Deck the Halls

PGUnited States rating20061h 33mComedy, Family
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PG US
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Two neighbors become obsessed with outdoing each other's holiday decorations. While the men get caught up in a silly rivalry over who can have the best lights, their wives and children form a close bond. It is a lighthearted comedy about the importance of focusing on family during the holidays.

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What's in it

Scary
Mild
Violence
Mild
Language
None
Rude humour
Mild
Sad themes
None
Pace
Moderate
This is a standard family comedy with a mix of dialogue scenes and bursts of physical comedy. Estimated

Scary moments

  • Approx.SomeA man is taken for a wild ride by startled horses and falls into a frozen lake.
  • Approx.SomeA large rocket misfires and causes a fire in the town's Christmas tree area.

Talk about it after

  1. 1Why did the rivalry between the two men make them forget about the things that really mattered?
  2. 2How did the neighbors' kids feel about their fathers' competition?
  3. 3What did the characters learn about the importance of friendship at the end of the story?

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