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Summary This year, Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join tog...

Directed By: Preston A. Whitmore II

Written By: Preston A. Whitmore II

This Christmas

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
63
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary This year, Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join tog...

Directed By: Preston A. Whitmore II

Written By: Preston A. Whitmore II

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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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71% Positive
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29% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 24 Critic Reviews
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29% Mixed
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Fast paced and engagingly acted.
By Ken Fox FULL REVIEW
75
At the multiplex where so many holiday movies feel regifted, This Christmas is a gift.
By Carrie Rickey FULL REVIEW
70
This carefully observed film has lots of heart.
By Andrea Gronvall FULL REVIEW
63
No matter how silly the situation, each member of the uniformly strong cast creates a nice balance between sentimental and sweet - which is just how every holiday gathering should feel.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW
63
Enjoyable enough. Though like some holiday fare, it doesn't quite stay with you.
By Claudia Puig FULL REVIEW
58
Not a bad movie, per se. It's just harmless and bland and dull and predictable, and sometimes that's worse than a bad movie.
By Andy Spletzer FULL REVIEW
40
The cast has spirit, but the dialogue and situations are phonier than the Yule log on TV.
By Aaron Hillis FULL REVIEW

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7.8
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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70% Positive
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10% Mixed
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Sep 6, 2019
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Karendeaquiino
Melhor filme de natal de todos, amo o elenco e o Chris Brown obviamente
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Production Company
  • Facilitator Films
  • Rainforest Films
  • Screen Gems
Release Date Nov 21, 2007
Duration 1 h 57 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline You can't exchange family.
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Awards

Image Awards (NAACP)
• 2 Nominations
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Nomination
BET Awards
• 1 Nomination

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