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Off Season (2001)

Off Season poster
Directed by
Bruce Davison
Genre
family, drama, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
G
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan boy who lives with his aunt becomes convinced that a mysterious guest at her hotel is really Santa Claus. He tries to prove it to the skeptical adults around him.

emotionalgentlemelancholicheartfeltquietsweethopefulslow-paced

What happens

Off Season is a 2001 American television film directed by Bruce Davison, and starring Sherilyn Fenn, Rory Culkin, Hume Cronyn, Adam Arkin, and Bruce Davison. It is about a presumably disturbed little boy (Culkin) who has been orphaned, and who comes to believe that a local guest (Cronyn) who is staying at the hotel at which the boy's aunt works is actually Santa Claus. The film premiered on Showtime on December 16, 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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