• Director(s)

    Angel Gracia

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    81m

  • Cast

    George Lopez, Mariana Trevino, Emily Tosta, Jack Kilmer

Film

How the Gringo Stole Christmas

infrequent strong language, moderate innuendo

HOW THE GRINGO STOLE CHRISTMAS is a US comedy in which a Mexican American father is dismayed when his daughter brings her white boyfriend home for Christmas. …

HOW THE GRINGO STOLE CHRISTMAS is a US comedy in which a Mexican American father is dismayed when his daughter brings her white boyfriend home for Christmas.

language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘chingada madre’, ‘pinche’), in addition to implied strong language (e.g. ‘what the fu–?’, ‘shut the fudge up’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘pendejo’, ‘cabrón, ‘ass’, ‘crap’, ‘freaking’, ‘jerk’, ‘butt’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’, as well as a joke about someone ‘risking his huevos’. There is also casual use of the discriminatory terms ‘mojalo’ and ‘wetback’ by a Mexican American character.
sex
A woman makes a rude joke about a ‘tamale hug’ meaning ‘a hug with meat in it’. There are also occasional mild comic sex references and innuendo.
People joke about smoking Christmas trees to see ‘flying reindeer and dancing gingerbreads’. A Mexican American man responds negatively to the news that his daughter’s boyfriend is white, but his reaction is criticised by the rest of the family, and the film’s message emphasises the importance of not judging people by the colour of their skin.

  • Director(s)

    Angel Gracia

  • Production Year

    2023

  • Genre(s)

    Comedy

  • Approx. running minutes

    81m

  • Cast

    George Lopez, Mariana Trevino, Emily Tosta, Jack Kilmer

infrequent strong language, moderate innuendo
Classified Date:
15/11/2023
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
language
There is infrequent use of strong language (‘chingada madre’, ‘pinche’), in addition to implied strong language (e.g. ‘what the fu–?’, ‘shut the fudge up’). Milder terms include ‘shit’, ‘pendejo’, ‘cabrón, ‘ass’, ‘crap’, ‘freaking’, ‘jerk’, ‘butt’, ‘damn’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’, as well as a joke about someone ‘risking his huevos’. There is also casual use of the discriminatory terms ‘mojalo’ and ‘wetback’ by a Mexican American character.
sex
A woman makes a rude joke about a ‘tamale hug’ meaning ‘a hug with meat in it’. There are also occasional mild comic sex references and innuendo.
People joke about smoking Christmas trees to see ‘flying reindeer and dancing gingerbreads’. A Mexican American man responds negatively to the news that his daughter’s boyfriend is white, but his reaction is criticised by the rest of the family, and the film’s message emphasises the importance of not judging people by the colour of their skin.

  • Classified date

    15/11/2023

  • Language

    English