Four Christmases

2008-11-26 • 1h 28m • PG-13 •

Comedy Romance Drama

5.8

User Score

1177 votes

"His father, her mother, his mother and her father all in one day."

Overview

Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.

Seth Gordon

Director

Scott Moore

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Vince Vaughn

Brad McVie

Reese Witherspoon

Kate

Robert Duvall

Howard McVie

Sissy Spacek

Paula

Mary Steenburgen

Marilyn

Jon Voight

Creighton

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$80,000,000

Revenue

$164,112,721

Runtime

1h 28m

Release Date

2008-11-26

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Reviews

r96sk

2020-12-07T21:04:31.112Z

I enjoyed <em>'Four Christmases'</em>, even if it does gradually drop in quality throughout. I found the premise and set-up of it entertaining, the execution may not be perfect but it leads to a satisfactory Xmas comedy. The plot does get slightly repetitive, but there's enough in there to keep it watchable. They also, smartly, keep the run time low at 88 minutes. Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon are a fun pairing, I felt the necessary chemistry between the two. Elsewhere, the likes of Robert Duvall, Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen and Jon Favreau all make noteworthy appearances. It's good. If it kept up the strong start then I'd be rating it a tad higher.