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Christmas Cottage

2008 · 96 min

A gentle, sentimental holiday drama that feels like a warm, slightly uneven hug, with earnest performances and a cozy small-town atmosphere.

Directed by
Michael Campus
Genres
Drama, Romance, Family
Tagline
Love is the brightest light of all
Overview
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in danger of losing the family home.

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Directed by
Michael Campus
Genres
Drama, Romance, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • family
  • art
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, romance, family
Directed by
Michael Campus
Written by
Ken LaZebnik
Starring
Jared Padalecki, Marcia Gay Harden, Peter O'Toole, Chris Elliott, Charlotte Rae, Ed Asner, Aaron Ashmore, Richard Burgi
Music
Aaron Zigman
Cinematography
Robert Brinkmann
Runtime
96 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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