Hot Frosty

"It took a snowman to melt her heart."

2024 1h 30m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 310

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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When a young widow's magic scarf brings a dashing snowman to life, can he help her rediscover romance, laughter and holiday cheer before he melts away?

“It took a snowman to melt her heart.”

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Cast

Lacey Chabert
Kathy Barrett
Dustin Milligan
Jack Snowman
Katy Mixon
Dottie
Lauren Holly
Jane Miller
Chrishell Stause
Jan
Sherry Miller
Mel
Dan Lett
Theo
Matthew Stefiuk
Brendan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Writers: Russell Hainline
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Canada

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti, shot by Eric Cayla. 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 Ari Posner. 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 Julia Blua shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan and Katy Mixon carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It took a snowman to melt her heart.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jerry Ciccoritti directs. Eric Cayla behind the camera. Ari Posner scores. Julia Blua cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Canada. Dialogue in English.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 2 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
4Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti, shot by Eric Cayla. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ari Posner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Julia Blua shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan and Katy Mixon carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It took a snowman to melt her heart.".
9IMDB entry: tt32359447 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "holiday", "romcom", "romance", "anthropomorphism".

The technical file

Cinematography: Eric Cayla
Original score: Ari Posner
Editing: Julia Blua
Production design: Lisa Soper
Makeup / hair: Nakesha Chong
VFX supervisor: Zena Bielewicz
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Hot Frosty (2024)

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Chandler Danier2024-11-25
★ 6/10
I only knew the title. I went into this wondering what a Hot Frosty was. I think the cover kind of gives it away but it's pretty funny. It really is about a Hot Frosty. All the women want to fuck the shit out of Hot Frosty. It's very Trumpy in that sense. If Kamala'd won he'd had learned about gender neutral bathrooms instead of home repair. If you only watch one Christmas Romcom this year, apart from Love Actually, make it Hot Frosty.
r96sk2024-12-18
★ 6/10
I can't say I like it, but <em>'Hot Frosty'</em> isn't all that bad. Lacey Chabert and Dustin Milligan are decent, the plot is mildly interesting (even if it feels like a bit of a rehash of fellow Netflix festive film <em>'The Knight Before Christmas'</em>) and the Xmas vibes are abundant. Craig Robinson and Joe Lo Truglio add some star quality too. I cannot explicitly say that I enjoyed events onscreen, however. It just didn't really do anything for me in a positive sense. A quite forgettable flick, albeit one that I don't have anything overly negative to hold against it.