The Christmas Train (2017)

A cynical journalist decides to take a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas to get inspiration for a story in honor of his late father. He gets to know the other passengers and runs into an old flame while aboard.

Director:

Ron Oliver

Writers:

Neal H. Dobrofsky (teleplay) (as Neal Dobrofsky), Tippi Dobrofsky (teleplay)

Stars:

Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Danny Glover

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dermot Mulroney	...	Tom Langdon
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Eleanor Carter
Danny Glover	...	Max Powers
Joan Cusack	...	Agnes
Holly Elissa	...	Lelia
Kirsten Zien	...	Julie
Anthony Konechny	...	Steve
Jill Teed	...	Roxanne
Karen Holness	...	Misty
Terence Kelly	...	Higgins
John Innes	...	John Kelly
Nelson Wong	...	Kenny Kwan
Jesse Stanley	...	Regina
Eric Gustafsson	...	Davey
Douglas Roy Dack	...	Cabbie (as Douglas Dack)

Storyline

A writer takes a four day trip on a train hoping to get ideas for a book he's writing in memory of his father. His true love happens to be on the train writing a script. They bond with different people along the way. It's obvious the two are still in love.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le train de Noël

Filming Locations:

Pacific Central Station - 1150 Station St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Front Street Pictures,Side Street Post

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Karen Holness and Danny Glover starred in Donovan's Echo (2011).

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Goofs

The Christmas Train made a stop in Chicago, presumably at Union Station. However outside the train station the address is incorrectly labeled on the building. It is shown as "1150". The train station filming location in the credits is listed as "Pacific Central Station", Which is located at 1150 Station St, Vancouver, BC.

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Soundtracks

Christmas Is Not My Thing
Written by Ron Oliver & Peter Allen

User Reviews

Just not enough..

A cynical journalist decides to take a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas to get inspiration for a story in honor of his late father. He gets to know the other passengers and runs into an old flame while aboard. Dermot Mulroney, Joan Cusack and Danny Glover are all good in the respected roles and characters plus their perfomances were pretty good as well but the film pretty much misses the christmas spirit that it needed to have but also makes for a very forgettable Hallmark movie although much better than some of their other ones.