Name: Christmas with the Kranks
Genre: Comedy, Family
Released: 2004-11-24
Duration: 99 min
Cast: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh, Elizabeth Franz

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Christmas with the Kranks plot summary

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!

Details

Release date: November 24, 2004
Runtime: 1h 39m
Genres: Comedy, Family
Directed by: Joe Roth
Country: United States
TMDB rating: 6.2 / 10 · 1,346 votes

Christmas with the Kranks trailer

Cast

Tim AllenLuther Krank
Jamie Lee CurtisNora Krank
Dan AykroydVic Frohmeyer
M. Emmet WalshWalt Scheel
Elizabeth FranzBev Scheel
Erik Per SullivanSpike Frohmeyer
Cheech MarinOfficer Salino
Jake BuseyOfficer Treen
Austin PendletonUmbrella Santa / Marty
Tom PostonFather Zabriskie

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Where can I watch Christmas with the Kranks?

In the United States, Christmas with the Kranks is available to stream on Cinemax. It's also free on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.