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The Ultimate Christmas Present

2000 · 85 min

A cheerful, silly holiday romp with mild chaos and a warm family message, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Greg Beeman
Genres
Tv movie, Family, Comedy
Tagline
Los Angeles: a little sun, a little fun, and this Christmas... a lot of snow!
Overview
When 13-year-old Allie Thompson and her best friend Sam happen upon a weather-making machine discarded by none other than Santa Claus, they use it to cause a snow day in Los Angeles. But when the machine gets out of hand, it threatens to ruin Christmas.

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Directed by
Greg Beeman
Genres
Tv movie, Family, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism2
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
tv movie, family, comedy
Directed by
Greg Beeman
Written by
Hallie Einhorn, Michael Hitchcock
Starring
Hallee Hirsh, Spencer Breslin, Hallie Todd, Brenda Song, John Salley, Susan Ruttan, John B. Lowe, Greg Kean
Music
Phil Marshall
Cinematography
Christopher Faloona, Karl Herrmann
Runtime
85 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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