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I'll Be Home for Christmas

2016 · 84 min

A gentle, sentimental holiday drama about family reconciliation, easy to watch and mildly heartwarming.

Directed by: James Brolin
Genres: Tv movie, Family, Drama
Starring: James Brolin, Mena Suvari, Giselle Eisenberg

Overview: Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter. But when Jackie’s estranged dad, Jack , a gruff retired police officer, unexpectedly shows up at her door, they will be forced to confront old wounds.

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Directed by: James Brolin
Genres: Tv movie, Family, Drama
Starring: James Brolin, Mena Suvari, Giselle Eisenberg

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: family
parenthood
grief
healing
redemption
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: tv movie, family, drama
Directed by: James Brolin
Written by: Robin Bernheim Burger
Starring: James Brolin, Mena Suvari, Giselle Eisenberg, John Reardon, Jacob Blair, Melissa Bolona, Laura Miyata, Dale Whibley
Music: William Ross
Cinematography: Peter Benison
Runtime: 84 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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