🎄2025 CHRISTMAS MOVIE REVIEWS🎄 Great American Family, Hallmark Channel, UPtv, Lifetime, Streaming and More from the *It's a Wonderful Movie* Family! 🎅 SEE HERE:

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*Christmas movies are listed in order by their premiere date below - underneath each individual network.


🌟GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY:


A Wisconsin Christmas Pie- October 11, 2025

🎄 I watched A Wisconsin Christmas Pie on Pure Flix and found it to be full of all the Christmas feels! I must admit, I didn’t have super high expectations because I don’t usually enjoy the acquired movies as much as the GAF produced movies and I am not familiar with these actors. However, I am happy to say that this movie is top-notch! The actors have great chemistry, the storyline pulled at my heartstrings, and the Door County setting is stunning! This movie put me right in the mood to start the Christmas season. Great American Family is off to a festive start and I loved A Wisconsin Christmas Pie! It is one of those movies you can enjoy watching over and over! ~Gena

🎄 A Wisconsin Christmas Pie is a very sweet start to this Season. –Maria

🎄 A Wisconsin Christmas Pie was a surprise to me. I loved it! The natural snow in this movie is a big plus for me. It left me wanting a slice of cherry pie with vanilla ice cream. Oh, did those pies look yummy!~~kitkat

🎄 I LOVED a Wisconsin Christmas Pie. I thought it was well acted. I usually haven't been a big fan of the acquired movies GAF brings in, but I thought this one was full of Christmas Spirit-I loved her parents! This one is of course Family friendly and I highly recommend watching it! ~Sarah

🎄 Review: A Wisconsin Christmas Pie -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Recommend? Unfortunately no -

NOTE: SPOILER ALERT

While I certainly wouldn't say this was a bad movie, for me there were just too many problems for me to recommend it:

1. Kate's character came across as too harsh for me to root for her. I did not appreciate her rude attitude toward her parents because they didn't let her know about their situation (and for good reason), and toward Ryan's character because he didn't tell her about his son (which was understandable). I thought her giving back his gift from their teen years was a childish move. Simply, I didn't find her likable.

2. The storyline was too cookie-cutter and predictable: Successful big-town girl (who is up for a promotion) goes back home to the country for Christmas, her parents are hoping she will stay and help, she meets up with her former boyfriend...what will she do?? But what really got me is that she didn't face any internal conflict - she was adamant that she was going back to Chicago, until a VERY sudden (and frankly unbelievable) change of heart at the very end.

3. Kate's acting was good, but Ryan's was just so-so, and I didn't sense any spark between them. A very romance-less romantic movie.

4. And finally, a minor quibble - was anyone else bothered by the fact that at different times in the movie Kate seemed to have a lot of freckles, to some freckles, to no freckles at all? Somebody needs to talk to the makeup person.

I was really hoping to like this movie, since I have been to Door County many times for a getaway. (FYI - Door County has many bays and harbors - they do not mention which location they are at, but the sites did not look familiar to me.) – Mark 25

🎄 A Wisconsin Christmas Pie - Hi Mark, I agree with a lot of what you mentioned, I did not feel the chemistry between the leads. And I totally know what you mean about the change in makeup. I watched a Lifetime movie with one of the Mowry twins, not the one that does Hallmark movies but the other one. Anyways, her hair and makeup in the movie were awful! It was like they just scraped that from the budget & said “figure it out, your on your own girl” 😂 it always blows my mind how they think that us as viewers will not notice those things? ~Paula

🎄 I wasn’t going to bother doing a review for a Wisconsin Christmas pie since others already had, but since I didn’t see anyone mention a certain aspect of the movie I thought I would. First, I actually was pleasantly surprised how well it was done and how much I liked it and it having a bit more interesting story line. The acting was good and it wasn’t low budget looking like some GAC movies. I especially loved the Dad daughter scene when he explains his feelings (made me cry).

But, having said all that, in the middle of the movie they are oddly and weirdly specific on what cancer the mother of the little girl dies of. My sister and i were literally like uhhhh what? Lol. Randomly talking about ovaries is just plain out weird and and not family appropriate nor feel good Christmasy. I honestly am over them having everyone die of cancer in these movies that I want to feel good and escape reality watching. But this is taking it to another level. What are they going to do next to be “relevant”? “Dad died of prostate cancer”? Who wants to have little ones ask what ovarian cancer is in the middle of a Christmas movie? So, I would say it’s oddly not exactly family friendly. - Anna P.

🎄 A Wisconsin Christmas Pie - This family-friendly movie follows a familiar Christmas storyline - a woman returns to her hometown, eventually discovers the family business is in trouble, and reconnects with an old boyfriend. If you love Christmas movies, then you’ve seen the story. And usually, I admit, I adore it! I love when the lead rediscovers her roots, she sees her hometown with fresh eyes, and starts to feel that gentle tugging feeling in her heart to stay. In this instance, however, I just didn’t get that special cozy warm feeling. For the majority of the movie, it felt like Emma was moody and frustrated, and just wanted to leave, which made it hard to connect with her.

