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What if your Christmas wish actually worked... and immediately backfired?
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Holiday Joy (2016)

made-for-TV chaosholiday cringe-coreearly 2010s nostalgia

Overview

ComedyTV Movie

A shy high school student's Christmas wish comes true only it isn't exactly as wonderful as she'd hoped.

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Standout Aspects

Acting

Bailee Madison carries this entire movie on her teen shoulders.

Costume

The aggressively 2016 holiday sweaters deserve their own credit.

Best for:Streaming: December background noise while wrapping presents badly.·Family: Aunt's house when you've run out of polite conversation topics.
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Director

Kirk D'Amico

ReleasedDec 8, 2016
Runtime1h 27m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Myriad Pictures
JoBro Productions

Top Cast

Bailee Madison

Bailee Madison

Joy Hockstatter

French Stewart

French Stewart

Bob Hockstatter

Scott Thompson

Scott Thompson

Mr. Elderberry

Luke Bilyk

Luke Bilyk

Zach Hockstatter

Naomi Snieckus

Naomi Snieckus

Coach Weber

Jennifer Robertson

Jennifer Robertson

Marcie Wellman

Arnold Pinnock

Arnold Pinnock

Dr. Mike

Kolton Stewart

Kolton Stewart

Sam Walker

Ethan Pugiotto

Ethan Pugiotto

Miles

Jeni Ross

Jeni Ross

Montana

Soma Bhatia

Soma Bhatia

Brie

Sara Waisglass

Sara Waisglass

Chanel

Sabryn Rock

Sabryn Rock

Nurse

Darrin Baker

Darrin Baker

Officer Crowley

Nadine Bhabha

Nadine Bhabha

Girl in the Hall

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Trivia

This was produced by MarVista Entertainment, a studio famous for cranking out dozens of low-budget holiday movies every year for cable networks.

Cultural

The 'popular mean girl transformation' plot peaked in the 2000s with films like Mean Girls; by 2016 this was already nostalgic formula, not fresh satire.

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