Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
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Joel McHaleBoyd Mitchler
Lauren GrahamLuann Mitchler
Clark DukeNelson Mitchler
Oliver PlattHobo Santa
Wendi McLendon-CoveyShauna Welnke
Tim HeideckerDave Welnke
Candice BergenDonna Mitchler
Robin WilliamsVirgil Mitchler
Pierce GagnonDouglas Mitchler
Bebe WoodVera Mitchler
Ryan LeeRance Welnke
Amara MillerPam Welnke
Mark ProkschTrooper Zblocki
Jeffrey TamborSnow Globe Santa (voice)
Amir ArisonFarhad
Steele GagnonCale Weinke
Gene JonesGlen
Matt JonesCowboy Dick
Barak HardleyCowboy Bob
William SandersonFather Jugo
Karan KendrickMom at Santa's Village
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GoodWatch score 66November 7, 2014 · 1 h 22 min · PG-13
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In the United States, A Merry Friggin' Christmas streams on Prime, Peacock, and MovieSphere+, and it is free with ads on Plex, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 17 other countries.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 33 (IMDb 5.2, Letterboxd 2.4 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 14%, and Metacritic 28). Audiences rate it higher (45 out of 100) than critics (21).
Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
Yes: the humor is mostly situational comedy (8 of 10) and slapstick (7 of 10).
Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 4 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.
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