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The Santa Con (2014)
Small-time con man Nick DeMarco is ordered by his parole officer to take a minimum-wage job as a department store Santa during the holidays...and he hates it. Near the end of his first shift, he hastily promises a young boy, Billy, that Santa will bring his estranged parents back together by Christmas. Nick decides to make good on his promise to the child, somehow. But after meeting the boy's mother Carol, will Nick ultimately choose to put the happiness of others ahead of his own?
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Small-time con man Nick DeMarco is ordered by his parole officer to take a minimum-wage job as a department store Santa during the holidays...and he hates it. Near the end of his first shift, he hastily promises a young boy, Billy, that Santa will bring his estranged parents back together by Christmas. Nick decides to make good on his promise to the child, somehow. But after meeting the boy's mother Carol, will Nick ultimately choose to put the happiness of others ahead of his own?
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Genre:Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Written By:David Breckman
In Theaters:12/13/2014
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Runtime:86 minutes
Studio:Lifetime, Hartbreak Films
Cast
Melissa Joan Hart
Director
Barry Watson
Nick DeMarco
Melissa Sagemiller
Carol Guthrie
Scott Grimes
John Guthrie
Melissa Joan Hart
Rose DeMarco
Jaleel White
Paul Greenberg
Tucker Meek
Billy Guthrie
Wendy Williams
Pastor Ruth
Alimi Ballard
Steve Repperton
John Ratzenberger
Warden
Matthew Porter
Walter Banfield
P.J. Marino
Foreman
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