Rescuing Christmas

"A holiday rebel without a claus."

2023 1h 39m EN

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 19

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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In a world where Santa is real and wants to drum up some holiday spirit, two of Santa’s elves, Chuck and Debbie, devise a plan to grant one human on Earth three wishes to kickstart the holidays. Unfortunately, that human is Erin, who has lost all affection for the season. Even a blind date set up by her sister, with the affable and charming Sam, won’t change her mind about Christmas. But when she makes the mistake of wishing Christmas would “just disappear,” Erin wakes up to a world where the holiday never existed! Horrified, she realizes that she’s taken away everyone’s joy, so she enlists Sam to help her reinvent the festivities from scratch. In the process, Erin learns just how much this holiday and its traditions have meant to everyone around her - and how much Sam has come to mean to her.

“A holiday rebel without a claus.”

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Cast

Rachael Leigh Cook
Erin
Sam Page
Sam
Bailey Stender
Debbie
Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Chuck
T. Mychael Rambo
Santa
Kathryn Fumie
Maria
Rod Kasai
Taylor
Mika Flanagan
Olivia

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emily Moss Wilson
Writers: Jim Head, Sarah Montana
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Emily Moss Wilson, shot by Adam Santelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joey Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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Rachael Leigh Cook and Sam Page and Bailey Stender carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A holiday rebel without a claus.".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27491217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Emily Moss Wilson directs. Adam Santelli behind the camera. Joey Newman scores. Matthew Jensen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Directed by Emily Moss Wilson, shot by Adam Santelli. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Joey Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Matthew Jensen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rachael Leigh Cook and Sam Page and Bailey Stender carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A holiday rebel without a claus.".
7IMDB entry: tt27491217 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.