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A Twist of Christmas

In the shopping frenzy before Christmas at a busy department store, two single parents are each left with the wrong gifts for their respective children after their bags get accidentally switched.

Director

David Winning

Year

Genre

family, romance

Box Office

N/A

Production

Lighthouse Pictures,Shopgirl Productions

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage

https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-twist-of-christmas

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Everyone has their own approach,
I suppose. - A Twist of Christmas

Everyone has their own approach, I suppose.

That's not an approach, that's
like the lack of an approach. - A Twist of Christmas

That's not an approach, that's like the lack of an...

Well since you're such a keen
student of human nature, - A Twist of Christmas

Well since you're such a keen student of human nature,

Well clearly you're a great mom - A Twist of Christmas

Well clearly you're a great mom

You're going to need some energy - A Twist of Christmas

You're going to need some energy

Who wants to put up some
reindeer on the roof? - A Twist of Christmas

Who wants to put up some reindeer on the roof?

Wise decision not to get caught
up in that friend zone thing. - A Twist of Christmas

Wise decision not to get caught up in that friend zone thing...

The lengths he went to get
his daughter's unicorn - A Twist of Christmas

The lengths he went to get his daughter's unicorn

And look, if he's such
a committed parent, - A Twist of Christmas

And look, if he's such a committed parent,

I thought treehouses were
supposed to be up in the tree. - A Twist of Christmas

I thought treehouses were supposed to be up in the tree.

Well, mom said that this way
is safer and that mine's unique - A Twist of Christmas

Well, mom said that this way is safer and that mine's u...

It's mostly so I have
someone to call - A Twist of Christmas

It's mostly so I have someone to call

But one time she did forget to
leave the chopsticks with my sushi. - A Twist of Christmas

But one time she did forget to leave the chopsticks with my ...

Hard at work watching the kids,
I see. - A Twist of Christmas

Hard at work watching the kids, I see.

My editor still can't reschedule
my interview. - A Twist of Christmas

My editor still can't reschedule my interview.

You know... since we're covering
for each other, - A Twist of Christmas

You know... since we're covering for each other,

It would be a crime not
to share that with everyone. - A Twist of Christmas

It would be a crime not to share that with everyone.

So did Shrek and Fiona and
look how well that turned out. - A Twist of Christmas

So did Shrek and Fiona and look how well that turned out.

So... my mom and your dad... - A Twist of Christmas

So... my mom and your dad...

If we get them together, - A Twist of Christmas

If we get them together,

Single parents at the holidays. - A Twist of Christmas

Single parents at the holidays.

Well... I guess we can. - A Twist of Christmas

Well... I guess we can.

So... as a single working dad
over Christmas vacation, - A Twist of Christmas

So... as a single working dad over Christmas vacation,

Actually, every morning
we go out - A Twist of Christmas

Actually, every morning we go out

No domestic routine. - A Twist of Christmas

No domestic routine.

It's just that consistency,
they say, - A Twist of Christmas

It's just that consistency, they say,

Last year we saw each other
all the time while Brooke - A Twist of Christmas

Last year we saw each other all the time while Brooke

And with that new watch
on her wrist, - A Twist of Christmas

And with that new watch on her wrist,

That little girl of yours
has not put down Moxie - A Twist of Christmas

That little girl of yours has not put down Moxie

And a way for her to hear
my voice, - A Twist of Christmas

And a way for her to hear my voice,

I have a sleigh piled
with Christmas traditions - A Twist of Christmas

I have a sleigh piled with Christmas traditions

Actually, Elliot's dad passed
away three years ago. - A Twist of Christmas

Actually, Elliot's dad passed away three years ago.

But I've tried to keep up
with all of our traditions. - A Twist of Christmas

But I've tried to keep up with all of our traditions.

And robots... that was Elliot's
thing with his dad. - A Twist of Christmas

And robots... that was Elliot's thing with his dad.

But think about it this way, - A Twist of Christmas

But think about it this way,

And for my part, if I was a tiny bit
rude at the office and toy store... - A Twist of Christmas

And for my part, if I was a tiny bit rude at the office and ...

Admitting you were rude
is the first step, so... - A Twist of Christmas

Admitting you were rude is the first step, so...

Usually when it comes
to parenting, - A Twist of Christmas

Usually when it comes to parenting,

Well... I mean I think you do
a pretty good job. - A Twist of Christmas

Well... I mean I think you do a pretty good job.

When I was making my schedule
this morning, - A Twist of Christmas

When I was making my schedule this morning,

You know, sometimes mixing
things up doesn't hurt. - A Twist of Christmas

You know, sometimes mixing things up doesn't hurt.

The professor can only do
the interview at 3:00. - A Twist of Christmas

The professor can only do the interview at 3:00.

Elliot's concert is at 3:30
and I told him I'd go early - A Twist of Christmas

Elliot's concert is at 3:30 and I told him I'd go ...

Look, I don't suppose
that you and Jasmine - A Twist of Christmas

Look, I don't suppose that you and Jasmine

Plus, you have something
that no one else has... - A Twist of Christmas

Plus, you have something that no one else has...

The thing is... I need
your help too. - A Twist of Christmas

The thing is... I need your help too.

