Cineverse Boards Holiday Movie Genre "Ralph's Perfekt Christmas"

Exclusive: Cineverse has acquired VOD and streaming rights to Ralph's Perfekt Christmas. Tom McLaren stars in the genre thriller and counts former 20th Century Fox executive Mary McLaren among its producers. This is the first feature from Mary McLaren and Tom McLaren's Next Season Entertainment banner. Cineverse has rights for North America and the film […]

This is the first feature from Mary McLaren and Tom McLaren's Next Season Entertainment banner. Cineverse has North American rights and will release the film on demand and on its Screambox streamer in November.

Synopsis Tom McLaren (Fired) stars as Ralph, a loving family man whose fanatical obsession with Christmas alienates his wife. Determined to win her back, Ralph hatches a crazy plan that involves kidnapping the former child star of his beloved Christmas movie. However, Ralph's pursuit of his perfect Christmas takes dark and unexpected turns. Related Stories Acquisitions Cineverse Acquires Genre Thriller

The film also stars Charlie Schlatter (Murder), Jill Shulen (The Godfather), Casey Burke (The Middle), Landon Gimenez (Resurrection) and Linda DeGeorge (Roots). Watch on Deadline

Mary McLaren and Tom McLaren produced the film through their Next Season Entertainment banner. They were supervising directors and Matthew Bellamy was the director of physical production. The screenplay was written by Jeremy Padow and Tom McLaren.

"Ralph's Perfekt Christmas is exactly the kind of smart, distinctive, genre-bending film that will resonate with Cineverse and Screambox audiences," said Dan Fisher, vice president of acquisitions at Cineverse. "The film combines an original story with twists, unexpected turns and surprise endings with a standout performance by Tom McLaren as Ralph."

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