6.5 Score

1995 • 1h 43min • PG-13 • Comedy, Drama, Romance

Home for the Holidays

"On the fourth Thursday in November, 84 million American families will gather together... And wonder why."

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.

IMDb 6.6

RT 64%

MC 57

Director

Jodie Foster

Writers

Chris Radant

W.D. Richter

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Holly Hunter

Claudia Larson

Robert Downey Jr.

Tommy Larson

Anne Bancroft

Adele Larson

Charles Durning

Henry Larson

Dylan McDermott

Leo Fish

Geraldine Chaplin

Aunt Glady

Steve Guttenberg

Walter Wedman

Cynthia Stevenson

Joanne Larson Wedman

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