Improvvisamente Natale

{{Short description|2022 Italian comedy film}}

{{Infobox film

| image = Improvvisamente_natale.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Francesco Patierno

| producer = Guglielmo Marchetti

| writer = {{plainlist|

• Francesco Patierno
• Federico Baccomo
• Neri Parenti
• Gianluca Bomprezzi

}}

| starring = {{plainlist|

• Diego Abatantuono
• Sara Ciocca
• Violante Placido
• Lodo Guenzi
• Michele Foresta
• Antonio Catania
• Gloria Guida
• Anna Galiena
• Nino Frassica

}}

| cinematography = Mike Stern Sterzynksi

| editing = Renata Salvatore

| music = Pino Donaggio

| studio = Notorious Pictures

| distributor = Amazon Prime Video

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2022|12|1|Italy}}

| runtime = 105 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| budget =

}}

Improvvisamente Natale ({{lit|Suddenly Christmas}}) is a 2022 Italian comedy film directed by Francesco Patierno, starring Diego Abatantuono and Sara Ciocca.{{Cite news|url=https://video.corriere.it/spettacoli/cinema/diego-abatantuono-ho-perso-conto-film-forse-100-mattina-vorrei-svegliarmi-ed-avere-nuovo-40-anni/00d79526-6b62-11ed-a6b2-6d41b7f61d74|title=Diego Abatantuono: «Ho perso il conto dei film (forse 100), una mattina vorrei svegliarmi ed avere di nuovo 40 anni»|date=23 November 2022|work=Corriere della Sera}}{{Cite news|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2022/11/24/improvvisamente-natale-recensione|title=Improvvisamente Natale, la recensione del film|date=24 November 2022|work=Sky TG24|author=Letizia Rogolino}}

The film was released via Amazon Prime Video on 1 December 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shmag.it/show/cinema/18_11_2022/improvvisamente-natale-dal-1-dicembre-su-prime-video-la-commedia-family-diretta-da-francesco-patierno/|title="Improvvisamente Natale", dal 1º dicembre su Prime Video la commedia family diretta da Francesco Patierno|work=SH Magazine|date=18 November 2022}} A sequel entitled Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo was theatrically released on 6 December 2023.{{Cite news|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2023/12/05/improvvisamente-a-natale-mi-sposo-film|title=Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo, tutto quello che c'è da sapere sul film|date=5 December 2023|work=Sky TG24}}

In 2024, the American remake A Sudden Case of Christmas was released, directed by Peter Chelsom, and starring Danny DeVito and Andie MacDowell.