One of the most touching moments came when Emma discovered her grandmother’s old apron. You could truly feel the emotion in that scene as she remembered cherished childhood memories with her grandmother, and it was sweet to see Emma wear it proudly while baking. Later on, however, Emma is given another apron, and she begins wearing that one instead. It said on the front of it: “Merry Crustmas” instead of Christmas. I know the phrase was meant to be cute, but I personally don’t like it when any word is used in place of Christ. Anyway, the whole second apron story felt completely unnecessary. By the end of the movie, Emma was wearing her grandmother’s apron again. I was happy to see that.

Emma’s change of heart at the very end of the movie felt abrupt to me. I just wish we could have seen a little more of that positive spirit a whole lot sooner. ~Net


A Christmas Prayer - October 18, 2025

🎄 I watched A Christmas Prayer on Pureflix and it was wonderful! It was a beautiful story that really tugs at the heartstrings. A lovely celebration of faith and the true meaning of Christmas, it brought me to tears several times but warmed my heart with humor as well. I can't wait to watch it again on Saturday night!! Also the young lady who played Caroline was so captivating!! I hope we see more of her on GAF/Pureflix!! ~MoreThanAHopefulRomantic

🎄 I have already watched A Christmas Prayer twice on Pure Flix and highly recommend it. In fact, I liked it even better the second time I watched it. It is very heartwarming and full of faith! No spoilers, but I really liked seeing Christopher Russell in a more serious role. He played the role perfectly. I may have been misty eyed a few times during this movie! Shae Robins was great as always and I am happy to see her back in a movie for Great American Christmas. It can be hit or miss with child actors, but I thought the actress who plays Caroline was adorable. I hope everyone enjoys this movie as much as I did! ~Gena

🎄 A Christmas Prayer is so lovely! -Maria

🎄 I absolutely loved A Christmas Prayer! It’s nice to see a Christmas movie that centers on faith. Christopher Russell and Shae Robins were fantastic! Honestly, I wasn’t sure how they'd pair up, but they had great chemistry. All the actors were terrific! ~Allie B

🎄 I watched "A Christmas Prayer" and just loved it, I loved how integral it was to showcase Christ during the season...because after all He is the reason for the season! Shae was wonderful as always I thought she and Christopher were wonderful together. Loved seeing Christopher in a more serious role! ~Sarah

🎄 Review: A Christmas Prayer -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Recommend? Most definitely!

A perfect blend of religion and romance...with an emphasis on religion and how important it is to reach out and help others (which is the message of Jesus). The storyline is unique and interesting, and the cast is perfect - I don't think Shae has ever been better than in this role! For a movie that drives home the true meaning of Christmas, you can't do better than this!

(Oh, and did everyone catch Shae's message on Christmas during one of the commercial breaks? What she said from her heart in those 30 or so seconds was so meaningful and powerful - she is obviously a true Christian! –Mark 25

🎄 I enjoyed A Christmas Prayer. They all had good chemistry, but wished the list was shorter. I did like how the main characters were always being put together and showed faith in every day life. Misty

🎄 A Christmas Prayer is a winner! This is a movie I could watch over and over. Everything about this movie is wonderful. Christian faith on full display! Praise the Lord! ~Anonymous

🎄 'A Christmas prayer' is such a sweet, heartwarming and touching story. The true meaning of Christmas - Jesus, the message of giving to others, heartfelt prayers, genuine acting of all the cast, everything was just top-notch. I'm so glad that GAF has decided to go that direction, be true to real values, Christian values, even though it's not so popular in this world. Their light shines even brighter. *Oksanka*

🎄 A Christmas Prayer – Wow, this movie truly touched my heart!

What a special, heartwarming, faith-filled film that beautifully brings the focus back to the true meaning of Christmas… Jesus!

Christopher Russell was absolutely fantastic as Wes, a widowed father who’s lost some of his faith. With the help of his sweet, spirited daughter, Caroline, he slowly begins to find his way back.

The young actress who played Caroline was truly phenomenal, such a natural talent and pure joy to watch! I loved how her bright little spirit encouraged everyone around her to believe again.

Shae Robins was also lovely as Natalie, a children’s storybook illustrator whose faith is reignited as she helps answer a little girl’s Christmas prayer list. Her performance was gentle, inspiring, and full of heart - just perfect for this kind of story.

And I must include the grandparents (Caroline’s grandpa and Natalie’s grandmother)! They both added such warmth and wisdom to the story, guiding both Wes and Natalie not only in faith, but also in matters of the heart.

The way each character spoke so openly about Jesus and praying throughout this movie is simply outstanding, so refreshing and beautiful to see! If you’re longing for a Christmas movie that truly honors why we celebrate, this one is a must-watch!

