Product Details

• Actors: Ally Walker, Tom Amandes, Hayden Panettiere, Meredith McGeachie, Andrew Tarbet
• Directors: Alan Metzger
• Writers: Richard Romanus, Anthea Sylbert
• Producers: Richard Romanus, Anthea Sylbert, Paula Weinstein, Terry Gould
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Hearst Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: December 4, 2002
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007M5IQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #274,474 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Plot Summary for If You Believe (1999) (TV) More at IMDbPro » advertisement Bah! Humbug! Susan Stone is definitely what you'd call a modern-day scrooge. She is a young, jaded book editor who is consumed with self-doubt and has lost the passion and drive that defined her childhood persona. On the verge of losing her job and being completely on the "outs" with her family, Susan has nearly given up on happiness. Out of nowhere, a cheerful, carefree seven-year-old girl named Suzie awaits Susan back at her apartment. It turns out that little Suzie is the embodiment of Susan's inner child, she is Susan as she once was years ago. Suzie has come to help the adult Susan rediscover and recapture the love of life that she's lost.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Journey of the Inner Child, December 8, 2005

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Willard C. Smith (Aurora, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Believe (DVD)

Many good Christmas movies have a redemptive theme, such as A Christmas Carol. Some Christmas movies build their theme around self discovery, such as It's a Wonderful Life; and some Christmas movies plead with us to rediscover the Kid within us, such as A Christmas Story or Home Alone. If You Believe weaves all these themes together into a magical story.

The Plot is simple: Susan Stone has worked hard to squeeze all the magic out of her life until she is left lonely, disillusioned, and on the fast track to be fired from her publishing job. Her younger self appears, forces her to take chances, and to rediscover the magic of life. What keeps this story from being just another cliche are the other characters that appear throughout the story: The lawyer from Connecticut, Thom Weller, who has written a weird but funny novel about his physic family; Robin the assistant, who is terrified of Susan; Dorinda, the office competitor who specializes in dirty books; and Mark, the with-it Editor with lots of savey.

The journey is what makes this story a pleasure and reminds one that recovery from self inflicted pain can take place only if one begins to believe in one's self. This very simple film has become a family Christmas tradition.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I loved this movie, January 7, 2007

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CMD "C" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: If You Believe (DVD)

I saw this on TV a few years ago. At the time I had just gone through a divorce and was pretty sour on men. This movie sucked me right in; it played with my awareness on several different levels, and the casting was wonderful. I finally found the DVD this year, and bought it in a hearbeat. It has now joined the growing stack of movies to watch at Holiday time every year!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Classic...., November 20, 2005

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David A. Preiser "Mannequin Man" (Tacoma, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: If You Believe (DVD)

What A Treasure This Movie Is...I Bought It A While Ago On VHS, I Loved It!! I Bought The Dvd As Soon As I Saw It, It Is One Of The Best Christmas Movies Ever Done!!! The Cast Is Sooo Terrific...Ally Walker Is At Her Best And Hayden Penettiere Is Very Entertaining & Fun, Tom Amandes Is Always Enjoyable And Here He Shines!!! Great Sunday Afternoon Movie!!!