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The Santa Stakeout

2021 · 84 min

A cozy, low-stakes holiday caper that coasts on festive charm and easy banter rather than suspense. It's the kind of thing you half-watch while wrapping presents.

Directed by
Peter Benson
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Christmas goes undercover.
Overview
Tanya is a police detective who is reluctantly partnered with fellow detective Ryan to solve a recent string of heists taking place during high-profile holiday parties around town.

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Directed by
Peter Benson
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • love
  • crime
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • found family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
tv movie, comedy, romance, crime
Directed by
Peter Benson
Written by
Brian Sawyer, Gregg Rossen
Starring
Tamera Mowry-Housley, Paul Campbell, Joe Pantoliano, Peter Bryant, Tom Pickett, Liza Huget, David A. Kaye, Devon Alexander
Music
Sean William
Cinematography
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Runtime
84 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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