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Help for the Holidays

2012 · 84 min

A gentle, feel-good holiday tale that feels like a warm blanket, with light comedy and a touch of magic.

Directed by
Bradford May
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Tv movie
Starring
Summer Glau, Dan Gauthier, Eva LaRue
Tagline
because elves, after all, deserve happiness, too
Overview
Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva La Rue), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier), and their two kids Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook)—a holiday wake-up call. Will Christine fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or will the VanCamps come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas?

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Directed by
Bradford May
Genres
Family, Fantasy, Tv movie
Starring
Summer Glau, Dan Gauthier, Eva LaRue
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • identity
  • love
  • healing
  • faith
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism2
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
family, fantasy, tv movie
Directed by
Bradford May
Written by
Bob Sáenz, Abbey Cleland
Starring
Summer Glau, Dan Gauthier, Eva LaRue, Izabela Vidovic, Mason Cook, Jessie Lande, John Brotherton, Steve Larkin
Music
Lawrence Shragge
Cinematography
Maximo Munzi
Runtime
84 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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