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Christmas As Usual (2023) · CriticCrunch

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Christmas As Usual

Movie2023·89 min

Christmas As Usual

Directed by Petter Holmsen

Romance Comedy Drama

A romance comedy film directed by Petter Holmsen.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 75%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

5.9/10

110 ratings

About Christmas As Usual

To celebrate their engagement, Thea takes Jashan home — but his Indian roots and her family's Norwegian traditions clash in a chaotic Christmas.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Cozy, Playful
Story Tags: family dysfunction, identity self discovery, fate destiny, holiday seasonal, international, small town, romantic partners, group found family, outsider misfit, everyman, fish out of water, slow burn reveal, romcom meet cute, forbidden star crossed

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Details

Director: Petter Holmsen
Language: Norwegian

Cast

Ida Ursin-Holm, Kanan Gill, Marit Andreassen

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How Christmas As Usual Ranks

All movies

Top 75%

2020s movies

Top 81%

Romance movies

Top 78%

Top 75% All movies.

the vibe

Christmas As Usual Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followfunnyintimateheartfeltcozyplayful

What it's about

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

texture

cozycozy

fish out of water

slow-burn reveal

family dysfunction

identity self discovery

fate destiny

outsider misfit

everyman

romantic partners

group found family

holiday seasonal

meet-cute

forbidden star crossed

international

small town

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9