Love the Coopers
2015 film by Jessie Nelson
Love the Coopers (titled Christmas with the Coopers in the UK and Ireland) is a 2015 American Christmas comedy-drama film directed by Jessie Nelson and written by Steven Rogers. The film stars an ensemble cast, including Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane Keaton, Jake Lacy, Anthony Mackie, Amanda Seyfried, June Squibb, Marisa Tomei, Timothée Chalamet, Olivia Wilde and features the voice of Steve Martin.
The plot follows an imperfect family who reunites for the holidays, as seen through the eyes of an unexpected narrator.
The film was released by Lionsgate and CBS Films on November 13, 2015. It received negative reviews from critics and grossed $42.4 million against a production budget of $17 million.
Plot
Sam and Charlotte Cooper are divorcing after forty years of marriage. She convinces him to wait until after their grown children (Hank and Eleanor), grandchildren (Hank's kids Charlie, Bo and Madison), Charlotte's father and sister (Bucky and Emma) and Sam's aunt (Fishy) have enjoyed one last "perfect Christmas" before announcing the planned divorce. As scenes shift back and forth across the Cooper family members, their memories also briefly appear on screen as younger versions of themselves.
Hank, already struggling through his recent divorce from Angie, loses his job as a family holiday photographer when he is replaced by a machine. Eleanor has flown in but stays in an airport bar rather than going straight to her parents’ house.
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