The Junky's Christmas

The Junky's Christmas

Cold turkey again this year?

Directed by Nick Donkin, Melodie McDaniel

Produced by VH1, Island Records

199321 min6.8 / 10

A darkly poignant stop-motion parable about addiction and redemption, narrated by Burroughs, that finds grace in the margins of Christmas.

Burroughs takes down a book and reads us the story of Danny the Carwiper, who spends Christmas Day trying to score a fix, but finds the Christmas spirit instead.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Junky's Christmas sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is The Junky's Christmas violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Junky's Christmas scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Junky's Christmas easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does The Junky's Christmas end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

71/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity94

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise61

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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