Overview:
A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.| Status: | Released (2004-09-21) |
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| Awards: | 2 wins & 5 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $11,663,156 |
| Screen: | Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont, Jennifer Ventimilia |
| Productions: | LivePlanet, Tall Trees Productions, DreamWorks Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 880: Ben Affleck - Drew Latham
- 4691: James Gandolfini - Tom Valco
- 18979: Christina Applegate - Alicia Valco
- 11514: Catherine O'Hara - Christine Valco
- 62816: Josh Zuckerman - Brian Valco
- 17695: Bill Macy - Doo-Dah
- 41421: Jennifer Morrison - Missy Vanglider
Crews
- 13614: Deborah Kaplan - Screenplay - Writing
- 13615: Harry Elfont - Screenplay - Writing
- 97263: Joshua Sternin - Screenplay - Writing
- 64151: Mike Mitchell - Director - Directing
- 97262: Jennifer Ventimilia - Screenplay - Writing
- 35766: Mary Jane Fort - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 14377: Juel Bestrop - Casting - Production
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The star cast elevate this a lot. Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate and Catherine O'Hara are, honestly, the only reasons this was watchable, for me personally at least. If it was a film with a lesser known cast, I wouldn't have any positives for it. For a festi ....
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