‘Tis the season for snowflakes, hot cocoa, fires, blankets but most importantly heartwarming, feel-good movies. “Love the Coopers,” is the perfect movie for that.

“Love the Coopers” explores the chaos of family around the holidays or during winter. This movie tells the stories of the various Cooper family members, and how their separate stories and troubles connect. Although the plot takes place around Christmas, the heartwarming family aspect of the movie makes it an all-year film.

The movie starts off with parents Sam and Charlotte Cooper (Diane Keaton and John Goodman), who are preparing their home for their family celebrations. During their preparations, it becomes clear that they are going through a divorce, but are waiting to tell their children.

Next is daughter Eleanor Cooper (Olivia Wilde), passing time at the airport bar procrastinating going to her parents’ house. Growing up, Eleanor had trouble with affection and putting faith in others. She found her fiancé cheating on her and ever since then has not been emotionally the stable. She is now in her late twenties, and is scared of putting faith into any man.

At the airport she meets Joe (Jake Lacey), an active military member who is unable to get home to his family for Christmas due to weather. After a instantaneous, undeniable connection, Joe ends up pretending to be Eleanor’s boyfriend and going to the Coopers’ for Christmas.

Eleanor’s brother Hank (Ed Helms) is also going through some hardships this holiday: unemployment and divorce. On Christmas Eve, Hank struggles at attempting the job search again. Hank’s two teenage sons, Bo (Maxwell Simkins) and Charlie (Timothée Chalamet), are also at the mall trying to face the chaos of the holidays. Bo is trying to find the perfect gift for his brother due to his depression after their parents’ divorce while Charlie is trying to get the attention of a pretty girl from school.

Charlotte Cooper’s sister, Emma (Marisa Tomei), has always felt alone and not a part of her family. She has always held a grudge against her sister and her sister’s perfect life. The movie shows Emma caught shoplifting a present at the mall. The majority of the movie shows her, in the back of the cop car, trying to get to know her police officer.

Along with Charlotte and Emma’s father, and most importantly Sam and Charlotte’s adorable Bernese Mountain dog Rags, “Love The Coopers” explores family drama at a heartwarming level. “Love the Coopers” focuses on the family aspect of the holidays and how no family is perfect.

My mom and I were browsing for movies and watched this film on a whim. We were instantly satisfied with the movie and recommended it to all our closest friends and family. Together, we all bonded over the love of this movie. While dealing with the stress of midterms, take a break and watch “Love the Coopers.”