

Nothing Like the Holidays(2008)
They’re just a typical American family. Minus the typical.
It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother’s safe return from combat overseas.

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