Christmas Around the Corner

Christmas Around the Corner

Directed by Megan Follows

Produced by Eggplant Picture & Sound, MarVista Entertainment

201890 min6.4 / 10

A heartwarming holiday romance about a driven city woman and a small-town bookstore owner who find love while restoring Christmas spirit to a flood-damaged Vermont community.

Claire (Alexandra Breckenridge), a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to a quaint town in Vermont for the holidays and becomes a guest of the Fortenbury Bookstore. Upon arrival, Claire finds Christmas celebrations have been canceled by the town after a flood and the bookstore is in a dire state of disrepair. She immediately takes on the challenge to revitalize the store, but clashes with the owner, Andrew (Jamie Spilchuk), who initially rejects all her proposed improvements. Eventually, sparks fly as the two begin a budding romance, and Claire’s infectious optimism inspires Andrew to join her in reviving the yuletide spirit. But everything comes to a screeching halt when Claire discovers that Andrew is planning to sell the bookstore in the New Year. Will the spirit of Christmas be enough to change Andrew’s mind and encourage him to follow his heart?

Questions people ask

  • Is Christmas Around the Corner easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is Christmas Around the Corner violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Christmas Around the Corner end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Christmas Around the Corner scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Christmas Around the Corner sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% 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.

35/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Rarity18

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Surprise51

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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