Four Christmases

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  • Opened November 26, 2008 
  • 1 hr 22 min
  • PG-13 | some sexual humor and language

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+. More on child suitability

  • When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate and Brad find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, until now, gleefully avoided. Out of obligation—and unable to escape—they trudge to not one, not two, but four relative-choked festivities, increasingly mortified to find childhood fears raised, adolescent wounds reopened…and their very future together uncertain. As Brad counts the hours to when he can get away from their parents, step-parents, siblings and an assortment of nieces and nephews, Kate is starting to hear the ticking of a different kind of clock. And by the end of the day, she is beginning to wonder if their crazy families’ choices are not so crazy after all. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen
  • Director: Seth Gordon
  • Genres: Comedy, Romance

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Baltimore Sun
| Chris Kaltenbach

Four Christmases works because of some genuinely funny setups, a pace that never dwells on one gag (or even one family) too long and a careful mix of slapstick and bawdy humor. But mostly, the film works because of the astonishing acting talent the filmmakers brought together to make it. Read full review

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Charlotte Observer
| Lawrence Toppman

Vaughn delivers every line with his usual deadpan glibness, which suits the part. But I smiled as I watched the big-bellied, multi-chinned actor connecting with the porcelain, model-thin Witherspoon. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

The film has its funny moments, but they are too few to make the holiday excursion worthwhile. Read full review

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Reese Witherspoon as Kate and Vince Vaughn as Brad in "Four Christmases."