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A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish

A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish

Romance · Music · Comedy · 2019

Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily and a demoralizing job working as a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land.

Movie details

A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish

“Happily ever after begins with a dream.”

2019 Romance · Music · Comedy 1h 26m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

5.3 / 10

5.1K votes

TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

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

Kat is an aspiring singer-songwriter who dreams of making it big. However, her dreams are stalled by her reality: a conniving and cruel stepfamily and a demoralizing job working as a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Michelle Johnston

Written by

Michelle Johnston

Laura Marano

Laura Marano

Kat Decker

Gregg Sulkin

Gregg Sulkin

Nick Wintergarden

Isabella Gómez

Isabella Gómez

Isla

Johannah Newmarch

Johannah Newmarch

Deirdra Decker

Lillian Doucet-Roche

Lillian Doucet-Roche

Joy Decker

Chanelle Peloso

Chanelle Peloso

Grace Decker

Barclay Hope

Barclay Hope

Terence Wintergarden

Court is in session

Put A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish 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.