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The Merry Gentlemen

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To save her parents' small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.
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Amy Nicholson FilmWeek (LAist) I was so disappointed to realize that this movie is really, really boring. Dec 5, 2024 Full Review Courtney Howard Variety Had the filmmakers evolved from the expected to the unexpected, this holiday romp would’ve been more merry and bright. Nov 21, 2024 Full Review Benjamin Lee Guardian There’s nothing distractingly bad about this one and there are perhaps enough boxes ticked for undemanding Christmas movie completists but because of the overcrowded space, there’s also nothing here that’s worth a click. Rated: 2/5 Nov 21, 2024 Full Review Mel Campbell ScreenHub Like The Full Monty, but without the class consciousness. Jun 21, 2025 Full Review Juanma Fernández París El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico) The script adds elements of “Coyote Ugly” and “Magic Mike” to the fusion of romantic comedy and Christmas movie and the result is extremely boring. Jan 15, 2025 Full Review Jared Rasic Metro Times (Detroit, MI) It’s pretty adorable and, with Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray starring, it’s well-acted and genuinely charming. Dec 5, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Isabel B Entertaining to watch, very good acting from Britt and Chad Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/25 Full Review Judith K. This move was the definition of sorry excuse for a man meets woman who was recently rejected from her lifelong dream due to social standards surrounding aging. The entire movie has zero plot, let alone any subplot besides a failing bar/music hub?? Of course introducing a group of male strippers to a small town family owned business is the perfect solution to raise 30,000 dollars in a few weeks. Sub par writing mixed with sloppy direction led the actors into a frenzy of over enunciated facial expressions and random emotional outbursts that had zero correlation to the fragile “story”. The female lead had no character development and gave up a life changing chance to pursue the career she loved with excellent opportunities included for some scrounged up self-pitying sour puss who, as they say, “practically grew up in a toolbox”. The Merry Gentlemen displays egotistical behavior through a half human male character who falls in love with a woman who would rather spend her life with a bleach haired lumber jack than be dancing on Broadway. Watch this movie. It’s funny! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/15/25 Full Review Audience Member Hallmark Mike. One of the mass-produced holiday films that Netflix churns out at this time of the year. With a majority of the budget spent on getting Chad Michael Murray to do his signature, thirst-trap squint, there was little left for a decent wig for Britt Robertson. The film’s central, sexual appeal of having shirtless men dancing lacks any sensuality as most of the “dancers” appear to be still in the process of learning the provocative choreography. Everything about this movie is predictable and sauceless, but it has scenic festive scenes that add Christmas ambiance for viewers as they wrap presents or prepare Christmas dinner with this on in the background. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/12/25 Full Review Audience Member It felt like watching the magic Mike films I still did enjoy the film Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Michael T Νice movies, enjoy watching them. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Charlie L Hallmark meets burlesque. Formulaic, but fun and romantic. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/05/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis To save her parents' small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.
Director
Peter Sullivan
Producer
Jeffrey Schenck, Barry Barnholtz, Brian Nolan, Peter Sullivan
Screenwriter
Jeffrey Schenck, Peter Sullivan, Marla Sokoloff
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Hybrid, Gentlemen Media Group
Genre
Holiday, Comedy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 20, 2024
Runtime
1h 26m
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