Christmas in the City

Christmas in the City

Directed by Marita Grabiak

Produced by Johnson Production Group, Lifetime

201387 min5.5 / 10

A heartwarming holiday family drama about restoring Christmas spirit and meaning in a commercialized department store while saving a small-town candy business.

With the threat of having to close her father's candy store, Wendy and her six-year-old daughter Grace travel to the big city in hopes of making extra holiday cash to save the store. When she's offered a job in the toy department of Wolmans, the city's biggest department store, Wendy can't wait! Her excitement doesn't last long when the store's manager, Teanna, destroys the Christmas spirit throughout the store and replaces Santa with a hunky male underwear model surrounded by elfin "babes." What Teanna is unaware of is that she has in fact sacked the real Santa. Unaware of his real "Santa" status, Wendy reaches out to the old man but it seems even he has given up hope. With her daughter losing faith in the holiday, Wendy realizes she must bring the true meaning of Christmas back to Wolmans before it is too late.

Questions people ask

  • Does Christmas in the City end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Christmas in the City easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Christmas in the City violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Christmas in the City scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Christmas in the City 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity57

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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Ensemble

Like Christmas in the City

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Christmas in the City

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Christmas in the City, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Christmas in the City, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Christmas in the City, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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