Happiest Season

Movie

2020

1h 42m

PG-13

English

Romance, Comedy

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6.8

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A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

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Happiest Season

PG-13

Movie

2020

1h 42m

English

Romance, Comedy

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A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

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6.8

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Cast

Abby

Harper

Tipper

Ted

Sloane

Jane

John

Eric

Riley Johnson

Carolyn McCoy

Connor

Harry Levin

Kelly

Ashley

Dominique Allen Lawson

Levi

Trudy

Angry Homeowner Lady

Mall Security Ed

Mall Security Crystal

Em. K. Ultra

Miss L'Teau

Magnus

Matilda

Barista

Striking Woman Jeweler

Directed By: Clea DuVall

Written By: Clea DuVall (Story), Mary Holland (Screenplay)

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tvjunkie:) says...

4 years ago

I can't believe we finally get to have a lesbian Christmas rom-com with all the fucking tropes with hate to love. And it's actually so good and fun? Is this like cosmic balance for how fucked up 2020 has been? Also, don't hate on me but Aubrey Plaza as the stunning lesbian doctor kinda stole the show for me!

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LiaraT says...

4 years ago

This was such a thrill to watch! It didn't feel like your average Christmas movie. I genuinely enjoyed every minute of it, the plot and pacing was well done. Kristen's charmingly awkward role played very nicely into it. Her and Mackenzie made an adorable couple - I didn't expect their chemistry to be this good throughout the movie. The rest of the cast was great too; many familiar faces, everyone really nailed their role. Recommended! It's definitely going down as a holiday classic in my book.

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mirrorskin says...

4 years ago

I was looking forward to watching a nice romantic Christmas movie, and the prospect of being LGBTQ inclusive seemed even more appealing. I saw a few promo shots of Kirsten Stewart and Mackenzie Davis before and they seemed to have a good chemistry, so I was really looking forward to this movie. But after they get in the car to visit Harper's parents for Christmas, this became the most toxic shit show I've ever seen and stays this way almost entirely throughout the movie, while trying to pack each and every worn out cliché into the story. Of course in the end, all personal issues are miraculously resolved within a blink of an eye and we get our sweet "Merry Christmas" ending. Still, some pros: - John is so sweet and really amazing. - The bonding scene between Riley and Abby

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samtasia says...

3 years ago

The ending kinda ruined it, as nothing is actually resolved and no one ever gets called out for their terrible behavior. Justice for Abby and Riley, and all the awards to Daniel Levy.

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Catsy

CONTAINS SPOILERS4/10 4 years ago

This was actually awful. It's the drama and stress of a romantic comedy set during Christmas with the most irrational characters. It's like any other movie with a central couple but the twist is they're gay.

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- John
- Abby's hair
- The inclusion of LGBT characte More

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Kamurai

4 years ago

Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend.

There is a huge advantage in knowing as little as possible about a movie before watching it: mostly it removes expectations, and allows little surprises to delight you through the movie.

I watched it because it was a Kristen Stewart movie, but More

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Peter M

4 years ago

I was surprised by how much I liked this Hulu Christmas offering, since you can get jaded at the number of holiday romantic movies the various sources crank out every year. The movie seems to combine several sub genres here, the familiar gay coming out, dysfunctional holiday family, even bordering More

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ravensview

2 years ago

I usually avoid Christmas movies but some of those names grabbed me - Mack Davis, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, and more. All put in a great performance, the story made sense, the plot was well done, and it was a nice little town - all good.

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