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The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

2007 • 91 min • Family

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Synopsis

When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, and to allow her son to watch him work on it.

Our family guide

Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

41 reviews

58 Audience · 41 · 100%

A lonely woodcarver, grieving a past loss, is reluctantly enlisted by a boy and his widowed mother to replace a treasured nativity set. As they work together, the recluse’s heart begins to heal, bringing joy and community to them all.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

A boy has lost his father, and a man has lost his family.
Some scenes show characters dealing with profound sadness.
The woodcarver is initially quite gruff and unfriendly.

What it models well

Compassion and empathy
Overcoming grief
Finding hope
Community and kindness

Talk about it after

How showing kindness can help others
The importance of traditions and memories
Ways to cope with sadness and loss

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