"It's Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive."

2006

2h 16m

7.1(5310 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

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67 members

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Cameron Diaz

Amanda

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Kate Winslet

Iris

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Jude Law

Graham

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Jack Black

Miles

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Eli Wallach

Arthur

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Edward Burns

Ethan

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Rufus Sewell

Jasper

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Miffy Englefield

Sophie

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Emma Pritchard

Olivia

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Sarah Parish

Hannah

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Shannyn Sossamon

Maggie

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Bill Macy

Ernie

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Shelley Berman

Norman

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Kathryn Hahn

Bristol

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John Krasinski

Ben

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Alex O'Loughlin

Kissing Couple

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Odette Annable

Kissing Couple

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Bundle Williams

Girl in Pub

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Suzanne Dizon

Newspaper Party Guest

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Terry Diab

Night Editor

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Kenneth Danziger

Editor

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Hope Riley

Sarah Smith-Alcott

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Gilbert Esquivel

Gardener

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Steven Bruns

Couple on Plane

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Nikki Novak

Couple on Plane

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Judith Drake

Woman on Plane

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Pamela Dunlap

Woman on Plane

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Hal Douglas

Movie Trailer Narrator (voice)

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Jay Simpson

Limo Driver

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Siobhan Pestano

Couple with Dog

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Charles Dinsdale

Couple with Dog

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Sarah Flind

Market Clerk

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Darline Ann Harris

Arthur's Nurse

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Marcell Brown

Airport Security

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Marina Morgan

Graham's Friend

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Lynden Edwards

Graham's Friend

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Lydia Blanco Garza

Marta

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Jon Prescott

Maggie's Boyfriend

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Patrick Cavanaugh

Young Man at WGA

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Justin Collins

Young Man at WGA

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James Franco

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Lindsay Lohan

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Dustin Hoffman

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Dani Lennon

Model (uncredited)

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Steven Quale

News Reporter (uncredited)

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Lasco Atkins

Embankment Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Patrizia Barretto

Traveler (uncredited)

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Sound

Drew Bayers

Man in Airport (uncredited)

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Brad Carr

Jakob Ethridge - Airport Passenger (uncredited)

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Freddie De Grate

Coach Passenger (uncredited)

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Nicholas Downs

Peter (uncredited)

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Amber Elizabeth

Shop Customer (uncredited)

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Andy Gates

Man on Tube (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Hara

Girl in Restaurant (uncredited)

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Jake Head

Mixer (uncredited)

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Halbert Hernandez

Man in Resturant (uncredited)

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Steve Humphreys

Jeffrey (uncredited)

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Charles Kellam

Man in Airport (uncredited)

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Samantha Kelly

Mrs. Ames - Schultz's Friend (uncredited)

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Lucy Lewendon

Passerby (uncredited)

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Jamie McCall

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Mark A. Nash

Newsroom (uncredited)

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Ian Novotny

WGA Man (uncredited)

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Vanessa Ross

Lindsay Lohan's Friend (uncredited)

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Scott Slifer

Passenger (uncredited)

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David Venafro

Usher (uncredited)

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Leanne Wilson

Girl in Bar (uncredited)

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