Not to be confused with the Jonathan Taylor Thomas vehicle of the ‘90s, I’ll Be Home for Christmas actually is one of those corny made-for-TV movies that clogs up the 24-hour Christmas film channels. Yes, it sounds like one of those corny made-for-TV movies that clog up the 24-hour Christmas film channels, but spotting just how many cliches it manages to cram in is all part of the fun. This Netflix original sees iZombie’s Rose McIver star as a New York journalist who falls in love with a member of the Royal family during a trip to Eastern Europe. The Night Before doesn’t quite hit the highs of Harold & Kumar’s drug-addled Christmas movie, but the three leads share a convincing chemistry and there’s at least a handful of moments which will have you shaking your belly like a bowlful of jelly. ![]() However, this time around the gruff goofball is joined by two new partners in crime, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Anthony Mackie, for a festive caper based on a quest to gatecrash the holy grail of Christmas parties. Seth Rogen playing a stoner in a semi-improvised bromance comedy? Stop us if you think you’ve heard this one before. The star cemented her status as the Queen of Christmas in 2015 with this Hallmark special also starring Babyface, Kelsey Grammar and Mike & Molly’s Billy Gardell.Īlongside renditions of much-loved Christmas classics, a reading of The Night Before Christmas and an appearance from Santa himself, Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas also concludes with by far the greatest festive song of the last 25 years, All I Want for Christmas Is You.
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