Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
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Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!
When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!
- Released: 2004-11-24
- Genres: Comedy, Family
- Runtime: 1h 39m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10 from 1,341 votes
Directed by Joe Roth.
Top cast
- Tim Allen as Luther Krank
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Nora Krank
- Dan Aykroyd as Vic Frohmeyer
- M. Emmet Walsh as Walt Scheel
- Elizabeth Franz as Bev Scheel
- Erik Per Sullivan as Spike Frohmeyer
- Cheech Marin as Officer Salino
- Jake Busey as Officer Treen
- Austin Pendleton as Umbrella Santa / Marty
- Tom Poston as Father Zabriskie
Where to watch Christmas with the Kranks
- United States: stream on Cinemax Amazon Channel, Cinemax Apple TV channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go, Now TV Cinema; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on Sony Pictures Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
- Canada: stream on Starz Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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