Hot Frosty
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): November 13, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
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VarietyCourtney HowardNov 12, 2024
Underneath the gimmicky title of Hot Frosty lies a sweet, disarming feature about healing from tragedy. It’s also just a goofy, lovable no-brainer to click play on when craving escapism. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMarya E. GatesNov 14, 2024
Hot Frosty is goofy and sweet and magical. It knows exactly who its audience is and gifts them with a perfectly cozy Capra-esque fantasy where romance is founded in friendship and respect, communities rally around their most vulnerable, people are willing to call cops out on their abuse of power, and mutual aid is just a way of life. Read full review
72
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiNov 12, 2024
It’s cheap and it’s silly and it has a laughable premise that some people will mistake for terribleness. But it’s also winking and whimsical. It knows what it’s doing and it’s doing it on purpose. Somehow it actually kind of works. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonNov 15, 2024
It’s a sincerely stupid idea executed sincerely, with seemingly complete buy-in from all involved that yes, this is a movie about a snowman with abs. I’ll take that type of brain freeze, for now. Read full review
60
IGNKatie RifeNov 14, 2024
Frothy, self-aware, and straining for laughs, Hot Frosty is a cup of whipped cream with no hot chocolate. Read full review
60
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonNov 12, 2024
Everyone involved knows exactly what movie they’re making — especially Craig Robinson as the hilarious town sheriff. Read full review
50
The Daily BeastKevin FallonNov 19, 2024
Hot Frosty is absolutely absurd and awful, and I can’t recommend it enough. Read full review
50
Screen RantBrennan KleinNov 12, 2024
Rather than pushing the streamer's holiday content in a unique new direction, the movie delivers a rote, cookie-cutter fish-out-of-water comedy that proves it's really no different from any other high-concept Netflix rom-com. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'HaraNov 14, 2024
With so-so performances and an immensely dumb conceit, this is snow Christmas classic. Still, it’s less naughty, more ice than we might have expected.  Read full review
25
New York PostJohnny OleksinskiDec 2, 2024
The treacly trifle is just more of the same Hallmark-inspired Christmas white noise for people who defend these terrible, sappy movies as chicken soup for the couch potato’s soul. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeNov 13, 2024
Every scene featuring these bumbling cops is painful. Read full review
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