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Summary For a fifth consecutive December, a heartbroken Noel (Kentucker Audley) returns to New York City to work the night shift at a sidewalk Christmas tree lot. Devoid of any holiday spirit, he struggles to stay awake during the long, chilly nights in his trailer, while the daytime traffic keeps him from getting any real rest. As he slowly spi...

Directed By: Charles Poekel

Written By: Charles Poekel

Christmas, Again

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
79
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 8 User Ratings
8.3
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Summary For a fifth consecutive December, a heartbroken Noel (Kentucker Audley) returns to New York City to work the night shift at a sidewalk Christmas tree lot. Devoid of any holiday spirit, he struggles to stay awake during the long, chilly nights in his trailer, while the daytime traffic keeps him from getting any real rest. As he slowly spi...

Directed By: Charles Poekel

Written By: Charles Poekel

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Dec 11, 2015
90
Delicate and restrained, the film offers the messages of redemption and renewal we so often crave from a Christmas movie without wrapping its themes and characters in tinsel.
By Alonso Duralde FULL REVIEW
Dec 2, 2015
90
This is a Christmas movie in which magic exists largely on the periphery, and that is just the right mix of chilly and sweet.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
Dec 2, 2015
83
Poekel isn’t interested in something as mundane as a new romance. He’s basically trying to make Seasonal Affective Disorder: The Movie, and comes damn close to pulling it off. He has a tremendous ally in Audley, who gives one of the year’s best performances (albeit one destined to receive no awards and scant attention).
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW
Dec 17, 2015
75
Poekel and Audley keep exposition to a minimum, allowing the truth behind Noel’s breakup to emerge organically, in the weight of an object or his reaction to a beaming couple. It’s elegant filmmaking, seamless in its storytelling.
By Randall Colburn FULL REVIEW
Mar 14, 2015
75
Charles Poekel displays an assured directorial hand and maintains a modest, appealing, even droll sensibility throughout.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW
Oct 27, 2015
70
The pic’s charm comes from its moments of unforced naturalism: little observations about the way people behave, paired with details and anecdotes that Poekel himself lived during his years operating McGrolick Trees, the same stand where the film was shot.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
Dec 1, 2015
60
Christmas, Again is a low hum of a downer, but maybe that's appropriate.
By Lara Zarum FULL REVIEW

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Dec 5, 2015
10
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Christmas, Again is a unique holiday tale that is both simple and tender. Charles Poekel has cooked together a heartwarming Christmas Film with very few ingredients.
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Release Date Dec 3, 2015
Duration 1 h 20 m
Rating TV-PG
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Website http://www.xmasagain.com/
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Awards

Oak Cliff Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Locarno Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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