Bill Saito

Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) uneager to spend another lonely Christmas in his own home. Longing for holidays past, Drew travels to his childhood home intending to relive the experience of a family Christmas — unfortunately, his family no longer lives there. This represents only a small snafu to Drew, who offers the Valco patriarch and his wife (Sopranos star James Gandolfini and Catherine O'Hara) a huge amount of money if they consent to pretend they are his parents and that he is a cherished member of the family. This entails participating in Latham family traditions, such as Christmas tree selection and crowded holiday shopping excursions. Though the Valcos reluctantly go along with Drew's requests, Alicia, their eldest daughter, arrives at home and refuses to comply with her "brother's" wishes.

From Academy Award-nominated director Ridley Scott ("Black Hawk Down," "Gladiator"), Academy Award-winning executive producer Robert Zemeckis ("Cast Away," "Contact") and screenwriter Ted Griffin ("Ocean's Eleven," "Best Laid Plans") comes this dramatic comedy based on the novel by acclaimed author Eric Garcia ("Anonymous Rex"). Academy Award-winner Nicolas Cage ("Adaptation," "Ghost Rider") stars with Sam Rockwell ("The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," "Galaxy Quest") and Alison Lohman ("Big Fish," "White Oleander") in this comedy about a con man with an obsessive-compulsive disorder whose orderly life and latest lucrative scam are threatened by the reappearance of a teenage daughter he never knew existed.

Nicolas Cage stars as a con man with an obsessive-compulsive disorder whose orderly life and latest scam are threatened by the reappearance of a teenage daughter he never knew existed.

Nicolas Cage stars as a con man with an obsessive-compulsive disorder whose orderly life and latest scam are threatened by the reappearance of a teenage daughter he never knew existed.