12 Dates of Christmas

"Twelve chances to get it right."

2011 1h 29m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 313

RomanceComedyFantasyTV Movie

Synopsis

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In an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Jack on Christmas Eve, Kate ends up ruining her blind date with Miles, a handsome guy she's been set up with. In a strange twist of fate, Kate is magically given the chance to re-live Christmas Eve twelve times!

“Twelve chances to get it right.”

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Cast

Amy Smart
Kate Stanton
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Miles Dufine
Benjamin Ayres
Jack Evans
Peter MacNeill
Mike Stanton
Mary Long
Sally Stanton
Jayne Eastwood
Margine Frumkin
Laura Miyata
Miyoko
Cherisse Woonsam
Leigh

Credits

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Director: James Hayman
Writers: Aaron Mendelsohn, Blake Harris
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United States of America, Spain

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, United States of America, Spain.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Hayman, shot by Derick V. Underschultz. 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 Danny Lux. 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 Scot J. Kelly 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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Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Benjamin Ayres carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Twelve chances to get it right.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Hayman directs. Derick V. Underschultz behind the camera. Danny Lux scores. Scot J. Kelly cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada, United States of America, Spain. Dialogue in English.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: Canada, United States of America, Spain.
4Directed by James Hayman, shot by Derick V. Underschultz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Danny Lux. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Scot J. Kelly shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Amy Smart and Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Benjamin Ayres carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Twelve chances to get it right.".
9IMDB entry: tt1846442 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "new york city", "christmas party", "blind date", "time loop".

The technical file

Cinematography: Derick V. Underschultz
Original score: Danny Lux
Editing: Scot J. Kelly
Production design: Karen Bromley
Makeup / hair: Sandra Wheatle
Sound: Kevin Valentine
Stunt coordinator: Shelley Cook
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: 12 Dates of Christmas (2011)

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Kamurai2020-09-21
★ 7/10
Really Good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. This is about as close as I can find to a gender flipped "Groundhog's Day", granted it's not as good as Bill Murray, but Amy Smart carries this movie really well, even with Mark-Paul Gosselaar giving a great performance, there is only so much you can do with an opposing romance role if you're not in most of the scenes. We get to see a great growth of character, exploration of herself and her world as she repeats days, looking for a way out. The message is a little blatant, "Get over the ex", but the reality of struggling with such a thing is exampled plenty well, and surprisingly similar to "While You Were Sleeping" is very much about togetherness and family (born to or made), especially around the holidays. This is a fun holiday time-shift loop to add to your marathon of time-loop movies.
Peter McGinn2021-11-29
★ 7/10
Just when I think Inhave seen all of the “Groundhog Day” movie clones, I stumble over another one. And this one has been around for a while, but surfaced when we were cruising holiday films on Prime Video. The script isn’t at all daring or memorable, and I don’t recall many laugh out loud moments. But it is amusing in places and the chemistry between the various characters is strong. I liked how most of the characters were fleshed out some rather than left as two dimensional extras. (Well, except for the poor shop clerk who spritzes our heroine in each day’s reincarnation and only gets the same lame line.) And of course there is character of growth accomplishing our selfish lead character. She shares with Bill Murray’s charactr in the original the growing knowledge that she needs to try to have a perfect day. And she improves the day gradually by building on what she did during previous versions of the day. But the story doesn’t try to copy Groundhog Day by being over the top with what she will do to get out of her repeating day, and it is harmless fun that I don’t regret spending time on.