Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

Christmas with the Kranks parents guide

Mild language and nothing scary, about what a PG should carry.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

No real violence

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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What is Christmas with the Kranks about?

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

Cast and crew

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• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
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• “a movie that will make me cry”

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