Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage

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Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage

PG

2008

1h 43m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Drama

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Thomas (Jared Padalecki), a young artist returns to his hometown of Placerville, Calif., and anticipates another perfect family holiday. Instead, he finds that his mother (Marcia Gay Harden) is about to lose her home to foreclosure, and the entire town is struggling in the wake of a failing tourist industry. With the help of his ailing mentor (Peter O'Toole), Thomas hopes to find his artistic voice and help the town rediscover the holiday spirit.

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Russ Breimeier

Christianity Today

Throw out your preconceptions, because the movie's actually not bad. Christmas Cottage has its charm, and certainly isn't the mess many would expect.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 8, 2020

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

The film dips into syrup as it draws to a close, but even that we can forgive for its genuine warm hearted mood

Dec 4, 2008

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Felix Gonzalez Jr.

DVD Review

It's a little like holiday leftovers--still warm and filling but not as fresh or tasty as the first Christmas Day meal.

Nov 29, 2008

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A miraculous movie that proves its own message! It begins, a pretty average movie, with some facepalm moments. Yet somehow, like flickers of light emerging from behind a tree, there are some extremely powerful moments throughout. By the end, the camera manages to rise above the tree, leaving the audience in glorious sunlight! I gave it one less star because of the tree that got in the way from time to time.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Audience Member

I love how in depth and pure this movie was. I also love how it focused on the story instead of fame and fortune. Thomas Kinkade is one of my favorite artist and this was truly a movie for my collection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

The movie feels like an old black and white movie due to the slow pacing and the nature of the dialogue, which is perfect for the atmosphere of the movie. This movie is incredibly tragic and depressing, but heartbreakingly realistic. It's so grim that it's hard to watch at times on account of the overwhelming gloom. Yet the saddest scenes are the most poignant ones. If you've seen Jared Padalecki as Sam in Supernatural or as Dean in Gilmore Girls, you know that he is a master at portraying youthful innocence in a grounded, relatable way. Sam and Dean were never quite as optimistic and idealistic as Thomas Kinkade is in this movie, so it's a marvel to see Jared add such depth and uniqueness to Thomas without making him anything remotely like Sam or Dean.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

This was a very sweet holiday movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Nice premise. Ok story... Good christmasy feeling. Glad I found it in a bargain bin.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Overly sentimental and over-acted yet surprisingly enjoyable Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage will never be esteemed alongside most holiday classics but does enough to give a chance during the holidays.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Michael Campus

Director

Jared Padalecki

Thomas Kinkade

Marcia Gay Harden

Maryanne Kinkade

Peter O'Toole

Glen Wessler

Aaron Ashmore

Pat Kinkade

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Synopsis

Thomas (Jared Padalecki), a young artist returns to his hometown of Placerville, Calif., and anticipates another perfect family holiday. Instead, he finds that his mother (Marcia Gay Harden) is about to lose her home to foreclosure, and the entire town is struggling in the wake of a failing tourist industry. With the help of his ailing mentor (Peter O'Toole), Thomas hopes to find his artistic voice and help the town rediscover the holiday spirit.

Director: Michael Campus
Producer: Michael Campus, Arla Dietz Campus, Nanette Kinkade, Thomas Kinkade, Julie Yorn
Screenwriter: Ken LaZebnik
Production Co: Firm Films
Rating: PG (Some Suggestive Content|Smoking|Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2010
Runtime: 1h 43m

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