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My Secret Santa

My Secret Santa

Comedy · Romance · 2025

A single mom needs a job. A ski resort needs a Santa. Disguised as a St. Nick lookalike, can Taylor fool a charming hotel heir into ho-ho-hiring her?

Movie details

My Secret Santa

“Single mom. Double life.”

2025 Comedy · Romance 1h 33m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.2 / 10

Community rating

A single mom needs a job. A ski resort needs a Santa. Disguised as a St. Nick lookalike, can Taylor fool a charming hotel heir into ho-ho-hiring her?

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

Who fights over My Secret Santa?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Mike Rohl

Written by

Ron Oliver · Carley Smale

Alexandra Breckenridge

Alexandra Breckenridge

Taylor Jacobson / Hugh Mann / Santa Claus

Ryan Eggold

Ryan Eggold

Matthew Layne

Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry

Natasha Burton

Madison MacIsaac

Madison MacIsaac

Zoey

Diana Maria Riva

Diana Maria Riva

Doralee

Nathan Kay

Nathan Kay

Connor

William Vaughan

William Vaughan

Eric

Court is in session

Put My Secret Santa on trial.

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

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

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

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

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