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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: Dolly Parton, 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

5.8

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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: Dolly Parton, Maria S. Schlatter

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

43% Positive
3 Reviews

43% Mixed
3 Reviews

14% Negative
1 Review

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Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews

43% Positive
3 Reviews

43% Mixed
3 Reviews

14% Negative
1 Review

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

Nov 24, 2020

Christmas on the Square lets the viewer kick back and indulge in all things Parton.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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

The New York Times

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

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

Arizona Republic

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

The Associated Press

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

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings

40% Positive
2 Ratings

20% Mixed
1 Rating

40% Negative
2 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings

40% Positive
2 Ratings

20% Mixed
1 Rating

40% Negative
2 Ratings

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Details

Production Company Magnolia Hill Productions, Sandollar Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Release Date Nov 22, 2020

Duration 1 h 38 m

Rating TV-PG

Genres

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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