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Happiest Season

"This holiday, everyone's secrets are coming out."

2020-11-26 Romance 1hr 42m

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

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Storyline

A young woman's plans to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party are upended when she discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.

  • Released
    2020-11-26
  • Revenue
    $1,401,954
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 42m
  • Genre
    Romance, Comedy
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.6
  • Production
    Temple Hill Entertainment

Crew

Clea DuVall
Director
Clea DuVall
Screenplay
Marty Bowen
Producer
Keywords:
coming out marriage proposal holiday romcom lesbian relationship in the closet orphan family holiday lgbt woman director holiday season pittsburgh, pennsylvania christmas candid mayoral campaign sister sister relationship playful lesbian joyous dramatic sentimental amused familiar hopeful sympathetic

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Cast

Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart
Abby
Mackenzie Davis

Mackenzie Davis
Harper
Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen
Tipper
Victor Garber

Victor Garber
Ted
Alison Brie

Alison Brie
Sloane
Mary Holland

Mary Holland
Jane
Dan Levy

Dan Levy
John
Burl Moseley

Burl Moseley
Eric
Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza
Riley Johnson
Sarayu Blue

Sarayu Blue
Carolyn McCoy
Jake McDorman

Jake McDorman
Connor
Ana Gasteyer

Ana Gasteyer
Harry Levin
Caroline Harris

Caroline Harris
Kelly
Jenny Gulley

Jenny Gulley
Ashley
Dominique Allen Lawson

Dominique Allen Lawson
Levi
Michelle Buteau

Michelle Buteau
Trudy
Carla Gallo

Carla Gallo
Angry Homeowner Lady
Timothy Simons

Timothy Simons
Mall Security Ed
Lauren Lapkus

Lauren Lapkus
Mall Security Crystal
Jinkx Monsoon

Jinkx Monsoon
Em. K. Ultra
BenDeLaCreme

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Miss L'Teau
Anis N'Dobe

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Asiyih N'Dobe

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Sean Michael Weber

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Sarab Kamoo

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Chelsea Banglesdorf

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Colleen the Hostess
Liron Blumenthal

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Fancy Restaurant Waitress
Daryn Kahn

Daryn Kahn
Todd, Bearded Guy
Matt Newell

Matt Newell
Guard Eugene
Dave Maulbeck

Dave Maulbeck
Book Buyer
Donald John Hewitt

Donald John Hewitt
Hand Holder Man
Christopher Jon Gombos

Christopher Jon Gombos
Huge Man
Daina Griffith

Daina Griffith
Caroler
Daniel Krell

Daniel Krell
Caroler
Dominique Briggs

Dominique Briggs
Caroler
Jonathan Berry

Jonathan Berry
Caroler
Gina Jun

Gina Jun
Christmas Party Guest (uncredited)
Daniel Johnson

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Barista Chef (uncredited)

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for Happiest Season
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A Review by Kamurai 8

Written by Kamurai on 2020-11-30

Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend. There is a huge advantage in knowing as little as possible about a movie before watchin... read more

Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend. There is a huge advantage in knowing as little as possible about a movie before watching it: mostly it removes expectations, and allows little surprises to delight you through the movie. I watched it because it was a Kristen Stewart movie, but was happily surprised to see Clea Duvall involved, and continually delighted to see familiar faces appear: Mary Holland, Alison Brie, and Aubrey Plaza especially. I'm honestly not familiar with "a lot" of "coming out of the closet, but not quite yet" stories, but I have seen a lot of "secrets for the holidays", and "don't tell my family x", and this is very interesting that it uses that concept to knock the wind out of the sails of the story so early. While the majority of the story is basically abuse humor, it's delivered in a way that manages to both garner sympathy for Abbie and be charmingly amusing. If the movie has a real downside, then it's that it tries to do (almost) too many things, but manages to pull it off. Yeah, I pretty much hate Harper, but that's by design, and she's a victim as much as a villain. The shift in stories as things all start to resolve is the "worst" part of it, but ultimately makes for a satisfying ending.

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A Review by narrator56 7

Written by narrator56 on 2020-12-15

I was surprised by how much I liked this Hulu Christmas offering, since you can get jaded at the number of holiday romantic movies the vario... read more

I was surprised by how much I liked this Hulu Christmas offering, since you can get jaded at the number of holiday romantic movies the various sources crank out every year. The movie seems to combine several sub genres here, the familiar gay coming out, dysfunctional holiday family, even bordering in romantic triangle territory. Martin Levy’s son does him proud, as Dan Levy was a real scene stealer here. I quickly decided the more of him, the better. The chemistry between the two leads wasn’t quite evident to me and I am not sure why. I saw more chemistry between Harper and Abby’s ex-girlfriend Riley, actually. Also, I think an opportunity was lost in the perpetually frowning two kids. They should have been allowed a bit more personality I think. (And what is up with all the gender neutral names for many of the female characters here? Harper, Tipper, Sloan, Riley, Harry, Kelly and Ashley. Weird. Mary Steenburgen does her usual competent job playing the wife and matriarch, though I felt they let her fade a little into the background until she asserts herself near the end. So while this movie won’t enter my cycle of Christmas movies to watch annually, I enjoyed it just fine (tinged with the shadow of regret that it wouldn’t have taken much more to be very good). The writers do not have many film credits, so I hope they continue to write and improve. I won’t change the channel if I run across it in the future.

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A Review by ravensview 8

Written by ravensview on 2022-12-21

I usually avoid Christmas movies but some of those names grabbed me - Mack Davis, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, and more. All put in a great perfo... read more

I usually avoid Christmas movies but some of those names grabbed me - Mack Davis, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, and more. All put in a great performance, the story made sense, the plot was well done, and it was a nice little town - all good.

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A Review by Kamurai

Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend. There is a huge advantage in knowing as little as possible about a movie before watching it: mostly it removes expectations, and allows little surprises to delight you through the movie. ...

reviewer avatar

A Review by Kamurai 8

Written by Kamurai on 2020-11-30

Great watch, would watch again, and do recommend. There is a huge advantage in knowing as little as possible about a movie before watching it: mostly it removes expectations, and allows little surp...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by narrator56 7

Written by narrator56 on 2020-12-15

I was surprised by how much I liked this Hulu Christmas offering, since you can get jaded at the number of holiday romantic movies the various sources crank out every year. The movie seems to combine...

read more
reviewer avatar

A Review by ravensview 8

Written by ravensview on 2022-12-21

I usually avoid Christmas movies but some of those names grabbed me - Mack Davis, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, and more. All put in a great performance, the story made sense, the plot was well done, and it...

read more