Rueben's Ramblings

On December 17, the Lifetime movie Merry Magic Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

As Christmas nears, a financial advisor starts seeing a recurring number: 624. She’s told it’s from a Christmas angel to make her wish come true. She calls it a statistical coincidence. But when she discovers the meaning, she finds love.

The movie stars Patricia Isaac and Andrew Dunbar.

There is no trailer available for Merry Magic Christmas, though.

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The UPtv movie Dial S for Santa will debut on December 17 at 7 PM.

When insurance investigator Lana Lawton (Sarah Dugdale) returns home for Christmas, her only goal is to spend time with her mom (Lynda Boyd) and cheer up her nephew who is upset that his military father won’t make it home for Christmas. When she arrives, however, she discovers that a string of robberies along Main Street has the shop owners scratching their heads over who could have done it. Seeing her chance to earn a big promotion by doing some real P.I. work, Lana puts all of her efforts into trying to solve the case by any means necessary.

Now, with Christmas Eve approaching and her suspect list narrowing, Lana must convince Nick (Julian Haig), the police chief, to let her help on the investigation. As the pair start spending more and more time together on the case, they begin to see each other as more than co-investigators. Can Lana and Nick solve the case in time for Christmas and will Lana’s lead suspect disappear on Christmas even with a sleigh full of stolen goods? It may just take a lot of faith and a good bit of Christmas magic for a happily ever after!

Here is a trailer for Dial S for Santa:

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The Lifetime holiday movie A Christmas Intern will debut on December 16 at 10:03 PM.

With the Holidays approaching, Cecilia (Jackée Harry) discovers that retirement isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, so she decides to make a surprise visit to her daughter Alexis (Ciarra Carter) who created and runs “Cyber Santa,” an online gift giving business. Seizing an opportunity to spend Christmas with her daughter and get back into the game, Cecilia becomes an intern at the start-up company and the two learn the importance of family during the most wonderful time of year, while also finding love.

The film also stars Vivica A. Fox and Michael Paré.

Here is a trailer for A Christmas Intern:

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The Lifetime holiday movie The Holiday Proposal Plan will debut on December 16 at 8 PM.

Travel columnist Sonny Kravitz (Tatyana Ali) and her ex-boyfriend Kip (Jesse Kove) are forced to team up to help their best friends Bree (Whitney Able) and Jarod (Geovanni Gopradi) get engaged.

To set the backdrop, the four return to Sonny’s parents’ snowy chalet and set up twelve holiday traditions that are celebrated around the world to nudge Jarod to ask Bree to be his wife. But it seems that the proposal plan doesn’t just reignite the love between the engaged couple. Will Sonny and Kip rekindle what they once had?

Here is a trailer for The Holiday Proposal Plan:

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On December 16, the OWN holiday movie The Christmas Detective will debut at 9 PM.

A former beauty queen-turned-private investigator (Javicia Leslie) finds her calling, reunites with an old flame (Brad James), and spreads the Christmas spirit when she takes the case of a famous missing portrait at a boutique art gallery.

The movie also stars Arnold Pinnock and Kimberly Huie.

Here is a trailer for The Christmas Detective:

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The Great American Family holiday movie Designing Christmas with You will debut on December 16 at 8 PM.

With her career on the line, a decorator (Susie Abromeit) must work with an unexpected partner (Liam McIntyre) to showcase a house for an upcoming Christmas gala.

There is no trailer available for Designing Christmas with You, though.

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The Hallmark Channel movie Sealed With a List will debut on December 16 at 8 PM.

This holiday season, festive Carley (Katie Findlay) sets out to conquer her list of abandoned resolutions from last year. Aided by coworker Wyatt (Evan Roderick), she finds love and the confidence to chase her dreams.

Here is a trailer for Sealed With a List:

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On December 15, the Apple TV+ movie The Family Plan will debut online.

A former top assassin (Mark Wahlberg) living incognito as a suburban dad must take his unsuspecting family on the run when his past catches up to him.

The film also stars Michelle Monaghan, Maggie Q and Ciaran Hinds.

Here is a trailer for The Family Plan:

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The feature film Finestkind will debut online on Paramount+ on December 15.

A crew of fishermen tread dangerous waters when their debts start piling up.

The cast includes Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Aaron Stanford, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich and Clayne Crawford.

Here is a trailer for Finestkind:

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On December 15, the Hallmark Channel movie The Secret Gift of Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

Bonnie (Meghan Ory) is a personal shopper who helps her new, widowed client Patrick (Christopher Russell) reconnect with his young daughter. Though Bonnie and Patrick’s ideas of shopping couldn’t be more different, she is determined to get Patrick and his daughter everything on their wish list.

Here is a trailer for The Secret Gift of Christmas:

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