
Surviving Christmas
Taste attributes: comedyromanceholidaystried & testedwholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers all
Boxlist takeAn uncomplicated romantic comedy that is light, warm-hearted and stylish. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
5.6 /10
TMDB · 388 votes
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Drew Latham is an executive leading an empty, shallow life with only wealth on his side. Facing another lonely Christmas ahead, he revisit his old childhood home in the hope of reliving some old holiday memories – but he finds that the house in which he was raised is no longer the home in which he grew up.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Directed by
- Mike Mitchell
Cast
- Ben Affleck
- James Gandolfini
- Christina Applegate
- Catherine O'Hara
- Josh Zuckerman
Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











