Romantic drama

Karroll’s Christmas (2004): Cast & Plot

Name: Karroll’s Christmas
Genre: Romance, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 2004-12-14
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Cast: Tom Everett Scott, Wallace Shawn, Larry Miller, Alanna Ubach, Deanna Milligan

Karroll’s Christmas is a 2004 romantic drama directed by Dennis Dugan, starring Tom Everett Scott as Allen Karroll, Wallace Shawn and Larry Miller. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes.

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Released: December 14, 2004
Runtime: 1h 27m (87 min)
Director: Dennis Dugan
Genres: Romance , Drama , Fantasy
Original language: English
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Karroll’s Christmas About?

The premise of Karroll’s Christmas without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Allen Karroll despises Christmas after his ex‑girlfriend publicly humiliated him, a pain amplified by his job writing greeting cards. He also loathes his neighbor Zeb Rosecog, the former CEO of his company who constantly torments him. One night the ghost Jacob Marley (a relative of Bob Marley) and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future mistakenly visit Karroll’s house, thinking they were meant for Rosecog. The spectral tour forces Karroll to confront his own bitterness, reveals unexpected similarities with Rosecog, and inspires him to help his rival rediscover the joy of the holiday.

Karroll’s Christmas Themes & Keywords

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christmas
based on novel
character name in title

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Cast & crew

Karroll’s Christmas Cast & Characters

Tom Everett Scott leads the cast as Allen Karroll, with Wallace Shawn and Larry Miller as Barry. Directed by Dennis Dugan; 6 actors are credited in all.

Director Dennis Dugan

Tom Everett Scott as Allen Karroll
Wallace Shawn
Larry Miller as Barry
Alanna Ubach as Jodie McDougall

Also Starring in Karroll’s Christmas

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From the director

More from Dennis Dugan

More films directed by Dennis Dugan, best-rated first: Big Daddy, Happy Gilmore, You Don't Mess with the Zohan and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry.

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Plot

Karroll’s Christmas Plot Summary

What happens in Karroll’s Christmas from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Allen Karroll is a cynical writer who hates Christmas, yet he works at a greeting card company. He carries a sharp rivalry with his neighbor Zeb Rosecog, a grumpy, antisocial former CEO who once ran the company. On Christmas Eve, a confrontation with Rosecog lands him in trouble on a bus and he collides with a child. When the boy calls him “grumpy,” he refuses to help, further setting the day’s tense tone. A disastrous presentation to the company’s only major client threatens his job and strains his relationship with his girlfriend, jeopardizing her secret plan to propose that night. The morning-after fallout leaves him adrift, and the thread of his life feels tired and brittle.

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