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Recipe for a Perfect Christmas

Recipe for a Perfect Christmas

This holiday season taste the love

2005•2h 0m•5.5/10
ComedyTV Movie

Ratings

🎬TMDb
5.5/10(14)

The holiday season is turned upside down for a neophyte food critic JJ (Pope) when her uninhibited mother (Baranski) shows up unannounced. In an attempt to occupy her mom's time, JJ works out a deal with a young chef (Cannavale) that stirs up some matters of the heart.

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Production

Muse Entertainment, WildRice Productions, Jaffe/Braunstein Films, Lifetime

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Carly Pope

Carly Pope

J.J. Jenner

Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski

Lee Bellmont

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

Alex Stermadapolous

Monica Parker

Monica Parker

Irma Van Wyck

Kristen Hager

Kristen Hager

Morgan

Tracy Dawson

Tracy Dawson

Cody

Peter Cockett

Elliot

Garwin Sanford

Garwin Sanford

Clay McNeil

Clive Walton

Malcolm Bristol

Fulvio Cecere

Fulvio Cecere

Johnny Iannides

Louise Pitre

Louise Pitre

Coco

Dean Armstrong

Dean Armstrong

Reynard

Jonas Chernick

Jonas Chernick

Peter

Lubomir Mykytiuk

Lubomir Mykytiuk

Dmitri

Scott Gibson

Scott Gibson

Kenny

Lina Giornofelice

Lina Giornofelice

Sophia Iannides

Michael Rubenfeld

Miles

Diego Klattenhoff

Diego Klattenhoff

Zach

Jacqueline Pillon

Jacqueline Pillon

Sondra Sumner

Brad Austin

Brad Austin

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