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Summary
Della Myers, a suburban housewife, lives with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. On Christmas Eve, she drives to the local mall to buy gift-wrap.
Good for
- Pure escapism
- Adults
- Solo watch
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 38Audiences 44GoodWatch 42
Metascore40
Tomatometer35%
User score6.0
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.5/5
IMDb4.8
Audience score17%
Box office
8%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $498 K
Worldwide it made back $498 K of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −27 min on the typical 109
typical 10982Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 37 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
+27Released
2008
October 27, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
DramaThrillerHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
Canada- United States
- United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more19 people
- Kim BasingerDella
- Lukas HaasChuckie
- Craig ShefferKenneth
- Luke GairTerri
- Leonard WuVingh
- Luis ChávezTomas
- Rachel HaywardLynn
- Jamie StarrHuey
Alana HusbandLingerie Sales Assistant
Katie MessinaCoffee Sales Person
Erika-Shaye GairTammi- WBWayne BernardAngry Driver
Jennifer KitchenParking Lot Mother (uncredited)
Melissa Sue AndersonCassie (voice) (uncredited)
Ari SolomonRent A Cop- SASteve ArcherTired Man
Michael StrusieviciKid
Lossen ChambersPharmacy Sales Assistant- SLSadie LawrencePerfume Sales Lady
Directing · 3
- Susan Montford Director, Writer
- Debra Margolis Script Supervisor
- Jeannine Dupuy Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Edward Bryant Short Story
Production · 24
- Guillermo del Toro Executive Producer
- Kim Basinger Executive Producer
- Scott Reid Executive Producer
- Tim McGrath Executive Producer
- Christian Halsey Solomon Executive Producer
- Samuel H. Frankel Executive Producer
Camera · 7
- Steve Gainer Director of Photography
- Junichi Hosoi Camera Operator
- Stephen Jackson Second Unit Director of Photography
- Tony Mirza Camera Operator
- Chris Helcermanas-Benge Still Photographer
- Tim Milligan Dolly Grip
Editing · 5
- William M. Anderson Editor
- Allyse Manoff Digital Intermediate
- Everette Webber Digital Intermediate
- Tony Dustin Digital Intermediate
- Christian Zak Digital Intermediate
Sound · 14
- Paul Haslinger Original Music Composer
- Scott Martin Gershin Sound Designer
- Tim Walston Sound Designer
- Peter Zinda Sound Designer
- Mathew Waters Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Chris Newlin Music Editor
Art · 6
- Patrick Banister Production Design
- Vonetta Taylor Title Designer
- Andrew Reid Set Decoration
- Valentine Pavuls Property Master
- Peter Grace Construction Coordinator
- Margot Ready Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 8
- Cynthia Ann Summers Costume Design
- Amanda McGowan Key Makeup Artist
- Todd Masters Makeup Effects Designer
- Joshana McMahon Costume Supervisor
- Ronnie Specter Makeup Artist
- Mitchell Stone Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 13
- Adam Stern Visual Effects Supervisor
- Edward Irastorza Visual Effects Supervisor
- Kevin Kutchaver Visual Effects Supervisor
- Grant Okita Animation
- Gordon Oscar 3D Artist
- Lyle Moore 3D Artist
Other crew · 10
- Glenn Ennis Stunt Coordinator
- Ryan Ennis Stunt Coordinator
- Lee Tamahori Thanks
- Kelly Lynn Warren Thanks
- Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw Stunts
- Ryan Steacy Armorer
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