Rueben's Ramblings

The Netflix feature film The Knight Before Christmas will debut online on November 21.

A medieval English knight (Josh Whitehouse from Poldark) is magically transported to the present day where he falls for a high school science teacher (Vanessa Hudgens from the High School Musical franchise) who is disillusioned by love.

The cast includes Emmanuelle Chriqui (The Passage).

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On November 17, the Lifetime holiday movie Random Acts of Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

While uncovering who is behind the random acts of Christmas popping up around her city, investigative journalist, Sydney (Erin Cahill) meets a competing reporter, Cole (Kevin McGarry), who ignites her Christmas spirit and captures her heart, but may not be the man he claims to be.

The cast includes Jaclyn Smith and Patrick Duffy.

Here is a trailer for Random Acts of Christmas.

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On November 17, the Hallmark Channel movie Write Before Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

The movie centers around a recently single Jessica (Torrey DeVitto) who sends Christmas cards to people who have impacted her life — the aunt who raised her, her younger brother in the military, a popstar who was part of the soundtrack of her life, the music teacher who inspired her, and the best friend who always tells the truth.

The film also stars Chad Michael Murray.

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The UP TV holiday movie Christmas Cupcakes will debut on November 17 at 7 PM.

When their family bakery may have to close its doors right before Christmas, rival sisters Kim (Erin Karpluk) and Gina (Cindy Busby) must team up in a national baking competition to win the grand prize.

Thrown into a world of fierce competitors and a ticking clock, it will take a Christmas miracle to save the bakery, though they may discover a prize much larger than they had hoped for.

The film also stars Corey Loranger and Kristian Bruun.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Cupcakes.

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A Godwink Christmas: Meant for Love will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on November 17 at 9 PM.

Multiple coincidences and a chance meeting bring Alice and Jack (Cindy Busby and Benjamin Hollingsworth), two strangers from very different family backgrounds, together for a weekend wedding celebration. Encouraged by her family, led by mom Olga, Alice slowly lets go of her reservations about meeting someone new following a failed long-distance relationship. Meanwhile, more and more Godwinks – those coincidences that aren’t really coincidences at all – bring Alice and Jack closer as each attempts to balance the newfound attraction with their complicated professional lives.

The cast includes Kathie Lee Gifford.

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The Lifetime movie Christmas in Louisiana will debut on November 16 at 8 PM.

The Winter Family is Christmas royalty in New Iberia, Louisiana, and Sarah Winter (Jana Kramer), a successful lawyer and former Miss Christmas, is no exception.

When she returns home to celebrate the anniversary of the town’s Sugarcane Christmas Festival with her mother (Moira Kelly) and her grandparents (Dee Wallace and Barry Bostwick), she rediscovers the magic of the season–and a little romance– with her former Mister Christmas, Luke (Percy Daggs III).

Here is a trailer for Christmas in Louisiana.

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On November 16, the Hallmark Channel movie Christmas Under the Stars will debut at 9 PM.

When Nick (Jesse Metcalfe), a career-focused investment banker, is fired from his high-powered firm at Christmastime, he takes a job at a Christmas tree lot owned by a warmhearted widower. There, he meets Julie (Autumn Reeser), an astronomy teacher who’s always looked to the stars for hope. As the Christmas spirit washes over him — and he begins falling for Julie — the once self-centered Nick discovers the joy of helping others.

When he learns that Julie and the tree lot owner are facing hard times, Nick strives to end their troubles in time for them all to share a Christmas under the stars.

The cast includes Clarke Peters.

Here is a trailer for Christmas Under the Stars.

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The Lifetime holiday movie Christmas a la Mode will debut on November 15 at 8 PM.

Since her father passed away, Emily (Katie Leclerc) has been running her family’s dairy farm with the help of her mother and best friend. But this Christmas the farm has fallen on hard times so Emily’s sister, Dorothy–who is part owner with Emily–and her handsome business partner, Charlie (Ryan Cooper), show up with a proposition to sell the farm.

Emily comes up with an ingenious plan to buy out her sister’s shares and hold an online holiday ice cream flavor contest that goes viral with the help of a key ingredient, Charlie’s amazing apple pie. Christmas a la Mode ice cream is born! Still as the Christmas Eve deadline for the buyout approaches, Emily needs a Christmas miracle to save the farm and her father’s legacy in time for a happy Christmas.

Here is a trailer for Christmas a la Mode.

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On November 15, the OWN holiday movie One Fine Christmas will debut at 9 PM.

The families on Christmas Street have been busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season. Haley (Sasha Fox) comes home for the Christmas holiday, but home has not been the same since her family split up. Haley’s mother Susan (Vanessa Williams) is working on a new work deal with her client (Rick Fox) which causes her to hardly have time for Haley or her mother Alice (Marla Gibbs). Al (Mark Christopher Lawrence) is too preoccupied with work that he overlooks his wife Matty (June Carryl).

Meanwhile, Bob (Rodney Van Johnson) and Diana’s (Eva La Dare) son Jesse (Alfonso Torres Caballero) comes home for Christmas with a very special surprise. This “slice of life” holiday tale shares the individual stories of these neighbors as they celebrate Christmas Eve and find themselves unexpectedly united for the holiday season.

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On November 14, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Christmas Miracle will debut at 9 PM.

Ever-optimistic single mom Emma Sanderson (Tamera Mowry-Housley) is looking for a Christmas miracle to write about for the lifestyle magazine at which she has landed a temporary job. While following her lead on the story, Emma discovers unexpected romance with a supportive colleague (Brooks Darnell) and takes it upon herself to bring about a Christmas miracle for a lonely street musician.

The film also stars Barry Bostwick.

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