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Christmas for a Dollar

2013 · Movie · PG · 101 min · ★ 6.4 · 72% critics

DramaFamily

America is in the midst of the Great Depression, and the Kamp family is struggling to get by, especially since Mrs. Kamp’s untimely death nearly a year ago. The older children do their best to take care of the family, but it’s the younger children—Hopalong Cassidy fan Norman and straight-talking little Ruthie—who struggle most. Now, with their mother gone and their father overwhelmed by doctor bills from young Norman’s battle with polio, the Kamp siblings fully expect a Christmas without presents. But when William scrapes together a dollar in coins to use for Christmas gifts, everything begins to change.

Also known as A Christmas Wish

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Details
Years
2013
Release date
2013-12-15
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
101 min
Max quality
HD
Critic score
72/100
TMDB rating
6.4/10 (14 votes)

Themes

  • horse
  • family relationships
  • family
  • poor
  • christmas
  • father son relationship
  • father daughter relationship

Cast & crew

Directed by John Lyde