Love the Coopers (2015)

Love the Coopers (titled Christmas with the Coopers in the UK and Ireland) is a 2015 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jessie Nelsonand written by Steven Rogers. The film stars an ensemble cast, including Alan Arkin, John Goodman, Ed Helms, Diane Keaton, Jake Lacy, Anthony Mackie, Amanda Seyfried, June Squibb, Marisa Tomei and Olivia Wilde, and follows a dysfunctional family that reunites for the holidays.

The film was released on November 13, 2015 by Lionsgate, received generally negative reviews and grossed $42 million.

As Sam (John Goodman) and Charlotte (Diane Keaton) are to have a divorce after forty years of marriage, Charlotte wants to have one last Christmas for everyone in her family to enjoy. Therefore, so that they can remember it as the "perfect Christmas" before announcing the two's agreement for divorce.

Throughout the movie, scenes shift to different situations of the Cooper family. Hank (Ed Helms) is recently recovering from the divorce of his wife, Angie (Alex Borstein), and tries to find a new job after being replaced as a family holiday photographer with a machine, making him no longer needed. Sam and Charlotte take Hank's daughter, Madison (Blake Baumgartner) and their aunt Fishy (June Squibb) to run errands, including Christmas shopping, where the soon to be divorced couple loses Madison in the store and must come up front to get her when she says a newly picked up phrase, "you guys are such a dick". Eleanor (Olivia Wilde) waits for her flight at an airport and finds an Army soldier (Jake Lacy) named Joe. The two talk about their different points of views and stances on relationships. Olivia does not want to be in a relationship because of the burden and hardship it may have to offer, but also tells that everyone, including her parents, believes that she should be in one. Finally, Eleanor convinces him to go home with her and pretend to be her boyfriend for Christmas so that her parents will be pleased.

A local diner waitress (Amanda Seyfried) is a good friend of Bucky (Alan Arkin), an old-fashioned senior regular customer who enjoys her company, but gets into an argument with him because she did not tell him that it was her last day working there and will move to another diner for a "fresh change". Charlie (Timothée Chalamet), Hank's older son, makes a move on crush Lauren and while kissing her, but An introverted police officer, Percy Williams, (Anthony Mackie), arrests Emma (Marisa Tomei), Charlotte's sister, after attempting to steal a piece of jewelry by hiding it in her mouth. Going against protocol, Percy goes along with the conversation Emma starts, which makes him reveal his homosexuality.

As Sam and Charlotte fight while preparing dinner, family members of the four generations of Coopers start to come in, including Hank's ex-wife Angie. Joe stretches the lie by pretending to be also engaged to Eleanor. During the dinner, chaos unleashes when Hank and Angie verbally fight about their divorce, which leads to Bo, their younger son, asking the two of them to stop fighting. Soon after, a power outage occurs, and when it comes back on, Bucky collapses and is taken to the hospital. Before he is taken into a room to be treated, however, Ruby kisses Bucky on the lips. During the hospital wait, Eleanor and Charlotte get into an argument and Eleanor confesses that Joe was used as a prop that she picked up at the airport so that she could please her. Charlotte later argues with Emma in the hospital room Bucky, their father is in about their broken relationship as sisters. Joe leaves disappointingly after realizing that Eleanor's affair the two of them previously discussed is with the married doctor that is taking care of Bucky. She chases after him, and the two share a kiss. Charlie unexpectedly sees Lauren at the hospital, and the two horribly attempt to make out. Hank comforts Ruby, which marks the beginning of their soon to be relationship, and Sam and Charlotte finally reconcile and call off the divorce, and too furiously make out. Emma buys her sister the most expensive thing there was to offer at a small gift shop, the advice she followed that Percy gave her, which was a shower seat. Everyone eats a happy Christmas meal at the hospital, dance, and appreciate the importance of family.

The film is narrated by Rags the Dog, which is the voice of Steve Martin.