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Christmas is a time of enchantment... when a wondrous feeling, larger than life, captures the soul...but not for everyone. Academy Award-Winner Mary Steenburgen, stars as a young mother, Ginny Grainger, who is disillusioned with Christmas and finds its approach as adding only more pressures to an already stress-filled .. Read more

Starring	Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton, Gary Basaraba, Elisabeth Harnois
Director	Phillip Borsos
Genres	Children, Family

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- Decidedly downbeat Christmas fantasy: daddy gets drowned, mother is a nut, and the angel looks like a tramp. Santa Claus puts in an appearance for a happy finale, but It's a Wonderful Life should sue for plagiarism.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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- - 9
  - 0
  too violent
  
  My kids and I saw this when it was new at the theatre. It's too violent for small children. Showing how loss of a job can cause fighting between parents is ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Birmingham
  - 01 Nov 2005 at 16:15
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  Not any more violent than what your children see on TV during the day
  
  I would recommend this film for any age group, and disagree with the review above about it not being suitable for young children. I've seen worse violence ... read more »
  
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- - Katrina
  - 41 reviews
  - Stockport
  - 28 Nov 2009 at 16:38
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  Magic Christmas
  
  This film reminds you of how Christmas was when you were a child.
  
  The anticipation of Santa Claus, the excitement shared between families and the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 14 Jan 2009 at 13:48
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  One Magic Christmas
  
  Found this a very boring, miserable film for the christmas season.
  
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  - Blyth
  - 16 Dec 2008 at 15:26
- - 0
  - 0
  One average christmas
  
  Obviously it's a remake of A Christmas Carol but by far doesn't make the grade. I remember watching it as a child and feeling uncomfortable by what was ... read more »
  
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  - Cannock
  - 09 Dec 2008 at 12:31
- - 0
  - 0
  Terrible
  
  This was possibly one of the worst Christmas films i've ever seen and my kids all felt the same, with no prompting from myself. It's depressing, very ... read more »
  
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  - Cornwall
  - 06 Dec 2008 at 22:11
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  What a dissapointing film! Schmaltzy enough - well you look for that in a Christmas film but that was as good as it got. The plot was slow & tedious and, ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Customer Review
  
  Good film. The DVD we rented had poor sound quality and we had to turn the TV up to full volume!but other than that it was the kind of film that we like to ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 0
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  lovely christmas family movie
  
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  I watched this movie when i was around 10 years old,and it the most greatest family movie of all time,i was so greatfull that i am now 24 and finally got my ... read more »
  
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- - sunnydale
  - 2 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 01 Apr 2008 at 20:22
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  - 0
  not quite christmas
  
  trust disney to make such a ham of a good idea there was loads of ways to make this a magical christmas but it never happend
  
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  - 24 reviews
  - Ashford
  - 27 Nov 2007 at 20:48
- - 4
  - 0
  Xmas memories
  
  This film reminds you of how Christmas was when you were a child. The anticipation of Santa Claus, the excitement shared between families and the wonder of the... read more »
  
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- - Brenda Sansbury
  - Fife, Scotland
  - 27 Sep 2007 at 18:49
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- - 9
  - 0
  too violent
  
  My kids and I saw this when it was new at the theatre. It's too violent for small children. Showing how loss of a job can cause fighting between parents is ... read more »
  
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- 168667
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  - a customer
  - Birmingham
  - 01 Nov 2005 at 16:15
- - 6
  - 1
  NOT GOOD
  
  VERY DISAPPOINTING. NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 10.
  
  THE FATHER GETS SHOT, THE CHILDREN GET KIDNAPPED BY THE MAN WHO SHOT THEIR FATHER, DRIVEN OFF INTO A ... read more »
  
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- - Helen Louise Morgan
  - SOUTHPORT
  - 07 Nov 2005 at 08:53
- - 4
  - 0
  Xmas memories
  
  This film reminds you of how Christmas was when you were a child. The anticipation of Santa Claus, the excitement shared between families and the wonder of the... read more »
  
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- - Brenda Sansbury
  - Fife, Scotland
  - 27 Sep 2007 at 18:49
- - 3
  - 0
  what a brilliant film
  
  this film is a absolute must for the more sensitive people ,it wasnt designed for children and i think people who mock this film must be very insenitive ,my ... read more »
  
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- - kenneth clayton
  - swindon,england
  - 18 Jul 2006 at 08:38
- - 1
  - 0
  One Magic Christmas
  
  Found this a very boring, miserable film for the christmas season.
  
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  - Blyth
  - 16 Dec 2008 at 15:26
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  nice
  
  A nice film for christmas made my kids realise how lucky they are .
  
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  - Cirencester, England
  - 10 Nov 2005 at 13:32
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  xmas
  
  my children enjoyed this film although it was a bit older than i thought it would be
  
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  - gwent wales
  - 31 Aug 2006 at 11:33
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  Festive Magic
  
  Bit of a weak story line but the set of the North Pole is really good. Packed with Christmas spirit and magic.
  
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- - a customer
  - Oxford
  - 15 Dec 2006 at 14:48
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  one magic Christmas
  
  tripe sloppy mushy weak Christmas type movie, obvious low budget, might take the kids interest for five minutes.
  
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- 401209
- - robert williamson
  - Cleveland England
  - 11 Jan 2007 at 17:44
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  A delightful, sensitive charming little film
  
  The storyline was so charming, and so Christmassy! Loved all the characters. Glad we chose this one.
  
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  - Brackcnell, Berks.
  - 16 Mar 2007 at 17:35

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- One Magic Christmas
  
  Christmas is a time of enchantment... when a wondrous feeling, larger than life, captures the soul...but not for everyone.
  
  Academy Award-Winner Mary Steenburgen, stars as a young mother, Ginny Grainger, who is disillusioned with Christmas and finds its approach as adding only more ...