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    Love's Second Chance

    5.2/10 · 536 ratings·2020·1h 32m·Weirdness 7/10
    Love's Second Chance poster

    At a glance

    7/10

    Noticeably offbeat

    What bumps it up: Royalty, Enemies to lovers, Second chance romance.

    Season
    Fall
    Setting
    Small Town
    Time period
    Contemporary
    Leads start as
    Old Friends
    Runtime
    1h 32m
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    Where to watch

    🇺🇸United States13 ways

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    🇨🇦Canada2 ways

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    🇬🇧United Kingdom5 ways

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    Via JustWatch · can change anytime.

    The premise

    Passionate fashion stylist Rose is in her 30s and living in New York. When she inherits her grandmother's vintage dress shop, she returns to her small hometown to take care of the store and bumps into her high school crush Cole.

    Themes:Second chancesHonoring family legacyCommunity serviceBalancing career and homeForgiveness

    How unusual is it?

    More than most. Royalty, an enemies-to-lovers arc and a second-chance romance push it well past the usual Hallmark template — the strangest 12% of everything we've logged.

    Who’s in it

    Gabrielle Christian headshot

    Our Girl

    Gabrielle Christian

    as Rose

    Cody Ray Thompson headshot

    Our Guy

    Cody Ray Thompson

    as Cole

    Alongside them

    • Stephanie George headshot
      Stephanie GeorgeAnna
    • Matthew Smalley headshot
      Matthew SmalleyRich
    • Cory Hawkes headshot
      Cory HawkesGrace
    • Hannah Pederson headshot
      Hannah PedersonStephanie
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    • Zan Klein headshot
      Zan KleinDuncan
    • Roark Critchlow headshot
      Roark CritchlowThom
    • Sarah Christine Smith headshot
      Sarah Christine SmithLindsay
    • Oliver Posada headshot
      Oliver PosadaFireman

    Behind the camera

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    Directed by

    • David I. Strasser headshot
      David I. Strasser

    Written by

    • Aimee Pitta headshot
      Aimee Pitta

    Wait, what?

    The quirks and curveballs that make this one a little weirder than your average Hallmark. No spoilers, promise.

    • Cole claims to have conversations with the camper to determine how to renovate it.
    • The backstory of a giant Santa Claus crashing a high school graduation.
    • Rose's obsession with lamination as a personality trait.
    • The 'blue yellow' fabric color confusion during a high-stress moment.

    Every trope, all in one place

    Here’s everything this one has going on, from the setting to the way it wraps up. Tap any of the 37 to find more movies that do the same thing.

    Setting2

    🏘️Small Town📍Other

    Time & season2

    🍂Fall🗓️Contemporary

    Premise3

    👑Royalty📜Inheritance🤗Reunion

    Characters9

    👗Lead: Fashion Designer🔨Love interest: Construction/Contractor👥Social Media Influencer🐕Dog🏠Returns home⏰Workaholic lead💘Matchmaking relative🐕Pet👥Celebrity

    Conflict6

    ⚖️Career vs Home/Family⚡Personal Antagonist💼Career stakes📉Business in peril🗺️Long distance💔An ex returns

    Romance7

    💕Start as old friends💕First kiss: late (final third)⚔️Enemies to lovers♻️Second chance🔥Slow burn💗Love confession🎁Grand gesture

    Tone & quirks5

    🎬Light/Heartwarming👨‍🍳Cooking scenes🧶Crafting scenes💃Dance scene🎞️Montage

    How it ends3

    💋Ends with a kiss🏘️Stays in the small town🏪Saves the business

    How it all plays out

    Already seen it, or just can’t wait? Open this up for the whole story, ending included.

