Unexpected Christmas (2025) – Video Review
Unexpected Christmas doesn’t feel like a theatrical release, but more so a TV movie – like what you’d expect from OWN For The Holidays.
Whether it is Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Ramadan, Hanukkah, or others, these productions focus on the holiday spirit, and the build-up to them.
Unexpected Christmas doesn’t feel like a theatrical release, but more so a TV movie – like what you’d expect from OWN For The Holidays.
Like a Shudder movie that premieres in theaters and then ends up on their platform, Unexpected Christmas feels like an early access movie meant for streaming or TV.
“Blended Christmas” shows the challenges of a family which includes bonus children, an ex-spouse, and the effort for everyone to come together during Christmas.
With it being the Christmas/Holiday season, here is a list of movies, and a show, to watch over the holiday season.
OWN For The Holidays returns, and as it becomes one of the last instances when OWN releases scripted content, this tame but likable film is not the best way to start the season.
“Brewster’s Millions Christmas,” like many movies using name recognition for a boost, feels like it didn’t and shouldn’t have used its predecessor as a crutch, for this one could have stood on its own.
While it is always wonderful to see Raven Goodwin in a starring role, “Style Me For Christmas,” focusing on a talented woman’s desirability to an R&B superstar does lead to a tightrope walk between problematic and aspirational.
BET+’s staple holiday franchise returns with the Wesley family heading to South Africa as Todd and Chris’ company tries to close a deal with a major South African tech firm and family.
“An Almost Christmas Story” is the perfect way to start the season, especially if you have little ones.
“The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” is a tear-inducing movie that reminds us that it really only takes one person, giving grace and kindness, to change the hearts of many.

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