Sunday, October 11, 2026 · #1643
Flickle answer for October 11, 2026
Oct 11’s Flickle hints
Hint 1
A mid-2000s holiday comedy about a couple who decide to skip Christmas entirely.
Hint 2
Suburban decorations, a tan-obsessed Tim Allen and a canned ham; based on a John Grisham book.
Hint 3
Title is four words, first letter C; the source novel is called Skipping Christmas.
Reveal the answer
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Why this is the answer (spoilers)
Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 comedy starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis as empty-nesters who boycott Christmas to fund a cruise, adapted from John Grisham's novel Skipping Christmas. Critics were unkind, but it has become a seasonal cable staple.
The clips give the game away through sheer decoration density: once every house on the street is festooned and the Kranks' home stays dark, the premise is spelled out visually. If the footage is wall-to-wall tinsel with a harassed middle-aged lead, you are in the right neighbourhood.