Wish for Christmas

2016

Action / Drama / Family

18
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 34%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 34% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 4.9/10 10 1003 1K

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Plot summary

When a high school senior finds out from her parents that she must miss the town's winter dance in order to attend church, she successfully wishes their faith away, bringing disastrous consequences to her family and community. To restore their faith, she is led through a series of Christmas adventures that change her heart and those around her.

Director

John K.D. Graham Photo
John K.D. Graham

Top cast

Wesley Cannon Photo
Wesley Cannon as Frat boy
Leigh-Allyn Baker Photo
Leigh-Allyn Baker as Elizabeth MacLaren
Joey Lawrence Photo
Joey Lawrence as Luke MacLaren
Alexandra Boylan Photo
Alexandra Boylan as Rebekah
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
683.01 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
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1.44 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 36 min
Seeds 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by imdb-8198 6 / 10

Worth watching...

The idea is interesting. The acting is acceptable. The story is a bit weak and the ending a bit anticlimactic. However it makes a good family, Christmas flick. Like a lot of Christian movies the foundational ideology and philosophy is assumed rather than built, which may leave non-Christian viewers a bit confused. Nonetheless, it's actually a bit better than many Christmas movies I've seen.
Reviewed by strangenstein 6 / 10

Enjoyable Christmas movie

Wish for Christmas won't win any Oscars, but it is well made and has a thought-provoking premise. This story has been told many times, and better, but Wish for Christmas gets most things right. I'm a Christian, so it may sound ironic that my biggest complaint is concerning the faith message, or rather HOW it's told. It's always tough to work that message into a script so it flows naturally. Unfortunately it feels a tad forced here. The message isn't wrong, it's just told wrong. (Uncle Paul's big talk with Anna never feels real, even though he's speaking the truth.)Overall, Wish for Christmas is well made, the acting pretty much holds up, and the message is clear. Reading through the comments here has been a hoot. Atheists seem to be highly triggered. That tells me the message is correct, even if the delivery is a little clunky. You could do a lot worse than Wish for Christmas.
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