Holiday / Comedy‑Drama – A small‑time con man, Nick DeMarco, freshly out on parole, is forced by his parole officer to take up a job as a mall Santa. Near the end of his first shift he hastily promises a young boy that “Santa” will reunite his estranged parents by Christmas. Feeling the weight of the un‑kept promise, Nick goes on a quest — aided by his skeptical sister Rose and an insightful pastor — to try to make good on it, and in the process must choose whether he’ll continue his self‑serving ways or try to do the right thing. IMDb+2Rotten Tomatoes+2

DETAILS

• 🎬 Director: Melissa Joan Hart IMDb+1
• ✍️ Screenwriter: David Breckman Wikipedia+1
• 🎭 Main Cast: Barry Watson (Nick DeMarco) Apple TV+1, Melissa Sagemiller (Carol Guthrie) IMDb+1, Scott Grimes (John Guthrie) IMDb+1, Jaleel White (Paul Greenberg) IMDb+1
• 🕒 Runtime: Approximately 1 hour 28 minutes (≈ 88 mins) IMDb+1
• 📅 Release Year: 2014 (TV movie) Wikipedia+1
• 🎞️ Genre: Holiday / Comedy‑Drama / Family IMDb+1