# What's this Christmas movie nobody saw with this vague discription?

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**Created:** [September 19, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-christmas-movie-nobody-saw-with-this-vague-discription/698982 "2014-09-19T22:52:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-christmas-movie-nobody-saw-with-this-vague-discription/698982/1 "2014-09-19T22:52:09Z")

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This movie is not even ten years old, I think I don’t think. I can’t be sure. I can’t be sure about anything I’m gonna say, here is what I remember of it.

A guy learns of a stash of money while in prison. He gets is two brothers, one who is dumb and the other who is wacky Christmas movie dumb. They somehow end up in a small town hiding the fAct that they have a broken down car full of money. The townsfolk are nice and helpful and the brothers feel a little bad about abusing their trust. Super, really bad bad guy escapes prison and comes to small town looking for them.

At the almost end of the movie there is a stupid row boat escape on an almost frozen river. It’s a comedy

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**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-christmas-movie-nobody-saw-with-this-vague-discription/698982/2 "2014-09-19T23:08:58Z")

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I’ll put forward [Trapped in Paradise](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapped_in_Paradise) as a possibility. I don’t exactly remember the ending. But Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey and Nicolas Cage.

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-christmas-movie-nobody-saw-with-this-vague-discription/698982/3 "2014-09-19T23:09:54Z")

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Is it [Trapped in Paradise](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111477/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_16)? I don’t think I ever saw the whole movie.

ETA: Ninja’d

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**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-christmas-movie-nobody-saw-with-this-vague-discription/698982/4 "2014-09-19T23:13:37Z")

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As I told the person I tried to explain this movie to who thought she could figure it out, “My sources are quick and impeccable.” And she had a half an hour head start. Dopers rock!

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-christmas-movie-nobody-saw-with-this-vague-discription/698982/5 "2014-09-19T23:15:52Z")

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If you want to see a really good movie with a sorta/kinda similar plot, watch _A Simple Plan_, with Billy Bob Thornton (drama).