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Father Christmas Is Back

2021 · 105 min

A chaotic, feel-good Christmas comedy about a messy family reunion, full of bickering, secrets, and festive mishaps.

Genres
Comedy, Family
Overview
Four sisters – Caroline, Joanna, Paulina, and Vicky – reunite for the Christmas Holiday in a Yorkshire mansion. However, their estranged father, James, joins in for the first time since he left the family behind decades prior. The group attempts to get through the holiday despite comedic misunderstandings, while also uncovering the long-buried secret that tore their family apart, so many years ago.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • love
  • betrayal
  • redemption
  • parenthood
Places
  • single country house
  • 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
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Mick Davis, Philippe Martinez
Written by
David Conolly, Dylanne Corcoran, Hannah Davis
Starring
Nathalie Cox, Talulah Riley, Elizabeth Hurley, Kelsey Grammer, John Cleese, Caroline Quentin, April Bowlby, Kris Marshall
Music
Bruno Brugnano
Cinematography
Ross W. Clarkson
Runtime
105 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
German, English

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