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Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

2011 · 83 min

A light, cheerful holiday romance with a touch of magic, easy to watch and full of festive warmth.

Directed by: Kevin Connor
Genres: Tv movie, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Maria Thayer, Sam Page, Randy J. Goodwin

Overview: This year, Santa’s daughter takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny California. While Santa watches his daughter through a magic snow globe, Annie arrives in L.A. and becomes friends with the owner of Candy Cane Inn, Lucy, and her daughter, Mia. She also quickly lands a job at Wonderland Toys. Wonderland Toys’ owner, Ted is struggling to stay in business selling old-fashioned toys in a digital world. Annie soon realizes that she wants Ted’s business to thrive because she has feelings for this Christmas traditionalist.

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Directed by: Kevin Connor
Genres: Tv movie, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Maria Thayer, Sam Page, Randy J. Goodwin

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: love
family
identity
trauma
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Romance	6
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Genres: tv movie, family, fantasy, comedy, romance
Directed by: Kevin Connor
Written by: Nina Weinman
Starring: Maria Thayer, Sam Page, Randy J. Goodwin, Vivica A. Fox, Ryan Bittle, Nay Nay Kirby, Matt Winston, Lucy Loken
Music: Nathan Wang
Cinematography: Maximo Munzi
Runtime: 83 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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