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Film · 2015

Christmas with the Coopers

Original titleLove the Coopers

Directed by Jessie Nelson · starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and John Goodman

  • 1 h 47 min
  • 12
  • Comedy
  • USA
  • Released in the UK 30 November 2015
  • 5.0 AverageMovieNCo
  • 5.7 Users4 votes
  • 4.3 Critics6 reviews
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Synopsis

The comedy 'Christmas with the Coopers' directed by Jessie Nelson on a screenplay by Steven Rogers, tells the Christmas celebration of the Cooper's, an extended family that does not let the tradition of get together on Christmas Eve slip away. Charlotte Cooper (Diane Keaton), the matriarch of the clan, has the sole desire to organize the perfect dinner for everyone, while his daughter Eleanor (Olivia Wilde) only want to appear in the annual meeting with a guy who make their parents happy and allow her to get rid of the typical comments that accompany every unmarried women in this evenings. Charlotte's sister, Emma (Marisa Tomei) and the brother of both Hank (Ed Helms), also contribute with their complicated lives to unleashing the chaos that will end with a night full of Christmas spirit that remind the Cooper's the importance of taking care of each other.

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The essentials

Runtime
107 min1 hour and 47 minutes
Budget
$17mCBS Films
Box office
$25.5m1.5 times its budget
Rating
12Suitable for 12 years and over
How long is Christmas with the Coopers?
1 hour and 47 minutes (107 minutes).
When was Christmas with the Coopers released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 30 November 2015.
Who directed Christmas with the Coopers?
Jessie Nelson.
Who is in Christmas with the Coopers?
It stars Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, John Goodman and Ed Helms.
Where can I watch Christmas with the Coopers?
In the UK it is available with a channel on Now and a channel on Prime Video and to rent on Apple TV.
How much did Christmas with the Coopers make?
It took $25.5 million in US. It cost $17 million.
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Cast

Full cast (26)
Director
Jessie Nelson
Producers
Diane Keaton, Jessie Nelson, Kim Roth

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos
'Love the Coopers' spanish trailer 2:2914 November 2015

Photos and posters

All 16 photos

Reviews

All 6 reviews
5.7 4 votes

What the critics say average 4.3 from 6 outlets

  • 6.0 CinemaníaSergio F. Pinilla Despite the humorous notes, there's no trace of the magic realism of Frank Capra, or the pathos of his characters, when what is at issue is to continue to feed the frantic Christmas consumer gear… Read
  • 4.0 The Hollywood ReporterJon Frosch 'Love the Coopers', squanders the likes of Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Marisa Tomei, Alan Arkin, Olivia Wilde, June Squibb, Amanda Seyfried and Anthony Mackie in a Christmas comedy of numbing tedium… Read
  • 3.5 VarietyNick Schager The film lurches awkwardly between gloominess and giddiness, never hitting the boisterously bittersweet groove it seeks Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $17m
  • US $25.5m
  • UK £2m

Awards

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Soundtrack

All 20 songs
  1. White Winter HymnalFleet Foxes Spotify
  2. Little Drummer BoyWes Hutchinson, Molly June Spotify
  3. Merry Christmas BabyOtis Redding Spotify
  4. Carol of the BellsLondon Fox Children, 39, s Choir Spotify

Trivia

  • The director loves it when Eleanor, the character played by Olivia Wilde says that suffers "anticippointment" because she keeps anticipating the disappointment her family is going to feel about her life.

  • This is Olivia Wilde and Amanda Seyfried's third film together, because previously the both of them appeared in 'In Time' and 'Alpha Dog'.

  • The film's original title was "The Most Wonderful Time", but was filmed with the title "Let It Snow" until they change it.

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