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Christmas at the Drive-In

Christmas at the Drive-In

TV Movie · Comedy · Romance · 2022

Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.

Movie details

Christmas at the Drive-In

2022 TV Movie · Comedy · Romance 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.8 / 10

Community rating

Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Don McBrearty

Written by

Rick Garman

Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar

Sadie Walker

Neal Bledsoe

Neal Bledsoe

Holden

Jennifer Wigmore

Jennifer Wigmore

Kendra Oldsten

Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves

Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves

Eve Bishop

Luke Marty

Luke Marty

Luke

Jim Annan

Jim Annan

Bobby Russel

Elisa Moolecherry

Elisa Moolecherry

Camilla Mendoza

Court is in session

Put Christmas at the Drive-In on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.