Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage

2008

Action / Biography / Drama / Family

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 62% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 62% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 3058 3.1K

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Plot summary

Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in danger of losing the family home.

Director

Michael Campus Photo
Michael Campus

Top cast

Jared Padalecki Photo
Jared Padalecki as Thomas Kinkade
Laura Mennell Photo
Laura Mennell as Nicole - Portrait
Charlotte Rae Photo
Charlotte Rae as Vesta
Richard Burgi Photo
Richard Burgi as Bill Kinkade
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
953.3 MB
1280*688
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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1.91 GB
1904*1024
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us   de  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 6 / 10

for Peter O'Toole

Thomas Kinkade (Jared Padalecki) is struggling to paint his art. He goes home for Christmas with his brother Pat Kinkade (Aaron Ashmore). Their mother Maryanne Kinkade (Marcia Gay Harden) has fallen behind on the mortgage payments and is about to lose the family cottage. Their neighbor and Thomas' mentor Glen (Peter O'Toole) is slowly deteriorating.It's the late great Peter O'Toole in one of his last films. The man is deteriorating right there in front of our eyes, but his screen presence is still overpowering. The glint in his eyes is ever sparkling. It's a small supporting role and he's doing a completely different movie than everybody else. His performance could win awards while the rest are doing Hallmark adjacent work. It's too bad that it's all in the service of this bland Christmas biopic TV movie.
Reviewed by Len9876 10 / 10

A sumptuous production worth seeing!

This film, co-produced by Thomas Kinkade, is as beautiful, natural, and true-to-life as his paintings. Michael Campus, the director provides a breathtaking and memorable reminder of the Christmases of old. This, in addition to the capable writing of Ken LaZebnik, adds to the color of the Christmas story. Jared Padalecki (Thomas Kinkade), who provided a great deal of the emotion and feel of the movie, is a gifted actor. He shows much promise, and it is hoped that a brilliant and long acting career is in his future. Peter O'Toole (Glen Wessler), another gifted and sensitive actor, provides 'the light' for this and many superb performances. Mr. O'Toole is probably best remembered for his award- winning performance in "Lawrence of Arabia". And, it is always good to see Charlotte Rae and Ed Asner, who greatly add to this and many winning performances. Marcia Gay Harden's inner beauty, and outer loveliness, come through in this film. This is a feel-good movie, which does present like a Hallmark Christmas card, but I think that this quality only adds to the presentation. Thomas Kinkade has his own unique style, a brilliance that increasingly illuminates his work. This, along with the spirit of Christmas, makes this film worth seeing. There is empowerment in the story--which, in my opinion, makes this movie deserving of no less than a 10 out of 10. Enjoy the film, and see it with someone you love. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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