Back to Christmas

Back to Christmas

Sometimes You Do Get a Second Chance

Directed by Tim O'Donnell

Produced by Baby Steps Entertainment

201486 min5.0 / 10

A warm, hopeful holiday fantasy about second chances and self-discovery, where a woman gets to relive a pivotal Christmas and learn what truly matters.

Saddened about spending another Christmas alone, Ali meets Ginny, a quirky and spunky woman, at a diner on Christmas Eve. Ali tells Ginny that she was to be married on New Year's Eve last year, but over the course of the holidays she and her fiancé unexpectedly split. When Ali explains that she would do everything differently if she could go back in time, Ginny tells her that "sometimes people do get second chances." The following morning, Ali wakes up to find herself transported back to that Christmas before her planned wedding. While she sets out to avoid the mistakes of her past, she learns that changing the course of history is no easy task.

Questions people ask

  • Is Back to Christmas violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Back to Christmas easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does Back to Christmas end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 85% of films.

  • Is Back to Christmas scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Back to Christmas sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

13/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity44

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Back to Christmas

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Back to Christmas

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Back to Christmas, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Back to Christmas, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Back to Christmas, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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