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A Reason for the Season

  • TV Movie
  • 2024
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
1.4K
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Taylor Cole and Kevin McGarry in A Reason for the Season (2024)
Romance

In order to earn her trust fund, Evie (Cole) is tasked with granting Christmas wishes to the people who saved her life on the night of her birth. To aid in her cause, she employs Kyle (McGar... Read allIn order to earn her trust fund, Evie (Cole) is tasked with granting Christmas wishes to the people who saved her life on the night of her birth. To aid in her cause, she employs Kyle (McGarry), a handsome local attorney, to track down those who helped and attempts to secretly le... Read allIn order to earn her trust fund, Evie (Cole) is tasked with granting Christmas wishes to the people who saved her life on the night of her birth. To aid in her cause, she employs Kyle (McGarry), a handsome local attorney, to track down those who helped and attempts to secretly learn what they might want while maintaining her anonymity. With Christmas fast approaching,... Read all

  • Director
    • Jason Bourque
  • Writer
    • Brook Durham
  • Stars
    • Taylor Cole
    • Kevin McGarry
    • Sarah-Jane Redmond
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jason Bourque
    • Writer
      • Brook Durham
    • Stars
      • Taylor Cole
      • Kevin McGarry
      • Sarah-Jane Redmond
    • 30User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Taylor Cole
    Taylor Cole
    • Evie Lane
    Kevin McGarry
    Kevin McGarry
    • Kyle Newman
    Sarah-Jane Redmond
    Sarah-Jane Redmond
    • Elizabeth Lane
    Eric Keenleyside
    Eric Keenleyside
    • Jack Marshall
    Rachel Hayward
    Rachel Hayward
    • Claire Bedford
    Peter Bryant
    Peter Bryant
    • Roy Garland
    Frances Flanagan
    Frances Flanagan
    • Dr. Kate Austen
    Dolores Drake
    Dolores Drake
    • Evelyn King
    Mas Morimoto
    • Paul
    Taylor Reid
    Taylor Reid
    • Young Elizabeth Lane
    • (as Taylor Ried)
    Bradley Peters
    Bradley Peters
    • Young Jack Marshall
    Jocelyn Gauthier
    Jocelyn Gauthier
    • Young Dr. Kate Austen
    Lillian Doucet-Roche
    Lillian Doucet-Roche
    • Young Claire Bedford
    Henry C. King
    • Young Roy Garland
    Matt Kennedy
    Matt Kennedy
    • Andrew Newman
    Isaac Keoughan
    Isaac Keoughan
    • Jason Marshall
    Mahta Madani
    Mahta Madani
    • Janice
    Nevin Burkholder
    • Gary
    • Director
      • Jason Bourque
    • Writer
      • Brook Durham
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    User reviews30

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    10sneezymcsnifferson-62557

    Heartwarming!

    This was a heartwarming human interest story. I loved all the characters. It's the first of these types of shows I've watched in a while that gave me the warm and fuzzies without the boredom. Kudos to Kevin and Taylor for making their characters feel 'real.' I also loved the character of Jack, who was so sweet. The town felt like a resilient and loving community. II have to say that the premise seemed just novel enough to keep boredom from setting in. In fact, I would love to see a Mystery Movie series built around this town and these two characters. With such a loving community that works for the common good, this could be the next Teagarden series.
    9katjo-90495

    Beautiful ensemble cast with a great Christmas message!

    A Reason for the Season was such a feel good with all the sentiment of giving back! What a great ensemble cast with individual stories that tied to the mystery. Then comes laid back, eligible bachelor attorney, Kyle Newman who immediately has sparks with Evie but is not his main focus but uses his relationships in the community to help Evie. Both Kevin McGarry and Taylor Cole were magic together with wonderful chemistry and the ability to banter with one another with great sense of humor and care. No angst in this movie but an interesting mystery to solve and relationships to bloom and reconnect. Best of the season thus far!
    10HomeSweetHeartie

    Half familiar comfort, half fresh surprise -- 10 for enjoyment!

    If you only have time to watch a couple movies this Christmas, make sure this one is on the list!

    In this Hallmark mystery with Kevin McGarry and Taylor Cole, we have a classic city-rich-girl meets nice-small- town-guy love story, Yet there were enough fresh twists to the genre, and spectacular talent from the cast, to keep a captivated audience delighted to the end.

    The beginning of the movie was surprising and emotionally impacting with a precipitous birth story in a diner. The scene was visually sanitized -- not a single tear or drop of blood to be scene -- but none the less my heart was caught up in the drama.

    Kevin McGarry's character is apparently the perfect man, but turns out he has 16 unpaid parking tickets, so not completely perfect. Who wants a perfect guy, anyhow?

    The secret identity drama was resolved without huge fanfare. Holiday cheer was had by all, and everyone wishes the Kevin McGarry could be their own personal leading man. Taylor Quinn is a beauty who brought the vulnerability as well. (And has anyone mentioned yet that Kevin McGarry is a great on-screen kisser -- he's the master -- another reason to watch!)
    8cgvsluis

    The townspeople are almost too good to be true...but that's what you want to see in a Hallmark holiday romance!

    I really enjoyed this Hallmark holiday romance...starting with its two leads Taylor Cole (Evie Lane) and Kevin McGarry (Kyle Newman). The premise is a wealthy cosmetics mogul puts a whole bunch of stipulations on her daughter's trust fund inheritance. Evie has to find the four strangers in a small town who helped her mother give birth to her and saved her life 35 years ago. The catch...she has to grant their wishes anonymously and all before midnight Christmas Eve.

    Evie rolls into town and employs the town lawyer and hockey coach Kyle Newman to help her blend in, identify everyone in the photo and handle the legal around her gifts.

    The romance is actually very sweet and I think will appeal to most romantics, but the real reason to watch this Hallmark holiday romance is amazingly selfless towns people...they really are too good to be true. The cast was amazing and I liked the spirit of giving that is highlighted in this film.
    9sroark-44170

    Heartwarming movie

    Kevin McGarry and Taylor always do a great job in any movie and this one didn't disappoint. . I loved the fact that the move had no twists or turns in it. It was just a straigh forward holiday movie by Hallmark. Now I'm not a big fan of Hallmark movies anymore, but I did like this.

    The movie was about a girl Evie who was asked by her mother to go to this small town and find the people that helped deliver her when she was pregnant.

    I do like the fact that Evies' mother taught her how to give to others and not expect everything to be handed to her on a "silver platter". That concept along brings out the best Christmas movies. The mother wants what's best for her daughter, even though she has plenty of money and the daughter is about to get her trust fund, Evie had to learn the hard way what it really means to give and not receive. Along the journey, she finds love with Kyle who she hired as a lawyer.

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    • Trivia
      The character name of Elizabeth Lane is likely an homage to Barbara Stanwyck's role in the holiday classic Christmas in Connecticut (1945).
    • Goofs
      No one would be arrested and certainly not jailed for almost hitting someone while backing out. Even if a collision occurred it would be at most a failure to yield right of way ticket. Even the driving without a license or using a cell phone are both tickets at most, not offenses resulting in arrest.
    • Quotes

      Jack Marshall: How about you? How are you feeling about having a thirty-five year old daughter?

      Elizabeth Lane: Well, it feels basically impossible given that I'm only thirty nine myself.

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    • Release date
      • November 14, 2024 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Hallmark Mystery
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • La mission secrète de la mère Noël
    • Filming locations
      • Langley, British Columbia, Canada(Brookswood)
    • Production companies
      • BRB Pictures
      • 1111 Film Group
      • MarVista Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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