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11/30/2024

Our Little Secret (2024)

Avery (Lindsay Lohan) dumps her long-term boyfriend after he proposes in an ill-conceived, public, and drunken attempt to get her to stay with him instead of moving to London for her career. Years later, they discover that they're dating a brother and sister and are both spending Christmas at the siblings' parents' home. They agree to keep their history on the down-low during the holidays while he helps her get into the matriarch's (Kristin Chenoweth) good graces and she helps him with a proposal for his work.

There's a very fun scene in which Avery -- after accidentally downing a bag of THC-infused edibles -- has to give a reading during Christmas mass. Other than that, there are no surprises and almost every story beat can be predicted. But that's honestly fine: it's a bit of holiday fluff that's great to have on while wrapping presents or decorating the tree.

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