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Quick Info

Rating

5.8/10

Release2011

Runtime1h 32m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Tim Johnson Productions

Johnson Production Group

ITV Global Entertainment

Movie

Holiday Engagement

2011

1h 32m

5.8

Comedy

Romance

TV Movie

Synopsis

Thirty-something Hillary Burns has spent her life trying to get the approval of her parents, in the shadow of her more successfully-attached siblings. So when Hillary's fiance, workaholic lawyer Jason King, dumps her because she isn't willing to relocate for his potential promotion, she panics because she had been promising to bring him home to meet her expectant family, whom she does not want to let down! As a last-minute idea, her best friend Sophie convinces her to actually hire someone to "play the role" of Jason for her return home on Thanksgiving.. leading to an interesting combination of sparks & revelations for all involved.

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