A Merry Friggin' Christmas

Boyd Mitchler brings his wife Luann and young son Douglas to spend Christmas with the family he has long kept at a distance. His father Mitch is difficult company, and the household is full of odd relatives. When Boyd discovers he has left Douglas's presents back at his own home, he sets out on a rushed drive to retrieve them and return before Christmas morning. His father and his younger brother Nelson end up making the trip with him.

The comedy was directed by Tristram Shapeero from a screenplay by Michael Brown, with Anthony Russo, Joe Russo and Tom Rice producing. Joel McHale plays Boyd, Lauren Graham plays Luann, Clark Duke plays Nelson and Oliver Platt appears as Hobo Santa, alongside Wendi McLendon-Covey and Tim Heidecker, among a credited cast of 25.

Released in November 2014 and running 82 minutes, the film drew a critics' rating of 3.4 out of 10 from 21 reviews, while audiences on IMDb rate it 5.2 from around 9,000 votes and on TMDB 5.3 from roughly 266 votes. The two audience scores sit close together and above the critics' figure.