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    Stephen Harmaty

    Director·Active 2016–2024
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    Career at a glance

    6Hallmark films

    3 at Christmas

    Audience rating6.4 / 10

    across 5 rated films

    Weirdness3.3 / 10

    Mostly standard issue

    Best reviewed

    A World Record Christmas7.0

    Most recent

    Junebug2024

    Everything Stephen has done for Hallmark, from Love by Chance (2016) right through to Junebug (2024).

    Stephen’s signature

    Across 6 films, Stephen usually leans into Christmas and is usually set in small towns.

    • Christmas3 films
    • small towns4 films
    • a hidden secret5 films
    • a return home2 films

    Where Stephen fits in

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

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 🏘️Small-town movies

    All 6 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    4 films
    • 2024JunebugDirector · Big CityNot ratedWeird 6/10
    • 2023A World Record ChristmasProducer · Christmas7.0Weird 4/10
    • 2021A Very Merry BridesmaidProducer · Christmas6.6Weird 2/10
    • 2021Coyote Creek ChristmasProducer · Christmas5.8Weird 2/10

    2010s

    2 films
    • 2018The Beach HouseProducer · Small Town6.5Weird 3/10
    • 2016Love by ChanceProducer · Big City6.2Weird 3/10

    Stephen’s standouts

    • A World Record Christmas poster
      Highest ratedA World Record Christmas (2023)

      Best-reviewed of the 6, at 7.0/10

      7.0
    • Coyote Creek Christmas poster
      Most divisiveCoyote Creek Christmas (2021)

      Lowest-rated of the 6 — every filmography has one

      5.8
    • Junebug poster
      WeirdestJunebug (2024)

      The strangest of the bunch — 6/10 on our weirdness scale

    In pictures

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

    • Stephen Harmaty headshotStephen Harmaty
    • Junebug poster
    • A World Record Christmas poster
    • A Very Merry Bridesmaid poster
    • Coyote Creek Christmas poster
    • The Beach House poster
    • Love by Chance poster

    Who Stephen works with

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

    Stephen Harmaty's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsRon French: 4 films togetherRon French4 filmsAnnalese Tilling: 3 films togetherAnnalese Tilling3 filmsAntonio Cupo: 2 films togetherAntonio Cupo2 filmsDavid I. Strasser: 2 films togetherDavid I. Strass…2 filmsErrin Lally: 2 films togetherErrin Lally2 filmsJason Pielak: 2 films togetherJason Pielak2 filmsThomas M. Harting: 2 films togetherThomas M. Harti…2 films

    Movies by year

    Stephen Harmaty Hallmark movies by release year12016201712018201920202202120221202312024

    Ratings profile

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

    Rating distribution for this filmography1510mean 6.4Coyote Creek Christmas: 5.8Love by Chance: 6.2The Beach House: 6.5A Very Merry Bridesmaid: 6.6A World Record Christmas: 7.0

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Stephen Harmaty been in?
    We have 6 Hallmark movies on file for Stephen Harmaty, spanning 2016–2024.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Stephen Harmaty known for?
    Stephen is best known for Christmas movies and romances set in small towns, often with a hidden secret.
    What is Stephen Harmaty's highest-rated Hallmark movie?
    A World Record Christmas (2023) is Stephen's best-reviewed Hallmark film, with a 7.0/10 audience rating.
    What is Stephen Harmaty's most popular Hallmark movie?
    The Beach House (2018) has more audience votes than any other Stephen Harmaty Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Is Stephen Harmaty still making Hallmark movies?
    The newest Stephen Hallmark credit we have is from 2024; nothing later has turned up yet.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Stephen Harmaty made?
    Stephen Harmaty turns up in 3 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Stephen Harmaty's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Stephen Hallmark title we have is Love by Chance (2016).
    What does Stephen Harmaty do in Hallmark movies?
    Stephen Harmaty works on Hallmark films as director.

    Data & sources

    Stephen’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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