It’s the perfect, family-friendly film for all ages… full of heart and hopeful reminders of God’s love! ~Net

🎄 A Christmas Prayer - We watched this movie with the kids, and seriously, what a sweet movie! Just like everyone’s been saying, the faith throughout the story is truly beautiful, and that little girl completely stole our hearts. Such a lovely film to watch together this Christmas season. I definitely recommend it. Christie

🎄 I just watched A Christmas Prayer, I know it is early in the Christmas season but this movie has a good chance at being my favorite. I loved that God was mentioned throughout the whole movie. I saw 20 minutes of A Christmas Angel Match, I had to stop watching because I thought because it had Angel in the name it would be faith based. It was not I felt the movie went out of it way not to mention God. I am going to watch all GAF movies and only watch the Halmark ones that get a good review from this board. ~Ken


A Royal Icing Christmas - October 25, 2025

🎄 A Royal Icing Christmas is very sweet. –Maria

🎄 I just watched A Royal Icing Christmas. It was a pretty enjoyable movie! I thought the leads were well cast and had good chemistry. I believed Charlotte/Charlie was from royal background. She has a quiet elegance about her. The ending was a tad rushed. Seems like there could be an opening for a sequel to me!

Lilly stole the show. She was adorable. Misty

🎄 A Royal Icing Christmas is cute, but the acting is a little cheesy, at times. Never heard of these actors before. ~Allie B

🎄 I watched A Royal Icing Christmas. This was not my cup of tea! It was boring to me. I turned to something else for the last half of the movie, then turned back for the ending. One watch for me. ~Anonymous

🎄 A Royal Icing Christmas – The actors in this movie all seem very sweet, but some of the acting just isn’t great. Honestly, I didn’t feel this script did them any justice. The princess tries to conceal her identity when she comes to America by saying she’s from Florida and her family is in the blender business, which was all very comical… I couldn’t help from laughing out loud every time the blender business was mentioned. The little girl who played the niece was absolutely adorable. I hope we see more of her in upcoming projects! Overall, the romance was rushed a little too quickly, too. This is a one-time watch for me. ~Net

🎄 I just watched A Royal Icing Christmas. It's a one-time for me as well. It was OK, I liked the lead actress, more than the lead actor. But I was a little bothered by the friend Kate staying overnight with a guy friend. I wish they had made that a cousin or something more clearly platonic. There's a conversation where Luke mentions having planned to go on a trip with his now-ex girlfrind--I would have rather had that sound better. There were several night time scenes in pjs, ok I guess. Also felt a little strange at times that Luke's brother in law was out of the picture so much while he wife was pregnant. Those are just my extra-sensitive and I guess old-school eyes watching! ~LR

🎄 Review: A Royal Icing Christmas -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Recommend? No -

I have never seen these two lead actors before, and they should have been in supporting roles first. Their acting (especially his) does not come across as authentic - it is as if they are simply reciting lines that they memorized without knowing how to present them. (The little girl is the best actor of them all!) It doesn't help either that their lines seem to have been generated by AI, all of which unfortunately makes for a very yawn-inducing movie. –Mark 25

🎄 A Royal Icing Christmas: This is a cute, family-friendly movie I would watch again when it is playing live but not one that I would pick to watch on Pure Flix or keep on my DVR. While there are a few royal movies I love, the royal genre is not my favorite. I enjoy seeing new faces on GAF and thought the actors who played Princess Charlotte and Lily gave good performances. Some of the secondary actors, in my opinion, had an overly exaggerated type of acting style. I am all about over the top Christmas sweaters, pajamas, aprons, etc. so it was great to see all the fun Christmas attire and the gowns were beautiful. I also thought the decorations were very festive and I loved the inn. Overall, I found this to be a sweet Christmas move but just not one of my favorites. Gena


Christmas in Midnight Clear - November 1, 2025

🎄 Christmas on Midnight Clear is definitely 1 of the best movies of the Season! –Maria

🎄 A Christmas at Midnight Clear was fantastic! Focused on faith and I loved the main actress who played Hillary. She was wonderful. Jon is drop dead handsome and was wonderful as well. I think the actor who played his nephew should have been younger and was the only weak point. The ending was a bit predictable, but it still was good. I want another movie at Midnight Clear. ~Misty

🎄 Review: Christmas in Midnight Clear -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Recommend? Borderline yes -

Note: Spoilers included

In short, this is a good movie - not great, but good. What I loved was seeing how Alicia's character went from being a business person with little heart to a person who truly cared about others, and from a person with little-to-no faith to a person who put her trust in God. You can see these changes slowly develop within her, which in part is due to Alicia's acting. In fact, everyone does a really good acting job!

But I had problems with some of the storyline. First, it is a standard plot: successful big city girl goes to a small town which with her help overcomes an obstacle and wins her over. But moreover, I had a hard time believing that the entire town would turn against her and blame her for what was obviously (to everyone) her father's fault, not hers. And I simply cannot believe that her uncaring, totally business-minded father would have a very sudden change of heart at the end. And it never occurred to any of the townspeople to help the pastor work on the church, and especially the roof, until, what, right before Christmas Eve? So putting it all together, I am glad I watched it, although it is probably not a keeper for me. –Mark 25

🎄 Christmas In Midnight Clear is a great faith-filled movie. I loved it! This is a movie I will watch again. ~kitkat

🎄 Christmas in Midnight Clear is such a wonderful, heartwarming and uplifting movie with a strong message of hope, faith, community, forgiveness and new beginnings. I was so impressed by the acting of Jon McLaren and Alicia Josipovic. You believe them 100%. They have such a great chemistry. Everything about this movie was so beautiful. I'm so happy that GAF is so open in their faith in Jesus. *Oksanka*

