Cheesy Christmas TV Movie Classics
Only the best in holiday television movies. Or similarly dumb movies.
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- DirectorJames HaymanStarsLaura MiyataVijay MehtaAmy SmartA story that follows Kate, a young woman who after a horrible blind date on Christmas Eve, wakes up to find she is re-living that same day and date all over again.Grade: A. Like Grounghog Day but a Hallmark Christmas version. Surprisingly intricate and decently assembled time loop.
- DirectorJohn StimpsonStarsElisabeth RöhmLaura BreckenridgeBrendan FehrAfter a spontaneous kiss, a struggling designer ends up falling in love with her demanding boss's boyfriend as she decorates his home for a Christmas party.Grade: A+. Classic trope of meeting some "hunk" who looks like a melted Ken doll and defeating his evil banshee girlfriend and winning his heart. The Godfather of holiday movie trash.
- DirectorJim FallStarsBonnie SomervilleShelley LongJordan BridgesAfraid to tell her family she's been dumped, Hillary hires an actor to play her fiancé during a four-day Thanksgiving weekend at her parents' house.Grade: B. Thanksgiving but still good.
- DirectorErnie BarbarashStarsEliza TaylorJake LacyAndie MacDowellTo be the CEO, an heiress is challenged by her dad to deliver a Christmas letter in person to his ex-partner in their hometown - traveling by bus, incognito and with only $100. Will she learn something from the people there?Grade: C+. The lead girl is really annoying and so is Plop. He’s a bit too cranky and she’s a bit too vapid. Bad combination
- DirectorBradley WalshStarsKat GrahamQuincy BrownEthan PeckA struggling but talented photographer inherits an antique holiday advent calendar, the contents of which seem to predict the future. Will this magical calendar lead her to love this holiday season?Grade: B-. Gramps is pretty wise.
- DirectorDave Alan JohnsonStarsLaura VandervoortCory M. GrantRachel HendrixWhen a young coffee shop owner is threatened with repossession she must take a chance with life and love as she fights to save her business.Grade: A. Built on lots of misunderstandings the characters don't reconcile until the end because DRAMA.
- DirectorMichael FeiferStarsKarissa Lee StaplesBrant DaughertyDavid O'DonnellA woman engaged to marry a self-centered film and stage director/choreographer falls for a caterer whom she kisses, as does he for her.Grade: B+. Classic dirtbag boyfriend in this one.
- DirectorTemple MathewsStarsManon MathewsShawn RoeKatie LeclercA young couple breaks up and faces the prospect of the holidays turning into one long pity party. Their solution: pretend they're still together.Grade: B-. I don't remember much about this one.
- DirectorCorbin BernsenStarsLacey ChabertJonathan Patrick MooreSaidah Arrika EkulonaA marketing executive tries to find Mr. Right on a Christian dating website. When impressing her dream guy ends in disaster, Gwyneth gets in touch with her spiritual side.Grade: A. Genius. Not Christmas but 100% hits all the same beats.
- DirectorRachel Lee GoldenbergStarsDanica McKellarDustin MilliganLea ThompsonA man realizes that his best friend since childhood is the woman that he loves.Grade: C. I haven't seen this one but my wife said it's meh.
- DirectorAlex ZammStarsRose McIverBen LambAlice KrigeWhen a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?Grade: B. Kinda boring. Sweet castle though!
- DirectorSam IrvinStarsSamaire ArmstrongMatthew LawrenceJulie BrownSingle mother Jen starts to rediscover the magic of Christmas after meeting a mall Santa, Chris, not knowing he is the son of the real Santa.Grade: A. Great twist. He's actually Santa!
- DirectorJerry CiccorittiStarsJennie GarthCameron MathisonKristin BoothA corporate workaholic wakes up in an alternate universe, married to her childhood sweetheart.Grade: C. Didn't even finish it. It must suck, then.
- DirectorCraig PryceStarsLaura VandervoortNick ZanoPaula BrancatiJennifer is a marketing guru who dreams up the ticket to Christmas sales!Grade: C. Kinda boring.
