The Noel Diary

Released Nov 18, 2022

1 hr. 39 min.

Holiday

Comedy

Drama

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When best-selling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) -- an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own. Together, they embark on a journey to confront their pasts and discover a future that's totally unexpected.

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Tim S

This movie is ok. Nothing special or creative and the acting is not good.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Wolfgang G

The Noel Diary ist eine romantische Komödie von Charles Shyer, basierend auf dem Buch The Noel Diary von Richard Paul Evans, der auch das Drehbuch schrieb… Als ein Autor Weihnachten sein Elternhaus ausräumt, begegnet er einer Frau, die nach ihrer leiblichen Mutter sucht… Eine nette Geschichte für die Feiertage, ein herzerwärmender romantischer Weihnachtsfilm… mit einer guten, durchschnittlichen schauspielerischen Leistung…

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/28/23

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Glenn C

Plot is so full of holes. We only finished the film because of a) the acting ability of its stars, and b) it was hilarious to keep pausing the film to highlight its obvious flaws. Not sure how films like this even get made. There are so many wonderful scripts out there not being produced.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/23

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James M

Cheating is not romantic, fun or interesting to have as the turning point in what could otherwise have been a cute holiday movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/08/23

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Scott W

Better than I anticipated. Ha .

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/05/23

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John W

Bruh… the editing of this movie is bad; slow-mo scenes, obvious stock videos, and inconsistent lighting. It's actually a good movie to understand what not to do in making a movie…

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Ditch the mistletoe and holly and it would still be a well-crafted, well-balanced character sketch, following two lost souls as they discover what they’ve been missing.

Nov 25, 2022

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Lisa Kennedy

New York Times

Director Charles Shyer brings a journeyman’s ease to the screenplay (based on Richard Paul Evans’s novel by the same name): embracing holiday movie expectations here, gently deflecting them there.

Nov 24, 2022

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Erin Maxwell

LA Weekly/Village Voice

It still falls in the category of “passable entertainment” for hopeless romantics and people on heavy medication. Tis the season.

Dec 24, 2022

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Chris Joyce

Movies and Munchies (YouTube)

The Noel Diary features charismatic characters in a story that has a lot of potential but squanders it through rushed storytelling and odd stylistic choices.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 9, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…mocking a bad Xmas film is part of the fun of the holiday; the best that can be said for The Noel Diary is that it fully deserves our derision….

Rated: 2/5

Dec 5, 2022

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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz

Fangirlish

The Noel Diary is about the things that make us who we are, how we piece together the past to make our own lives, and almost as importantly, about finding the strength to take a chance – not just on love, but on yourself.

Dec 4, 2022

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Synopsis

When best-selling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) -- an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own. Together, they embark on a journey to confront their pasts and discover a future that's totally unexpected.

Director: Charles Shyer
Executive Producer: Andrew Gernhard, Justin Hartley, Norman Stephens
Screenwriter: David Golden, Charles Shyer
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Johnson Production Group, Synthetic Cinema International, Netflix Studios
Genre: Holiday, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2022

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