🎄 I really enjoyed Christmas in Midnight Clear. I love the use of themes of Faith, Family, and Community in this one. I particularly liked Hilary's journey both softening to the town and her journey back to her faith. I also like how Daniel was able to help her. It was very enjoyable to watch and I would definitely watch it again! ~MoreThanAHopefulRomantic

🎄 Great American Family needs to focus more on faith movies like Christmas in Midnight Clear. It’s truly inspiring. Robert

🎄 Christmas in Midnight Clear – What a beautiful, heartfelt story – with faith, family, friends, and a real feeling of a close tight-knit community… who deeply cares for one another. I thought the chemistry between the leads, Jon McLaren and Alicia Josipovic, was wonderful. Their initial clash was full of sparks, but I loved how they were never truly angry at each other, even when they had conflict. All of the cast was terrific; I really felt as if I was a visitor in the beautiful, heartwarming town of Midnight Clear. Once again, I also loved seeing the true meaning of Christmas in a Great American Family movie! This is one I know I’ll watch on repeat! ~Net


A Very Curious Christmas - November 8, 2025

🎄 A Very Curious Christmas is a different type of movie more focused on the mystery but Brittany Bristow and Olivier Renaud have good chemistry and carry it although the romance element is quite restrained.

One thing quite a bit takes place at night so the background is quite dark. I don't recall anything unfamily friendly (Florence's rating A Very Curious Christmas 7) ~Florence


Christmas Of Giving - November 9, 2025


Timeless Tidings of Joy - November 15, 2025


Pencil Me In For Christmas - November 16, 2025

🎄 Pencil Me In For Christmas - I streamed this movie last Christmas (I think it was on Xumo), and I found it to be sweet and lighthearted. Greer Grammer is delightful as Harper, so cheerful and full of Christmas spirit! Jason Cermak plays Caleb, who starts off as a bit of a Grinch, but it’s heartwarming to watch him slowly open his heart to the joys of the season. Overall, I recall it being a nice, family-friendly film. ~Net

🎄 Pencil Me In For Christmas is a favourite of mine and almost brings tears to my (eyes) as I think of the good old days of Reel One.

Greer Grammer and Jason Cermak were both new to me but they made a great couple that I was really rooating for and it's one of those old-fashioned Rom.Coms which you've seen lots of times before that leaves you with a warm satisfying feeling - the tension simmers nicely and the ending is great. I don't recall anything unfamily friendly (Florence's rating Pencil Me In For Christmas 8.5) ~Florence

🎄 I really enjoyed Creating Christmas (new title: Pencil Me In For Christmas)! A fun movie.... Matt LaBarre

🎄 I watched Jason Cermak on Creating Christmas (new title: Pencil Me In For Christmas) on streaming service. It’s family friendly ~Anonymous


Christmas on Every Page - November 22, 2025


Christmas North of Nashville - November 23, 2025


The Christmas Spark - November 28, 2025


There’s No Place Like Christmas - November 30, 2025


Cranberries and Carols - December 6, 2025


Christmas at Mistletoe Manor - December 7, 2025


Have We Met This Christmas? - December 13, 2025


A Royal Christmas Tail - December 14, 2025


SURPRISE CHRISTMAS FILM - December 20, 2025


Chasing Christmas - December 21, 2025



🌟HALLMARK CHANNEL:


Mistletoe Murders Season 1 - TV Series - October 17, 2025

🎄 Mistletoe Murders is family friendly (1st episode) and liking it so far. -Elizbeth

🎄 Mistletoe Murders - Okay, so I decided to get Hallmark+ for the Christmas season. I’ve watched the first two episodes of “Mistletoe Murders,” and it is a cozy sort of mystery.

Sarah Drew (“Guiding Emily”) is the lead and she is good in this genre. Her character, Emily Lane, owns and runs a Christmas shop, but she also has a covert mysterious past.

The show has a sort of “Murder, She Baked” vibe to it with all the community involvement in Fletcher’s Grove, and Emily has two adorable cats. Sarah Drew’s opposite is Peter Mooney (“Fly Away with Me”), who plays local police officer, Sam Wilner. He is a single divorced father with a daughter in high school, who also works with Emily at her Christmas shop.

I won’t give any of the mystery away, but one of the suspects is an unmarried pregnant woman. There is some mystery as to who the father is of her unborn baby. Another male suspect is referred to as her (and I quote) “Baby Daddy.” Due to that and some violence centered around the murder, the episodes are best-suited for a mature audience.

Thus far, “Mistletoe Murders” is an intriguing mystery series. ~Net

🎄 I’ve been watching the Mistletoe Murders Mystery series and so far it’s pretty good. I just finished the first half of episode 2 and so far it’s been family friendly. ~Abigail

🎄 So I started a 7 day free trial of Hallmark + last night because I wanted to watch the Mistletoe Murders and I watched the first movie (episode 1 &2 as it breaks it up into 2 episodes I don’t know why) and it was surprisingly good! I personally don’t care for Sarah Drew, never cared for any of the movies she did, but this one surprised me! I think she was good in the sleuthing role and I’m excited to watch the other 2 mistletoe Murder movies. The only thing I don’t care for is how she narrates in the movie. I’m okay with that in the beginning to set the stage but she does it throughout the entire movie and it is kind of distracting to my own thoughts when I watch a mystery movie. I want to dissect it in my own mind and her narration is distracting. ~Paula

🎄 Mistletoe Murders – (episode 3&4) Each murder mystery in The Mistletoe Murders series are written to cover 2 episodes, so it’s basically like watching a movie. The 3rd and 4th episodes were mostly family-friendly for a show that revolves around murder. These types of shows are best suited for pre-teen age and up.

