The Last Straw
Nov 07, 2014 | IMDB 2
85 min Watch NowFamily
It's Christmas break at the McDonald house, but silent nights--and days--are nowhere to be found. With the children's constant bickering, pretty packages and a sweet-smelling tree don't come close to filling the McDonald home with the true spirit of the first Christmas. Then Mom remembers an old tradition of building a soft bed for Baby Jesus one straw at a time. Each time someone secretly does something nice for another family member, he or she gets to add a single straw to the manager. Soon the children's quarreling and negative feelings subside and the homemade crib fills with straw. But for one family member, a required act of kindness becomes more than he can take. Inspired by a true story with both heart and humor. The Last Straw may forever change the way your family celebrates Christmas.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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The Muppet Christmas Carol
Miracle on 34th Street
Aramane
In the Nick of Time
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Look Who's Talking Now!
Miracle on 34th Street
Home Alone 4
A Very Brady Sequel
Help! I'm a Fish
Dog Patrol: Operation Santa Paws
A Charlie Brown Christmas
A Christmas Carol
A Garfield Christmas
A Muppet Family Christmas
Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
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IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1991
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2005
During the holiday season, when the animals of the Central Park Zoo are preparing for Christmas, Private, the youngest of the penguins notices that the Polar Bear is all alone. Assured that nobody should have to spend Christmas alone, Private goes into the city for some last-minute Christmas shopping. Along the way, he gets stuffed into a stockingThe Muppet Christmas Carol
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 1992
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.Miracle on 34th Street
IMDB 6.8 | Nov , 1994
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2008
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IMDB 5 | Dec , 1991
Santa Claus is up for retirement after his 300 years, and he searches New York City for a replacement.Emil i Lönneberga
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1971
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IMDB 5.3 | Nov , 1993
When high-powered executive Samantha LeBon hatches a scheme to spend a romantic Christmas with her new employee – the unsuspecting, blithesome James – his wife, their kids and their two dogs, Rocks and Daphne, must rescue him before he makes a terrible mistake.Miracle on 34th Street
IMDB 7.4 | Jun , 1947
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IMDB 4.5 | Nov , 2002
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IMDB 5.8 | Aug , 1996
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IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2000
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IMDB 5 | Nov , 2025
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IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1965
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IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1984
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.A Garfield Christmas
IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1987
Garfield, Jon and Odie go to Jon's family farm for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.A Muppet Family Christmas
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1987
Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas
IMDB 7.2 | Nov , 2006
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Daffy Duck is the greedy proprietor of the Lucky Duck Mega-Mart and all he can think about is the money to be made during the holiday season.Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
IMDB 6.2 | Nov , 1997
Astonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2002
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