A Christmas Less Traveled

A gentle, sentimental holiday road trip that coasts on nostalgia and small-town charm, tugging softly at the heart without ever getting heavy.

Directed by

Heather Hawthorn-Doyle

Genres

Tv movie, Comedy, Drama

Starring

Candace Cameron Bure, Eric Johnson, Lynda Boyd

Overview

“The Dine and Dash” diner has a stack of mounting unpaid bills, forcing its owner, Desi to sell her beloved, mint condition, cherry red 1964 Ford F-100, a gift from her deceased father. As Desi visits the vintage truck one last time, she discovers a recorded message from her dad on an old audio cassette. Desi’s Dad’s voice sends her and “Old Red” out to retrace her family’s most memorable moments one last time.

How it feels

Warm, earnest, melancholic and romantic. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Grief, family, memory, love

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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