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  • Surviving Christmas
  • Opened October 22, 2004 | Runtime:1 hr. 31 min.
  • PG-13
    sexual content, language and a brief drug reference
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Not for kids 16 and under. Read More
  • A record executive (Ben Affleck) with nobody to share Christmas with pays the family currently living in his childhood home to embrace him as a Christmas guest.
  • Cast: Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara, Josh Zuckerman
  • Director: Mike Mitchell
  • Genres: Comedy, Family, Romance

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Oh No! Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 38
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Some screwball moments elicit a chuckle or two, but the script is weak and the...

  • 30
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Absolutely awesome in its relentless mediocrity.

  • 30
    Los Angeles Times |

    A dismally formulaic hodgepodge of crude humor and wan attempts to tug at the...

  • 30
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    As you watch the comedy lurch along, the woozy, sinking sensation it produces...

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