The Noel Diary

Name: The Noel Diary
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: November 24, 2022
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 63
Cast: Andrea Sooch, Barrett Doss, Bonnie Bedelia, Essence Atkins, James Remar

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): November 24, 2022 | TV-14

Starring: Andrea Sooch, Barrett Doss, Bonnie Bedelia, Essence Atkins, James Remar, Jeff Corbett, Justin Hartley, Michael Vincent Donovan, Vivian Full, Whitney Kimball Long

Summary: When best-selling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) - an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own. Together, they embark on a journey to confront their pasts and discover aWhen best-selling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) - an intriguing young woman on a mission of her own. Together, they embark on a journey to confront their pasts and discover a future that's totally unexpected.… Expand

Director: Charles Shyer

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 99 min

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Lisa Kennedy

Nov 29, 2022

The director Charles Shyer brings a journeyman’s ease to the screenplay (based on Richard Paul Evans’s novel by the same name): embracing holiday movie expectations here, gently deflecting them there. Read full review

Noel Murray

Nov 29, 2022

Overall, this picture is a refreshing alternative to the synthetic, simplistic Christmas movies that proliferate this time of year. Ditch the mistletoe and holly and it would still be a well-crafted, well-balanced character sketch, following two lost souls as they discover what they’ve been missing. Read full review

Screen Rant Patrice Witherspoon

Nov 29, 2022

The film exceeds expectations with respect to being a Netflix Christmas production, but it is thoughtful and sincere all the same. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 29, 2022

Charles Shyer, who co-wrote this with a Netflix house hack (“Dangerous Lies”) blows too many of his shots at “charming,” never quite nails down the “romance” and dithers away the “mystery” in this flavorless variation on formula. Read full review

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royalguy07

Dec 23, 2022

Maybe a little better than the other copy and paste Christmas movies that come out every year. Still features your favorite laughably predictable moments. And there was a extended scene on a hospital roof in frigid weather because?????

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Oliilea

Dec 7, 2022

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is NOT a Christmas movie. It's not a Rom Com. It's a depressing, poorly written, plot hole filled waste of time. Dead mom. Dead brother. Father he hasn't seen in 30 years. This is depressing as **** The plot holes are huge and it just doesn't make any damn sense. The girl doesn't even meet her birth mother the MAIN point of the damn movie. This is such a bad, bland, boring waste of time. Don't bother watching.… Expand

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