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  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Overture Films
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Overture Films
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary It's Christmas and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents' home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother's safe return from combat overseas. But when old disputes resurface and new surprises arise, familial bonds are stretched to the limit and the Rodriguezes realize ...

Directed By: Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa

Written By: Alison Swan, Rick Najera, Robert Teitel, Rene M. Rigal

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Overture Films
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Overture Films
  • 1 h 38 m

Nothing Like the Holidays

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Summary It's Christmas and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents' home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejoice in their youngest brother's safe return from combat overseas. But when old disputes resurface and new surprises arise, familial bonds are stretched to the limit and the Rodriguezes realize ...

Directed By: Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa

Written By: Alison Swan, Rick Najera, Robert Teitel, Rene M. Rigal

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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42% Positive
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8% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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42% Positive
10 Reviews
50% Mixed
12 Reviews
8% Negative
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88
It's what we need at the holidays, and it's the modest goal of a modest little picture like this--to capture something heartfelt and real.
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75
The troubles are broad, the plot twists giant, and the performances cheery in this carol to ethnic pride in Chicago's traditionally Latino Humboldt Park.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
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This year's warm and fuzzy Christmas movie. It's a generally winning diversion, thanks mostly to its likeable ensemble cast.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
50
Provides mostly entertaining spectacle.
By Stina Chyn FULL REVIEW
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Is there anyone out there who hasn't seen this movie a dozen times before? Maybe even as recently as last week, since it's basically the same story line as the funnier, if less heartfelt, "Four Christmases."
By Chris Kaltenbach FULL REVIEW
50
Take a cue from Guzmán, who serves as a kind of court jester, bouncing in and out of scenes in a one-man quest to bring levity to the occasion. The movie could stand to have more of his Christmas cheer; instead, it's a recast "Family Stone."
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Production Company 2DS Productions, Overture Films, State Street Pictures
Release Date Dec 12, 2008
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating PG-13
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Website http://nothingliketheholidays.com/
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Awards

ALMA Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Imagen Foundation Awards
• 1 Nomination
Satellite Awards
• 1 Nomination

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