Finding Father Christmas (2016): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2016, Finding Father Christmas is a drama, romance and tv movie film directed by Terry Ingram, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. Christmas for Miranda (Krakow) is a painful reminder of the family she never had. Her mother died when she was young, never revealing the identity of her father. But, three days before Christmas, she unexpectedly receives a clue as to the whereabouts that takes her to a beautiful New England town where she meets Ian (Matter), a young man who helps with her search. As the clues lead to her father’s identity and Miranda discovers the possibility of love in Ian, and she learns that her father lived in the small town and now she knows his family (her brother and her biological father’s wife). She faces a terrible decision… Should she share the truth and risk losing the family she has just found, or leave and keep the secret forever? This Christmas promises to be life-changing for Miranda with a new chance at life and love.

Who’s in it. Finding Father Christmas stars Erin Krakow as Miranda Carson, Niall Matter as Ian McAndrick, Wendie Malick as Margaret Whitcomb and P. Lynn Johnson as Katherine McAndrick, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, Finding Father Christmas 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 Finding Father Christmas page.

If you liked it. Fans of Finding Father Christmas tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.