Cautions: A woman who was killed in a car “accident,” was thought to be having an affair with a man who is in the local choir. This same man is questioned by Emily (Sarah Drew’s character) and when she asks if he was involved with her, he says something like, she’s not my type and Emily says, blonde?, and he simply says woman. Nothing else is said or shown afterwards. There is another murder near the end of the 4th episode.
Overall, I love the sweet relationship between Emily and Sam, and his teenage daughter, who is a breath of fresh air. The Christmas shop is darling, and it was nice to hear the choir sing Christmas carols in these episodes. ~Net

🎄 Mistletoe Murders – I finished this entire series running on Hallmark+. There are 6 episodes in all. For me, it was just okay. I’ve reviewed the previous 4 episodes before, so I’ll focus this review on the last two.

The murder mystery in the last two episodes revolves around a book store owner. He has left a mystery behind to his nephews and various people in the community. That part of the story is intriguing, at first, but it feels drawn out by the end.

The local detective, Sam (a divorced single father), shares a special Christmas celebration with his teen-aged daughter, who will be leaving to spend Christmas with her mother. I usually find the daughter to be bubbly and fun, but she calls their early Christmas gift exchange, Dad-mas. This was mentioned several times, and I couldn’t help from cringing every time I heard it. I don’t like when anyone replaces Christ in Christmas.

Also, I didn’t notice any language in the previous episodes, but the d-word was used at least three times in this last episode. It’s like they asked what word are we allowed to use and they settled on that one and used it several times. Whatever. It really wasn’t needed.

There is a kiss by a man and woman (I won’t say who) at the end that is rather steamy. It’s not your standard, simple Hallmark kiss and the credits roll. Without going into detail, I’ll just say it was more than the typical kiss. Honestly, I was watching with other family members and it felt a little uncomfortable. Needless to say, I was glad when it ended.

I won’t give away any of the mystery portion, but I’ll simply say this episode leaves you with more mystery around Sarah Drew’s character.

If you really enjoy murder mysteries, you might like this series, but if you want a warm and cozy, lighthearted, stress-free Christmas movie/show, you’ll probably want to skip this. ~Net

🎄 Hey everyone, just wanted to report back on the Mistletoe Murders from Hallmark +. They were great! The narrating was distracting at first but I got used to it, but I would rather do without if I had a choice. The mysteries were very interesting and I liked the characters of the detective and his daughter, I just wish she had a friend in the show to be her partner in crime.

The final and 3rd movie left on a major cliffhanger. Aside from her year round Christmas store and the charming downtown area, the movies didn’t have that cozy vibe a la Murder She Baked that I love. Her own background being intertwined (similar to Jeff in Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries) made it slightly creepy for me. But if they made more I would definitely watch them, just not alone at night Lol ~Paula

🎄 Mistletoe Murders was fun. Agree it is not for kids, so I was surprised Hallmark started their Countdown with it, but I guess that’s Hallmark these days. ~Allie B.

🎄 I liked Mistletoe Murders enough to keep watching. My only gripe, honestly is there going to be a new murder every week, for like 10 weeks and a season 2 with new murders, in a small town? Really??????? I kind of was hoping maybe it would be 1 murder and the season revolve around it, but no. Always thought it was interesting that Aurora, in her small town, found like 10 to 15 murders. But that was over the course of many years (still ridiculous). But why can't they have at least half the season on MM to unravel the murderer? I do like Sarah Drew's character, and can't wait to find out all her secrets. Love Peter Mooney. ~Sabrina

🎄 I wanted to post about the last 2 installments of Mistletoe Murders! I loved this series until now. I'm like you Net, the use of the D--- word shocked me. I even ran it back to listen again to make sure I heard it correctly. And the kissing scene was definitely more than we are use to seeing. The acting and and the mystery itself was great. But this is not suited for smaller children. There's a little more violence in the last one too. Didn't like the Dad-Mas either. ~Joyce in Carolina

🎄 Mistletoe Murders - I just rewatched the first season and I would advise skipping that kiss scene. I thinking it was way too sensual. I often skip any kiss Erin Krakow does as well. As much as I love her and WCTH, often her kisses are quite heavy.~Abigail


A Royal Montana Christmas - October 18, 2025

🎄 A Royal Montana Christmas is clean and charming. –Maria

🎄 Well, A Royal Montana Christmas was very “meh” for me. I think i am over fake accents and hugging to “teach” someone how to rope / almost kissing in the first few minutes that people meet. The whole movie just felt cringy with nothing really happening and no real connection felt with the couple. I honestly found the father/Son relationship more real and interesting. Family friendly.. kind of. Thankfully the guy that they obviously want to seem gay doesn’t get a boyfriend but I don’t think the over the top kissing in this and that they seem to be including more and more is appropriate for families. -Anna P.

