10 Recent Movies NOBODY Saw Coming

7. Hot Frosty

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Though it's no secret that Netflix has made an industrious attempt to break into the holiday rom-com market primarily dominated by Lifetime and Hallmark in recent years, did anyone expect things to get this wild this fast?

Back in November, Netflix suddenly dropped Hot Frosty, an utterly ludicrous rom-com in which a widow (Lacey Chabert) falls in love with a snowman (Dustin Milligan) who comes to life. Yup.

It's a totally bonkers premise and yet one that the movie's characters largely accept at face value, because why the hell not? The bigger surprise, however, might be that Hot Frosty is actually weirdly charming, both for daring to be something more than another generic direct-to-streaming seasonal rom-com, and for fully embracing the fundamental silliness of its setup.

Given that the film quickly topped Netflix's streaming charts, we can only hope they might take some similarly nutty swings next Christmas.

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