Rueben's Ramblings

The UPtv holiday movie We’re Scrooged will debut at 7 PM on November 5.

When ex-high school sweethearts return to Minneapolis for the Christmas Snowball 10-year high school reunion weekend, they each check into the hotel single and alone. Although their friends called them “Ross and Rachel,” Sarah and Scott parted ways after college and pursued their high-end careers. After a run-in at the kickoff event, they are both warned that they are going to be visited by 3 Christmas ghosts over the next 3 days.

While dreaming each night, they have shared experiences reliving their past and present Christmases. These unsettling yet comedic visits help them both see what they gave up. And that they gave up on each other. When the Ghost of Christmas Future visits them separately, they must each make a choice to reunite or lose their love forever.

Tamara Duarte and Andrew Bushell star.

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The Hallmark Channel movie Never Been Chris’d will debut at 8 PM on November 4.

Home for the holidays, BFFs Naomi and Liz (Janel Parrish and Pascal Lamothe-Kipnes) reconnect with high school crush Chris Silver (Tyler Hynes). A complex love triangle forms, forcing them to take stock of their lives and find the value of friendship.

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The Great American Family movie A Dash of Christmas will debut on November 4 at 8 PM.

To apply for her dream job at a foodie startup, an executive (Laura Osnes) must learn to bake. When she recruits a handsome baker to help her (Christopher Russell), she inadvertently ends up entered in a Christmas Bake Off.

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On November 3, the Hallmark Channel movie Flipping for Christmas will debut at 8 PM.

It’s almost Christmas when busy realtor Abigail agrees to help her sister with the “simple flip” of a recently inherited home. Unfortunately, co-beneficiary Bo has other plans in mind.

The movie stars Ashley Newbrough and Marcus Rosner.

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On November 3, the Netflix movie Nyad will debut online.

When Diana Nyad (Annette Bening) arrived on the shore of Key West after fifty-three hours of grueling swimming across an epic ocean, she not only set a world record— becoming the first person to swim the shark-infested waters between Cuba and Florida with no cage for protection—she also succeeded in fulfilling a dream she first chased at age twenty-eight and at long last achieved when she was sixty-four.

Jodie Foster and Rhys Ifans co-star.

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The comedy flick Quiz Lady will debut online on November 3 on Hulu.

A brilliant but tightly wound, game show-obsessed young woman, Anne (Awkwafina), and her estranged, train-wreck of a sister Jenny (Sandra Oh), must work together to help cover their mother’s gambling debts. When Anne’s beloved dog is kidnapped, they set out on a wild, cross-country trek to get the cash the only way they know how: by turning Anne into a bona-fide game show champion.

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On November 3, the movie How to Fall in Love by the Holidays will debut online on The Roku Channel.

The movie follows a writer-turned-CEO (Teri Hatcher) who must write a column about love in time for the holidays. Things become more complicated, thanks to the handsome photographer (Dan Payne) working alongside her.

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The holiday movie Heart for the Holidays will debut online on BET+ on November 2.

Hardworking businesswoman Rachel (Erica Peeples) travels to the small town of Cheverly for a life-saving heart transplant. Fate connects her with a heart donor, Ms. Sims, who tragically dies in a car accident. In Cheverly, Rachel crosses paths with Amy (newcomer Asia Harmony), who also received an organ from the same donor.

As Rachel attempts to leave the town, an inexplicable force keeps her bound to Cheverly, and she discovers a deep affection for the community. Amidst her journey, Rachel unexpectedly falls in love with Scott (Kyle Lowder), Amy’s brother.

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The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie My Christmas Guide will debut on November 2 at 8 PM.

After losing his eyesight, a college professor (Ben Mehl) adopts a seeing eye dog from a guide dog trainer (Amber Marshall). As they all begin to spend time together, his confidence returns and his heart begins to open.

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