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A Christmas Kiss (2011) poster

2011 · tv-movie · romance · family

A Christmas Kiss

Directed by John Stimpson1h 36m2011

Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious designer in the city. Ms. Hall works Wendy around the clock, which is how Wendy finds herself trapped in an elevator late one night with an incredibly handsome stranger. Wendy and the mystery man share an impulsive, romantic, life changing kiss before the doors open and Wendy runs out, leaving him behind. The next day at work, Wendy answers the door to find the handsome gentleman standing in front of her.

Our read: A Christmas Kiss (2011) reads as a cosy, steady, grounded tv-movie · romance · family entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Cosy, steady, gentle tv-movie / romance, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb6.15k
  • cosy
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • intimate
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DNA · twelve axes

How A Christmas Kiss feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want a light holiday romance with an elevator meet-cute and festive Boston charm.”

ends warmyou’ll feel glowing aftergrabs you earlygrips by minute 4attention 2/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — You want depth, edge, or anything heavier than sweet holiday fluff tonight.

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(if 90s style feels dated)
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