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A Christmas Mystery

2022 · 87 min

A cozy, kid-friendly holiday caper that feels like a warm blanket of small-town Christmas cheer and gentle mystery.

Directed by
Alex Ranarivelo
Genres
Family, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Violet McGraw, Eddie Cibrian, Christoph Sanders
Tagline
Solve the crime. Save the season.
Overview
When her best friend's father is falsely accused of stealing the town's prized jingle bells, a young amateur sleuth and her friends must find the real thief before Christmas.

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Directed by
Alex Ranarivelo
Genres
Family, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Violet McGraw, Eddie Cibrian, Christoph Sanders
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • friendship
  • family
  • justice
  • mystery
  • loyalty
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
family, comedy, drama, mystery
Directed by
Alex Ranarivelo
Written by
Alex Ranarivelo, John Ducey
Starring
Violet McGraw, Eddie Cibrian, Christoph Sanders, Drew Powell, Lauren Lindsey Donzis, Santino Barnard, Leonardo Cecchi, Beau Bridges
Music
Jamie Christopherson
Cinematography
Reuben Steinberg
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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