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Holiday Engagement is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Jim Fall released in USA on 28 november 2011 with Bonnie Somerville
Holiday Engagement (2011)
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Add to a movie listHoliday Engagement (originally titled A Thanksgiving Engagement) is a 2011 film starring Bonnie Somerville, Shelley Long and Jordan Bridges. It premiered on Hallmark Channel on November 28, 2011.
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Always struggling in life and love, Hillary Burns (Bonnie Somerville) constantly feels the pressure to marry from her demanding mother, Meredith (Shelley Long). Finally, this holiday season, she thinks she finally has it right. Hillary assures her meddling mother that her handsome new fiancé is coming to the Burns’ family home for Thanksgiving weekend to finally meet her crazy clan. But when the workaholic lawyer suddenly breaks up with her, Hillary has to scramble to find a replacement or risk facing her mother’s wrath. After posting an ad online, she hires David (Jordan Bridges), an out-of-work actor, to pose as her fiancé in front of her mom, her dad (Sam McMurray) and her snobbish sister Trish (Haylie Duff). Soon, her fake engagement starts to feel real when she begins falling for David.Actors
Bonnie Somerville
(Hillary Burns)
Shelley Long
(Meredith Burns)
Jordan Bridges
(David)
Sam McMurray
(Mr. Burns)
Haylie Duff
(Trisha)
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