Christmas in the Clouds

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Christmas in the Clouds

PG

2001

1h 34m

Holiday

Romance

Comedy

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2,500+ Ratings

Native American Ray (Timothy Vahle) heads home after graduating from college to help run his family's shabby ski resort. Believing that Tina (Mariana Tosca), a beautiful lodge guest, is an incognito travel guide critic, he decides to improve the quality of the family business. In reality, Tina is at the lodge in search of romance and, in a twist of fate, ends up falling for Ray. When Stu (M. Emmet Walsh), an actual critic, shows up, he is greeted with the staff's typical disorganization.

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Critics Consensus

An agreeably familiar story with some welcome quirky twists, Christmas in the Clouds offers all the comforting entertainment its title suggests.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

02/16/2006

2.5/5

The path of true love may not be smooth but it is predictable in Christmas in the Clouds, a wisp of a movie set in a Utah ski resort run by a Native American tribe.

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Mark Holcomb

Village Voice

02/14/2006

Kate Montgomery's agreeably schmaltzy rom-com tempers its near terminal folksiness with stereotype-tweaking irony.

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

02/03/2006

3/4

While you may have seen the story before, the offbeat characters and the movie location make you feel like you're treading new ground.

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Josh Hurst

Christianity Today

09/11/2006

2/4

The plot is just too pedestrian, the writing just too limp, and most of the characters just too boring for this to be anything more than a modestly entertaining diversion.

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

02/17/2006

2.5/4

It's hard not to hope things work out for everyone, even though you know perfectly they will.

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12/08/2019

I luv this movie. The female lead, "Tina Littlehawk", is drop dead gorgeous; it doesn't have the kind of overacting a lot of Christmas movies have.....think Netflix/Hallmark.....I luv the offbeat characters. I luv Graham Greene, too. And, to all the 'top' critic's that give it low ratings, get over your narcissistic, gargantuan-ego selves.

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12/15/2013

The plot was predicable, but the humor turned out to be very original.

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11/18/2012

Seems better than it should have been, Christmas in the Clouds is goofy and somewhat laughable whether or not is is or isn't the best Christmas movie.

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12/25/2010

What can I say - I'm a sucker for rom-coms! The vegetarian cook is just great! :)

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10/16/2010

This wasn't bad, but it plays more like an afterschool special.

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04/01/2009

Kind of cheesy, yes, but a pretty cute Native film. And the main actor is nice to look at, too.

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Synopsis

Native American Ray (Timothy Vahle) heads home after graduating from college to help run his family's shabby ski resort. Believing that Tina (Mariana Tosca), a beautiful lodge guest, is an incognito travel guide critic, he decides to improve the quality of the family business. In reality, Tina is at the lodge in search of romance and, in a twist of fate, ends up falling for Ray. When Stu (M. Emmet Walsh), an actual critic, shows up, he is greeted with the staff's typical disorganization.

Director: Kate Montgomery
Producer: Kate Montgomery, Mitchell Stein
Screenwriter: Kate Montgomery
Distributor: Slowhand Cinema Releasing
Production Co: Random Ventures
Rating: PG (Mild Sexual Content|Some Language)
Genre: Holiday, Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2001, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2005
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $78.3K
Runtime: 1h 34m