On Christmas Eve in Laurel, Illinois, Julie Reyes runs into rising pop star, Stuart Bale, on a train. He mistakes her as paparazzi when she tries to return his phone to him, to which she takes offense, despite his apologies. After the train is stopped by snowed over tracks, Julie gets off to walk home, Stuart joins and offers lunch at a local diner called Waffle Town. She reluctantly agrees and also saves Stuart from a group of fan girls cheerleaders. She reveals to Stuart she got accepted to Columbia University in New York and her mom is also deathly sick, but if she delays leaving, she’ll lose the scholarship. The pair goes sledding and meet Julie’s mom, Debbie. They go back to Julie’s house where Stuart is introduced to Julie’s grandpa and they bond over Mick Jagger. Everyone dances to one of his songs. While dancing, Debbie throws a coughing fit, causing Julie concern. Stuart offers to get Julie a nurse for her mom, offending Julie. Stuart dismisses her concerns, stating he offered it cause he cares about Julie. The two almost kiss before Stuart’s publicist shows up to take him back to his hotel. Stuart asks Julie to come with him, but she declines, feeling a need to stay with her mom.
Starring: Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Odeya Rush, Kiernan Shipka, Mitchell Hope, Liv Hewson, Joan Cusack,
