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A California Christmas

With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas.

Top Cast

  • Lauren Swickard

    Lauren Swickard

    Callie

  • Josh Swickard

    Josh Swickard

    Joseph

  • Ali Afshar

    Ali Afshar

    Leo

  • David Del Rio

    David Del Rio

    Manny

  • Natalia Mann

    Natalia Mann

    Hannah

  • Katelyn Epperly

    Katelyn Epperly

    Liz

  • Gunnar Anderson

    Gunnar Anderson

    Connor

  • Julie Lancaster

    Julie Lancaster

    Amy

  • Amanda Detmer

    Amanda Detmer

    Wendy

Overview

With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas.

Rating

6.4 / 10
370 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    7 Dec 14, 2020

    Predictable and has the usual festive cheese, but it actually works well by the end. I wasn't convinced by the opening chunk of 'A California Christmas', with the obvious plot set-up and iffy cast performances. However, from about the midway point, the film gradually gets better. The onscreen talent slowly grow into their roles. That's no doubt helped by the barrage of heart it attempts, most of which comes off. Lauren Swickard, who also wrote this, is good in the role of Callie. She stars alongside husband Josh Swickard. Given they are together in real life, it is little surprise they have nice chemistry. Ali Afshar, David Del Rio and Amanda Detmer support adequately. It's sweet enough, all in all. It keeps to the right side of the line between enjoyment and boredom, at least in my opinion. Could've done with more Christmas vibes though, given the title and all that...

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