Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
An eight-year old troublemaker must protect his house from a pair of burglars when he is accidentally left home alone by his family during Christmas vacation.
A boy inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.