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Short summary

Steve and Cynthia are a newlywed couple celebrating their first Christmas together. They invite their families to join them for the holidays, but when Steve is laid off just before Christmas and Cynthia discovers she's pregnant, they both keep their news secret in hopes that the celebration runs smoothly.

The brief shot of the street, at around 30 mins, is actually footage of a town in New Jersey. It is Main Street in Phillipsburg, NJ, which has been used in several other movies.

There are 2 bloopers in the film. If you look at the wreath on the house there several bulbs not lit on the right side of the wreath. When they are driving away from the airport you can see Patricia's bag in the street. There are no visible locks on the bag.

Here is another blooper. When Steve and Cynthia stand the tree up in their living there no type of stand on the bottom of the tree. They are standing it up on the tree stump. Even when they stand it up the second time they stand it up on the stump again.

User reviews


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    • Author: Nkeiy
    This is a cute - but predictable - holiday movie from Hallmark about a couple keeping secrets during their first Christmas together.

    I enjoyed the fast pace and supporting cast, but was annoying by one thing: they made the wife "a cute little idiot" in order for the story to work. At the beginning of the film, they showed us that she was a smart and competent woman with a good marriage, her own house, and a career of her own. However, the same character turns into a stupid little idiot over and over again, by leaving a suitcase behind, canceling a hotel reservation for no good reason, and burning a pan of lasagna (after specifically being told to take it out of the oven in 10 minutes).

    By the end of the movie, I was completely annoyed by the "cute little idiot" messing things up, which isn't what the writers were going for. It would have been a far better movie if she hadn't been responsible for every mistake and the blame had been spread around among the other characters.
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    • Author: Brannylv
    "A Perfect Christmas" follows a newlywed couple celebrating their first Christmas together. They invite their families to join them for the holidays, but when Steve (Dillon Casey) is laid off just before Christmas and Cynthia (Susie Abromeit) discovers she's pregnant, they both keep their news secret in hopes that the celebration runs smoothly.

    The film is well made and is very entertaining. It also has a message about being honest and being happy. The film may not be "Original" but it is a film that is worth watching. The casting is excellent.

    Made for Adults this Hallmark film is above average in every way. If you skip watching this then you are missing out.
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    • Author: Samut
    It wasn't bad. But, there's still way too much room for improvement. Especially, in the plausibility department!

    Take the scene where Steve is fired...for the first time.

    If this had been a Christmastime episode of LAW & ORDER: TOS, the plot would/should have had him go straight to the D.A.'s office to inform them about the fraudulent lawsuit his ex-employers were about to knowingly aid and abet. In cases like that, the shield of client confidentiality instantly ceases to exist!

    He would/should have then gone to the ACLU so he could have one of _their_ lawyers file a pro bono lawsuit against his ex-employers for wrongful job dismissal. Of course, if this had been an L&O episode, the latter would probably have had Steve murdered! In the hope it would suppress his two-pronged counter-attack.

    It would/could have definitely suppressed half my disappointment in the plot holes. In other words; Stanton67 was wrong. You would definitely be better off missing out on this particular movie.
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    • Author: blodrayne
    With a Christmas film, you want it to be something for the whole family. While this movie is centered around a newlywed couple and family struggles, it still retains a "G" rating while being enjoyable for adults as well. The cast is lead by Susie Abromeit and Dillon Casey as Mr. and Mrs. Faber. The two are hiding something from one another. Cynthia is pregnant while Steve is fired. The very beginning establishes they are the type of people to plan things ahead, financially and otherwise. They have their entire lives planned to a "t" as to when they have accomplished certain milestones including promotions and children. Naturally, this is too soon for Cynthia to become pregnant and Steve getting fired clearly planned to advance to partner with the firm he was working with. Meanwhile, Patricia (Steve's mother) seems to have a large influence on Cynthia's decisions. She appears to be a tough and domineering woman with a judgmental persona. There are three major disasters caused by Cynthia: she forgets to pack an important suitcase (filled with sweaters for the whole family Patricia knitted herself), cancelled a reservation for her hotel room (as well as one for her brother-in-law), and finally she hits her with a large snowball. Steve's boss offers him his job back and offers to help him reach his goal faster if Steve will just do the one job Steve would not do. This job involved taking down a small business-a restaurant run by a man Steve knows to be a good person, who happens to be against the interests of one of his employers' best clients. Soon, almost all of the family finds their way into the Faber household - Steve's brother (and his wife & kids) and Mother as well as Cynthia's father and sister. Behind their backs, the family informs one another of Cynthia and Steve's secrets. Steve told his brother, who relayed this to the others as Patricia simply knew by seeing Cynthia's behavior. Eventually, Steve and Cynthia break their news to one another and (like most family films, especially holiday ones) they all live happily ever after.
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    • Author: Buzalas
    1) What happens to Steve is a perfect example of why I hate lawyers especially who believe they can just sue people with no valid reason. This isn't just once, but it continues. And to make matters worse, Steve even considers it. 2) Steve's mom is not just hard to get along with, but she is terribly rude, arrogant and has an unintentional meanness to her. This is overplayed. Reciting a list of Cynthia's failures is a great preface to "I have no problem with you." 3) Cynthia goes from lovable and competent to appearing to be a total idiot, even if most of the disasters are complete accidents. This is also overplayed.

