The Nine Lives of Christmas is a 2014 American made-for-television romantic comedy film and Hallmark Channel original movie, written by Nancy Silvers, based on the book by Sheila Roberts.

As a fireman, Zachary is always ready to help people, but since his parents' relationship was marked by conflict, he is opposed to commitments.

She is also the owner of a cat named Queenie, even though the apartment complex where she lives has a strict, no-pet policy.

[1] Brandon Routh and Kimberly Sustad were chosen to portray the film's leads, and Jim Head and Ted Bauman served as executive producers.

[2][3] Sustad has stated that her favorite part of the film was the last scene, as she felt that it was "that ‘Pretty Woman’ moment".

Oliver Buckley of Ready Steady Cut noted the plot was predictable and "schmaltzy, yes, but in a nice way."

[7] David Rapp, the senior Indie editor at Kirkus Reviews believed the movie's script was significantly better written then the book, and that actors Brandon Routh and Kimberely Sustad had infused their characters with considerably more interest then was present in the characters they were based upon.

Rapp opined the Nancey Silvers screenplay offered a "master class" in how to write a good book adaptation.

[9] Parade magazine's Connie Wang listed The Nine Lives of Christmas as her "favorite Hallmark Channel holiday movie.

"[18] Tierney Bricker of E!Online ranked the sequel in the middle of the pack among Hallmark's thirty-one new Christmas movies for 2021.

The reviewer felt the story line was a "whelming" B-plot, but she delighted in the "cute kittens and the welcome return of the easy breezy chemistry between Brandon Routh and Kimberly Sustad.