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Winter Castle

Winter Castle

TV Movie · Romance · Comedy · 2019

When Jenny attends her sister’s winter wedding at an ice hotel, her heart melts over the best man, the problem is he unexpectedly brings a “plus one,” seemingly dashing her hopes for a wintery romance.

Movie details

Winter Castle

2019 TV Movie · Romance · Comedy 1h 24m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.5 / 10

2.1K votes

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

When Jenny attends her sister’s winter wedding at an ice hotel, her heart melts over the best man, the problem is he unexpectedly brings a “plus one,” seemingly dashing her hopes for a wintery romance.

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 Winter Castle?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Marita Grabiak

Written by

Barbara Kymlicka

Emilie Ullerup

Emilie Ullerup

Jenny

Kevin McGarry

Kevin McGarry

Craig

Meghan Heffern

Meghan Heffern

Lana

Habree Larratt

Habree Larratt

Sara

Melanie Mullen

Melanie Mullen

Meg

Justine Eyre

Justine Eyre

Linda

Richard Nash

Richard Nash

Clark

Court is in session

Put Winter Castle 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.