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A Wish For Christmas

2016 · 84 min · Director: Christie Will Wolf ★ IMDb 6 · 5,425 ratings

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Sara Thomas is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish, but only gives her 48 hours. As the clock ticks, Sara will discover how to channel the Christmas magic and speak her mind all on her own.

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A Wish For Christmas (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Hope 25%, Happiness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope25%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Hope, Happiness. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Family. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Hope and Happiness. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Joy
  • Hope
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Love

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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 13 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityJoyHopeLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Joy37 %25 %13 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension41 %18 %18 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Tension50 %14 %28 %0 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Hope56 %19 %41 %0 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Hope56 %28 %49 %3 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Hope53 %29 %46 %6 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Hope48 %24 %39 %8 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Hope45 %30 %35 %13 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Joy46 %40 %33 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Joy48 %39 %27 %34 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Love46 %31 %26 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Love45 %31 %32 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Joy48 %39 %39 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Joy53 %45 %40 %44 %
72.5 %≈ 61′Joy54 %41 %40 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 65′Hope55 %23 %35 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 69′Tension60 %5 %26 %18 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension63 %13 %32 %25 %
92.5 %≈ 78′Hope65 %41 %48 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 82′Joy68 %60 %50 %62 %
Icarus

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

AB
Andrea Brooks

AB
Andrea Brooks

Molly

KC
Kendall Cross

Aunt Lizzie

MR
Michael Ryan

Mr. Williams

Mark Brandon

Wilson

DB
Donna Benedicto

Megan

HS
Howard Storey

Santa

JM
Jason McKinnon

Dirk

EW
Eduard Witzke

Bryan

LB
Laura Bertram

Nicole

AW
Amélie Will Wolf

Amy

KM
Kirby Morrow

Brant

CM
Craig March

Hank

NT
Naika Toussaint

Caroller

PB
Peter Brown

Shopper

JT
Jimmy Townsend

Man in elevator

Details

Directed by
Christie Will Wolf
Written by
Helen Frost, Don MacLeod, Liam Fearnley
Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
84 min
Country
Canada, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 5,425 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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