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A Wish for Christmas

2016 · 84 min

A cozy, gentle holiday romance that coasts on festive charm and small wins, easy to half-watch while wrapping gifts.

Overview
Sara Shaw is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish, but only gives her 48 hours. As the clock ticks, Sara will discover how to channel the Christmas magic and speak her mind all on her own.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • work
  • identity
  • love
  • friendship
  • family
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance6
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
tv movie, romance, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Christie Will Wolf
Written by
Don MacLeod, Helen Frost
Starring
Lacey Chabert, Paul Greene, Andrea Brooks, Colleen Wheeler, Kendall Cross, Michael Ryan, Mark Brandon, Donna Benedicto
Music
Terry Frewer
Cinematography
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Runtime
84 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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