    There are still some feel good moments, but it didn't save it for me.
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    • Author: Niwield
    This movie should have been way better. I'm not sure why. No real excitement in the writing maybe. Maybe some of the attempts at comedy just fell flat. We have attractive likable leads. The couples parents have a great actor and actress we recognize and like. The brother is witty. There were a lot of themes and good ones- daughter in law pleasing mother in law, surprise pregnancy, loss of job due to a just cause. The movie was pleasant, but it did not have any real emotion, except for a moment when the mother in law is given a locket. The story just did not have good focus and did not come together in a compelling way. I did doze about half way but rewound and re-watched those parts. I see the original title is "A Perfect Christmas" and this is a good title- they even say it in the ending. "An Unexpected Christmas" just doesn't do it. Maybe an Alicia Witt could have saved this movie. This was a missed opportunity. I am thankful for the try.
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    • Author: the monster
    I'm a bit surprised at the low rating compared to other Hallmark movies. What I liked was the variation in plot (as opposed to city person without Christmas spirit is changed by country person... sometimes magically is seems), the better chemistry between the leads, and better production values. I'll forgive the smart but goofy wife. I might note that this happens at Christmas but Christmas is not the main point, the problems of life could have happened at any time. On the down side, as others have pointed out the legal ethics portrayed stretched the boundaries some. I could imaging a tough boss but the outright meanness and lack of ethics was difficult to believe. Still, the refreshing match of the leads trumped all and hence the good rating.
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    • Author: Mitynarit
    Leave it to Hallmark to come up with the quintessential Christmas movie! I felt great while watching it!
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    • Author: Conjuril
    The reason why the wife keeps forgetting things is because she is pregnant. "Baby brain" or the inability to remember stuff is a side effect of pregnancy. If you know this, then you can sympathize with the leading lady and can understand why she gets flustered when she keeps messing up, as she normally is at the top of her game.
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    • Author: THOMAS
    I really like this movie. It Hasan old fashioned feel to it. The cast is excellent. The storyline is really funny. It keeps moving along at a nice pace. Too bad there isn't a sequel to it. It would be really well received.
  • Cast overview, first billed only:
    Susie Abromeit Susie Abromeit - Cynthia Faber
    Dillon Casey Dillon Casey - Steve Faber
    Erin Gray Erin Gray - Patricia Faber
    Neil Crone Neil Crone - Jerry
    Randal Edwards Randal Edwards - Owen Faber
    Rebecca Dalton Rebecca Dalton - Robin
    Peter DaCunha Peter DaCunha - Brian
    Rachel Wilson Rachel Wilson - Lynn Faber
    Patrice Goodman Patrice Goodman - Dr. Bowen
    Romaine Waite Romaine Waite - Richard
    Amariah Faulkner Amariah Faulkner - Elizabeth
    Caleb Marshall Caleb Marshall - Jack Knox
    Chris Gillett Chris Gillett - Mr. Bedwin
    Chris Farquhar Chris Farquhar - Desk Clerk
    John MacRae John MacRae - Traffic Cop
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