This film has some fine, better than normal performances by three of the cast. Haylie Duff stars as Eve, a busy party planner in New York City who has really lousy work-life balance. I usually enjoy the cheese factor in Lifetime movies, but this one was too much. Soon enough Claire and Andrew start to fall for each other, until Claire finds out Andrew wants to sell the bookstore. On the occasion, he mingled with his former classmates from Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School at the eatery. Instead of turning to Kickstarter, she takes a job in the toy section of a big-city department store at Christmas. Holly's Holiday aka A Perfect Christmas is a gender-swapped version of that movie with Holly who, of course, has a Christmasy name falling for a hunky mannequin named Bo, despite the fact that he has a crazy ex-girlfriend who is also a mannequin.
When a client asks her to throw a huge event in L. The film features a soon-to-be married couple, one of whom happens to be the lone offspring of Mr. You may never look at Santa the same way after seeing this movie—and not in the good way. Aunt Zelda , playing her mom. There's betrayal, rum-running, and Christmas magic, and together they crush the space-time continuum to live happily ever after or something. Great fun with old school, borderline cheesy special effects.
A great choice if you also know a drinking game involving vapid characters and bad life choices. Just about every imaginable plot has been made into one of these films, which makes them commonplace. Dear Santa stars Amy Acker of Angel and Alias fame as a rich girl whose parents threaten to cancel her credit cards if she doesn't change her life. Thirty-something Hillary Burns has spent her life trying to get the approval of her parents most specifically her judgmental mother, Meredith Burns thus far without success. This corny premise is redeemed by stars Wendie Malick and Cynthia Stevenson, who should star in every Lifetime movie, honestly.
Check out these 13 Hallmark-style rom coms and dramas right now for some feel-good flicks that will help you settle into a night of cheer. Belle played by Lifetime Christmas troupe member Tatyana Ali followed her musical dreams to Juilliard in New York City, which is amazing. She's happy to return to her hometown and see her dad played by the late Alan Thicke , but her job gets complicated when she discovers her high school sweetheart runs the company. However, everyone in her hometown is treating her like it was a bad choice, because she broke the heart of her high school sweetheart when she left him behind. No, the long-haired female villain—a morose teen outcast—is very much alive, and she's found a way to take revenge on the schoolmates who've wronged her by using her gift of writing. Luckily, the spirit of Christmas just might change his mind, especially if Claire gives up her Wall Street career and moves to Vermont! This movie stars a Spice Girl, so it's mandatory viewing. Starring JoAnna Garcia as Roxanne, a wedding planner who sees red flags when her mom gets engaged to a man she hasn't known for very long, it's really two love stories for the price of one.
While it's nice that Lifetime is tackling the working woman vs. Other than that the story is split between reopening the bakery and reconciling the two sweethearts. Of course, as everyone knows, holiday cookies are a gateway drug to love. . Big Bang Theory's Mayim Bialik gets dumped by her boyfriend a few days before Christmas and decides she may as well spend the holiday with her family. Wendy Ashley Williams is a single mom who is going to lose her candy shop if she doesn't raise some fast cash.
Coming along for the ride are Gladys Knight and Method Man, who plays the resident Grinch—an untrustworthy record executive. While the owner's son takes a shine to her, she must face off against Teanna, a tough-as-nails marketer played by Ashanti. She brings him to her hospital, where he sets about filling the patients with Christmas spirit, infuriating the Scrooge-like hospital administrator, and, of course, winning Kate's heart. The funniest line in the movie happens after Roy's effort to deep fat fry the turkey fails. The characters are trying to solve whether their friend was murdered or not.
It delivers genre thrills but also raises thoughtful social issues without feeling exploitive. A woman trying to save her family's historic berry farm comes face-to-face with her country music star ex—who's back in town for Christmas. After getting dumped, she heads home for the holidays, where she runs into her high school boyfriend, as you do in Lifetime movies. The image shared by the user shows Evans dressed in a casual black and white T-shirt. Her boyfriend wants to take her on a romantic vacation over Christmas, but because she's a party planner, that's her busiest time of year. But by and large, the output that is labeled Christmas or holiday films in the 21st century is no more than comedy-romance or even drama that happens around the holidays. With the blessing of her editor, she uses all her journalistic skills e.
It's also the sixth anniversary of the death of 10-year-old Robin, and a masked killer who knows that four current high school seniors were responsible for her demise decides that the time is right to wreak vengeance. And well, who cares: En Vogue concert! So, the family heads for a Mexican restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner. Casting highlights include Nashville's Will Lexington Chris Carmack and Cheers alum George Wendt. Holly Gabrielle Carteris returns to her hometown with eight-year-old son Ben to work for her father's toy business. Finally, Jordan Bridges is very good as David, the actor whom she hires to stand in as her fiancé. Estranged high school sweethearts must return to home town for funeral of Amy's aunt who raised her. They spent more time fighting before suddenly changing direction.