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    Max McGuire

    Director·Active 2020–2024
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    Career at a glance

    9Hallmark films

    6 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.4 / 10

    across 5 rated films

    Weirdness3.4 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    My Christmas Guide7.1

    Most recent

    Falling Like Snowflakes2024

    Max McGuire directs Hallmark the way the brand likes it, and he has been doing it steadily since 2020. Across nine films he keeps things grounded, with an average rating of 6.4 and almost none of the high-concept strangeness that some directors chase. Christmas is plainly his comfort zone. Six of the nine are holiday titles, usually set in a small town through the deep of winter, and he plays the formula straight rather than tweaking it. His best-reviewed picture is My Christmas Guide from 2023, which lands at 7.1, with Noel Next Door and The Most Colorful Time of the Year close behind. If you want a December movie that does exactly what the poster promises, with a warm town and snow on the way, his name on the credits is a fair signal of what you are getting.

    Max’s signature

    Across 9 films, Max usually leans into Christmas and is usually set in small towns.

    • Christmas6 films
    • small towns5 films
    • enemies-to-lovers3 films

    8 hours

    8 hours of Hallmark Christmas movies, and counting.

    Adds up across 6 festive titles.

    Known for

    Noel Next Door poster
    Noel Next Door6.8

    Director · 2022

    Weirdness 5/10

    My Christmas Guide poster
    My Christmas Guide7.1

    Director · 2023

    Weirdness 3/10

    The Most Colorful Time of the Year poster
    The Most Colorful Time of the Year6.5

    Director · 2022

    Weirdness 4/10

    Christmas by Design poster
    Christmas by Design6.1

    Director · 2023

    Weirdness 4/10

    Love at Look Lodge poster
    Love at Look Lodge5.4

    Director · 2020

    Weirdness 3/10

    On-screen partners

    Ava Weiss headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Max’s most frequent on-screen partner is Ava Weiss, with 3 films together.

    • Falling Like Snowflakes (2024)·
    • My Christmas Guide (2023)·
    • The Most Colorful Time of the Year (2022)
    • Darrin Baker3
    • Joanna Douglas3
    • Natalie Hall3
    • Alec Santos2
    • Cindy Busby2

    Recurring roles

    Max is a recurring face in Unwrapping Christmas.

    • Unwrapping Christmas2 films

    Where Max fits in

    The corners of the Hallmark universe Max keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.

    • 🎄Christmas movies
    • ⭐Best Christmas movies
    • ❄️Winter movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies
    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 9 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    9 films
    • 2024Falling Like SnowflakesDirector · ChristmasNot ratedWeird 3/10
    • 2024Romance with a TwistDirector · Small TownNot ratedWeird 4/10
    • 2024Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia's ReunionDirector · ChristmasNot ratedWeird 2/10
    • 2024Unwrapping Christmas: Tina's MiracleDirector · Christmas GalaNot ratedWeird 3/10
    • 2023Christmas by DesignDirector · Christmas6.1Weird 4/10
    • 2023My Christmas GuideDirector · Christmas7.1Weird 3/10
    • 2022Noel Next DoorDirector · Christmas6.8Weird 5/10
    • 2022The Most Colorful Time of the YearDirector · Christmas6.5Weird 4/10
    • 2020Love at Look LodgeDirector · Career Conflict5.4Weird 3/10

    Max’s standouts

    • My Christmas Guide poster
      Highest ratedMy Christmas Guide (2023)

      Best-reviewed of the 9, at 7.1/10

      7.1
    • Love at Look Lodge poster
      Most divisiveLove at Look Lodge (2020)

      Lowest-rated of the 9 — every filmography has one

      5.4
    • Noel Next Door poster
      WeirdestNoel Next Door (2022)

      The strangest of the bunch — 5/10 on our weirdness scale

      6.8

    In pictures

    A quick look at Max’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Max McGuire headshotMax McGuire
    • Falling Like Snowflakes poster
    • Romance with a Twist poster
    • Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia's Reunion poster
    • Unwrapping Christmas: Tina's Miracle poster
    • Christmas by Design poster
    • My Christmas Guide poster
    • Noel Next Door poster
    • The Most Colorful Time of the Year poster
    • Love at Look Lodge poster

    Beyond Hallmark

    Where else you might recognise Max from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.

    • Maps and Mistletoeas Director
      2021
    • Midnight at the Magnoliaas Director
      2020
    • Christmas at Maple Creekas Director
      2020
    • Mistletoe & Menorahsas Director
      2019
    • My Mother's Killer Boyfriendas Director
      2019
    • Rock N' Roll Christmasas Director
      2019
    • The Sweetheartas Director
      2018
    • Foreverlandas Director
      2011

    Max’s creative circle

    Go-to cast

    • Ava Weiss3 films
    • Darrin Baker3 films
    • Joanna Douglas3 films
    • Natalie Hall3 films
    • Alec Santos2 films

    Who Max works with

    The cast and crew Max keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next. Bigger circle, more films together.

    Max McGuire's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsJosie Fitzgerald: 5 films togetherJosie Fitzgerald5 filmsRon Leach: 5 films togetherRon Leach5 filmsRuss Howard III: 4 films togetherRuss Howard III4 filmsAva Weiss: 3 films togetherAva Weiss3 filmsChristian Bielz: 3 films togetherChristian Bielz3 filmsDarrin Baker: 3 films togetherDarrin Baker3 filmsJoanna Douglas: 3 films togetherJoanna Douglas3 films

    Movies by year

    Max McGuire Hallmark movies by release year120202021220222202342024

    Ratings profile

    Average 6.4 across 5 rated movies — each dot is one film.

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.4Love at Look Lodge: 5.4Christmas by Design: 6.1The Most Colorful Time of the Year: 6.5Noel Next Door: 6.8My Christmas Guide: 7.1

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Max McGuire been in?
    We have 9 Hallmark movies on file for Max McGuire, spanning 2020–2024.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Max McGuire known for?
    Max is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with enemies-to-lovers.
    What is Max McGuire's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    My Christmas Guide (2023) is Max's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.1/10 audience rating.
    What is Max McGuire's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Noel Next Door (2022) has more audience votes than any other Max McGuire Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Max McGuire usually star with?
    Max has shared 3 films with Ava Weiss, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Max McGuire still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Max Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Max McGuire made?
    Max McGuire turns up in 6 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Max McGuire's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Max Hallmark title we have is Love at Look Lodge (2020).
    What does Max McGuire do in Hallmark movies?
    Max McGuire works on Hallmark films as director.

    Data & sources

    Max’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb and TMDB, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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