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Holly Star

2018 · 90 min

A slight, cheerful holiday comedy that coasts on small-town quirk and gentle laughs without asking much of you.

Directed by
Michael A. Nickles
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Katlyn Carlson, Michael A. Nickles, Teya Patt
Overview
A broke puppeteer returns home for the holidays and gets caught up in a treasure hunt with her paintball-obsessed best friend, her tango-dancing grandmother and a childhood sweetheart.

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More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Michael A. Nickles
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Katlyn Carlson, Michael A. Nickles, Teya Patt
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • love
  • mystery
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Michael A. Nickles
Written by
Michael A. Nickles
Starring
Katlyn Carlson, Michael A. Nickles, Teya Patt, Brian Muller, John Farrell, Erik Van Wyck, Pamela Chabora
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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