Christmas with the Kranks is a mixed bag. It has some funny moments and raises interesting questions about the commercialization of Christmas. Check out the details in my parents guide movie review.
Christmas with the Kranks released in theaters across the United States on November 15, 2023. The film stars Tim Allen as Luther Krank, Jamie Lee Curtis (as Nora Krank), Dan Aykroyd (as Vic Frohmeyer), M. Emmet Walsh (as Walt Scheel), Elizabeth Franz (as Bev Scheel), Erik Per Sullivan (as Spike Frohmeyer), Julie Gonzalo (as Blair Krank) and Cheech Marin (Officer Salino). The film was written by Chris Columbus and John Grisham, and directed by Joe Roth. Check out the details in my parents guide movie review.
If you enjoyed this Christmas with the Kranks parents guide movie review, check out these other articles: The Family Plan parents guide movie review, Wonka parents guide movie review, Merry Little Batman parents guide movie review, Leave the World Behind parents guide movie review, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever parents guide review.
Christmas with the Kranks Movie Quotes
Christmas with the Kranks Parents Guide
In Christmas with the Kranks: Finally alone for the holidays because their daughter joined the peace corps, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a Caribbean cruise instead. This doesn’t sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh), who are determined to win the annual “best decorated street” competition, and the Kranks soon find themselves social outcasts because of their lack of Christmas spirit.
Christmas with the Kranks Age Rating Parents Guide
Let’s take a look at what concerned parents need to know about the age ratings of the series before letting their younger children watch Christmas with the Kranks.
Language: Christmas with the Kranks contains some language that parents may find inappropriate for young kids. Lookout words include jerks, and d*mn.
Mature Content: The biggest lookout in the film, other than the language, is some of the suggestive material. There are scenes that imply a couple is going to have sex and another scene shows that couple in a bikini and speedo using a tanning bed. There is a burglar who is shown stealing and being chased by police. There are also some scenes that show characters lives in danger, falling off of a roof and frozen.
Age Rating of the Movie Christmas with the Kranks: Columbia Pictures & Sony Pictures Christmas with the Kranks movie ratings has a PG rating by the Motion Picture Association of America – MPAA ratings – for brief language, and suggestive content and the parental guidelines advisory recommends it for mature audiences, an older audience, an adult audience, young people, young adults, older kids, and teens aged 8 years and older. The suggestion of parental guidance or a legal guardian (adult guardian) for this restricted PG category is highly suggested for young children, teenage children. and younger viewers under 8 years of age in this PG-rated motion picture for adult material. The minimum age recommendation is 8 years old.
Overall Thoughts
Christmas with the Kranks (2004) is a holiday comedy starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis as Luther and Nora Krank, a couple who decide to skip Christmas and take a cruise to the Caribbean instead. Their decision to ditch tradition does not sit well with their neighbors, particularly Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd), who is obsessed with winning the annual “best decorated street” competition.
The film follows the Kranks as they try to avoid the Christmas craziness, while their neighbors plot to bring them back into the holiday spirit. There are some funny moments, particularly those involving Luther’s attempts to get rid of his Christmas decorations. However, the film is often uneven and tonally inconsistent, veering from slapstick comedy to sentimentality.
Christmas with the Kranks is a mixed bag. It has some funny moments and raises interesting questions about the commercialization of Christmas. However, it is often uneven and tonally inconsistent, and the neighbors are largely unlikeable. If you’re looking for a lighthearted holiday comedy, there are better options available.
If you’re a fan of Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis, or if you’re looking for a lighthearted holiday comedy, then you might enjoy Christmas with the Kranks. However, if you’re looking for a more traditional Christmas movie, or if you’re easily offended by slapstick comedy, then you might want to skip this one.
