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12 Days of Christmas Eve

2004 · 89 min

A warm, gently comic holiday fable about second chances, with a light time-loop twist and sentimental family moments.

Tagline: He's got twelve chances to get Christmas right.
Overview: Calvin Carter, a successful business executive, has it all, but neglects those closest to him. On Christmas Eve, all that changes when the sign on his office building falls on him. He awakes in a hospital bed, attended to by Angie, a nurse who soon lets him know he has 12 days (12 chances) to get his act together and achieve the "perfect" Christmas Eve. If he doesn't, there will be dire consequences.
How it feels: Warm, light, earnest and melancholic. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Redemption, family, parenthood, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: redemption
family
parenthood
guilt
love
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild