I'll Be Home for Christmas

“Somewhere between L.A. and N.Y. Jake found the meaning of Christmas.”

6.0(353)19981h 26m

ComedyFamily

Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie.

Director

Arlene Sanford

Budget

$30.0M

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Cast

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Jake

Jessica Biel

Allie

Adam LaVorgna

Eddie

Gary Cole

Jake's Dad

Eve Gordon

Carolyn

Lauren Maltby

Tracey

Andrew Lauer

Nolan

Sean O'Bryan

Max

Lesley Boone

Marjorie

Amzie Strickland

Tom Tom Girl Mary

Natalie Barish

Tom Tom Girl Darlene

Mark de la Cruz

Esteban

Reviews

1 review

r96sk

5y ago

7.0

Well intentioned Christmas film, just a little undercooked. Jonathan Taylor Thomas is the lead of <em>'I’ll Be Home for Christmas'</em> and he's pretty good, especially at playing the cocky school kid. I feel his arc is satisfactory, though it would've been nice if there was a longer spell of him realising/correcting his behaviour. Still, I feel there's enough in there to justify the (predic...