Christmas movie with matthew broderick and danny devito

Christmas movie with matthew broderick and danny devito

Deck the Halls is a 2006 comedy Christmas film that takes place during the Christmas season in Massachusetts. The film, stars Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, and Kristin Chenoweth and was directed by John Whitesell.

Plot

Local eye doctor and Christmas expert Steve Finch wants his kids to have a great Christmas, packed with Steve's tried and true traditions, such as using an advent calendar, taking Christmas card pictures in matching sweaters, and getting a large tree. At night, he hears noises. He looks out his window and sees a moving truck. He and his wife Kelly immediately know that "the new neighbors are moving in." In the morning, when Steve goes to get his paper, he is startled to see someone on his doorstep, stealing the paper, which causes him to spill coffee on himself. The stranger is his new neighbor Buddy Hall, a car salesman. Steve and Kelly also meet Buddy's wife Tia. Later that day, Kelly, her daughter Madison and son Carter go to the Halls' house, where they meet Tia & Buddy's children, Ashley & Emily. Tia & Kelly immediately become friends, as do Ashley, Emily and Madison. That night, the Hall girls discover a website called MyEarth, which shows satellite images of any place from space (seemingly a parody of Google Earth). The Hall house is not visible, so Buddy decides to make it visible using Christmas lights. Due to his lights, Buddy becomes known around the town. Steve is not happy about this as he is considered "the Christmas guy" and is chairman of the town's WinterFest. Buddy also purchases a large horsedrawn sleigh, and finds horses to pull it. The Finches come to see the sleigh, and are invited to take their Christmas pictures in the sleigh. Steve declines, but Carter enters the sleigh anyway. In attempt to get Carter "out of that metal death trap" he frightens the horses, who pull him around town, finally plunging into a frozen river. Steve wakes up to find himself naked, zipped into a sleeping bag with Buddy, who is also naked. Buddy explains that he is giving Steve body heat in order to keep him from dying. Steve then starts screaming. Buddy's house is eventually completely lit, and synchronized to music. Steve has had enough with being kept awake each night, and finally fills Buddy's fuse box with snow. His plan is foiled, due to a backup generator.

Buddy and Steve make a bet: if Steve beats Buddy in the WinterFest speedskating race, then Buddy removes the lights, and if Buddy beats Steve, he buys a car from Buddy. Buddy wins, and Steve yells at Buddy for being a nobody, since the Hall house is still not visible from Space. Steve finally buys a large amount of fireworks and a large illegal military grade firework from a gangster and tries to blow up the Hall house. The rocket misfires, and sets the Finch house on fire. Kelly, Carter, Madison, Tia, Ashley, and Emily all decide to stay at a motel to salvage the Christmas. Buddy and Steve forget their rivalry, and build a winter wonderland with all of Buddy's lights and lure Tia, Kelly, and the kids home. They all sit down to a nice meal. But, the whole town helps put Buddy's lights back up in time for a story about them on MTV. The lights don't work, and they all sing carols and use their cell phones as flashlights. As the group sings, Carter notices that one of the plugs of the lights is not plugged in, and this is why the lights do not work. He plugs in the light, causing them to shine brightly through the night. SuChin Pak, who is doing the MTV report, gets confirmation that the house is indeed visible from space. The crowd celebrates as it ends.

Christmas movie with matthew broderick and danny devito

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 20: Matthew Broderick attends "To Dust" screening and conversation at 92nd Street Y on January 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images)

Deck the Halls is a Christmas movie starring Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito

Starring Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito, Deck the Halls tells the story of a holiday feud that breaks out between two neighbors.

While optometrist Steve Finch (Broderick) is more traditional, his new neighbor, car salesman Buddy Hall (DeVito) has some over-the-top ideas about how to make Christmas memorable. After a festive bet goes wrong, the two men band together to give their families a wonderful holiday celebration. The film also stars Broadway powerhouse Kristin Chenoweth and Sex and the City‘s Kristen Davis.

If you’re wondering whether or not you can watch Deck the Halls on Netflix, then stick around. We have the answer for you!

Is Deck the Halls available on Netflix?

There are so many great holiday movies on Netflix, but unfortunately, Deck the Halls is not one of them. However, you can see several of the featured actors in other films on the streaming platform. For instance, You can watch Matthew Broderick in The Producers, WarGames, and Glory. You can see Danny DeVito in Screwed, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and The Lorax. You can catch Kristin Chenoweth in Holidate, Class Rank, Glee, and RV. Fans of Kristin Davis can watch her in Holiday in the Wild.

For a closer look at Deck the Halls, you can check out the trailer below.

Where to watch Deck the Halls

You can watch Deck the Halls on live television via Hulu or Fubo TV. The Christmas movie will be available on Freeform during the holiday season.

You can also rent the film on Amazon Prime Video for $1.99, or buy it for $6.99. It’s not available on any other subscription streaming services at this time.

Is Deck the Halls on Netflix?

An optometrist's Christmas celebration gets upstaged by a new neighbor who wants to create a holiday display bright enough to be seen from space. Watch all you want. Neighbors Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito face off in this holiday comedy co-starring Kristin Davis.

Is Deck the Halls worth watching?

Deck the Halls is strikingly filmed, and the soundtrack is great, but as a film it is quite mean-spirited and unfunny. The story is simple, but it is also predictable, clichéd and mediocre, while the scripting is weak and lacking in laughs, same with the gags which were rather cheap.

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What is Deck the Halls about movie?

Steve (Matthew Broderick), suburban dad and Christmas enthusiast, finds a wrinkle in his well-ordered existence with the arrival of his new neighbor Danny (Danny DeVito). Danny has big dreams and plans to illuminate his house with enough holiday lights to make it visible from space. Not to be outdone, Steve declares a war of one-upmanship with Danny that threatens to drag the Christmas spirit through the slush.Deck the Halls / Film synopsisnull