''The Noel Diary'' is a 2022 American

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romantic comedy-drama film directed by Charles Shyer and written by Rebecca Connor, David Golden, Charles Shyer, and Richard Paul Evans. The film stars

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, Barrett Doss,

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, and

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. ''The Noel Diary'' was released in the United States on November 24, 2022, by

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Plot

When popular author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) comes back home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother’s estate, he discovers a diary that may hold information related to his past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss) – an interesting young woman on a journey of her own. Rachel shows up at the same time in search of information about her birth mother, Noel, who used to be Jake’s nanny. Noel was 17 at the time of Rachel's birth and had to give up her child, as she could not afford to take care of her. Jake and Rachel embark on a journey together to challenge their pasts and discover a future that’s totally unforeseen.

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as Jake Turner * Barrett Doss as Rachel Campbell *

as Noel Ellis *

as Ellie Foster *

as Scott Turner * Aaron Costa Ganis as Matt Segreto * Jeff Corbett as Ian Page * Andrea Sooch as Svetlana * Lucia Spina as Book Store Owner

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Noel Diary American romantic comedy-drama films American Christmas films English-language Netflix original films 2022 romantic comedy-drama films 2020s American films 2020s Christmas comedy-drama films 2020s English-language films Films based on American novels Films set in Connecticut Films shot in Connecticut

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