Have you started watching your Christmas movies? For many, those cheesy, predictable, and loveable movies are the only way to get through the holidays.
So, if you need a bit of comfort, check out these funny, adorable, and relatable films.
Christmas with a Kiss
A romance movie starring Jaime M. Callica, Mishael Morgan, and Ronnie Rowe Jr. Christmas with a Kiss is a classic holiday love story.
When Morgan’s character Mona goes back home to help her family with a Christmas Carnival, she sparks a connection with a photojournalist, played by Rowe Jr. This movie is all about second chances and the magic of the holiday season.
Where to watch: Netflix
The Holiday Calendar
If you’re familiar with Advent calendars, you know that it is a decorative piece of card with a small compartment or window for each of the days of the month before Christmas. Each day, you open the window to reveal a picture or a small gift.
While most Advent calendars contain small trinkets, Abby Sutton was gifted a magical one. Each day she opens the calendar, it predicts her future.
Better than a crystal ball, this calendar can help Sutton change her life for the better, and it may even bring her one step closer to love.
Fans of The Holiday Calendar wrote on Google review that it’s a hopeful movie that makes you believe anything is possible, especially during the holidays. It’s a movie about allowing what’s meant to be will be.
The movie stars Kat Graham, Quincy Brown, Ethan Peck, and Ron Cephas Jones and is a must-watch for any holiday movie lover.
Where to watch: Netflix
The Day Before Christmas
While many Christmas movies capture the magic and the romance of the holiday season, some movies accurately showcase the chaos that can happen at the end of the year.
The Day Before Christmas follows two families whose holidays have been turned upside down. Following single parents Rashad and Nia, the movie shows how everything goes wrong on Christmas Eve. From cars breaking down, ruined events, ex-girlfriends, and switching cell phones, nothing seems right for these two.
Yet somehow, this unlikely duo manages to work together and try to salvage their Christmas. Starring Candace Maxwell, Tristan Mack Wilds, and Ace Tucker, this is a great movie if you need a break from the chaos in your life. Take a break from reality and watch something relatable and heartwarming.
Where to watch: BET+
Merry Liddle Christmas
I personally enjoy it when singers switch lanes and try out acting. If you’re a fan of these career moves, you’ll enjoy Kelly Rowland in Merry Liddle Christmas. Rowland plays Jacquie, a successful tech entrepreneur who has worked hard to keep her career and family separate. Despite trying to keep everything together, Jacquie’s holiday becomes filled with family drama and an unexpected romance.
A funny and wholesome family comedy, this movie will give you a good laugh and make you appreciate your family. Plus, the soundtrack includes a few songs by Rowland, so at the very least, you’ll have some new holiday songs to sing along to.
Where to watch: Prime
Our Christmas Journey
Being a single mom of two children, Lena, played by Holly Robinson Peete, struggles with balancing motherhood and her other passions, such as music. Also, Lena’s son Marcus is autistic, and she struggles with giving him the space he needs to grow while being protective of him.
When Lena and her children meet up with her ex-husband for the holidays, the Christmas festivities spark romance not only with Lena but also with her daughter Mia, who also finds a romantic interest.
Our Christmas Journey is an authentic family story mixed with holiday romance starring Lyriq Bent and Nik Sanchez.
Where to watch: Prime
Christmas Belles
Christmas Belles is about two single and successful best friends who are feeling the social pressure of finding a man. So when a handsome and single pastor moves into town at the beginning of the holiday season, the two girls compete for his affection.
Will one man ruin a friendship, or will friendship conquer all? Starring Raven Goodwin, Dominque Perry, and Omar Gooding.
Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, BET+
Meet Me Next Christmas
A romance movie that leaves you on the edge of your seat and pulls on your heartstrings is Meet Me Next Christmas. Staring the holiday superstar herself, Christina Milian, this rom-com is about finding love, losing love, and trusting that fate will bring you back together.
While most Christmas love stories are predictable, this movie will have you enjoying the ride even though you know the destination. Alongside Milian, you’ll enjoy watching Devale Ellis and Kofi Siriboe.
Where to watch: Netflix
Christmas movies with Black leads remind us that all types of characters, regardless of ethnicity, deserve a cheesy, heartfelt holiday happy ending. Which movie will you curl up on the couch and watch?
