Help for the Holidays

Name: Help for the Holidays
Genre: Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Released: 2012-12-09
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Summer Glau, Dan Gauthier, Eva LaRue, Izabela Vidovic, Mason Cook

2012·Movie·G·84 min·★ 6.1(66)

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“because elves, after all, deserve happiness, too”

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?

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About Help for the Holidays

Help for the Holidays is a 2012 English-language family, fantasy and tv movie film directed by Bradford May. The cast is led by Summer Glau, Dan Gauthier, Eva LaRue. It has a runtime of 1h 24m. Viewers rate it 6.1/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on UP Faith & Family Apple TV Channel, UP Faith & Family Amazon Channel , Xumo Play.

Help for the Holidays was produced by Larry Levinson Productions, PixL Entertainment, and Ashton Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on December 9, 2012, and carries a G certification.

Director: Bradford May
Writers: Abbey Cleland, Bob Sáenz
Release date: December 9, 2012
Original language: English
Age rating: G
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Larry Levinson Productions, PixL Entertainment, Ashton Productions

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Help for the Holidays cast & crew

Help for the Holidays was directed by Bradford May and written by Abbey Cleland and Bob Sáenz.

The cast features Summer Glau as Christine Prancer, Dan Gauthier as Scott Vancamp, Eva LaRue as Sara Vancamp, Izabela Vidovic as Ally Vancamp, Mason Cook as Will Vancamp, and Jessie Lande as Gabby.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Lawrence Shragge, cinematography is by Maximo Munzi, and it was produced by Larry Levinson and Lincoln Lageson.

Is Help for the Holidays worth watching?

Help for the Holidays holds an audience score of 6.1/10 from 66 ratings, a solidly received family films.

At 1h 24m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy family, fantasy, and tv movie, Help for the Holidays is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Help for the Holidays

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