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The Christmas Shoes

The Christmas Shoes

Drama · TV Movie · 2002

Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir.

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The Christmas Shoes

2002 Drama · TV Movie 1h 40m

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6.9 / 10

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Two separate stories mesh - in the first, a young music teacher, Maggie Andrews, begins dying of a heart condition and her son Nathan tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for her before she dies. In the second, lawyer Robert Layton and his wife Kate are slowly drifting apart and the matter comes to a head during Christmas when Kate takes over for Maggie for the school choir.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Andy Wolk

Written by

Wesley Bishop

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Robert Layton

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Maggie Andrews

Max Morrow

Max Morrow

Nathan Andrews

Maria del Mar

Maria del Mar

Kate Layton

Hugh Thompson

Hugh Thompson

Jack Andrews

Dorian Harewood

Dorian Harewood

Dalton Gregory

Shirley Douglas

Shirley Douglas

Ellen Layton

Court is in session

Put The Christmas Shoes on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.