Christmas with the Kranks

Nov 24, 2004

1h 39m

★ 6.2

Their Christmas will turn the town upside down!

Overview

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!

Genres

Comedy

Family

Production Companies

Revolution Studios

1492 Pictures

Christmas with the Kranks Trailers

Cast

Luther Krank

Tim Allen

Nora Krank

Jamie Lee Curtis

Vic Frohmeyer

Dan Aykroyd

Walt Scheel

M. Emmet Walsh

Bev Scheel

Elizabeth Franz

Spike Frohmeyer

Erik Per Sullivan

Officer Salino

Cheech Marin

Officer Treen

Jake Busey

Umbrella Santa / Marty

Austin Pendleton

Father Zabriskie

Tom Poston

Blair Krank

Julie Gonzalo

Enrique Decardenal

René Lavan

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