
25%
Metacritic
41/100
- Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Christmas film
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- dysfunctional family
- Director
- Seth Gordon
- Screenwriter
- Scott Moore
- Cast member
- Noah Munck
- Composer
- Alex Wurman
- Producer
- Jonathan Glickman
- Cinematographer
- Jeffrey L. Kimball
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 536198
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.fourchristmases.com
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- publication date
- 2008-12-04
- title
- Four Christmases
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Mark Helfrich
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set during recurring event
- Christmas and holiday season
- review score
- 25%
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