My Secret Santa

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My Secret Santa

2025

1h 30m

Holiday

Comedy

Romance

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A vivacious single mom in need of a job decides to disguise herself as a man in order to get hired as the seasonal Santa at a luxury ski resort. But when she starts to fall in love with the hotel manager, complications develop that could ruin everything.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Dec 19

57/100

My Secret Santa is full of potential that is never fully reached, because it is more concerned with being cheap and easy than being actually memorable.

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Jen Maravegias

Pajiba

Dec 15

While the script is, you know, what it is (not much), [Alexandra Breckenridge] is believable and having fun. Which helps us, the audience, have some fun with it along with her.

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Tatat Bunnag

Bangkok Post

Dec 13

It's a movie that leans into the warm, predictable comfort of the genre, even if that comes at the cost of depth or surprises.

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Jeffrey Lyles

Lyles' Movie Files

Dec 11

6/10

The film is at its best when the focus is on their road to romance, which makes My Secret Santa seem like the one Christmas movie this year that would have benefitted from being less unique and creative.

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Chris Joyce

Movies and Munchies (YouTube)

Dec 9

2.5/5

It won’t touch your heart or imprint on your soul, you probably won’t even remember watching after a week, but if you are looking for another holiday romance, and you don’t care about how invested you become, this is fine for a casual watch.

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Jennifer Green

Common Sense Media

Dec 9

3/5

Don't put this inoffensive romcom at the top of your holiday Netflix watch list, but it doesn't deserve to be on the bottom either.

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Danny T

@HeyDT Jan 2

Fun to watch, a little absurd with the disguises. But full of good values and reminders. And hey, it’s Christmas. A little magic never hurts, right?

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Deborah H

@Cecilia1948 Jan 1

I loved the movie, from a struggling single parent the movie was amazing. I am not a producer or an actress, however some parts of the movie was so special it was funny, not stupid 😂. There were a lot of points in the movie that was addressed. Single mom, dating , trust issues, adult responsibilities, corporate issues, . I loved the movie!!!

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Anika z

@Anikaz Dec 30

Actually an adorable little movie for the family!

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Derek E

Dec 30

One of those Hallmarky movies but on Netflix, and also not a good one at that. Not exactly believable, the main lead dressed up as a man named Hugh Mann but the entire movie acts like this is the real Santa clause. And her man voice as she attempted to be Santa wasn't very manly, very clearly a woman's voice. Easy pass

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Behroz S

@Behrozsyed Dec 29

It's good, but could've been much better. A decent family friendly movie which doesn't have much of a plot but still delivers through wholesome moments and a bit of laughter. Worth a one-time watch tbh

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Robert K

@Glenwood743 Dec 29

I can understand why netflix is running out of creative ideas, after all it's a christmas movie, I don't blame them. It's ok, if they could write this movie better they would. Honestly, I feel like I'm doing a favor not giving a lower rating review. It was so uninteresting and just about a mom disguising herself as santa in order to give the kids what they want while everybody thinks she's real. There was little to no character development in this movie. Not terrible though.

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Synopsis

A vivacious single mom in need of a job decides to disguise herself as a man in order to get hired as the seasonal Santa at a luxury ski resort. But when she starts to fall in love with the hotel manager, complications develop that could ruin everything.

Director: Mike Rohl
Screenwriter: Carley Smale, Ron Oliver
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Netflix Studios, Howard Braunstein Films
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 3, 2025
Runtime: 1h 30m

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