- Actors: Mary Steenburgen, Gary Basaraba, Harry Dean Stanton, Arthur Hill, Elisabeth Harnois
- Directors: Phillip Borsos
- Writers: Phillip Borsos, Barry Healey, Thomas Meehan
- Producers: Phillip Borsos, Michael MacDonald, Peter O'Brian
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 1
- MPAA Rating:
- Studio: Hgv Video Production
- VHS Release Date: Nov 4 2003
- Run Time: 89 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0764007211
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#3,810 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
- #73 in Video > Kids & Family > Holidays & Festivals > Christmas
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Grab an econo-pack of tissues, gather your loved ones around a cozy television, and bring on the hot cocoa--it's time for a dose of Christmas spirit. The tender and charming Mary Steenburgen (Parenthood) dons a sour disposition in her role as Ginny Grainger, a woman who finds little joy in life lately--let alone in the impending holiday season. Money is tight, her husband (beautifully downplayed by nice-guy Gary Basaraba) lost his job, and the family must move out of their house. Ginny cannot even bring herself to say, "Merry Christmas," despite her family's enthusiasm about the big day. With help from Ginny's brave and loving daughter (sweetly performed by Elisabeth Harnois) and a Christmas angel named Gideon (Harry Dean Stanton), Ginny undergoes a life-altering experience à la It's a Wonderful Life. The result? Happy endings, hugs and kisses, pass the tissues.
Not a light holiday entertainer by any means, the plot verges on depressing at times, as the family struggles through money issues and the tedium of daily suburban survival. While handled fairly subtly, some of the bridging story--including a shooting, a kidnapping, and a drowning--might prove disturbing to children under 6 years old. And really: if the somber Harry Dean Stanton (Paris, Texas) repeatedly appeared in your neighborhood, cloaked in a cowboy hat and overcoat, would you allow your kids outside? Still, a well-made favorite to cherish. --Liane Thomas
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This review is from: One Magic Christmas (DVD)
Fast transaction and shipping!!! Love the older Christmas movies! Being able to get it in DVD is the best! Highly recommended site for ordering!
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fast perfect shape have been looking for this movie forever for my mother and she was happy to get it for xmas KD
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By bblane53 (west Springfield MA usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: One Magic Christmas (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
I have loved this movie for at least 10 yrs. What a wonderful story of coming to realize what things are important in life. Enjoy
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