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Summary
Having just moved back to her hometown without her serviceman husband but with her young son, Gretchen Daniels finds her life in disarray as Christmas approaches.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 60
IMDb6.8
Audience score48%
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most family movies, −10 min on the typical 95
typical 9585Half of all family movies run 88–106 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2015
November 29, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
FamilyMysteryTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
- United States
15 of 15
Jamie-Lynn SiglerGretchen Daniels
Dylan KingwellEthan
Leah GibsonMelissa McCreary
Jessie FraserMeegan Andrews
William VaughanBruce Adler
Lynda BoydVivian
Barclay HopePhil
Nicola CavendishBetty
Lochlyn MunroRobert
Zachary GulkaJosh Cooley
Greg VaughanKyle
Jeremy GuilbautJason
Gillian BarberMrs. Schweiger
Karen KruperKay
Johanna MarloweKelly
Directing · 5
- Terry Ingram Director
- Kevin Leslie First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Ruby J. Munro Script Supervisor
- Trevor McWhinney Second Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Jessica Olsen Assistant Director Trainee
Writing · 4
- Donna VanLiere Novel
- Wesley Bishop Story, Teleplay
- Erik Patterson Teleplay
- Jessica Scott Teleplay
Production · 5
- Beth Grossbard Executive Producer
- Shawn Williamson Executive Producer
- Craig Anderson Executive Producer
- Jamie Goehring Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Jonathan Shore Supervising Producer
Camera · 1
- Ron Stannett Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Tony Dean Smith Editor
Sound · 6
- Lawrence Shragge Original Music Composer
- Eva Madden Sound Designer
- Rob Coxford Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mark Angly Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- David Green Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Matt Dawson Sound Supervisor
Art · 2
- Paul Joyal Production Design
- Amanda Christmas Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- Barbara Gregusova Costume Design
- Dana Hamel Key Makeup Artist
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