The Christmas Candle
Believe the Miracle
Believe the Miracle
Drama, Family
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2013
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Deep in the heart of the English countryside lies the enchanting village of Gladbury. Legend has it every 25 years an angel visits the village candlemaker and touches a single candle. Whoever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve. But in 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend may come to an end.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
100 min
Release date:
22 Nov 2013
Country:
GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$2,476,775
Awards:
2 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Melds the intriguing with the hokey in a variation on the standard template of a nonbeliever who changes his outlook amid a holiday miracle.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
22 Nov 2013
rotten:
Relates the weak-tea parable of a town that receives a wish-giving candle every 25 years from an angel.
– Nicolas Rapold,
New York Times,
21 Nov 2013
rotten:
This holiday movie about a man of God who regains his faith thanks to a miraculous candle is as picturesque as a snow globe and just about as full of human life.
– Michael Sragow,
Orange County Register,
21 Nov 2013
rotten:
This odd Dickens-meets-Sunday-school movie is as artless as the setup is muddled.
– Joe Neumaier,
New York Daily News,
21 Nov 2013
rotten:
"The Christmas Candle," based on a book by Texas minister Max Lucado, might be the ideal movie for Christians in search of family-friendly entertainment, but its appeal won't stretch beyond that demographic.
– Stephanie Merry,
Washington Post,
21 Nov 2013