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Almost Christmas

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Walter Meyer (Danny Glover) is a retired mechanic who lost the love of his life one year earlier. Now that the holiday season is here, he invites daughters Rachel (Gabrielle Union) and Cheryl (Kimberly Elise) and sons Christian (Romany Malco) and Evan (Jessie T. Usher) to his house for a traditional celebration. Poor Walter soon realizes that if his bickering children and the rest of the family can spend five days together under the same roof, it will truly be a Christmas miracle.
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While far from the worst holiday dramedy audiences could hope for, Almost Christmas isn't distinctive enough to prompt a visit to the theater -- or annual yuletide viewings.

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Aramide Tinubu Shadow and Act 04/12/2017
B
Almost Christmas follows a series of predictable twists, that doesn't negate its charm. Go to Full Review
Donald Clarke Irish Times 12/27/2016
2/5
You can't fault the film for its efficiency. Each of these idylls is threatened by a problem that will be solved within a reasonably tidy running time. Go to Full Review
Kate Muir The Times (UK) 11/29/2016
3/5
Aside from the traditional spaghetti set-up of conflicts that will unfurl and be resolved with good cheer around the turkey, David E Talbert's film has a rather moving backstory about the death of the family matriarch the previous year. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/01/2020
3.0/4.0
Almost Christmas isn't a brilliant film, though it's an entertaining and satisfying one. Go to Full Review
Allen Almachar The MacGuffin 07/11/2020
C+
When Talbert allows his cast to let loose and have fun, that affection reverberates from the screen. When he decides to dial it back and take things seriously is when we run into trouble. Go to Full Review
Julian Lytle Punch Drunk Critics 01/11/2020
2.5/5
You'll get through this movie and laugh a little but really going with the cast that's there you should be laughing way more. Go to Full Review
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Jacob B Dec 25 Has some of the standard Christmas corniness and, if I'm being honest, I don't think the ending offered enough of a resolution regarding some of the conflicts, but Almost Christmas's committed cast, good sense of comedic timing (Mo'Nique steals the show and I have to say, it takes a great amount of restraint to have her play a character named Aunt May and manage to avoid making a Spider-Man joke) and decent moments of drama help make it a passable holiday film, even if it isn't particularly interested in trying to break new ground. See more Stephanie C 12/11/2024 Cute, entertaining, and funny, with a solid cast and sweet ending. See more Justin K 11/24/2024 While not perfect it's a cute movie and it does have Christmas spirit. A bit heavy handed at times but when it hits it hits. See more Liz L 07/16/2024 Honestly, having lost my father Christmas day 1993, I found Danny Glover's character adorable. The cast from adults to kids were cast well. I love the closeness they all share. I look forward to watching this year after year. See more Carol H 01/08/2024 Just what a Christmas movie should have: a long-overdue family gathering of far-flung relatives, holiday meals, music, holiday decorating, hilarity (so funny), sticky situations, romance, and plenty of scenes that will have viewers laughing and crying (mostly happy tears). I love this movie and have watched it every Christmas season for many years. See more James C 12/08/2023 Got this off the rotten christmas list and I thought it was great for a Christmas movie! Sure it's got some heavy cheese but I thought it worked pretty well without coming off that way. Definitely a movie I'll watch again next December. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Walter Meyer (Danny Glover) is a retired mechanic who lost the love of his life one year earlier. Now that the holiday season is here, he invites daughters Rachel (Gabrielle Union) and Cheryl (Kimberly Elise) and sons Christian (Romany Malco) and Evan (Jessie T. Usher) to his house for a traditional celebration. Poor Walter soon realizes that if his bickering children and the rest of the family can spend five days together under the same roof, it will truly be a Christmas miracle.
Director
David E. Talbert
Producer
Will Packer
Screenwriter
David E. Talbert
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, Will Packer Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Drug Content|Suggestive Material)
Genre
Holiday, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 11, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 24, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$42.0M
Runtime
1h 52m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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