
Release Date
November 26, 2008
DVD Release Date
November 24, 2009 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Seth Gordon
Writer
Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Cast
Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight, Sissy Spacek
Studio
Running Time
90 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and language
When upscale, happily unmarried San Francisco couple Kate and Brad find themselves socked in by fog on Christmas morning, their exotic vacation plans morph into the family-centric holiday they had, until now, gleefully avoided. Out of obligation—and unable to escape—they trudge to not one, not two, but four relative-choked festivities, increasingly mortified to find childhood fears raised, adolescent wounds reopened... and their very future together uncertain. As Brad counts the hours to when he can... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
In the last week, I've seen seven Oscar contenders and several other quality movies on DVD. Not surprisingly, one film stood in contrast to the rest: Four Christmases, one of the most God-awful movies I've seen this year. Full movie review »