My firm is having a cocktail
party today at 5:00 - A Twist of Christmas

My firm is having a cocktail party today at 5:00

Just out of curiosity, did your
girlfriend break up with you - A Twist of Christmas

Just out of curiosity, did your girlfriend break up with you

First book, page 17, parents
have to expect the unexpected. - A Twist of Christmas

First book, page 17, parents have to expect the unexpected.

Well she does do a good job juggling
everything with that calendar. - A Twist of Christmas

Well she does do a good job juggling everything with that ca...

Well, that's a more
recent occurrence. - A Twist of Christmas

Well, that's a more recent occurrence.

Actually, after
she lost Elliot's dad, - A Twist of Christmas

Actually, after she lost Elliot's dad,

How she keeps going
single-handedly. - A Twist of Christmas

How she keeps going single-handedly.

Speaking of keeping
things going, - A Twist of Christmas

Speaking of keeping things going,

Welcome to the annual
Christmas festival and concert. - A Twist of Christmas

Welcome to the annual Christmas festival and concert.

All right, so remember
everybody, - A Twist of Christmas

All right, so remember everybody,

Hey, Elliot. - A Twist of Christmas

So... a little nervous around
a crowd, huh? - A Twist of Christmas

So... a little nervous around a crowd, huh?

Spelling bees, plays...
even when I became a grown up. - A Twist of Christmas

Spelling bees, plays... even when I became a grown up.

The first time I had to address
a courtroom I froze. - A Twist of Christmas

The first time I had to address a courtroom I froze.

I looked a lot like
Frosty the Snowman. - A Twist of Christmas

I looked a lot like Frosty the Snowman.

Looking at him, who would know
he could talk, - A Twist of Christmas

Looking at him, who would know he could talk,

He's what we call
a triple threat. - A Twist of Christmas

He's what we call a triple threat.

He just wants to have fun
and so should you. - A Twist of Christmas

He just wants to have fun and so should you.

I think stability and
predictability are cornerstones - A Twist of Christmas

I think stability and predictability are cornerstones

I'm sorry, am I boring you? - A Twist of Christmas

I'm sorry, am I boring you?

So... could we please focus? - A Twist of Christmas

So... could we please focus?

My day has just been
a world-class disaster. - A Twist of Christmas

My day has just been a world-class disaster.

With proper planning, I know. - A Twist of Christmas

With proper planning, I know.

But in the real world, just to
play devil's advocate here, - A Twist of Christmas

But in the real world, just to play devil's advocate he...

I mean, is there ever
a situation - A Twist of Christmas

I mean, is there ever a situation

Children benefit from structure,
consistency, accountability. - A Twist of Christmas

Children benefit from structure, consistency, accountability...

Well, I'd say with a little help - A Twist of Christmas

Well, I'd say with a little help

But I conducted
the symphony myself. - A Twist of Christmas

But I conducted the symphony myself.

You never mentioned that help
in all your books. - A Twist of Christmas

You never mentioned that help in all your books.

The thing is, sir... some of us
don't have a symphony, - A Twist of Christmas

The thing is, sir... some of us don't have a symphony,

We don't all have caregivers
and a spouse at home or staff. - A Twist of Christmas

We don't all have caregivers and a spouse at home or st...

We have to be the sous chef so
that our kids eat their broccoli - A Twist of Christmas

We have to be the sous chef so that our kids eat their brocc...

And then the chauffeur to make
sure that they get to their - A Twist of Christmas

And then the chauffeur to make sure that they get to their

Because maybe sometimes
perfection just isn't possible. - A Twist of Christmas

Because maybe sometimes perfection just isn't possible.

And it's not fair to expect it
or strive for it. - A Twist of Christmas

And it's not fair to expect it or strive for it.

Christmas without a plan
is a recipe for disaster. - A Twist of Christmas

Christmas without a plan is a recipe for disaster.

Then I guess I'm serving up
a dozen fresh-burned disasters - A Twist of Christmas

Then I guess I'm serving up a dozen fresh-burned disast...

My son has a concert today
and it might not be a symphony - A Twist of Christmas

My son has a concert today and it might not be a symphony

So Daddy climbed up into the
lunar capsule and got it for me. - A Twist of Christmas

So Daddy climbed up into the lunar capsule and got it for me...

We got in trouble
with the security guard - A Twist of Christmas

We got in trouble with the security guard

You know in all of his preaching
about perfect parenting, - A Twist of Christmas

You know in all of his preaching about perfect parenting,

Well, I was going to go tomorrow
per the schedule. - A Twist of Christmas

Well, I was going to go tomorrow per the schedule.

But maybe I can bend some rules. - A Twist of Christmas

But maybe I can bend some rules.

Okay, so what I usually do
is I check out every tree - A Twist of Christmas

Okay, so what I usually do is I check out every tree

A Twist of Christmas poster

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In the shopping frenzy before Christmas at a busy department store, two single parents are each left with the wrong gifts for their respective children after their bags get accidentally switched.

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Director: David Winning

Writer: Brian Sawyer, Gregg Rossen

Production: Lighthouse Pictures,Shopgirl Productions

Genre: family, romance

Year: 2018

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Dec 2018

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

Homepage: https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-twist-of-christmas