Christmas With the Kranks | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in the Caribbean instead. This doesn't sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh), who are determined to win the annual "best decorated street" competition, and the Kranks soon find themselves social outcasts because of their lack of Christmas spirit.

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A mirthless movie as fresh as last year's fruit cake, Christmas with the Kranks is a coarse, garish comedy that promotes conformity.

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Christmas With the Kranks | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Nell Minow Common Sense Media Unoriginal, unfunny slapstick holiday fare. Rated: 1/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Christmas With the Kranks | Rotten Tomatoes (2) J. R. Jones Chicago Reader In any normal year this dire comedy would be the undisputed lump of coal in our psychic stocking, but coming on the heels of Surviving Christmas, it's a close second. Jan 6, 2007 Full Review Christmas With the Kranks | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Anna Smith Empire Magazine [A] comedy so broad it barely dents its targets and a patronising moral conclusion that goes against everything its protagonists originally stood for. Rated: 1/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Christmas With the Kranks | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel This exhausting parade of white people's Christmas problems offers only banality, blandness, and the most desperately unfunny sitcom hijinks imaginable. Rated: 1/5 Dec 4, 2020 Full Review Christmas With the Kranks | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Allen was a bit low energy for my liking but actually came off better in his more sincere scenes towards the end of the film. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 5, 2020 Full Review Christmas With the Kranks | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens We loved him as Santa. We loved her as the hooker with a heart. We love Christmas. ... After seeing Christmas with the Kranks, all I can say is it put me in one kranky mood for the holidays over such a waste of talent! Nov 7, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ed R Tim Allen kills it! Great story and hilarious holiday comedy! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review e6e 6 It’s absolutely dreadful, wastes the talent of a great cast in an awful slapstick comedy. It’s still kinda entertaining. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review Jace E How in the world is this movie only 5% on Rotten Tomatoes? I'm not saying that it's a perfect film, I'm not even saying that it's a particularly good film, but 5%? That's asinine. "Christmas with the Kranks" is a basic Christmas movie with a few twists and turns. At it's core, the story is about a couple who have forgotten the magic of the Christmas season. From the tanning bed to the Botox, there are hilarious moments peppered throughout this movie. This is a movie that I can turn on in the background while I wrap presents and feel the holiday spirit, especially once the neighbors rally behind the Luthers for Blair. Best Character: Nora KrankBest Quote: "Free Frosty!" Best Scene: Driving up to the party in the cop car.Note: I need to try a Hickory Honey Ham. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Jess M Loved this not to typical Christmas movie. Watch it most years around the festive season. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/13/24 Full Review Nate H It's not great, but it's better than most, and certainly better than the 5% the critics have given it. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/24 Full Review Luke L this movie is a classic. one of my favorite christmas movies. I don't understand how people can hate it so much. I do however, understand why people think it goes in circles. I couldn't imagine skipping christmas. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/18/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joe Roth Director Tim Allen Luther Krank Jamie Lee Curtis Nora Krank Dan Aykroyd Vic Frohmeyer M. Emmet Walsh Walt Scheel Elizabeth Franz Bev Scheel
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Synopsis Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in the Caribbean instead. This doesn't sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh), who are determined to win the annual "best decorated street" competition, and the Kranks soon find themselves social outcasts because of their lack of Christmas spirit.

Director
Joe Roth

Producer
Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe

Screenwriter
Chris Columbus

Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment

Production Co
1492 Pictures, Revolution Studios

Rating
PG (Suggestive Content|Brief Language)

Genre
Holiday, Comedy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 24, 2004, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 16, 2012

Box Office (Gross USA)
$73.7M

Runtime
1h 38m

Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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