ATLANTA — Christmas movies come in a handful of flavors, from Hallmark romance-style fantasies to family-friendly goofs with male protagonists.

Michael Showalter, who directed last year’s fun romance “The Idea of You” with Anne Hathaway, opted for a more screwball comedy with his Amazon holiday film “Oh. What. Fun.,” with the periods incorporated for sarcastic emphasis. The film is streaming now on Prime Video.

The protagonist is Michelle Pfeiffer’s sweet but distracted mom Claire Clauster, whose three adult children and clueless husband (played by Denis Leary) take her for granted.

Claire feels so underappreciated by her family, she cuts and runs just before Christmas after they accidentally leave her behind in a twist on “Home Alone.”

Claire is no saint: She commits blatant shoplifti

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