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Recipe for a Perfect Christmas

  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • TV-PG
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (2005)
Comedy

A newly appointed food critic finds her life turned upside down when her uninhibited mother arrives unannounced at Christmas. Desperate to offload her, she enlists the help of a young chef, ... Read allA newly appointed food critic finds her life turned upside down when her uninhibited mother arrives unannounced at Christmas. Desperate to offload her, she enlists the help of a young chef, with surprising results.A newly appointed food critic finds her life turned upside down when her uninhibited mother arrives unannounced at Christmas. Desperate to offload her, she enlists the help of a young chef, with surprising results.

  • Director
    • Sheldon Larry
  • Writers
    • Rachel Feldman
    • Susan Nanus
  • Stars
    • Christine Baranski
    • Carly Pope
    • Bobby Cannavale
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    915
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sheldon Larry
    • Writers
      • Rachel Feldman
      • Susan Nanus
    • Stars
      • Christine Baranski
      • Carly Pope
      • Bobby Cannavale
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Christine Baranski
    Christine Baranski
    • Lee Bellmont
    Carly Pope
    Carly Pope
    • J.J. Jenner
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Alex Stermadapolous
    Monica Parker
    Monica Parker
    • Irma Van Wyck
    Kristen Hager
    Kristen Hager
    • Morgan
    Tracy Dawson
    Tracy Dawson
    • Cody
    Peter Cockett
    • Elliot
    Garwin Sanford
    Garwin Sanford
    • Clay McNeil
    Clive Walton
    • Malcolm Bristol
    Fulvio Cecere
    Fulvio Cecere
    • Johnny Iannides
    Louise Pitre
    Louise Pitre
    • Coco
    Dean Armstrong
    Dean Armstrong
    • Reynard
    Jonas Chernick
    Jonas Chernick
    • Peter
    Lubomir Mykytiuk
    Lubomir Mykytiuk
    • Dmitri
    Scott Gibson
    Scott Gibson
    • Kenny
    Lina Giornofelice
    Lina Giornofelice
    • Sophia Iannides
    Michael Rubenfeld
    Michael Rubenfeld
    • Miles
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      • Rachel Feldman
      • Susan Nanus
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      Kristen Hager's debut.
    • Goofs
      When Alex is decorating the Christmas tree, the boom mic dips down above the star tree topper.

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    5/10
    Really average holiday movie
    I live for the Lifetime holiday movie schedule, and always look forward to the new movies each year. Sadly, this one was not nearly as good as some of the past winners.

    Christine whats-her-name, the mother, as always gave a great performance. But the daughter and Alex were both really weak characters, and didn't leave much room for the actors to show off. I thought there were zero sparks between them. It's like we were supposed to think they're a match made in heaven just because they brushed arms a couple times, and both like books on WWII history. I watch these dumb movies because they're supposed to make you feel all warm and goo-ey Christmas-y inside. But this was just bland; Their first kiss didn't have any of the predictable goo-eyness that i expect from these movies... I dunno, it just left me feeling flat. So much so that i fast-forwarded through dullsville parts with my tivo. I never do that. Normally I rewind those scenes. And watch them again the next night. Yes, I'm a giant loser.

    I won't watch this again next year. But some of the past made-for-TV holiday movies that I've enjoyed in the past, and I'll watch again this year include Picking Up and Dropping Off, Boyfriend for Christmas, Comfort and Joy....All cheesy and feel good....

    PS I'm tired of all these lifetime movies being about women in 'high powered' jobs, and they illustrate this fact by making them hollow, shallow, vicious jerks. Like women making over six-figures can't like Christmas. Arghhh.... At least this one deserves credit for giving her an actual job description (food critic), wherein most of these movies just have these ditzes in tight suits, stressing about some vague work-related issue on a wireless earphone, saying stuff like "I didn't get my masters in marketing at Columbia and rise to the top of the marketing business to not close this deal"....just to show how successful and professional, and not into Christmas this character must be (problematic because first, a masters in marketing is an MBA; second, what the heck is a 'marketing business'?, and third, can we be more vague and touchy feely about women in business? Make them an accountant, for god's sake; at least that's a real job.)
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    • Release date
      • December 5, 2005 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Рецепт досконалого Різдва
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Jaffe/Braunstein Films
      • Muse Entertainment Enterprises
      • WildRice Productions
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      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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