Rueben's Ramblings

The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Return to Christmas Creek will debut on November 17 at 9 PM.

As Christmas approaches, Amelia Hughes (Tori Anderson from Blindspot), a career-focused Chicago app developer lacking in holiday spirit, returns to her small hometown of Christmas Creek to rediscover the meaning of Christmas.

There, she reunites with her childhood best friend Mike (Stephen Huszar from Magical Christmas Ornament movie) and her estranged uncle Harry (Steven Weber from Wings and NCIS: New Orleans), whose mysterious rift with Amelia’s father divided her family during the holiday season when she was a child. As she engages in local holiday festivities — and begins falling for Mike — Amelia finds herself feeling the Christmas spirit.

The cast also includes Kari Matchett (Covert Affairs).

Here is a trailer for Return to Christmas Creek.

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The original holiday film Christmas at Graceland will debut on the Hallmark Channel on November 17 at 8 PM.

Laurel (country singer Kellie Pickler), a Chicago-based business executive travels to Memphis to secure one of the city’s oldest family-owned banks. While in Memphis, Laurel reunites with old flame Clay (Wes Brown), a local music promoter with loftier aspirations.

Though Laurel tries to keep her eye on the prize of the business acquisition, Clay is very persuasive reminding her of the days when they were a performing duo on the brink of stardom. Now Laurel’s focus turns to the home of the Blues and dreams of making music again.

Here is a trailer for Christmas at Graceland.

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On November 11, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie A Veteran’s Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

Captain Grace Garland, a decorated US veteran, returns home after two tours of Search and Rescue in Afghanistan. After being separated from her beloved K9 partner, Grace must rediscover the magic of Christmas. When Grace finds herself stranded in the town of River’s Crossing a couple weeks before Christmas, the local judge Joe Peterson, offers her a place to stay on his property and takes it upon himself to show Grace everything she has been missing; Christmas, family, community, and love.

The cast includes Eloise Mumford and Sean Faris.

Here is a trailer for A Veteran’s Christmas.

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On November 11, Christmas in Love is the latest Hallmark Channel holiday movie to debut at 8 PM

Ellie Hartman (Brooke D’Orsay from Royal Pains) is an aspiring crafter working in her small town’s bakery making famous Christmas Kringles. When the new, big-city CEO Nick Carlingson (Daniel Lissing from When Calls the Heart) visits the bakery, he arrives filled with modernization ideas destined to lay off many employees. During his visit, Ellie is to teach Nick how to make a Kringle, and determined to show him it’s the people who make the business a success, not machines.

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Love.

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On November 9, the Netflix original film Outlaw King will debut online.

Chris Pine takes to the small screen in this epic story about the renowned King of Scots, Robert the Bruce, and the war of liberation he waged against the English occupation of Scotland.

The film also stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Florence Pugh, Tony Curran, Stephen Dillane and Steven Cree.

Here is a trailer for Outlaw King:

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