🎄 Montana movie family friendly. ~Anonymous

🎄 Review: A Royal Montana Christmas -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Recommend? Maybe for a one-time watch -

A standard "princess-in-the-USA" movie - predictable, nothing special but nothing bad. Fiona and Warren are fine in their roles, but Fiona obviously went to the same school where Merritt Patterson got her fake royal accent in Jingle Bell Princess! (Close your eyes and see if she doesn't sound exactly like Merritt!) If you're tired of these princess movies, you can skip this one. Otherwise, it's okay for a one-time watch. –Mark 25

🎄 Just finished Royal Montana Christmas. It was very cute and family friendly.~Abigail

🎄 A Royal Montana Christmas - This movie stars two actors I’ve always liked- Fiona Gubelmann (Christmas Next Door) as Princess Victoria and Warren Christie (The Most Wonderful Time of the Year) as Huntley, a rancher cowboy.

Princess Victoria and Huntley certainly make a good-looking pair… Fiona Gubelmann is lovely as ever, and Warren Christie is a very handsome cowboy. Maybe that’s why I found their attraction to be a bit superficial. Even though they share some heartfelt conversations, their time together just didn’t feel long enough to support such a life-changing decision - in my opinion.

I also struggled with the royal accent, which constantly distracted me from the story. Still, the movie remains family-friendly overall, and I especially enjoyed the sweet flashback moments of Victoria’s childhood visits to the ranch with her father. Those were such a lovely touch. However, I do want to caution – (Mild SPOILER) there are a couple of rather steamy kisses near the end. He even messes up her gorgeous blonde wavy hair… how dare he! (LOL!!!) This royal movie is a one-time watch for me. ~Net


A Christmas Angel Match - October 19, 2025

🎄 Review: A Christmas Angel Match -
Family-friendly? No - The angels try to match up a gay person -
Recommend? No -

A had high hopes for this one, since it involved angels. And I really liked a couple of older Hallmark movies with angels where they are sent to earth to help others: Christmas Magic with Lindy Booth and Christmas in Angel Falls with Rachel Boston. Sadly, this one doesn't come close to these others.

This one is just, well, weird! I mean, they come from the Christmas Connection Department (?? - is this supposed to be part of heaven?) which may be downsized (huh?) and merged with Cupid's Department (again, ??) if these angels don't succeed in bringing two specific people together. "God" is never mentioned in the movie, nor is "heaven". This movie may have angels, but it is certainly not a religious movie at all!

And...then there's Benjamin's character who doesn't need to follow the laws spelled out in a book (he's the "fun" angel who drinks hot chocolate!) while Meghan's character follows the rules (and therefore has never had "fun" on earth and who therefore has never tasted hot chocolate). And maybe because I lost interest at some point, but I found the whole feather/wings thing confusing, as well as what "magic" these angels can and cannot perform. There's more, but I think you get my point. This one's a skipper! –Mark 25

🎄 I did Not care for That Christmas Match movie on Hall Mark. I changed channel to Great American Pure Flix. To watch one of my favorites A Tail of Christmas ~Namegirl

🎄 Disappointed in an Angel Christmas Match but not really surprised since it is hallmark. The whole movie was “tell me you don’t know God, without telling me you don’t know God.” Putting Cupids/Greek mythology together and yoga for Angels? You could overlook that until it was truly not family friendly when they made an angel making a match for the girls gay friend and meeting him at a bar. Turned it off. Guess i will watch the GAC movie i missed. -Anna P.

🎄 That Christmas Match movie isn't family friendly and not good. The so-called angels in this one are the only thing halfway interesting. I wouldn't date a guy more interested in a grandma than dating women his age. Misty

🎄 Montana movie family friendly. Sadly the angel one is not! ~Anonymous

🎄 Christmas Angel Match - This movie contains a gay character who not only describes his dating issues but then during a conversation with a friend about it an angel walks by and assists him in making a love match. ~ J. Adams


Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper - October 25, 2025

🎄 Merry Christmas Ted Cooper is definitely 1 of the funniest movies of the Season. Brendan Penny has a really amusing cameo, and Mark Harmon from NCIS was referenced and I'm going totally nuts inside!! (and yes, it's also clean). -Maria

🎄 Review: Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Recommend? Yes -

I agree with Maria - this is one funny, and fun, movie! I think I had a smile on my face from start to finish! Both actors really shine here, and this is one of my favorite roles of Kimberley's in recent years. And Brendan Perry is a hoot in cameos as a self-centered news anchorman - I didn't realize he could play comedy this well! If you are looking for an enjoyable, lighthearted movie, this is one to watch! –Mark 25

🎄 Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper – Super fun, cute movie! You’ll instantly be on Team Ted – rooting for this guy, who is such a happy, joyful character! Even though, he has lots of holiday mishaps, he’s generally optimistic, looking on the bright, sunny side of things, which is especially good since he's a weatherman! I absolutely loved his cheerful Christmas spirit!!!

