Chasing Christmas

Chasing Christmas

It only takes one bad bulb to turn off the whole holiday.

Directed by Ron Oliver

Produced by Insight Film Studios, Maverick Films

200581 min4.6 / 10

A lighthearted, time-hopping Christmas comedy about a grieving father learning to embrace the holiday again through supernatural mishaps and redemptive family bonds.

Jack Cameron is a single dad that decides not to observe Christmas because his wife left him around that time. The ghosts of Christmas past and present try and get Jack to relent, but they screw up their jobs and send themselves on a wild ride through time showing up at various times in Jack's past. As they try and rectify the timeline and get back to the real present, some things are not what they used to be.

Questions people ask

  • Is Chasing Christmas easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is Chasing Christmas violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

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

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

  • Is Chasing 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity43

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise3

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Chasing Christmas

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chasing Christmas

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chasing Christmas, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chasing Christmas, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chasing Christmas, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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