When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.
Directed by Jessie Nelson
holiday
narration
snowstorm
big family
family relationships
grandparents
travel
family
childhood home
get together
woman director
holiday season
pittsburgh, pennsylvania
christmas
family issues
long term relationship
memories
saint bernard dog
estranged family
anxiety
Rank
#206 in 2015·#7797 overall
Trailer
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Letterboxd
2.6 / 5
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Cast
Diane Keaton
Charlotte Cooper
John Goodman
Sam Cooper
Ed Helms
Hank Cooper
Amanda Seyfried
Ruby
Alan Arkin
Bucky Newport
Steve Martin
Rags (voice)
Olivia Wilde
Eleanor Cooper
Marisa Tomei
Emma Newport
Jake Lacy
Joe Bailey
June Squibb
Aunt Fishy
Alex Borstein
Angie Cooper
Anthony Mackie
Officer Percy Williams
Crew
Jessie Nelson
Director
Steven Rogers
Screenplay
Nick Urata
Original Music Composer
Elliot Davis
Director of Photography
Steven Rogers
Executive Producer
Jessie Nelson
Producer
Diane Keaton
Executive Producer
Michael London
Producer
Janice Williams
Producer
Peter Epstein
Stunt Coordinator
Molly Miller
Stunt Double
Venus Kanani
Casting
Popular Reviews
372 reviews
Vampire67PRO
3.0★ · 12/17/25
i miss Alan Arkin so much 😭 his scenes made the movie honestly 🖤
my memory is so bad that i watched this whole movie & only just remembered that I’ve seen it before so I’m counting it as a first watch lmao. it was boringgg. i wanted to like it but it’s so boring & doesn’t feel like a christmas movie at all 😭🎄
i miss Alan Arkin so much 😭 his scenes made the movie honestly 🖤
my memory is so bad that i watched this whole movie & only just remembered that I’ve seen it before so I’m counting it as a first watch lmao. it was boringgg. i wanted to like it but it’s so boring & doesn’t feel like a christmas movie at all 😭🎄
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Zora palPRO
3.0★ · 05/24/26
whale poo
whale poo
rae
1.0★ · 05/07/26
forced myself to watch the worst christmas movie just go tick another movie off the timothée filmography
forced myself to watch the worst christmas movie just go tick another movie off the timothée filmography
Emma
8.0★ · 03/09/26
i just watched this to cross another timothée movie off my list but i actually ended up enjoying it i really liked that this isn’t a typical overly christmasy and happy movie but just a movie that could become a comfort christmas movie i love when you get introduced to many different people only to later be shown the messy connections between them
now for the parts that make this a 4 star review only: 1. the subplot of olivia wildes character getting to know a republican and them deciding he’s the perfect match for a fake boyfriend for the night + it was really cliché that they ended up together but as my great grandmother used to say: wo die liebe hinfällt i guess?! 2. those kissing scenes of charlie were hard to watch omgg 💀
i just watched this to cross another timothée movie off my list but i actually ended up enjoying it i really liked that this isn’t a typical overly christmasy and happy movie but just a movie that could become a comfort christmas movie i love when you get introduced to many different people only to later be shown the messy connections between them
now for the parts that make this a 4 star review only: 1. the subplot of olivia wildes character getting to know a republican and them deciding he’s the perfect match for a fake boyfriend for the night + it was really cliché that they ended up together but as my great grandmother used to say: wo die liebe hinfällt i guess?! 2. those kissing scenes of charlie were hard to watch omgg 💀
sophie
6.0★ · 02/28/26
amazing full circle moment of Bob Dylan songs playing throughout then Timothée Chalamet playing Bob Dylan in his biopic 9 years later
amazing full circle moment of Bob Dylan songs playing throughout then Timothée Chalamet playing Bob Dylan in his biopic 9 years later
