Directed by:
Jay RussellScreenplay:
Holly Goldberg SloanCinematography:
James L. CarterCast:
Anne Heche, Brian Tee, Kevin Daniels, Carlos Gómez, Aaron Hughes, Griffin Kane, Ali Skovbye, Stefanie Austin, Adam Hurtig, Juan Carlos Velis, Kiana Madeira (more)VOD (4)
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A newly-single mom, Nell wants this Christmas to be extra-special for her two kids. It turns out to be special, indeed, but it's not what she had in mind... Christmas Eve – one of the most magical nights of the year. Family, friends, peace on Earth, goodwill to all...but not at the Blakemore's! This Christmas Eve, everything that CAN go wrong DOES go wrong! The riotous race to ruin starts when Cesar Cortez (Carlos Gomez) tries to drop off a puppy at the Blakemore's front door. His heart's in the right place, but his foot isn't. He trips and falls. Nell (Anne Heche) and her two young kids take Cesar to the hospital, where, newly-separated Nell meets a dreamy doc (Brian Tee), Nell's 11-year-old son and the puppy fall down a hole in a construction zone, a new-on-the-job security guard (Kevin Daniels) has their car towed, and a nasty nurse harasses them all. Later, for good measure, they get car-jacked. As the tow-truck driver says, "This is a big, unlucky day for you all." Nell had wanted this Christmas Eve to be the best ever. It isn't. But it's certainly memorable! (HBO Europe)
(more)Cast
Anne Heche
USA
Best movies:
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Return to Paradise (1998)
Brian Tee
Japan
Best movies:
Jurassic World (2015)
We Were Soldiers (2002)
No Tears for the Dead (2014)
Kevin Daniels
USA
Best movies:
The Island (2005)
Ladder 49 (2004)
Kate & Leopold (2001)
Carlos Gómez
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Traffic (2000)
The Negotiator (1998)
Aaron Hughes
Best movies:
Amreeka (2009)
Champions (2023)
The Capture of the Green River Killer (2008) (series)
Griffin Kane
Best movies:
Contagion (2011)
One Christmas Eve (2014) (TV movie)
Ali Skovbye
Canada
Best movies:
Personal Effects (2009)
Breakthrough (2019)
Gourmet Detective: Roux the Day (2020) (TV movie)
Stefanie Austin
Best movies:
How It Ends (2018)
One Christmas Eve (2014) (TV movie)
Adam Hurtig
Best movies:
Nobody (2021)
Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story (2013) (TV movie)
Incident in a Ghostland (2018)
Juan Carlos Velis
El Salvador
Best movies:
Remember (2015)
The Andromeda Strain (2008) (TV movie)
The Art of the Steal (2013)
Kiana Madeira
Canada
Best movies:
Giant Little Ones (2018)
Fear Street Part 2: 1978 (2021)
Fear Street Part 3: 1666 (2021)
Maria Beck
Best movies:
One Christmas Eve (2014) (TV movie)
Tracy Waterhouse
Best movies:
Elysium (2013)
And Never Let Her Go (2001) (TV movie)
The Elizabeth Smart Story (2003) (TV movie)
Jaime Aymerich
Mexico
Best movies:
Sundown (2016)
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
Early Man (2018)