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Happiest Season

2020 · 102 min

A warm, funny holiday romance that balances awkward family comedy with sincere emotional stakes and a hopeful heart.

Directed by
Clea DuVall
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen
Tagline
This holiday, everyone's secrets are coming out.
Overview
A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

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Directed by
Clea DuVall
Genres
Romance, Comedy
Starring
Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • identity
  • family
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • isolation
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance, comedy
Directed by
Clea DuVall
Written by
Clea DuVall, Mary Holland
Starring
Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Alison Brie, Mary Holland, Dan Levy, Burl Moseley
Music
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Cinematography
John Guleserian
Runtime
102 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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