Christmas at the Ranch

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Christmas at the Ranch

2021

1h 34m

Holiday

Romance

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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Raised by her grandmother, Meemaw (Lindsay Wagner), after the death of her parents, urban power broker Haley (Laur Allen) hasn't been back to her family's Nashville ranch in years, but is summoned by her brother, Charles (Archie Kao), in a last-ditch effort to save their beloved land from the bank. When she reluctantly arrives just prior to Christmas, her introduction to ranch hand, Kate (Amada Righetti) goes terribly awry. But now they must put their differences aside and band together to save the homestead... and perhaps discover that finding love isn't always where (or who) you expect.

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Heather Hogan

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A welcome horse girl holigay rom-com that feels like fan fiction in the way all the best Hallmark Christmas movies do.

Dec 13, 2021

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David-Elijah Nahmod

Bay Area Reporter

The film won't appeal to anyone looking for an edgy, groundbreaking film, but if a family film with lesbian leads sounds exciting to you, then Christmas at the Ranch may be what you've been waiting for.

Dec 17, 2021

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Ian Thomas Malone

ianthomasmalone.com

Allen and Righetti are very sweet together, the kind of wholesome romance that many LGBTQ people dream of having for themselves.

Dec 2, 2021

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Marisa Carpico

The Pop Break

However, because Christmas at the Ranch's central romance can't sweep us up in the way it should, it also can't distract us from the film's other weaknesses.

Dec 1, 2021

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Michael Talbot-Haynes

Film Threat

Christmas at the Ranch is a load of fun, a holiday hayride for the heart.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 17, 2021

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alex m

This movie sounds like a high schooler did the sound design with garageband. I can't get over how unsettling it is, and it gets worse over time! Was there a walkout in the middle of the movie? Other than that, trash plot typical of a hallmark movie, which is exactly what I expected :) fun to watch and cringey in a typical Hallmark way.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/03/24

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Michaela H

Lack of plot beyond what I normally expect of Hallmark movies. Lots of montages of nothing with music and not enough time on plot detail. There are several moments in the film where it feels like a complete scene was left out, and there are several jarring transitions from one scene to the next. The ending was abrupt to say the least. Not enough holiday cheer. Also just replaced a typical hetero couple storyline with two women. Not at all lesbian culture.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Mario C

Poor script and terrible acting....looks like a high school play gone to movie. Sad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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Jen F S

Listen, queer representation matters. We need films like this that walk uncharted territories. The problem is not the obvious tight budget, at all, because even though the art and the photography feel amateurish they get the job done. The biggest problem this movie has is the writing. It lacks purpose, structure, and most of all, heart. It feels like fanfiction, but I've read better fics. It doesn't know what kind of movie it wants to be. Is it a romantic comedy? Definitely not, the leads only spend a couple of real sequences together that are not montages with awful music in the background. Is it a Christmas movie? Only if you look at the decorations. It's a shame really, because the cast tries their best with the poor material they're given. All in all, it lacks soul, yes, but as I said, we need this, and hopefully, with time, films better than this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Taylor E

Not a great movie at all.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/23

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PridePosterStudios

Brokeback Mountain but sapphic, not traumatic

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Raised by her grandmother, Meemaw (Lindsay Wagner), after the death of her parents, urban power broker Haley (Laur Allen) hasn't been back to her family's Nashville ranch in years, but is summoned by her brother, Charles (Archie Kao), in a last-ditch effort to save their beloved land from the bank. When she reluctantly arrives just prior to Christmas, her introduction to ranch hand, Kate (Amada Righetti) goes terribly awry. But now they must put their differences aside and band together to save the homestead... and perhaps discover that finding love isn't always where (or who) you expect.

Director: Christin Baker
Producer: Christin Baker, Danielle Thoeni
Screenwriter: Julie Anton, Christin Baker
Production Co: Tello Films, Baker Production
Genre: Holiday, Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2021
Runtime: 1h 34m

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