Farewell Mr. Kringle

TV Movie
2010
G
1h 23m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

653

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Vivica A. Fox and Christine Taylor in Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010)

Comedy Romance

A magazine journalist who no longer celebrates Christmas visits the quaint town of Mistletoe to blog about an inspirational - albeit questionably delusional - man who parades around pretendi... Read allA magazine journalist who no longer celebrates Christmas visits the quaint town of Mistletoe to blog about an inspirational - albeit questionably delusional - man who parades around pretending to be the real Santa Claus.A magazine journalist who no longer celebrates Christmas visits the quaint town of Mistletoe to blog about an inspirational - albeit questionably delusional - man who parades around pretending to be the real Santa Claus.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

653

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

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Trivia
The third of five (as of 2015) Christmas/Santa Claus themed movies directed by Kevin Connor, beginning with Santa, Jr. (2002), A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004), Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010), Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (2011), and most recently, A Christmas Kiss II (2014).

Goofs
At around the 90 minute mark as Mark and Anna are searching for Kris Mark runs a stop sign just before making a right turn.

Quotes
Kringle: Looking in the rear-view mirror, is no way to live one's life.

Soundtracks
Joy to the World
(uncredited)
Written by Isaac Watts and Lowell Mason

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6/10

Out of Pain, Joy

A very pleasant little Hallmark Channel TV movie as Christine Taylor, a new-media journalist -- she blogs for a website -- goes to the town of Mistletoe to cover their Christmas festival and their renowned Santa Claus, who has been doing this yearly bit for half a century.

It's all about the healing power of good will, and the direction and performances are very good. Unhappily, the script is a bit below par as plot points are advanced by talking, including Miss Taylor's voice-over of her blog -- I'm a great believer that when you're looking at a movie, they should show you things happening, not tell you -- but William Morgan Sheppard makes as good a Santa as I've seen since Edmund Gwenn.