Christmas at the Riviera

Christmas at the Riviera

Directed by Christian Merret-Palmair

Produced by Les Productions de L'Abreuvoir

201283 min5.5 / 10

A warm, lighthearted holiday comedy about a control-obsessed lawyer learning to embrace spontaneity and the Christmas spirit through unexpected circumstances.

Sarah Moreau is a brilliant lawyer who controls everything in her life. Her business woman life does not allow her to leave anything to chance, especially on holidays. And now it's Christmas. Everything seems to be under control. Anything but destiny - When Christmas became the longest day, how to keep the Christmas spirit?

Questions people ask

  • Is Christmas at the Riviera violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

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

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

  • Is Christmas at the Riviera scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Christmas at the Riviera sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% 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.

18/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise13

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

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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