Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

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Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

2020

1h 38m

Holiday

Musical

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A woman who plans to sell a small town without regard for the people who live there receives a visit from an angel.

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Critics Consensus

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square isn't quite up to its star's standards, but its overwhelming good cheer and campy self-awareness may be just what viewers are looking for.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

12/05/2020

2/5

It's hard to figure out quite where Christmas on the Square is headed in any given moment, despite the film borrowing liberally from festive classics.

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Wesley Morris

New York Times

11/23/2020

"Campy" is camp with a diploma and a martini. And "Christmas on the Square" is a drunk.

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (LAist)

11/21/2020

This is Netflix's version of community theater, which I don't really mind!

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

12/10/2024

2/5

I’m all for camp Christmas classics, and a mince pie and open fire will still probably make this a worthwhile Advent watch for some, but it’s painfully earnest, without either the knowing absurdity of, say, Last Christmas, or the wit of Elf.

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Michael Cuby

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09/26/2022

With new original music from Dolly herself and more than enough snappy dance numbers, Christmas On the Square won’t be winning any awards but it will surely become a holiday favorite in its own right.

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

09/09/2021

It's a perfect fusion of Dolly's aesthetics with the vibe of Tyler Perry's stage productions - even if, as a friend on the internet said, "You're going to want to wallow in sin afterward, it's so sweet."

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@RT72332465 04/05/2025

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Gabrielle H

@RT78530912 02/28/2025

my teacher recommended this movie to me, and I've never seen anything better. It's LIFE CHANGING and I mean it. I have learned so many things by watching this movie that you could never learn anywhere else. I am In a chokehold because of this movie. Life would be different without it, after I got divorced I had apart of me missing. this movie patched the hole in my heart. I have learned how to be better and treat others around me kindly and with respect. I now donate money to children in need. all for our god dolly parton 🙏BLESS🙏

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Michael F

@RT50431031 12/21/2024

Honestly, it is kind of impressively bad. I love Dolly, but this is just a worse version of all of the Christmas classics it takes from, like Christmas Carol and It's A Wonderful Life. The script is really bad, a lot of the acting is rough, and the music, while nice, doesn't feel like it belongs in this movie. There are a few good elements, but they don't improve one of the worst Christmas movies I've seen in a while.

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P K

@Pohaku808 12/06/2023

AMAZING FILM!!!! Campy but so sweet and funny. A new favorite Xmas classic

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07/08/2022

Turned off after 5mins. Absolutely awful.

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12/18/2021

I turned into this movie thinking the music would be inspiring and beautiful. The writing was horrible but the music was just as bad. I'm totally blown away that someone that does music so well could get it so wrong. I had to stop watching half way through. It was just unbearable.

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Synopsis

A woman who plans to sell a small town without regard for the people who live there receives a visit from an angel.

Director: Debbie Allen
Screenwriter: Maria S. Schlatter
Production Co: Sandollar Productions, Magnolia Hill, Warner Bros. Television
Genre: Holiday, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 22, 2020
Runtime: 1h 38m