Christmas Eve in New York, and the lonely divorced publisher, Rose Collins, needs a miracle to improve the health of her mother, interned in a hospital with Alzheimers. She feels sorry for another patient and meets his visitor. Meanwhile, Nina Vasquez breaks her engagement with her beloved fiancé Mike due to his suffocating jealousy, but misses him. Mike is stalked by a stranger, bartender Artie Venzuela. The poor Jules arranges to spend Christmas Eve in the hospital, where he spent the best Christmas of his life when he was a teenager. The lives of some of these characters cross with others along the night.

Susan Sarandon
Rose Collins

Paul Walker
Mike Riley

Penélope Cruz
Nina Vasquez

Alan Arkin
Artie

Marcus Thomas
Jules Calvert

Sonny Marinelli
Dennis

Daniel Sunjata
Marco

Chazz Palminteri
Arizona
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Release Date
November 12, 2004
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
PG
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director