A Boyfriend for Christmas
6.5/10 · 3,532 ratings20041h 34mWeirdness 3/10
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The premise
On Christmas Day, Santa brings two lonely people together. But can love overcome deception?
How unusual is it?
Honestly? Not very — and that's the charm. It plays the hits, which is exactly the point for a cozy night in.
Who’s in it
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Why we’d put this one on
A sweet, early-2000s comfort watch with a Santa angle built right in. Kelli Williams plays Holly, a lonely lawyer, and Patrick Muldoon is Ryan, the man Santa Claus nudges into her life on Christmas Day. The lovely bit of casting here is Charles Durning as Santa himself, lending the whole thing a warm, grandfatherly weight. There is a touch of deception threaded through the romance, so the question of whether love can survive a little fibbing keeps it ticking. At a tidy 6.5, it is exactly the kind of cozy you put on while wrapping gifts.
The backstory
A Boyfriend for Christmas is a 2004 American made-for-television romantic Christmas film starring Patrick Muldoon and Kelli Williams. Directed by Kevin Connor and written by Roger Schroeder, it aired November 27, 2004 on the Hallmark Channel.
How it stacks up
Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.
Higher-rated than 54% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.
Meet the characters
Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.
Holly Grant
LeadSuccessful lawyer
independentwarmguardedRyan Hughes
Love interestHandyman with a hidden background
Love interest
charmingsecretivekindTed Powell
AntagonistRival suitor
Holly's unworthy suitor
self-servingslickSanta Claus
SupportingSanta
Magical matchmaker
jollymatchmakingJoanna Grant
SupportingFamily member
Holly's relative
Martin Grant
SupportingFamily member
Holly's relative
Questions people ask about A Boyfriend for Christmas
Where can I watch A Boyfriend for Christmas?
A Boyfriend for Christmas is available via YouTube TV, UP Faith & Family Apple TV Channel, and UP Faith & Family Amazon Channel . Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.
How long is A Boyfriend for Christmas?
A Boyfriend for Christmas runs about 1 hour and 34 minutes, and was released in 2004.
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