Surviving Christmas
Film200491 min

Surviving Christmas

Taste attributes: comedyromanceholidaystried & testedwholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringlove conquers all

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Boxlist takeAn uncomplicated romantic comedy that is light, warm-hearted and stylish. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Taste details

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

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

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
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