“I’m waiting for a reverse Hallmark Christmas Movie about a small town girl who realizes her community’s politics are terrible, moves to Manhattan…”
In a typical Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, the protagonist (a young woman) becomes disillusioned in the big city (such as New York City), and finds the true meaning of Christmas right in her own small home town. New York City, however, actually helped to create the Christmas tradition and the character of Santa Claus. Many people have suggested a plot for a “reverse” Hallmark Channel Christmas movie.
“I’m waiting for a reverse Hallmark Christmas Movie about a small town girl who realizes her community’s politics are terrible, moves to Manhattan, gets a high pressure office job, meets a businessman, and they host a non-denominational holiday party at their penthouse” was posted on X/Twitter by Jennifer Wright on December 1, 2018, and this received over 76,000 likes.
“They should do a reverse hallmark christmas movie where a small town girl who appreciates the little things in life visits nyc and discovers the true meaning of urban hedonism” was posted on X/Twitter by Keara Sullivan on December 1, 2025, and this received over 71,000 likes.
Wikipedia: Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel is an American cable television network owned by Hallmark Media, a subsidiary of Hallmark Cards. The channel broadcasts family-oriented general entertainment programming, including television series and made-for-TV movies.
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Jennifer Wright
@JenAshleyWright
I’m waiting for a reverse Hallmark Christmas Movie about a small town girl who realizes her community’s politics are terrible, moves to Manhattan, gets a high pressure office job, meets a businessman, and they host a non-denominational holiday party at their penthouse.
12:40 PM · Dec 1, 2018
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Weird Bristol
@WeirdBristol
I want to see a reverse Hallmark Christmas movie where a woman from small town America goes to NYC. Falls in love with a rich businessman, dumps her humble blue-collar boyfriend and starts a law firm that specialises in closing down artisanal, independent bakeries.
11:58 AM · Nov 19, 2021
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JeanR 🗯
@P_JeanR
Yesterday someone said they wanted a reverse Hallmark movie where the woman ditches simple country boyfriend and goes to NYC to law school to live her career dreams in great shoes. Friend pointed out that’s basically Legally Blonde.
8:03 AM · Dec 14, 2021
Bluesky
Cezary Jan Strusiewicz
@ostrichson.bsky.social
Making a reverse Hallmark movie where a simple lumberjack gets rescued from his small town by his hot-shot lawyer girlfriend and moves to New York, falls in love with all the variations of coffee, things to do after 8 pm, and everyone not knowing his business. Eventually tries pegging and likes it.
Sep 27, 2023, 11:16 AM
Bluesky
Materialist Gnostic
@walmsley.bsky.social
I would watch the hell out of a Reverse Hallmark Movie. small-town heir to a Christmas tree fortune comes to New York for a business negotiation and falls for a high-powered corporate attorney who convinces him to love the big city.
Jan 13, 2025, 1:12 PM
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Keara Sullivan
@superkeara
They should do a reverse hallmark christmas movie where a small town girl who appreciates the little things in life visits nyc and discovers the true meaning of urban hedonism
7:04 PM · Dec 1, 2025
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✨Disintegrating✨
@whineandchill
Reverse hallmark movie would be a fancy town girl visits her small town and realises how correct she was in leaving that shithole behind.
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Keara Sullivan
@superkeara
Dec 1
They should do a reverse hallmark christmas movie where a small town girl who appreciates the little things in life visits nyc and discovers the true meaning of urban hedonism
11:31 AM · Dec 4, 2025