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Holiday in Handcuffs
Holiday in Handcuffs
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2007
1h 30m
6.3(201 votes)
Comedy
Romance
Family
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A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and share a magical Christmas.

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