A Christmas Romance

1994

Comedy / Drama / Family / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 61%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 61% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 1121 1.1K

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Plot summary

A widowed mother with financial woes comes to the aid of a bill collector who crashes his car in a snowstorm.

Director

Sheldon Larry Photo
Sheldon Larry

Top cast

Stephen E. Miller Photo
Stephen E. Miller as Bert Betsill
Teryl Rothery Photo
Teryl Rothery as Susan
Tom Heaton Photo
Tom Heaton as Mel Betsill
Gregory Harrison Photo
Gregory Harrison as Brian Harding
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873.25 MB
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English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1.58 GB
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English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by hbr1223

Although is was filmed and released in 1994, it is my favorite Christmas Movie.

The Christmas Stranger was an excellent storyline. The casting was great. The story was a lot like my life, except I haven't found the right man after my husbands sudden death. I love Christmas just as Julia, can't bake like her though. But, back to the movie, it was great, I wished I could own it on VHS or DVD. I would love that.
Reviewed by SimonJack 5 / 10

A Christmas feud and far-fetched romance

"A Christmas Romance" was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. That provides one of the pluses of this film, which really needed more - real snow, and lots of it. The filming location is pertinent in my comments because the sense and feel of the screenplay is that this film is set somewhere in the Blue Ridge or Appalachian Mountains. It's never really made clear in the movie.The other plus for the film is the two young girls, whose characters provide much of what is enjoyable about this film.Olivia Newton-John does well with her role as Julia Stonecypher. But Gregory Harrison's Brian Harding is hard to take. It may have been written that way, which makes the screenplay itself mostly at fault. While the story has a somewhat different plot for the year-end type of Christmas romance films, it's not a very good or interesting one. Again, the screenplay and the role of Brian Harding are bad. There is no chemistry between the leads, and any blooming romance isn't believable. Indeed, his character is so dull, and poorly acted, that his sudden turn around isn't believable.The musical background throughout tries to imply comedy, but it turns more on hokeyness. Except for Daisy the ewe birthing its lamb and a couple of good lines in the script, this film doesn't have much of interest. Here are those lines.Deenie, on her mom lettering the five-year-old Emily Rose go out into a blizzard by herself, "You let her go out there, all by herself?" Julia Stonecypher, "She'll be all right." Deenie, "Sure."Brian Harding, eating some of Julia's Christmas cake, "What it this flavor in here? I can't get enough of it." Julia, "Bourbon." Brian, "What is it?" Julia, "Bourbon. I use artificial flavor for the Methodists and the Baptists. The Catholics and the Episcopalians like the real thing. That cake is Episcopalian."
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