The Christmas Writer

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1:43

Nov 2025

1h 34m

Holiday

Romance

Comedy

LGBTQ+

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4 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

When a bestselling lesbian Christmas author loses her holiday muse--and holiday festivities are just a sad reminder--she returns to her sleepy hometown in search of new inspiration. What she finds is an unexpected love story that even she couldn’t have written.

Harper Rochel Goldman

MovieJawn

Nov 23

If you’re going to watch a bunch of cheesy Christmas movies this season, there’s no reason not to add The Christmas Writer to your watchlist.

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

Nov 18

B-

The story gently broaches questions of small-town tolerance without puncturing its characters' pleasant romantic bubble, and Brown and Bussell have an easy rapport.

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Karina Adelgaard

Womentainment

Nov 14

3/5

It’s just as cute and formulaic as it should be for this particular niche. Also, the chemistry between the two female leads is spot-on. Until it isn’t...

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

Nov 6

8/10

The Christmas Writer is loaded with poignant beats to pluck at the heartstrings.

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Terry G.

@terrygonda Nov 16

Very enjoyable romantic christmas film. The formula will be familiar to fans of the genre and this one has spot on writer’s block humor. The writing, acting and story line are solid and overall it was a fun way to kick off the Christmas season.

Stephen C

@bob25009 Nov 11

Funny holiday pride in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

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Christin Baker

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Shelby Allison Brown

Noel

Callie Bussell

Callie

Jordan Myrick

Paulette

Kendahl Landreth

Erin

Stacey Lee Powell

Jillian

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Director: Christin Baker
Producer: Andrew James Myers, Trenton Julius
Screenwriter: Christin Baker, Katie I. Williams
Distributor: Good Deed Entertainment
Production Co: Tello Films
Genre: Holiday, Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 11, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2025
Runtime: 1h 34m

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