This Is Christmas

This Is Christmas

Directed by Chris Foggin

Produced by Vertigo Films

2022106 min7.1 / 10

A heartwarming Christmas comedy about strangers becoming friends through a spontaneous train party, centered on connection and the joy of breaking social conventions.

Follow Adam and Emma on their daily commute from the village of Langton to London, where they meet the same passengers every day. One morning, Adam breaks the unspoken taboo of talking to strangers on a train and invites the entire carriage to hold their own Christmas party together.

Questions people ask

  • Is This Is Christmas scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is This Is Christmas easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Does This Is Christmas end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is This Is Christmas violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is This Is Christmas sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% 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.

46/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity6

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise88

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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Like This Is Christmas

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like This Is Christmas, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like This Is Christmas, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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