A few things I’d change, if I could… The ladies in the jogging group – loved them!!! I just would’ve loved them even more if at least 2 or 3 of the ladies could’ve spoken. It seemed odd to me that only one of the women would speak to Ted and the others would just smile and nod in agreement. I know speaking actors are paid more than extras, so that’s why they were silent. But, honestly, it felt rather weird. Women, especially in a group like that, are usually rather chatty and talkative.

Another thing I‘d change… the disagreement with Ted and Hope near the end seemed a little off to me. She wasn’t happy because he was too happy? Okay, whatever. And the ending seemed kinda fast and the credits rolled before I knew it. Perhaps, I just didn’t want a good thing to end???

A nice touch… it was good to see Hope’s friend, who is in a wheelchair, working and thriving in her life, in spite of her disability.

Also, it was fun to see Actor Brendan Penny in this. I thought he was going to have a small cameo, but his character showed up quite often.

Overall, this movie is family-friendly and an absolute delight and blast to watch! I laughed out loud numerous times- so this is definitely one for the re-watch list… an instant classic! ~Net

🎄 I was so pleasantly surprised by Merry Christmas Ted Cooper! I actually think this is a good family (teenage) movie. I appreciated even how they brought some depth towards the end with Ted's tendency to always be positive and Holly helping him see more emotions. This one was sweet, funny, not cheesy, and clean! I'm going to watch again with my huisband! ~LR

🎄 Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper is like a breath of fresh air! I don't know the last time I laughed out loud at any movie! It's clean, sweet and great acting all around! This is one I will be watching again! ~Joyce in Carolina

🎄 I almost passed on the Ted Cooper movie and I’m so glad I didn’t!!! Joyce said it so well!! It really was a breath of fresh air!! I laughed throughout the whole thing. It was family friendly and full of cheer! ~Abigail


Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane - October 26, 2025
*NOTE: This movie features a same-sex couple.


Happy Holidays From Cherry Lane - October 26, 2025

🎄 "Happy Holidays on Cherry Lane," the 3rd movie, is family-friendly and a pleasant watch, featuring 3 storylines weaving in and out from 3 time periods. I found it perfectly fine to watch as a stand-alone movie. ~Alicia

🎄 Happy Holidays from Cherry Lane was pretty good. (and also kind of made me miss Good Witch a bit. Well, the good Seasons anyway.). –Maria


Deck the Halls From Cherry Lane - October 26, 2025

🎄 Deck the Halls on Cherry Lane is clean. –Maria


Christmas on Duty - November 1, 2025

🎄 Christmas on Duty is both clean and very wonderful! ~Maria

🎄 Review: Christmas on Duty -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Recommend? Slight yes -

Instead of my usual dissertations, this review is going to be brief. (Is that a "thank goodness" I hear??) Overall I enjoyed this movie because of the development of the relationship between the two leads was well played out - it didn't seem rushed or phony. But like in other movies this year I find a storyline problem: these two have to rush to buy and deliver the presents, yet they find time to play with the toys in the toys store and have a snowball fight with their dads! Seriously? Anyway, the two leads are great together, and for that I recommend at least a one-time watch. –Mark 25


A Newport Christmas - November 2, 2025

🎄 Loved loved loved A Newport Christmas! It's the only one I watched this weekend, but I caught the end of Midnight Clear & plan to watch it next. –Meg

🎄 My mom and I enjoyed “A Newport Christmas.” The characters are charming, and it is a fun time travel movie. It is family-friendly and a nice change of pace from your typical Christmas movie – Laurie

🎄 Review: A Newport Christmas -
Family-friendly? Yes -
Recommend? Yes, but with a caveat -

DEFINITE SPOILERS!

As I have mentioned before, I am not a big fan of some time travel movies. I don't mind those where someone travels from the past to the present (like Journey Back to Christmas and A Timeless Christmas) since history isn't altered, but I am not comfortable with those where someone travels from the present to the past and becomes part of the past (like A Biltmore Christmas) because history would be altered, as well as leaving open the question of what happens to the person between the past and the present. I know, I'm probably over-analyzing it, but that's me.

A Newport Christmas is indeed enjoyable, with excellent acting by Gina Claire Mason as Ella, Wes Brown as NIck, and David O'Donnell as Rex. (Gina must be the go-to person for movies set in the past, and indeed she has that "look".) But, the plot is complicated and leaves unanswered questions. The storyline in short: Ella travels from 1905 to the present (2025) where she meets Nick. And she also meets Rex, who is also from the past and traveled like her to the present. History shows they married in the past, but that would have been after he landed in the present. It turns out that when Ella goes back to the past, Nick follows her and becomes the Rex of history. Follow? But, major problem: how then did Nick-as-Rex in the past become the Nick of the present? Other things that bothered me: why did the real Rex, knowing that history shows him marrying Ella, not seemed bothered by this? I would have gone crazy trying to find the answer! And who wrote the infamous letter? I don't think we find out. And finally, why did Nick look like 1905 at the 2025 ball, when he did not know he was going to go after Ella and end up back in time?

Still, even with these questions, as Laurie above mentioned, this is a fun movie and atypical. So yes, I do recommend giving it a watch...but if you analyze it too closely, you may want to have some aspirin on hand! –Mark 25


Mistletoe Murders season 2 - TV Series - November 7, 2025


Christmas Above The Clouds - November 8, 2025


A Keller Christmas Vacation - November 9, 2025
*NOTE: This movie features a same-sex couple.

