Desperately Seeking Santa (2012)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
Jennifer, a young, ambitious executive running promotions at a failing Boston mall comes up with a genius promotional gimmick to save her workplace and position herself for advancement: hold a "Hunky Santa" contest to replace the old Mall Santa. David, a local man trying to save his family's pizzeria, ultimately wins the contest and sparks fly between him and Jennifer. However, complications ensue when it comes to light that the company Jennifer works for is the same one trying to run David's family out of business.
- Released: 2012-11-07
- Genres: Romance, TV Movie
- Runtime: 1h 27m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10 from 50 votes
Directed by Craig Pryce.
Top cast
- Laura Vandervoort as Jennifer Walker
- Nick Zano as David Morretti
- Paula Brancati as Marissa Marlet
- John Bregar as Neal McCormick
- Patrick Garrow as Edgar Hillridge
- Natalie Krill as Brittany
- Gerry Mendicino as Mr. Moretti
- Chris Violette as Vincent Morretti
- Katie Griffin as Sonia Moretti
- Shamier Anderson as Hipster Jeremy
Where to watch Desperately Seeking Santa
- United States: watch free on The CW, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; buy on Amazon Video
- United Kingdom: watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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