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Looks Like Christmas

2016 · 84 min

A cozy, low-stakes holiday romance where bickering turns to warmth, easy to half-watch with a mug in hand.

Overview: When two type-A single parents battle it out for control of the Christmas holiday at their kid’s middle school, they get more than they bargained for when they learn a little something about the true meaning of Christmas, while opening themselves up for the possibility of a new romance.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 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
parenthood
identity
healing
Places: school
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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

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Genres: tv movie, comedy, romance
Directed by: Terry Ingram
Written by: Mark Amato
Starring: Anne Heche, Dylan Neal, Julia Benson, Sean Michael Kyer, Michael Teigen, Farryn VanHumbeck, Samantha Ferris, Darien Provost
Music: Hamish Thomson
Cinematography: Randal Platt
Runtime: 84 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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