ComedyRomance

Surviving Christmas

- This year, Christmas comes early. Really early.

A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.

Release Date : 2004-09-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : LivePlanetTall Trees ProductionsDreamWorks Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Drew Latham

Original Name : Ben Affleck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tom Valco

Original Name : James Gandolfini

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alicia Valco

Original Name : Christina Applegate

Gender : Female

Character Name : Christine Valco

Original Name : Catherine O'Hara

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brian Valco

Original Name : Josh Zuckerman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doo-Dah

Original Name : Bill Macy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Missy Vanglider

Original Name : Jennifer Morrison

Gender : Female

Character Name : Heinrich

Original Name : Udo Kier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Horace Vanglider

Original Name : David Selby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Letitia Vanglider

Original Name : Stephanie Faracy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Freeman

Original Name : Stephen Root

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doo-Dah Understudy

Original Name : Sy Richardson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kathryn

Original Name : Tangie Ambrose

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cabbie

Original Name : John 'B.J.' Bryant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suit

Original Name : Peter Jason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Levine the Lawyer

Original Name : Phill Lewis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Santa

Original Name : Tumbleweed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Santa's Photographer

Original Name : Kate Hendrickson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Five Year Old

Original Name : Bridgette Ho

Gender : Male

Character Name : Little Girl

Original Name : Hailey Noelle Johnson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Older Brother

Original Name : Sean Marquette

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freeman Twin

Original Name : Caitlin Fein

Gender : Female

Character Name : Freeman Twin

Original Name : Amanda Fein

Gender : Female

Character Name : Marley

Original Name : Kent Osborne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christmas Past

Original Name : Bill Saito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Christmas Present

Original Name : Mike Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fanny

Original Name : Amy Halloran

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Scrooge

Original Name : Josh Siegel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chad

Original Name : K. Troy Zestos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Security Lady

Original Name : Sonya Eddy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Man

Original Name : Smalls

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deli Man

Original Name : Ron Karabatsos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer

Original Name : Wynn Irwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cute Girl at Play

Original Name : Angela Gacad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man Wrapping Gift

Original Name : Tom Kenny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lonely Lady

Original Name : Joan Blair

Gender : Female

Character Name : Depressed Donator

Original Name : John Carter Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Director

Original Name : William Thomas, Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : Karen Furno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : Melanie Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : David Atkinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : Linda Kerns

Gender : Female

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : Precious McCall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : Reynaldo Duran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : Cynthia Marty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : Anika Noni Rose

Gender : Female

Character Name : Choir

Original Name : Michael Kosik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elf

Original Name : Jon Simanton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elf

Original Name : Allison Queal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elf

Original Name : Kacie Borrowman

Gender : Female

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2022-12-10

The star cast elevate this a lot. Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate and Catherine O'Hara are, honestly, the only reasons this was watchable, for me personally at least. If it was a film with a lesser known cast, I wouldn't have any positives for it. For a festive flick, it's a little too mean-spirited. Of course that's the way these films usually go so the eventual pay-off can occur, though with this it's a bit too the other way and the aforementioned pay-off isn't all that pleasant. You gotta make the characters way more likeable if you're only gonna redeem them a tiny bit. 'Surviving Christmas' is at least only a relatively short film at around 90 minutes and there are a couple (if not enough) amusing moments. There's also a surprisingly topical commentary on unintentionally consenting your likeness away via photos - I'm looking at you, latest Instagram trend.