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Just in Time for Christmas

2015 · 84 min

A gentle, sentimental holiday romance that feels like a warm, easy-going TV movie with a touch of magical whimsy.

Tagline: Sometimes all you need is a little time.
Overview: Lindsay is faced with a life-altering decision as Christmas approaches: Stay in her tiny hometown and marry boyfriend Jason or accept a coveted post teaching at an Ivy League college on the other side of the country. What to do? Fortunately for Lindsay, she has some big-time help in the form of a magical messenger who is able to transport her three years into the future to see how it would all turn out.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
fate
identity
class
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: fantasy, tv movie, romance, drama
Directed by: Sean McNamara
Written by: Don MacLeod, Helen Frost
Starring: Eloise Mumford, Michael Stahl-David, Christopher Lloyd, William Shatner, Tess Atkins, Laura Soltis, Christina Jastrzembska, Rob Heschl
Music: John Coda
Cinematography: Danny Nowak
Runtime: 84 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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