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  • 2020
  • TV-PG
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2020
  • TV-PG
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary A rich and nasty woman, Regina Fuller (Christine Baranski), returns to her small hometown after her father’s death to evict everyone and sell the land to a mall developer - right before Christmas. However, after listening to stories of the local townsfolk, reconnecting with an old love, and accepting the guidance of an actual angel, Regi...

Directed By: Debbie Allen

Written By: Maria S. Schlatter

  • 2020
  • TV-PG
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2020
  • TV-PG
  • Netflix
  • 1 h 38 m

Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
51
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary A rich and nasty woman, Regina Fuller (Christine Baranski), returns to her small hometown after her father’s death to evict everyone and sell the land to a mall developer - right before Christmas. However, after listening to stories of the local townsfolk, reconnecting with an old love, and accepting the guidance of an actual angel, Regi...

Directed By: Debbie Allen

Written By: Maria S. Schlatter

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
51
43% Positive
3 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
14% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
51
43% Positive
3 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
14% Negative
1 Review

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75
Nov 24, 2020
Christmas on the Square lets the viewer kick back and indulge in all things Parton.
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75
Nov 20, 2020
This is an unabashedly sentimental, family-friendly mashup of “A Christmas Carol” with “It’s a Wonderful Life,” sure to leave you smiling and maybe even a little teary-eyed.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
65
Nov 23, 2020
Part cheesy Hallmark movie, part community-theater production, part A Christmas Carol meets It’s a Wonderful Life, the special is a mosaic of holiday tropes — and that’s a good thing. The acting is over-the-top, and the plotline has as much subtlety as Dolly’s bedazzled platform boots, but its larger-than-life theatrical nature makes it even more enjoyable.
By Petrana Radulovic FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 25, 2020
It’s bad, the sort of bad that knows what it is — campy rather than camp. “Campy” is camp with a diploma and a martini. And “Christmas on the Square” is a drunk.
By Wesley Morris FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 25, 2020
Christmas on the Square isn’t much, but what’s here is a pleasant enough time-killer, which is more than you can say about the vast majority of holiday-themed Hallmark/Hulu/Netflix et al fare this season.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
40
Nov 20, 2020
So sickeningly sweet dentists should show it in their waiting rooms to ensure business, the film just isn’t very good, even by treacly holiday film standards.
By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW
25
Nov 23, 2020
Christmas on the Square is pure, studio-lot fantasy and not really trying to be anything else.
By Lindsey Bahr FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Magnolia Hill Productions, Sandollar Productions, Warner Bros. Television
Release Date Nov 22, 2020
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating TV-PG
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Website https://www.netflix.com/title/81128934
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Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 1 Nomination
PGA Awards
• 1 Nomination

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