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53% Critic Match
The Christmas Wish
5.3 / 10• 1998• 1h 18m•G• English
FamilyDramaRomanceTV Movie
Storyline
Returning to his home town after the death of the grandfather who raised him, slick and cynical Wall Street trader Will Martin feels decidedly out of place, and not at all in tune with the Christmas preparations being made by the local citizenry. But Will isn't really taking a sentimental journey at all: He's merely in town to modernize and streamline his family's real-estate company. While going through his grandfather's effects, Will and his grandmother come across the old man's diary--which reveals a lengthy relationship with a woman named Lillian.
Cast & Crew
Neil Patrick Harris
Will Martin
Lead
Debbie Reynolds
Ruth
Naomi Watts
Renee
Alexandra Wilson
Julia
Beverly Archer
Miss Enid Cook
IM
Ian Meltzer
Justin
GB
Gary Bayer
Jimmy Hanning
James Greene
Warren Martin
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ian Barry's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Christmas Wish is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
