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One Christmas Eve

2014 · 86 min

A gentle, busy holiday scramble that piles on comic mishaps while keeping its heart set on family warmth and seasonal cheer.

Directed by
Jay Russell
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring
Anne Heche, Carlos Gómez, Kevin Daniels
Tagline
Chaos is coming to town.
Overview
A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom's attempts to make her two kids' first Christmas "without dad" perfect.

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  • Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jay Russell
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Family
Starring
Anne Heche, Carlos Gómez, Kevin Daniels
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • healing
  • love
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, family, tv movie
Directed by
Jay Russell
Written by
Holly Goldberg Sloan
Starring
Anne Heche, Carlos Gómez, Kevin Daniels, Brian Tee, Alissa Skovbye, Tracy Waterhouse, Kiana Madeira, Joe Pingue
Music
William Ross
Cinematography
James L. Carter
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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