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.
Surviving Christmas has generally received mixed reviews.
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Surviving Christmas was released in 2004 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 461 reviews, giving Surviving Christmas (2004) an average rating of 46%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 56%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 36%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Surviving Christmas than critics were.
With a score of 46%, Surviving Christmas is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2004, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2004 with similar scores include films like Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and Bring It On Again.
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