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Love in Winterland

Love in Winterland

TV Movie · Romance · 2020

Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.

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Love in Winterland

2020 TV Movie · Romance 1h 25m

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Pat Williams

Written by

Tippi Dobrofsky · Neal H. Dobrofsky

Italia Ricci

Italia Ricci

Ally

Chad Michael Murray

Chad Michael Murray

Brett

Jack Turner

Jack Turner

Tanner

Aliyah O'Brien

Aliyah O'Brien

Lauren Burns

Teagan Vincze

Teagan Vincze

Helene

W

Wanda Cannon

Molly Wilson

Michael Kopsa

Michael Kopsa

Tom Wilson

Court is in session

Put Love in Winterland 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.