    Full story (spoilers)
    Rose Spadaro is a successful but stressed New York stylist who runs a consultation business with her best friend, Anna. Their wealthy investor, Lindsay Vanderjames, pushes them to expand into a national subscription box model, but Rose is more passionate about 'Fashion Up,' a charity initiative. When Rose returns to St. Helena to prepare her grandmother’s store for sale, she discovers a dilapidated 1968 camper and realizes it could be the key to making her charity mobile. She reconnects with Cole Murphy, a former high school 'bad boy' who now restores vintage cars. Cole agrees to help renovate the camper on the condition that Rose helps him with the labor. Throughout the renovation, Rose struggles to balance her hyper-organized nature—manifested in color-coded, laminated to-do lists—with Cole’s laid-back approach, which involves 'listening' to what the vehicles want. Meanwhile, Rose’s brother Rich begins a romance with Anna, and the family prepares for the arrival of Rich’s first child. As the deadline for a major community grant approaches, Rose and Cole’s relationship deepens, particularly after a team-building exercise on a tandem bike and a late-night cookie-baking session. However, tension arises when Cole neglects to file important business paperwork Rose prepared for him. The conflict peaks when a fire breaks out in the shop's loading bay because Cole left a light on. The resulting insurance and bank crisis forces Rose to miss her crucial grant interview in New York, seemingly ruining her career dreams. Just as Rose prepares to give up and return to New York, Lindsay arrives in St. Helena. She reveals that Cole traveled to New York to personally advocate for Rose’s vision. Moved by his gesture and the community's support, Lindsay agrees to fund the non-profit locally. Rose decides not to sell the shop, instead turning it into the headquarters for Fashion Up, and she and Cole commit to a relationship, realizing they are exactly where they are meant to be.

    Beat by beat

    1. 1

      Opening

      Rose returns to St. Helena to sell her grandmother's shop and discovers a vintage camper she wants to turn into a mobile clothing charity.

    2. 2

      Midpoint

      Rose and Cole bond while restoring the camper, clashing over Rose's 'to-do lists' versus Cole's 'intuitive' car-restoration philosophy.

    3. 3

      Development

      The 'Fashion Up' mobile has a successful test run at the St. Helena Street Fair, proving the viability of Rose's non-profit model.

    4. 4

      Climax

      A fire in the loading bay caused by Cole's negligence forces Rose to miss her career-making grant interview in New York.

    5. 5

      Resolution

      Lindsay Vanderjames arrives in town to fund the project after Cole secretly visits her to plead Rose's case, and Rose decides to stay in St. Helena.

    Did you know?

    A few things that make this one stand out once you stack it up against every other Hallmark movie.

    • It's 1 of only 10 Hallmark movies to combine royalty and an enemies-to-lovers arc.

    37 tropes in one movie

    We counted 37 distinct Hallmark tropes packed into this one — a genuine greatest-hits reel.

    How it stacks up

    Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.

    Rating 5.2 vs every rated Hallmark moviemedian 6.4This movie · 5.245678

    Among the lower-rated Hallmark movies — the median is 6.4.

    Where this one fits

    The corners of the catalog Love's Second Chance belongs to — handy if you’re after more of the same.

    • 🤯Weirdest Hallmark MoviesScores 7/10 on our weirdness scale — comfortably in the strange end.
    • 🍂Hallmark Fall MoviesCozy autumn setting.
    • 👑Hallmark Royal Romance MoviesA crown gets involved.
    • 💢Hallmark Enemies-to-Lovers MoviesStarts with sparks of the wrong kind.
    • 🔄Hallmark Second-Chance Romance MoviesA rekindled romance.
    • 🐶Hallmark Dog & Pet MoviesA four-legged matchmaker.

    Lines worth quoting

    The lines that stuck with us — the ones you’ll be repeating after the credits roll.

    • “My number one fairy godmother rule is, as you know, to use my glitz, gloss, and glamor for good.”
      — Lindsay VanderjamesExplaining her philosophy on investing in Rose's charity.
    • “I spoke to the camper this morning, she's stoked!”
      — Cole MurphyCole teasing Rose about his 'intuitive' connection to the vehicle.
    • “There is nothing wrong with a to-do list.”
      — Rose SpadaroDefending her rigid organizational style to her family.

    Meet the characters

    Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.

    • Rose Spadaro

      Lead

      Fashion Stylist

      Hyper-organizedAmbitiousSentimentalList-maker
    • Cole Murphy

      Love interest

      Vintage Car Restorer

      High school crush and contractor

      IntuitiveProcrastinatorHandyFormer prankster
    • Anna

      Supporting

      Fashion Consultant

      Best friend and business partner

      SupportivePractical
    • Lindsay Vanderjames

      Supporting

      Socialite/Investor

      Investor and mentor

      GlamorousDemandingBenevolent
    • Rich Spadaro

      Supporting

      Firefighter

      Brother

      ProtectiveMeddling

    Questions people ask about Love's Second Chance

    Where can I watch Love's Second Chance?

    Love's Second Chance is available via Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, and UP Faith & Family Apple TV Channel. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.

    How long is Love's Second Chance?

    Love's Second Chance runs about 1 hour and 32 minutes, and was released in 2020.

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