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One Starry Christmas

One Starry Christmas

TV Movie · Romance · 2014

An aspiring astronomy professor finds unexpected Christmas romance when she meets a charming cowboy during her holiday travel. As she decides between this new cowboy and her practical boyfriend, she must decide whether it's better to play it safe in love, or let an adventurous cowboy steal her heart.

Movie details

One Starry Christmas

2014 TV Movie · Romance 1h 24m

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6.5 / 10

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An aspiring astronomy professor finds unexpected Christmas romance when she meets a charming cowboy during her holiday travel. As she decides between this new cowboy and her practical boyfriend, she must decide whether it's better to play it safe in love, or let an adventurous cowboy steal her heart.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Bradshaw

Written by

Rickie Castaneda

Sarah Carter

Sarah Carter

Holly Jensen

Damon Runyan

Damon Runyan

Luke Shelton

Paul Popowich

Paul Popowich

Adam

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Kathleen Laskey

Betsy Jensen

Neil Crone

Neil Crone

Ken Jensen

George Canyon

George Canyon

Bull

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Daniel Karasik

Mark

Court is in session

Put One Starry Christmas 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.