Christmas Joy (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Christmas Joy is a family, romance and tv movie film directed by Monika Mitchell, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. Joy Holbrook, is a corporate market researcher, gunning for a promotion within her firm. Just as her company's CEO is taking notice, Joy finds out her Aunt Ruby has broken her ankle and will be undergoing surgery. Despite the less than opportune timing, Joy makes her way back home to Crystal Falls, NC to be with her Aunt. Stars seem to be aligned as Joy sees her former crush, Ben Andrews, while at the hospital. At first, Joy is focused solely on helping her Aunt heal; even taking over her position as chair of the local Cookie Crawl competition. Eventually, she begins to let Ben in and remembers there's no place like home for the holidays. The pair work together on the Cookie Crawl to make the event a success.

Who’s in it. Christmas Joy stars Danielle Panabaker as Joy, Matt Long as Ben Andrews, Lucia Walters as Margie Carter and Taylor Hastings as Ashley Jules, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Christmas Joy has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV and Hallmark+ Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Christmas Joy page.

If you liked it. Fans of Christmas Joy tend to enjoy Spirited Away, Back to the Future, The Lion King and Coco.