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Dial It Back

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A blended family's holiday turns chaotic when their college kids reveal they're dating, followed by a tense Christmas hostage crisis.

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Cast

Jasmeet BaduwaliaConner
Megan TingleCandy
Blake HyerNed
Angel AlvaradoSammy
Krystal LynnJulie
Dan MorrisonDan Reilly
Dawn DonohueSandra
Erin KeeferBidder #2
Ashlyn BaasShelby
Gregory KlinoNick
Nathaniel HinsonFrankie
Ragen LoCricchioNancy Lisbon
Joy KielAuction Attendee #1
Shannon HoldridgeBonnie Reilly

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Director: MJ Palo
Writers: Erin Keefer, MJ Palo
Original language: English

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The Family Man2000
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Movies like Dial It Back

Four Christmases20084.3
The Ref19946.7
Your Christmas or Mine 220235.4
Family Switch20234.7
This Christmas20076.1
Make the Yuletide Gay20095.3
Holiday in Handcuffs20076.1
Home for the Holidays19956.2
The Family Stone20055.9
Daddy's Home 220173.9
The Family Man20005.5
A Very Merry Mix-Up20136.8