Merry & Bright

2019 1h 24m EN

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6.2

MID

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6.4

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 52★6.4IMDB · 2,099

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Synopsis

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Cate, CEO of the Merry and Bright Candy Cane Company, meets Gabe during the busy Christmas season. She assumes Gabe is the suitor her well-meaning mother is trying to set her up with when in reality, he works for Empire Corporate Recovery, which has been hired to take a closer look at Merry and Bright's operation and find ways to make the company more profitable. As Cate and Gabe begin to work together, they find ways to elevate the business and find that they have more in common than savvy business sense.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jodie Sweetin
Cate Merriwether
Andrew W. Walker
Gabe Carter
Sharon Lawrence
Joy Merriwether
Stephanie Moroz
Sophie
Darren Martens
Pete
Nancy Sorel
Sara Carter
Paul Essiembre
Royce Rutherford
Pilar Floyd
Tracy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gary Yates
Writers: Mary Kay Andrews
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gary Yates, shot by Paul Suderman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Lynch 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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Jodie Sweetin and Andrew W. Walker and Sharon Lawrence carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10345022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Gary Yates directs. Paul Suderman behind the camera. Matthew Rogers scores. Bill Lynch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Gary Yates, shot by Paul Suderman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Matthew Rogers. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Bill Lynch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jodie Sweetin and Andrew W. Walker and Sharon Lawrence carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt10345022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.