Six hall marks of a Hallmark movie

Cute Kid/Pet
Central-non-house location
Obnoxious Job title
Saintly Father Figure/Best Friend
DEAD PARENTS
broken relationship

HallMarks’ grading scale

90%-100% –
80%-89% –
70%-79% –
60%-69% –
50%-59% –
40%-49% –
30%-39% –
20%-29% –

Family for Christmas
Acting: 2.5
Writing: 1.5
Design: 3.0
Appeal: 4.0
Enjoyability: 2.0
Total: 13 out of 25 (52%)

Holiday Date
Acting: 4.5
Writing: 4.0
Design: 4.0
Appeal: 2.0
Enjoyability: 5.0
Total: 19.5 out of 25 (78%)

Nine Lives of Xmas
Acting: 5.0
Writing: 5.0
Design: 4.5
Appeal: 4.0
Enjoyability: 5.0
Total: 23.5 out of 25 (94%)