Christmas Crash (2009): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2009, Christmas Crash is a drama film directed by Terry Ingram, running about 96 minutes.

What it’s about. A husband, wife and their two daughters take a Christmas break at a lodge in the woods. There's evident tension between the couple. He's pulled by attention to his corporation and negotiations about a merger. Even on their vacation he's on the phone. She's feeling abandoned. He takes her on a light plane flight to a cabin across the lake, but their plane suddenly loses altitude. They crash into the lake before they can notify anyone. The husband is more seriously hurt but with his wife's assistance they navigate cross-country towards a distant highway.. While they struggle to cross a ridge, the husband's business partner moves behind the scenes to sell the company to raiders, apparently assuming Frank is dead. Attacked by rogue wolves, the husband and wife are rescued in the nick of time. The FAA begins an investigation of the plane crash while the family begins to heal the emotional and physical wounds.

Who’s in it. Christmas Crash stars Michael Madsen as Joseph Johnson, Alexandra Paul as Christine Johnson, Elyse Levesque as Teresa Johnson and Melanie Papalia as Amanda Johnson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.0/10, Christmas Crash has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Christmas Crash page.

If you liked it. Fans of Christmas Crash tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.