What is The Knight Before Christmas about?
A medieval English knight is magically transported to present day where he ends up falling for a high school science teacher.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A medieval knight finds whimsical romance with a science teacher after time travel brings them together.
Romantic, with wholesome humor. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Netflix.
The Knight Before Christmas parents guide
There is no US rating to lean on. What we tagged stays mild: no real violence and no gore.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- None flagged
- It has no US rating to check against, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
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Cast and crew
Directed byMonika Mitchell
StarringVanessa Hudgens, Josh Whitehouse, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Harry Jarvis, Ella Kenion, Isabelle Franca
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