Three Wisest Men - November 15, 2025


Tidings for the Season - November 16, 2025


Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story - November 22, 2025


Melt My Heart This Christmas - November 23, 2025


We Met in December - November 27, 2025


The Snow Must Go On - November 28, 2025


The More the Merrier - November 28, 2025


An Alpine Holiday - November 29, 2025


A Grand Ole Opry Christmas - November 29, 2025


The Christmas Cup - November 30, 2025


Christmas at the Catnip Café - November 30, 2025


The Twelve Dates of Christmas - TV Series - December 5, 2025


She’s Making a List - December 6, 2025


Single on the 25th - December 7, 2025


A Suite Holiday Romance - December 13, 2025


Oy to the World! - December 14, 2025


A Make Or Break Holiday - December 20, 2025


The Christmas Baby - December 21, 2025
*NOTE: This movie features a same-sex couple.



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The Great Christmas Snow-In - November 2, 2025

🎄 The Great Christmas Snow In is clean and quite silly. –Maria

🎄 The Great Christmas Snow In. Kept waiting for the Christmas part. Ok for a one time watch but events could have been anytime of the year. Just another “Christmas Movie” that really has no Christmas feel to it. ~JoCo


A Royal Christmas Manor - November 9, 2025

Saving the Christmas Ranch - November 16, 2025

A Royal Christmas Hope - November 23, 2025

The Christmas Checklist Season 1 - November 29, 2025

🎄 Nicely's The Christmas Checklist (streaming on Freevee) is so heartwarming and inspiring, which is why it pains me to say it's not a clean movie. There's 1 swear word that I know of, and near the end of the movie, there's a gay brother. Sorry to anyone who might have wanted to see it. -Maria


A Christmas in Amish Country - November 30, 2025

A Christmas Murder Mystery - December 7, 2025

Christmas in Big Sky Country - December 14, 2025

🎄 Christmas in Big Sky Country. I rather enjoyed this predictable little movie. It was comfortable and satisfying, even though sometimes hokey. There wasn’t a huge amount of romantic chemistry but I thought all the actors did a decent job (in fact I kind of think it might be the best movie the two leads have each done?). It was the same old, same old plotline, and it’s not going to win any awards and I’m not even sure it was all that Christmassy, but there was just enough drama and uniqueness and family sweetness to make it stand out a little bit and be worth watching in a sea of Christmas-movie sameness. Loved the yarn shop; and the family patriarch, who is a sheep farmer, and has lots of silly Dad puns. Family friendly. {I watched this as part of a 3-movie dvd collection that I bought through Net’s affiliation with Amazon. All three movies are good so it was worth the purchase. “Christmas in Maple Hills”, “Christmas with the Knightleys” and this one.} ~~Jane


Christmas with the Knightlys - December 21, 2025

🎄 Christmas with the Knightlys - What a cute little movie! Sweet, romantic, funny. Most all of the actors were new to me and they all did a good job. Family friendly. Glad I own the dvd so I can watch this again sometime. ~~Jane



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Christmas Everyday - November 29, 2025

The Christmas Campaign - November 29, 2025

Jingle All the Way to Love - December 5, 2025

A Christmas Cookbook - December 5, 2025

Deck the Hallways - December 6, 2025

Merry Missed Connection - December 6, 2025

A Runaway Bride for Christmas - December 12, 2025

Christmas in Alaska - December 12, 2025

Thank God: Christmas at Keller Ranch - December 13, 2025

Rodeo Christmas Romance - December 13, 2025

Sweet Holiday Romance - December 19, 2025

🎄 Sweet Holiday Romance (Christmas Love and Fudge) is clean and quite sweet. -Maria

🎄 Sweet Holiday Romance – I agree with Maria’s review; this movie is family-friendly and very sweet. The female lead, Amanda (Erin Karpluk), is quirky and cheerful, and her opposite, Simon (Christopher Russell), is a lot of fun! The two team up to uncover the secret ingredients behind Simon’s Aunt Jackie’s Joy to the World Fudge recipe.

It's just good, cozy comfort entertainment. The heart of the story was all about the fudge and their amazing teamwork, which of course leads to love. This ended up being a lighthearted, delightful watch. ~Net

🎄 I've already seen the Chris Russell movie - it was fine but nothing special ~Florence


A Pickleball Christmas - December 20, 2025



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Do You Fear What I Fear - December 4, 2025


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Any streaming movie reviews from Xumo, Tubi, Netflix, etc, will be shared here.


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Christmas At Fields Ranch -

🎄 We watched and enjoyed Christmas At Fields Ranch earlier today on Tubi ~Anonymous


🌟Spark TV - YouTube:

Christmas Roses -

🎄 Christmas Roses was a great Christmas movie about second chances. I liked how it was a movie that had a friendship from between a young girl named Olive and an older woman named Hazel. The romance between Olive's Mother and the pastor was very light. Olive was adorable. The girl who plays Winnie was a tad weak. Olive was adorable. The rest of the cast was great. I would recommend giving it a watch. Misty


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