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Surviving Christmas(2004)
Status: Released
Date: 2004-09-21
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551 Votes
Time: 1h 31m
This year, Christmas comes early. Really early.
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $45,000,000.00
Revenue: $14,793,624.00
ProductionCompanies: 
LivePlanet
Movie: Surviving Christmas
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ben Affleck
Drew Latham
James Gandolfini
Tom Valco
Christina Applegate
Alicia Valco
Catherine O'Hara
Christine Valco
Josh Zuckerman
Brian Valco
Bill Macy
Doo-Dah
Jennifer Morrison
Missy Vanglider
Udo Kier
Heinrich
David Selby
Horace Vanglider
Stephanie Faracy
Letitia Vanglider
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