Falling for Christmas

Name: Falling for Christmas
Released: 2022
Duration: 94 min

52/100Festive FactorWhy it scores 52 ↓

UK certificate Parental Guidance94 min
Comedy · Romance

A spoiled hotel heiress falls off a mountain a week before Christmas, loses her memory and wakes up in a…

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The CineClaus Christmas score

Festive Factor

Christmas in good measure.

Two paper elves study a miniature snowy lodge on a workbench, with glowing porch lights, red skis, a horse and sleigh and a lantern-lit chestnut cart. — A little magic in the making.

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Christmas in the storyChristmas is the deadline.15/30

What we ask: Take Christmas out. Does the plot survive? Worth up to 30 of the 100 points.

A world dressed for ChristmasVisibly Christmas for about half.10/20

What we ask: How much of the running time is visibly Christmas? Worth up to 20 of the 100 points.

The little seasonal details7 of the 10 kinds of Christmas icon we count turn up on screen.11/15

What we ask: How many kinds of Christmas icon turn up on screen: trees, lights, snow, carols and the rest? Worth up to 15 of the 100 points.

A Christmas heartHow far the ending rests on goodwill, family and belief: partly.10/20

What we ask: Does the ending depend on what Christmas means: goodwill, family, redemption, belief? Worth up to 20 of the 100 points.

A returning traditionA December regular (25,000+).6/15

What we ask: Is it actually watched at Christmas in the UK? Worth up to 15 of the 100 points.

82/100

Cosiness Rating Rating

Warm in tone. Mild threat. A happy ending.

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What do these scores mean?

Festive Factor measures how Christmassy a film is. Five ingredients add up to 100: story (30), setting (20), seasonal details (15), emotional heart (20) and returning tradition (15).

Cosiness is a separate score for warmth of tone, sense of safety, visual comfort, a reassuring ending and how easily you can settle into it.

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United KingdomChecked 22 Oct 2026

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The story

About Falling for Christmas

A spoiled hotel heiress, newly engaged to an image-obsessed influencer, takes a skiing fall in the week before Christmas and wakes with no memory of who she is. A widowed lodge owner and his young daughter take her in at their struggling inn, where she learns to pull her weight while they try to keep the place open through the winter. A Netflix Christmas romcom with Lindsay Lohan and Chord Overstreet.

The CineClaus verdict

A spoiled hotel heiress falls off a mountain a week before Christmas, loses her memory and wakes up in a struggling family lodge, where a widowed dad and his daughter teach her to make beds and mean it. Lindsay Lohan is good fun, the snow never stops and a mysterious chestnut seller keeps things on track.

The romance is thin and every turn is signposted, but that is rather the point. Hot chocolate, feet up, nothing to worry about.

The family desk

Can the kids watch?

Our take: rated PG by the BBFC for language and threat. The scariest moment is a skiing fall and a bump on the head, and the romance stops at a kiss, so the kids can watch this one.

Content advice & accessibility

Our age guidance: Editorial, separate from the official PG certificate, and never looser than it.
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