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Help for the Holidays
“because elves, after all, deserve happiness, too”
61%
Movie
1h 24m
AI Analysis
Help for the Holidays (2012) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Help for the Holidays (2012) — a movie tagged as Family, Fantasy, and TV Movie with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva … Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids and family viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~84 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Help for the Holidays 61% (66 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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from 66 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva La Rue), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier), and their two kids Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook)—a holiday wake-up call. Will Christine fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or will the VanCamps come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas?
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2012-12-09
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- TMDB rating
- 6.1
- TMDB ID
- 149235
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What is Help for the Holidays about?
Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Help for the Holidays?
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How long is the movie Help for the Holidays?
The official runtime for Help for the Holidays is approximately 84 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Summer Glau
Christine Prancer
Dan Gauthier
Scott Vancamp
Eva LaRue
Sara Vancamp
Izabela Vidovic
Ally Vancamp
Mason Cook
Will Vancamp
Jessie Lande
Gabby
John Brotherton
Dave Gabriel
Steve Larkin
Santa
Tom DeTrinis
Village Elf
Ben Adams
Doorman
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Jesse Bean
Photographer
Loren Lester
Daniel
Jerome V. Green
Hot Dog Man
Valorie Hubbard
Hannah
Madison Dae Clarion
Classmate (uncredited)
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