Dear Secret Santa

Dear Secret Santa

Directed by Peter Sullivan

Produced by HFD Productions, Hybrid

201388 min6.0 / 10

A heartwarming holiday romance that uses time travel and supernatural contact to reunite a workaholic woman with her lost love, blending Christmas sentimentality with bittersweet second chances.

Beverly Hills banker/workaholic Jennifer comes home to her small Northern California town just before Christmas when her dad, Ted, takes a bad fall while putting up decorations. While home, Jenny begins getting romantic Christmas cards from an unknown admirer, who turns out to be her old neighbor and the unrealized love of her life, Jack. There's just one problem - Jack died in a car accident three years ago.

Questions people ask

  • Does Dear Secret Santa end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 92% of films.

  • Is Dear Secret Santa easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 90% of films.

  • Is Dear Secret Santa violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is Dear Secret Santa scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Dear Secret Santa sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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.

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Rarity77

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Surprise18

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Love22

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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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