A Christmas Star

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A Christmas Star
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Directed by Richard Mark Elson
Written byMaire Campbell
Richard Mark Elson
Produced byJoan Burney Keatings
Starring Pierce Brosnan
Liam Neeson
CinematographyRichard C. Bell
Ian Fox
Edited byHelen Sheridan
Music byMarita McBride
Orla O'Rourke
Production
company
Cinemagic
Distributed byITN Distribution
Signature Entertainment
Entertainment One Films
Release date
  • December 29, 2015 (2015-12-29)(United States)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

A Christmas Star is a 2015 British Christmas film featuring Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson. [1]

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Plot

Born in dramatic circumstances under the Christmas Star, Noelle believes she has the gift to perform strange miracles.

A businessman, originally from the Irish town of Pottersglen, returns to try to exploit the townspeople. Noelle uses the power of positivity and Love to save the snow globe factory and the town.

Cast

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 38% based on 8 reviews, with an average rating of 4.25/10. [2] Grace Montgomery of Common Sense Media awarded A Christmas Star two stars out of five. [3] Trevor Johnston of Time Out gave A Christmas Star one star out of five. [4] Leslie Felperin of The Guardian awarded the film three stars out of five. [5] James Luxford of Radio Times gave the film three stars out of five. [6] Tara Brady of The Irish Times awarded it three stars out of five. [7]

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References

  1. "Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan to shoot A Christmas Star in Belfast later this year". Radio Times . 24 March 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "A Christmas Star (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. Montgomery, Grace. "A Christmas Star". Common Sense Media . Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. Johnston, Trevor (9 November 2015). "A Christmas Star". Time Out . Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. Felperin, Leslie (12 November 2015). "A Christmas Star review – Kylie and Pierce in snow-globe sweet festive fare". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. Luxford, James. "A Christmas Star". Radio Times . Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  7. Brady, Tara (13 November 2015). "A Christmas Star review: a charming Irish Yuletide movie made by kids for kids". The Irish Times . Retrieved 6 October 2017.