Same Time, Next Christmas

Same Time, Next Christmas

Say aloha to the one you love.

Directed by Stephen Herek

Produced by EveryWhere Studios, Freeform Studios

201990 min6.7 / 10

A warm, nostalgic holiday romance about two people rediscovering a lost connection in a tropical paradise, built on sentiment and the bittersweet pull of fate.

Olivia Anderson is a successful young woman who met her childhood sweetheart during her family’s annual Christmas visit to Hawaii. After being separated by distance and years, the two reunite at the same Hawaiian resort years later, and the old chemistry between them flares up anew—but circumstances conspire to keep them apart.

Questions people ask

  • Is Same Time, Next Christmas scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Same Time, Next Christmas easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 95% of films.

  • Is Same Time, Next Christmas violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Does Same Time, Next Christmas end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.

  • Is Same Time, Next Christmas sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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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Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity23

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise71

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Same Time, Next Christmas

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Same Time, Next Christmas

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Same Time, Next Christmas, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Same Time, Next Christmas, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Same Time, Next Christmas, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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