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The Christmas Train

2017 · 98 min

A gentle, cozy holiday ride with mild laughs and a soft romantic glow, easy to sink into without effort.

Overview: Forced to take the intercontinental trip to Los Angeles by train, and determined to chronicle his adventure, disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon finds himself westbound with a variety of characters. While all passengers on the Christmas train appear to be headed for the same destination, Tom has no idea that the rugged locomotives taking him across America will instead detour straight into his heart.

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 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: love
identity
family
friendship
healing
Places: road trip
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: family, tv movie, drama, romance
Directed by: Ron Oliver
Written by: Tippi Dobrofsky, Neal H. Dobrofsky
Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Danny Glover, Joan Cusack, Holly Dignard, Kirsten Zien, Anthony Konechny, Karen Holness
Music: Peter Allen
Cinematography: Adam Sliwinski
Runtime: 98 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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