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Christmas by Starlight

2020 · 85 min

A cozy, low-stakes holiday romance that unfolds gently, offering easy comfort and festive warmth without demanding much.

Directed by: Gary Yates
Genres: Tv movie, Romance
Starring: Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell, Rebecca Staab

Overview: Annie, a lawyer, must help her loved ones this holiday season. Her family’s restaurant, The Starlight Café, is slated for demolition. The heir to the development firm responsible, William, makes her an unlikely proposition: he’ll spare the café if Annie spends the week “appearing” as the legal counsel his father is demanding he hire in the wake of some costly mistakes.

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Directed by: Gary Yates
Genres: Tv movie, Romance
Starring: Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell, Rebecca Staab

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 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: family
love
class
redemption
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	6
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: tv movie, romance
Directed by: Gary Yates
Written by: Paul Campbell
Starring: Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell, Rebecca Staab, Malcolm Stewart, Bruce Dawson, Jeff Reyes, Darren Martens, Scarlett Smith
Runtime: 85 min
Country: Canada, United States of America
Languages: English

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