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A Nutcracker Christmas

2016 · 86 min

A gentle, heartfelt Christmas story about second chances and the bittersweet pull of a life once left behind.

Overview
When her niece is cast in The Philadelphia Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker, a jaded ex-ballerina is forced to come to terms with the life and love she left behind.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • redemption
  • family
  • grief
  • art
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, family, tv movie, romance
Directed by
Michael Lembeck
Written by
Nicole Avril
Starring
Amy Acker, Sascha Radetsky, Sophia Lucia, Katherine Barrell, Shauna MacDonald, Catherine Mary Stewart, Kenneth Welsh, Sara Mitich
Runtime
86 min
Country
Canada
Languages
German, English

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