Midnight at the Magnolia

Midnight at the Magnolia

This New Year's Eve, the countdown to love is on.

Directed by Max McGuire

Produced by Neshama Entertainment

202087 min6.3 / 10

A warm, lighthearted holiday romance built on the classic fake-relationship premise, celebrating friendship, connection, and the possibility of love.

Longtime friends and local radio hosts Maggie and Jack fake it as a couple for their families and listeners in hopes of getting their show syndicated.

Questions people ask

  • Is Midnight at the Magnolia easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Does Midnight at the Magnolia end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is Midnight at the Magnolia violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Midnight at the Magnolia sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.

  • Is Midnight at the Magnolia scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% 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.

28/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity4

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise63

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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