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We Need a Little Christmas

2022 · 84 min

A gentle, comforting holiday watch about loss and kindness, warm and sentimental without much conflict.

Directed by
Kevin Fair
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Erica Durance, Patrick Sabongui, Lynn Whitfield
Tagline
The joy of friendship. The Magic of Christmas.
Overview
Julie is adjusting to being a single mother to a grieving child while facing her first Christmas without her husband when she develops an unexpected friendship with her older neighbor Irene.

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Stream in the UK
  • Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Kevin Fair
Genres
Tv movie, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Erica Durance, Patrick Sabongui, Lynn Whitfield
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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
    • grief
    • friendship
    • family
    • healing
    • love
    Places
    • suburbs
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    family
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance3
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    tv movie, comedy, drama, romance
    Directed by
    Kevin Fair
    Written by
    Graham Locke, Angela Mancuso
    Starring
    Erica Durance, Patrick Sabongui, Lynn Whitfield, Azriel Dalman, Kate Twa, Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Kareem Malcolm, Alyssa Brady
    Cinematography
    Justin Sebastian
    Runtime
    84 min
    Country
    Canada, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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