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A Holiday Boyfriend

  • 2019
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
415
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A Holiday Boyfriend (2019)
Katie flies home for the holidays after being dumped by her boyfriend. She starts using a dating app and discusses her first "meet"/date with her two friends. After many other jerks, she wishes for a holiday boyfriend.
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Katie flies home for the holidays after being dumped by her boyfriend. She starts using a dating app and discusses her first "meet"/date with her two friends. After many other jerks, she wis... Read allKatie flies home for the holidays after being dumped by her boyfriend. She starts using a dating app and discusses her first "meet"/date with her two friends. After many other jerks, she wishes for a holiday boyfriend.Katie flies home for the holidays after being dumped by her boyfriend. She starts using a dating app and discusses her first "meet"/date with her two friends. After many other jerks, she wishes for a holiday boyfriend.

  • Director
    • Olivia Dunkley
  • Writer
    • Olivia Dunkley
  • Stars
    • Olivia Dunkley
    • Matt Merchant
    • Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    415
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Olivia Dunkley
    • Writer
      • Olivia Dunkley
    • Stars
      • Olivia Dunkley
      • Matt Merchant
      • Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez
    • 38User reviews
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    Olivia Dunkley
    Olivia Dunkley
    • Katie
    Matt Merchant
    Matt Merchant
    • Jacob
    Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez
    Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez
    • Valerie
    PeiPei Alena Yuan
    PeiPei Alena Yuan
    • Keiko
    Andrew Anderson
    • Michael
    Rick Kumazawa
    Rick Kumazawa
    • Han
    Ty Quiamboa
    Ty Quiamboa
    • Cody
    Jordy Altman
    Jordy Altman
    • Ben
    Trevor Devall
    Trevor Devall
    • Devon
    Brian Hanford
    Brian Hanford
    • Joseph
    Pete Antico
    Pete Antico
    • Ahmed
    Sli Lewis
    Sli Lewis
    • Jebedyah
    Marco Bardales
    • Matthew
    Brynn Bromley
    • Audrey - Drunk Karako Girl
    Isait De La Fuente
    Isait De La Fuente
    • Carlo
    Lincoln Dunkley
    • Joshua Freeman
    Noelle Dunkley
    • Noelle Freeman
    Robert Dunkley
    • Director
      • Olivia Dunkley
    • Writer
      • Olivia Dunkley
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    sandrapotthoff

    Much Better Kissing Scenes than Hallmark Movies

    A Holiday Boyfriend is a romantic comedy with a familiar theme - Mr. Right Now turns out to be Mr. Right. I found it on Tubi while looking for an easy to watch movie that would take my mind off this post-presidential election time-period that feels like a dumpster fire. This movie delivered. It has kind of a Hallmark or Lifetime romance movie feel, but with much better kissing and a great scene on the kitchen dishwasher.

    The male lead character is an introverted, socially shy man of few words, but one look at him and you know that underneath he is a "hunka hunka burning love." Casting Matt Merchant for this character made the movie, in my opinion. He's a handsome guy in a football player offensive guard lineman kind of way - a guy who could clear a crowded sidewalk for a woman and pick her up over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. What woman doesn't want that? Best leading man kisser I have seen, with blue eyes and a great smile thrown in to seal the deal.

    The woman who played the leading female character also wrote, directed, and helped cast the movie. For a debut film of these responsibilities, I thought that Olivia Dunkley did a solid job. I thought there was a good supporting cast, especially the two girlfriends, and the waiter Han. They added some great humor to the film. Were there some things that could have been written or acted differently? Maybe, but I'm no Roger Ebert to pass judgement. If you think a scene is too slow, you can skip ahead 10 seconds in Tubi if you want. For the person who rated this movie low because they said the female lead character is "the most unlikeable shallow bimbo of all time," I have two words: Scarlett O'Hara.

    I am glad I spent an hour and 45 minutes of my life watching this film. I also found an online interview on The Movie Guys with Olivia and Matt where I learned just how hard it is to make a movie on a really small budget. Overall, a fun movie to watch. The only thing I would have changed is that the characters would have been naked for the dishwasher scene (just kidding).
    1ingleside-02310

    Terrible, terrible cringy movie!

    I love Christmas movies...they are happy and jolly and positive, but this one....oh my! Horrible acting...horrible writing...and horrible settings.

    Jacob is terrible. I cringe when he is around the MC. Arrogant, rude, bad actor, sarcastic, demanding, scared to smile and scary when he tries to smile, and looks and acts like he is going to kill her! I want to slap him and her to smarten up! He called her woman :( and she let him! He thinks he's the best thing in life, but he is so wrong!

    Better writing would have helped this poor excuse for a movie.

    Sorry.

    Don't waste your time with this one.
    7jimbintz-24931

    A Departure for a Romance

    Usually these fims are either formulaic or badly done ego trips. This film, written and directed by the star, had some weaknesses in writing, but the plot was not contrived, the story developed reasonably, and the performances were (generally) excellent. The dynamic between the female friends was honest and natural. The male lead was a little stiff, but may have been written that way. I watched it to see what a woman-driven genre film could accomplish. Olivia Dunkley stepped beyond her stunt woman, action hero default to deliver an entertaining look at contemporary dating.
    kingelvis

    Terrifying

    All I know is i had to watch all the way past the credits in case there was a stinger revealing that Jacob, the male lead, was actually a serial killer. Kudos to Matt Merchant if he was playing this character with a background of cold-blooded murderer, because he was playing deep in the psycho waters. Get this man a proper horror film, post haste.
    1iamgrl

    HORRIBLE!

    I had to give it a star to post the review. This movie is awful! The male role is not only a terrible actor, but he is creepy. The female role is also terrible and comes across desperate and pathetic. This is not to be compared to a Hallmark movie. It is so bad.

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      • December 3, 2019 (United States)
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