A young woman’s bad decisions lead to an unexpected romance and a journey of heartwarming self-discovery.
Romantic and melancholy, with wholesome humor. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
It stays inside its PG-13, with some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Kate is a young woman who has a habit of making bad decisions, and her last date with disaster occurs after she accepts work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, after she meets Tom there, her life takes a new turn.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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