A '90s Christmas
Workaholic lawyer Lucy Miller is celebrating her promotion alone on Christmas Eve when a mysterious rideshare experience transports her back to 1999. Reliving the holiday with her mom, sister and best friend - not to mention her high school crush - Lucy gets a second chance to understand where her relationships went wrong. Will this magical journey help her rewrite her future or leave her destined to be alone?
Callum reviewed
November 8, 2025•
⭐⭐⭐⭐ – A 90s Christmas – Nostalgia Wrapped in Tinsel and Time
A 90s Christmas is the kind of Hallmark film that knows exactly which heartstrings to tug and does so with just enough originality to keep the magic alive. It’s comfort cinema at its coziest — the cocoa is warm, the lights twinkle just right, and somehow, even time itself can’t resist the pull of Christmas sentiment.
The story adds a clever twist to the usual Hallmark formula by weaving in a touch of time travel. Our protagonist finds themselves swept back to the neon glow and mixtape charm of the 1990s, a decade that now feels like a snow globe of simpler times. The walkmans, flannel shirts, and VHS tapes aren’t just nostalgia props — they become reminders of what we’ve lost in the rush toward modernity. And, of course, there’s love at the centre of it all: not love as instant chemistry, but as rediscovery, the slow realisation that the best parts of life aren’t bound by time.
The beauty of it lies in how gently it handles the fantasy. The time travel isn’t about paradoxes or plot mechanics; it’s about perspective. Seeing Christmas through another decade’s eyes makes the small things — family dinners, shared laughter, awkward first kisses — feel bigger. It’s the kind of story that makes you smile even when you already know every beat.
Like all Hallmark tales, it ends in exactly the way you hope it will — not with surprise, but with satisfaction. You don’t watch it to see what happens; you watch it to remember how it feels.
☕️ Pairing: Hot chocolate with whipped cream and crushed candy cane — sweet, nostalgic, and timelessly comforting, no matter what year you sip it in.