The Christmas Contract (2018)

A recently-single woman dreads the thought of going back to her home town in Louisiana for Christmas when she finds out her ex-boyfriend will be there with his new girlfriend.

Director:

Monika Mitchell

Writer:

Cassie Doyle

Stars:

Hilarie Burton, Robert Buckley, Danneel Ackles

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hilarie Burton	...	Jolie Guidry
Robert Buckley	...	Jack Friedman
Danneel Ackles	...	Naomi Friedman
Antwon Tanner	...	Martin
Jordan Ladd	...	Breonna Guidry Doucette
Tyler Hilton	...	Tyler Hilton
Jason London	...	Luc Doucette
Hunter Burke	...	Foster Broussard
Teri Wyble	...	Amy
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Rocky Broussard
Susan Gallagher	...	Meredith Broussard
Presley Richardson	...	Maxie Doucette
Cheryl Ladd	...	Renee Guidry
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Tim Guidry
Jeremy Fruge	...	Keith

Storyline

A recently-single woman dreads the thought of going back to her home town in Louisiana for Christmas when she finds out her ex-boyfriend will be there with his new girlfriend.

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Genres:

Family

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Christmas Contract

Company Credits

Production Co:

Active Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Several of the cast are from One Tree Hill (2003). Hilarie Burton (Peyton), Danneel Ackles (Rachel), Tyler Hilton (Chris), Antwon Tanner (Antwon "Skills" Taylor), Robert Buckley (Clay), and Elisabeth Harnois (Shelley), who while not a regular had several guest appearances..

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Goofs

None of the main actors have Louisiana accents despite having lived there most or all of their lives.

User Reviews

A plot we all know with a special touch from real life friends.

Jolie (Hilarie Burton) is going home for the holidays and she finds out that her ex-boyfriend, who she has a long history with, is taking home his new girlfriend. So her best friend Naomi (Danneel Ackles) suggest taking her brother Jack (Robert Buckley) with her back to Louisiana to pretend they have a relationship.

I love One Tree Hill so I was looking forward to this. 5 people from the cast coming together for a Lifetime movie was everything (one was a surprise to me, even if he was only a couple of minutes).

The movie was good. The secondary characters were amazing. The chemistry was off the charts (of course, they are friends off screen). The plot was nothing special: we have seen this thousands of times. But Hilarie and Robert (Tyler, Danneel and Antwon) made it special for me.

My only complain was the loud music during certain scenes and the lack of scenes with Danneel and Antwon. I'm pretty sure any Hallmark/Lifetime fan will enjoy it. But One Tree Hills fans will love it.

(now give us a Joy and James movie please!)