Synopsis
After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.
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Cast
- Anna KendrickJenny
- Melanie LynskeyKelly
- Mark WebberKevin
- Lena DunhamCarson
- Joe SwanbergJeff
- Jude SwanbergJude
- Chris SwansonMusic Supervisor
- Eldar KimCab Driver
- Megan MercierParty Host
- Chris RentonParty Makeout Guy
Recommendations
- 83
IndieWire
Sweetly funny and relatable, Happy Christmas builds on the director's previous work by channeling its strong aspects — naturalism and self-effacing, true-to-life humor — into a relatively straightforward but utterly enjoyable character study. - 80
The Dissolve
Swanberg isn’t doing anything new with Happy Christmas, but sticking to the same non-formula formula this time around yields unprecedentedly inspired results. - 79
Film.com
Swanberg’s most mature and satisfying film yet. - 75
The Playlist
The film does possess ample charms and insights, though admittedly, they do take quite a long time to coalesce. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
That doesn’t stop the movie as a whole from feeling a little slight, though, like a Christmas tree that isn’t entirely filled out. - 75
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Happy Christmas, which is set around Christmas, shares several plot and thematic points with “Neighbors,” but without the aggression or belly laughs. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Swanberg's modest script lays out some fairly mundane domestic situations, which the actors elevate with a collaborative style characterized by gentle humor and authentic, frequently overlapping dialogue. - 60
The Guardian
Joe Swanberg's follow-up to Drinking Buddies is short and slight, but undeniably charming.
