One Magic Christmas (1985)

Name: One Magic Christmas
Director: Phillip Borsos
Genre: Family, Fantasy
Released: 1985
Duration: 88 min

ThumbScore

👍 68%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.

Critics Score

🎬 47% (RT: 47%)

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Director

Phillip Borsos

Runtime

1h 28m

Country

Canada, United States of America

Language

English

TMDB Rating

5.9/10 (122 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes

47%

Cast

Mary Steenburgen as Ginny Grainger · 72% avg

Gary Basaraba as Jack Grainger · 69% avg

Elisabeth Harnois as Abbie Grainger · 68% avg

Arthur Hill as Caleb Grainger

Wayne Robson as Harry Dickens · 71% avg

Jan Rubeš as Santa Claus

Elias Koteas as Eddie · 71% avg

Robbie Magwood as Cal Grainger

Is One Magic Christmas good?

It's divisive. 68% audience score, estimated from 122 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 47%, but audiences disagreed.

Overview

Ginny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gideon, Ginny's very own guardian angel. Wikipedia ↗