The Truth About Christmas

The Truth About Christmas

This Christmas, she can't lie.

Directed by Jay Karas

Produced by Freeform Studios

2018120 min4.8 / 10

A lighthearted holiday comedy about a woman cursed to tell the truth, navigating family, romance, and professional stakes with humor and heart.

Jillian, a successful political consultant whose next big project is the upcoming mayoral campaign for her boyfriend, is on the way to meet George’s family for the first time. After an unusual confrontation with a toy store Santa, Jillian can’t stop herself from wildly spilling the truth. Jillian must find a way to make it stop before her holidays, her job and her relationship are ruined.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Truth About Christmas violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is The Truth About Christmas easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does The Truth About Christmas end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Truth About Christmas sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is The Truth About Christmas scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% 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.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity40

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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