- DirectorErnie BarbarashStarsRob LoweKristin DavisFezile MpelaJilted by her husband on the eve of embarking on an African safari, a woman travels to the continent solo and meets an elephant conservationist.Grade: B-. Lowe really phones it in on this one. Lots of elephants and wise African sayings.
- DirectorJustin G. DyckStarsJocelyn HudonStephen HuszarKelly RutherfordWhile planning her cousin's lavish wedding, Kelsey Wilson's world is turned upside down when Private Investigator Connor McClean shows up. Connor, hired by a unnamed source, disrupts the upcoming nuptials but manages to win Kelsey's heart.Grade: F. Awful. There is a fiancé who gets taken down who we don’t even get to grow to hate! Missed opportunity. And our hero hunk man is a creepy private investigator. Ending is the most baffling moment in filmmaking...ever.
- DirectorKevin ConnorStarsElisabeth HarnoisAdam MayfieldJonathan BennettAt a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss with the dashing billionaire, Cooper Montgomery. Unaware of his intentions and fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to resist his charms, but begins to realize his affection is real as the two spend more time together.Grade: D. A disgrace to the Christmas Kiss franchise.
- DirectorMonika MitchellStarsVanessa HudgensJosh WhitehouseEmmanuelle ChriquiA medieval English knight is magically transported to present-day America where he falls for a high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love.Grade: C-. Nothing in this garbage makes sense
- DirectorMel DamskiStarsBridget ReganTravis Van WinkleRaven StewartA travel writer takes a Christmas vacation, but finds herself double-booked with a widower, his mother, and his daughter at the holiday site.Grade: B. Hits all the beats. Hunky widower, hot career minded lady who needs to experience the magic of Christmas, etc
- DirectorDavid JacksonStarsThomas BeaudoinKati SalowskySteven A. Miller12 days before Christmas, Kate is trying to close the sale of a historic inn, only to find Daniel, the ghost of a man who died a century ago, and he needs her help to unravel the mystery of his annual holiday haunting.Grade: B+. Nonsensical ghost logic, bizarre flashbacks to a prohibition era murder mystery, and an ending that made my mom raise her voice in anger and frustration? Classic
- DirectorJustin G. DyckStarsKaitlyn LeebNick HounslowJosh DeanPediatric specialist Tasha Miller is focused on keeping the kids in her ward as healthy as possible. But when the handsome Prince Alexander Cavalieri breaks his leg on a nearby ski-slope, Tasha is forced to allow him to secretly get well on her floor, and she's furious that a spoiled Royal is interrupting the precious healing time her kids need. Soon, however, Tasha learns that some tough love and a lot of Christmas spirit could turn this royal pain into a knight in shining armor.Grade: D. Very dumb depiction of a prince convalescing in a pediatrics ward after breaking his leg. Nothing here makes any sense
- DirectorBrian HerzlingerStarsBrant DaughertyLana McKissackKimberly DaughertyAfter making a Christmas Eve wish to Santa, two sisters wake up inside a Christmas movie.Grade: B-. Very meta, hits all the high points. Merry Kissmas alum in here. Middle drags a bit. Some top tier Christmas magic. Ending is a nonsensical merging of reality and a fantasy universe.
- DirectorLetia CloustonStarsJes MacallanCoby Ryan McLaughlinApril BowlbyA high-level executive must find herself a husband before Christmas in order to inherit a fortune.Grade: D. Top tier premise and first act, then it gives up on the absurdity and fails to fulfill the potential. Turns boring real quick at the halfway point. Also more of a wedding movie than a Christmas movie, and not enough Christmas spirit.
- DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsMelissa Joan HartMario LopezTimothy BottomsA struggling artist working as a waitress kidnaps one of her customers to take home to meet her parents at Christmastime.Grade: A. Instant classic
- DirectorT.W. PeacockeStarsMerritt PattersonDaniel LissingMichael HanrahanMolly Frost a struggling new catering business owner lands on New Hampshire's biggest event of the year.Grade: B-. Decent acting with non-hateable leads. Shockingly low stakes for romance. Could have used more Bradford Bros.