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Posted: 5/27/2012
It's Christmas Eve in rainy, icebound Wichita, Kansas, and this year Charlie Arglist (JOHN CUSACK) may have something to celebrate. Charlie, an attorney for the sleazy businesses of Wichita, and his unsavory associate, Vic Cavanaugh (BILLY BOB THORNTON), have just embezzled $2,147,000 from Kansas City boss Bill Guerrard (RANDY QUAID). Even so, the real prize for Charlie would be the stunning Renata (CONNIE NIELSEN). Charlie's fondest Christmas wish is to slip out of town with Renata. But, as daylight fades and a storm swirls, everyone from Charlie's drinking buddy Pete (OLIVER PLATT) to the local police begin to wonder just what exactly is in Charlie's Christmas stocking. For Charlie, the 12 hours of Christmas Eve are filled with nonstop twists and turns, both on the ice and off.