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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.
Dec 15, 2023 · While there aren't many, Christmas films with Black families at the focus are, for me, the best and most positive portrayals of family life, something that isn't often shared in...
- Terrell Smith
- 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.
- 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.
- Ryan Heffernan
- 'A Diva’s Christmas Carol' (2000) One of the more inventive spins on Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, A Diva’s Christmas Carol follows Ebony Scrooge (Vanessa Williams), a cold-hearted pop star unable to get into the Christmas spirit.
- 'A Chestnut Family Christmas' (2021) An excellent example of awkward family gatherings dialed up to the max, A C hestnut Family Christmas follows a gifted pastry chef who accidentally agrees to host her family’s holiday celebrations.
- 'Almost Christmas' (2016) A fiercely underrated Christmas movie adept at mixing family drama with laugh-out-loud comedy, Almost Christmas is a beautiful blend of emotions fitting the festive season.
- 'The Kid Who Loved Christmas' (1990) Coming from producer Eddie Murphy and directed by a veteran of the television industry Arthur Allan Siedelman, The Kid Who Loved Christmas is a made-for-TV movie packed with charm.
Dec 25, 2023 · These new Black Holiday movies coming to television and streaming services feature new stars engaging with familar stories.
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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
