It's a Wonderful Knife

"This Christmas, your wishes will come true... and your nightmares too."

2023 1h 27m EN

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Synopsis

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Winnie's life is less than wonderful one year after saving her town from a psychotic killer on Christmas Eve. When she wishes she was never born, she finds herself magically transported to a nightmarish parallel universe. With the murderous maniac now back, she must team up with a misfit to identify the culprit and get back to her own reality.

“This Christmas, your wishes will come true... and your nightmares too.”

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Cast

Jane Widdop
Winnie Carruthers
Jess McLeod
Bernie Simon
Joel McHale
David Carruthers
Katharine Isabelle
Gale Prescott
William B. Davis
Roger Evans
Justin Long
Henry Waters
Aiden Howard
Jimmy Carruthers
Erin Boyes
Judy Carruthers

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tyler MacIntyre
Writers: Michael Kennedy, Joshua Lam
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tyler MacIntyre, shot by Nicholas Piatnik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Russ Howard III. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Arndt-Wulf Peemöller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jane Widdop and Jess McLeod and Joel McHale carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This Christmas, your wishes will come true... and your nightmares too.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27619382 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tyler MacIntyre directs. Nicholas Piatnik behind the camera. Russ Howard III scores. Arndt-Wulf Peemöller cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Directed by Tyler MacIntyre, shot by Nicholas Piatnik. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Russ Howard III. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Arndt-Wulf Peemöller shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jane Widdop and Jess McLeod and Joel McHale carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "This Christmas, your wishes will come true... and your nightmares too.".
8IMDB entry: tt27619382 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.