The Christmas Wish
7.2 /10 1 Votes7.2
Duration Initial DVD release September 15, 2002 | 7/10 IMDb Initial release December 6, 1998 Running time 1h 18m Genre Drama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cast (Wil Martin), (Ruth), (Renee), (Julia), (Miss Enid Cook) Similar movies The Nightmare Before Christmas , A Christmas Tree Miracle , Yes, Virginia , Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper , The Santa Clause , Harry Potter and the Philosopher\'s Stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Christmas Wish is a 1998 American made-for-television Christmas drama film starring Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds. It premiered on CBS on December 6, 1998 and it was based on a novel by Richard Siddoway.
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Plot
A businessman Will Martin tries to uncover a family secret for his grandmother Ruth Martin after he returns to a small town to modernize his family's real-estate company. During thanksgiving dinner his grandmother Ruth tells him she has discovered a woman named Lillian in her husbands Warren's journals. He had visited her every Christmas Eve since shortly after the death of their son and Daughter in Law in a car accident. The search takes him on a journey through his grandfathers life and helps him to understand the true meaning of love and forgiveness.