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- This Christmas. This Christmas is a holiday movie about the Whitfield family who reunites for the holidays. It’s not all Christmas caroling and holiday cheer as some family secrets come to light.
- Almost Christmas. Almost Christmas tells the story of a family coming together during the holidays after the loss of the family’s matriarch. The patriarch of the family grows tired of the family’s bickering and makes one request: they all get along.
- The Preacher’s Wife. Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance star in The Preacher’s Wife. It’s a remake of a 1947 movie and a book called The Bishop’s Wife.
- Last Holiday. Queen Latifah and LL Cool J star in Last Holiday, a movie about a woman who discovers that she only has a few weeks to live. Georgia (Queen Latifah) has lived a very disciplined and cautious life, but when she discovers that she’ll die soon, she decides to finally start living, and that includes pursuing a romance with a co-worker named Sean (LL Cool J).
Dec 23, 2022 · In the ’90s and early aughts, a few Black-centered holiday movies landed in theaters. But with the introduction of Black-centric channels and streaming services (including BET+, Bounce, TV One...
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- The Preacher’s Wife. The Preacher’s Wife has everything you need to make a fantastic Christmas movie. It has phenomenal acting thanks to Denzel Washington (The Equalizer 3), Courtney B. Vance (Heist 88) and Whitney Houston leading the way.
- The Best Man Holiday (2013) The Best Man Holiday is a fantastic movie and the perfect follow-up to the original The Best Man. It catches up with the college friends years after Mia (Monica Calhoun) and Lance’s (Morris Chestnut) wedding, and things among the group are still tense.
- Almost Christmas (2016) Almost Christmas follows in the vein of This Christmas in that it centers around a family and secrets. But in Almost Christmas, the family is reuniting for the holiday for the first time since the matriarch of their family passed away.
- This Christmas (2007) This Christmas has an amazing ensemble cast consisting of Loretta Devine (Family Reunion), Regina King (The Harder They Fall), Lauren London (You People), Idris Elba (Luther: The Fallen Sun) and music sensation Chris Brown, just to name a few stars.
Dec 23, 2021 · In the spirit of giving, we've gathered our favorite Black Christmas movies for anyone who can't get enough of Gabrielle Union and Morris Chestnut on their screens.
- This Christmas (2007) This star-studded Christmas classic is a valid portrayal of Black family dynamics. Director Preston A. Whitmore II (1995's The Walking Dead and 2004's Doing Hard Time) positions Loretta Devine as Shirley Ann "Ma'Dere" Whitfield, the family matriarch and mother to six kids: Quentin Jr.
- Almost Christmas (2016) Noticeably similar in theme to This Christmas, Almost Christmas follows grieving single father, Walter Meyers (Danny Glover), who corrals his four grown children for the first Christmas following the death of his wife and their mother.
- Friday After Next (2002) While it's not a traditional rom-com or familial Christmas tale, the holiday is nonetheless the setting of this ridiculous comedy.
- Christmas in Compton (2012) Keith David and Omar Gooding star as the father-son duo in this Compton-set Christmas tale. The former's character, Big Earl, owns the neighborhood's go-to Christmas tree farm, and the two bump heads when Gooding's character Derrick tries to prove to his father that he, too, can make something of his life.
Dec 6, 2023 · Whether you’re looking for the nostalgic charm of classic stories or the contemporary flair of contemporary storytelling, these cinematic gems offer a pleasant escape into the magic of Christmas, interwoven with the rich cultural tapestry of Black experiences.
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Nov 22, 2017 · It’s almost Christmas: the 11 best black holiday films ever — and ranked. From Queen Latifah to Ice Cube to Gabrielle Union and Fat Albert — it’s time to dig in
