---
title: 'Happiest Season (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Clea DuVall'
released: '2020-11-25'
runtime_minutes: 102
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/happiest-season-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8522006/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Happiest Season (2020)

2020 · PG-13 · 102 min · Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Happiest Season is a 2020 American romantic comedy film directed by Clea DuVall, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mary Holland. Starring an ensemble cast consisting of Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Daniel Levy, Holland, Victor Garber, and Mary Steenburgen, the film follows a young woman who struggles to admit to her conservative parents that she is a lesbian while she and her girlfriend visit them during Christmas. A semi-autobiographical take on DuVall's experiences with her family, Happiest Season is the first lesbian Christmas rom-com produced by a major Hollywood studio.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Mary Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-holland), [Clea DuVall](https://cinepixo.com/people/clea-duvall)
- **Director:** [Clea DuVall](https://cinepixo.com/people/clea-duvall)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Amie Doherty](https://cinepixo.com/people/amie-doherty)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Guleserian](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-guleserian)

## Cast

- [Victor Garber](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-garber)
- [Timothy Simons](https://cinepixo.com/people/timothy-simons)
- [Lauren Lapkus](https://cinepixo.com/people/lauren-lapkus)
- [Jake McDorman](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-mcdorman)
- [Dan Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-levy-2)
- [Jinkx Monsoon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jinkx-monsoon)
- [Alison Brie](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-brie)
- [Aubrey Plaza](https://cinepixo.com/people/aubrey-plaza)
- [Mary Steenburgen](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-steenburgen)
- [BenDeLaCreme](https://cinepixo.com/people/bendelacreme)
- [Carla Gallo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-gallo)
- [Kristen Stewart](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-stewart)
- [Ana Gasteyer](https://cinepixo.com/people/ana-gasteyer)
- [Michelle Buteau](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-buteau)
- [Mary Holland](https://cinepixo.com/people/mary-holland)

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