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The Santa Squad

2020 · 80 min

A gentle, cozy holiday romance that coasts on festive cheer and kindness, asking little of you beyond a warm, easy watch.

Directed by
John Bradshaw
Genres
Tv movie, Drama, Romance
Starring
Rebecca Dalton, Aaron Ashmore, Jayne Eastwood
Overview
Allie, an out of work art teacher, has to accept a job with the Santa Squad to help wealthy widower Gordon and his two precious daughters rediscover the magic of Christmas. As Allie is lifting the holiday spirits of the family with Christmas decorations, cookies and shopping, her kindness is rewarded with the most unexpected of gifts: love!

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
John Bradshaw
Genres
Tv movie, Drama, Romance
Starring
Rebecca Dalton, Aaron Ashmore, Jayne Eastwood
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • love
    • grief
    • healing
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    tv movie, drama, romance
    Directed by
    John Bradshaw
    Written by
    Mark Valenti
    Starring
    Rebecca Dalton, Aaron Ashmore, Jayne Eastwood, Michael Therriault, Paniz Zade, Chris Sandiford, Hattie Kragten, James Kall
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Canada
    Languages
    English

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