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The Disney movie The Naughty Nine will debut on November 22 at 8 PM.

The movie follows 5th grader Andy (Winslow Fegley), who has been a bit of a troublemaker this year. When Christmas morning rolls around and Andy gets stiffed by Santa (Danny Glover), he realizes he’s on the “naughty list.” Feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a crack team of fellow “naughty listers” to execute an elaborate heist to get the presents he and the others feel they deserve.

The determined ensemble includes Dulce (Camila Rodriguez), Andy’s best friend and archery expert; North Pole conspiracy theorist Lewis (Anthony John Joo); daredevil “wheel woman” Ha-Yoon (Imogen Cohen); animal whisperer Rose (Clara Stack); master-of-disguise Jon Anthony (Deric McCabe); adorable charmer Albert (Ayden Elijah); and Andy’s older sister, Laurel (Madilyn Kellam), a talented gymnast seeking to regain her confidence. Andy also enlists the help of Bruno (Derek Theler), a disgruntled cargo pilot who claims to have witnessed Santa’s sleigh. However, in the process of finding their gifts, the gang begins to realize that Christmas is more about giving than taking.

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On November 19, the Lifetime holiday movie Planes, Trains and Christmas Trees will debut at 8 PM.

During a business trip to Indiana, event planner Kayley (Kathryn Davis) and sports agent Brett (Olivier Renaud) find themselves unable to fly home for Christmas due to a terrible snowstorm. Determined to get back to New York by Christmas Eve, the two team up and try to make their own way home, but when the storm hits, they’re forced to seek refuge in the sleepy town of Redwood, Ohio; a place that ignites some much-needed Christmas magic in their hearts.

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On November 19, the Great American Family holiday movie A Paris Christmas Waltz will debut at 8 PM.

Emma (Jen Lilley) relinquishes her job so a colleague with a family will keep his. Contemplating life’s next steps, Emma meets a professional dancer, Leo (Matthew Morrison) whose love for competitive dancing is waning, until a once in a lifetime opportunity arises for the novice to join the pro and sweep all of Paris off its feet.

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On November 19, the Hallmark Channel movie Holiday Hotline will debut at 8 PM.

After leaving London, Abby connects with an anonymous caller while working at a cooking hotline. The caller is single dad “John” who Abby unknowingly has become smitten with in real life.

The movie stars Emily Tennant and Niall Matter.

There is currently no trailer for Holiday Hotline.

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On November 19, the UPtv movie Country Hearts Christmas will debut at 7 PM.

In the sequel, it’s days until Christmas, and the Jameson Family are all off chasing their dreams. Tori and June (Lanie McAuley and Katerina Maria) are in Nashville recording their first album while Bones (Chris Jericho) is home on the farm getting everything ready for the whole family to be together at Christmas.

But when the sisters get a chance to be on a live Christmas Eve show, one that will supercharge their budding career, they are faced with a difficult decision; they could do the show and get a much-needed boost in the industry, but it means not spending a very special Christmas with their family.

Added complications arise when Tori’s heart doesn’t know if she should choose an old flame or an old friend, and June is struggling with a long-distance marriage. In the end it’s remembering that family, faith and love is the answer to any big decision.

The cast includes Michelle Nolden, David Pinard, Brendan Morgan, Jeff Irving, Neil Whitely and Craig Strickland.

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The Great American Family movie Santa, Maybe will debut at 8 PM on November 18.

Can theater director Lila (Aubrey Reynolds) rise to the challenge of putting on the perfect Christmas ballet, while also discovering her office Secret Santa in the process?

Samuel Whitten co-stars.

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On November 18, the new holiday movie A Merry Scottish Christmas will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM.

When estranged siblings, Lindsay and Brad Morgan (former Party of Five co-stars Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf) travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big family secret is revealed.

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The Lifetime movie Christmas Plus One will debut on November 18 at 8 PM.

When sisters Cara (Emily Alatalo) and Amy (Vanessa Smythe) make a pact to find their soulmates by next Christmas, they’re not expecting anything to come from it. However, one year later, Amy’s winter wedding is approaching, and Cara finally finds her own perfect man, Chase (Andrew Bushell), who agrees to attend as her plus one. But after immediately losing his number, all hope is lost. Will she find him in time to make her Christmas wish come true? Or does love have other plans for Cara when magazine writer Michael (Corey Sevier) signs on to help her in her quest?

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On November 17, the new sci-fi flick Biosphere will debut online on AMC+.

The movie follows the final two remaining individuals (Mark Duplass and Sterling K. Brown) in a claustrophobic man-made dome. Once the only female fish in a pond dies, the two men are left grappling with the notion that they will no longer have food to sustain themselves.

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On November 17, the new movie Rustin will debut online today on Netflix.

Activist Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo) faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.

The film also stars Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Aml Ameen, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Audra McDonald and Jeffrey Wright.

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