Film

A Prince for Christmas

Name: A Prince for Christmas
Genre: Romance, TV Movie
Released: 2015
Cast: Viva Bianca, Kirk Barker, Aaron O'Connell, Brittany Beery, Kelly LeBrock

Romance
Light-hearted

A holiday romance where a European prince flees an arranged marriage and meets a waitress in small-town America. It's gentle, earnest Hallmark-adjacent stuff—the kind of film that asks nothing of you except willingness to spend an evening watching two attractive people discover each other amid Christmas decorations and misunderstandings. For people who want warmth without complications.

TMDb rating

3.0

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