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I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

I'll Be Home for Christmas poster
Directed by
Arlene Sanford
Genre
comedy film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 360 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A college student schemes to get from Los Angeles to New York by Christmas to claim his dad's Porsche. He faces mishaps and a race against time while dealing with friends and family.

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What happens

I'll Be Home for Christmas is a 1998 American Christmas family comedy film directed by Arlene Sanford. The plot follows a college student who must make it from his campus in Los Angeles, California to his family's home in Larchmont, New York in time for Christmas dinner in order to win his father's Porsche. It stars Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna, Sean O'Bryan and Gary Cole. I'll Be Home for Christmas was released on November 13, 1998 by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution to a critical and commercial failure. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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