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Christmas Eve (2015)

Name: Christmas Eve
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Released: 2015-12-04
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Cheryl Hines, Gary Cole, Jon Heder, James Roday Rodriguez

Christmas Eve (2015), directed by Mitch Davis, starring Patrick Stewart and Cheryl Hines.

L 12/04/2015 BR Comedy, Family and Romance 1h 35m

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Synopsis

Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve.

Ty ArnoldCinematography
Mitch DavisDirector, Producer, Writer
Danny RamirezEditing
Steven RamirezEditing

About the film

Christmas Eve is a 2015 American Christmas comedy film, directed by Mitch Davis, written by Davis and Tyler McKellar, and produced by Davis and Larry King. The film features a large ensemble cast led by Patrick Stewart, James Roday Rodriguez, Julianna Guill, Jon Heder, Cheryl Hines, and Gary Cole.

Set in New York City, the film tells the stories of various characters as they become trapped in six different elevators on the titular evening. Released by Amplify and GoDigital on December 4, 2015, the film received universally negative reviews from critics and was a box-office bomb, grossing just $91,302 worldwide.

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Cast

Patrick Stewart as Harris

James Roday Rodriguez as B

Julianna Guill as Ann

Jon Heder as James Harris

Cheryl Hines as Dawn

Gary Cole as Dr. Roberts

Christina Chong as Karen

Max Casella as Randy

Juliet Aubrey as Marta

David Bamber as Walt

Jenny Oaks Baker as Mandy

Steve John Shepherd as Glen (as Steven John Shepherd)

Lex Shrapnel as Tim

Jaclyn Hales as Lila

Clara Perez as Amelia

Reception

Christmas Eve was panned by critics. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 0%, based on 10 reviews, an average rating of 4.1/10. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 24 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.

Joe Leydon of Variety wrote "Davis obviously aims to indicate a grand design to seemingly random events, and the presence of a higher power — probably God — capable of affecting human destinies." He further noted, "the movie can serve as undemanding home-screen amusement to enjoy while wrapping Christmas presents."

Jared Whitley of the Star Trek fan site Trek Movie gave the film "3 out of 4 lights," noting that "Patrick Stewart fans will no doubt remember his iconic role as Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol and will be happy to know that Stewart brings plenty of that regal Scrooge-ness to his role in Christmas Eve." He further noted that all the characters "have the kind of amazing cathartic experiences that can only happen in movies when you’re trapped in elevator with strangers."

The film was nominated for an AML Award.

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Christmas Eve at IMDb

Christmas Eve at Rotten Tomatoes

Christmas Eve at Metacritic

Christmas Eve at Box Office Mojo

Text from Christmas Eve (2015 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve_(2015_film)

Trivia

It grossed US$ 164.839 worldwide.
It premiered on December 4, 2015, a Friday.
It runs 1h35 — a typical feature length.
As of September 20, 2026, it is on no subscription service in Brazil — only to rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies.
This film's quiz has 13 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosUnstuck, Precision Pictures
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Box officeUS$ 164,839
StatusReleased

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Ty Arnold Cinematography
Mitch Davis Director
Danny Ramirez Editing
Steven Ramirez Editing
Ken Bretschneider Producer
Larry King Producer
Mitch Davis Producer
Shawn Southwick Producer
Christian Davis Original music
Mitch Davis Writer
Tyler McKellar Writer

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What is Christmas Eve about?

Christmas Eve: Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve.

Who directed Christmas Eve?

Christmas Eve was directed by Mitch Davis in 2015.

Who stars in Christmas Eve?

The cast of Christmas Eve includes Patrick Stewart, Cheryl Hines, Gary Cole, Jon Heder and James Roday Rodriguez.

How long is Christmas Eve?

Christmas Eve runs for 95 minutes, or 1h35.

Where can I watch Christmas Eve?

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