Best Christmas movies set in each state
By Reed Gaudens
![HOME ALONE - Eight year old Kevin MacAllister (Macaulay Culkin) gets lost in the shuffle as his large, upper-middle class suburban family rushes to make a plane that will ferry them off to their Christmas vacation in France; Kevin, having been banished to an attic room as punishment, is subsequently forgotten. At first this is a dream come true, as for the first time in his young life he has no one to answer to but himself, and he takes full advantage of his newfound freedom, eating junk food and watching late-night horror flicks. But when the bumbling Wet Bandits Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) target his house for a robbery, Kevin must step up to defend his home; he sets a maze of booby traps so elaborate that only an eight year old imagination could concoct them. (20TH CENTURY FOX)MACAULAY CULKIN HOME ALONE - Eight year old Kevin MacAllister (Macaulay Culkin) gets lost in the shuffle as his large, upper-middle class suburban family rushes to make a plane that will ferry them off to their Christmas vacation in France; Kevin, having been banished to an attic room as punishment, is subsequently forgotten. At first this is a dream come true, as for the first time in his young life he has no one to answer to but himself, and he takes full advantage of his newfound freedom, eating junk food and watching late-night horror flicks. But when the bumbling Wet Bandits Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) target his house for a robbery, Kevin must step up to defend his home; he sets a maze of booby traps so elaborate that only an eight year old imagination could concoct them. (20TH CENTURY FOX)MACAULAY CULKIN](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/965a70f9057bf5648675451b4fb7897b2521be59de3133b3daab4444247b6150.jpg)
Montana: Christmas in Montana
Release Year: 2019
Directed By: T.W. Peacocke
Starring: Kellie Martin, Collin Ferguson, Ava Preston, Art Hindle, Victoria Snow, Kayla Hutton, Rob Stewart, Darryl Hinds, Scott Barker, Dan MacKay
Technically, you could travel through most of the United States just by watching Hallmark Christmas movies, and what a geographical exploration of romance and belief that is! In 2019, Hallmark journeyed to Montana for Christmas in Montana. Kellie Martin stars as widowed single mother Sara Bradley, who focuses on her work as a financial advisor and her daughter, Chloe (Ava Preston), rather than her husband’s death. While traveling to Bigfork, Montana to help rancher Travis Carson (Collin Ferguson) save his ranch, Sara gets a whole lot more than she bargained for.
Christmas in Montana, though set in Montana, was actually filmed in Ontario, Canada. But the spirit of Montana still manages to peak through in the love story. Once again, the Hallmark holiday movie offered the similar beats fans will have become accustomed to throughout the years. It’s a very simple yet charming romantic tale of healing and saving a ranch, and there’s nothing wrong with a paint-by-numbers movie every now and again. If you’re into that sort of thing, and many people are, head on up to Montana for Hallmark’s vibrant Christmas in Montana.