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Merry Good Enough

Merry Good Enough

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Merry Good Enough

"It's the most... interesting time of the year."

2023

1h 38m

6.3(3 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Lucy has a complicated relationship with her dysfunctional family, but when her mother disappears on Christmas Eve, she must bring her family back together whether she knows it or not.

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Vagrants Originals

Little Sky Film

Owl Tree Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Raye Levine

Raye Levine

Lucy

Joel Murray

Joel Murray

George

Susan Gallagher

Susan Gallagher

Carol

Comfort Clinton

Comfort Clinton

Cynthia

Sawyer Spielberg

Sawyer Spielberg

Sam

Daniel Desmarais

Daniel Desmarais

Tim

Neil Casey

Neil Casey

Bogie

Marcia DeBonis

Marcia DeBonis

Peg

Margaret Curry

Margaret Curry

Susan

Sophie von Haselberg

Sophie von Haselberg

Kate

Creative team

Directed by: Caroline Keene
Dan Kennedy
Written by: Caroline Keene
Produced by: Dan Kennedy

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