12 Holiday Movies Black Folks (And Everyone Else!) Should Watch

Our favorite yuletide films to get you through Christmas.

Best Man Holiday (2013) - Sentimental movies are a holiday tradition as vital as eggnog and Santa Claus, so we made a list of our favorite Black holiday flicks.The sequel to the '90s classic The Best Man is set during the holidays, but the Christmas spirit doesn't slow down the duplicity, deception and secrets. Taye Diggs and his gang, however, do manage to tap into forgiveness as they attempt to right the wrongs of the past.  (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Best Man Holiday (2013) - Sentimental movies are a holiday tradition as vital as eggnog and Santa Claus, so we made a list of our favorite Black holiday flicks.The sequel to the '90s classic The Best Man is set during the holidays, but the Christmas spirit doesn't slow down the duplicity, deception and secrets. Taye Diggs and his gang, however, do manage to tap into forgiveness as they attempt to right the wrongs of the past. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Almost Christmas (2016) - Every family has its issues, but for this one, all of their problems seem to come to a head around the Holidays. Starring the likes of Gabrielle Union, Mo'Nique, Danny Glover and more, this star-studded film boasts not only a cast that delivers like no other, but the warm — and real — emotions and feelings that a Black family shows around this cheerful time of year.(Photo: Universal Pictures)

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Almost Christmas (2016) - Every family has its issues, but for this one, all of their problems seem to come to a head around the Holidays. Starring the likes of Gabrielle Union, Mo'Nique, Danny Glover and more, this star-studded film boasts not only a cast that delivers like no other, but the warm — and real — emotions and feelings that a Black family shows around this cheerful time of year.(Photo: Universal Pictures)

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A Dream for Christmas (1973) - In this television movie, Reverend William Douglas (played by Hari Rhodes) is assigned to a poor church in Los Angeles where the congregation is drifting away and the church itself is scheduled for demolition.(Photo: Lorimar Productions)

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A Dream for Christmas (1973) - In this television movie, Reverend William Douglas (played by Hari Rhodes) is assigned to a poor church in Los Angeles where the congregation is drifting away and the church itself is scheduled for demolition.(Photo: Lorimar Productions)

The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) - When his adopted mother is killed in a car accident and he is taken from his new family, a young boy writes to Santa Claus for help. While waiting for an answer, he and his adopted dad (Tony Parks) fight the bureaucracy.(Photo: Paramount Television)

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The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) - When his adopted mother is killed in a car accident and he is taken from his new family, a young boy writes to Santa Claus for help. While waiting for an answer, he and his adopted dad (Tony Parks) fight the bureaucracy.(Photo: Paramount Television)

Jingle All the Way (1996) - Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a father and high-powered businessman who wants to get his son the year’s hottest Christmas gift, Turbo Man, which has been sold out since Thanksgiving. In an effort to find the toy, he finds himself in a no-holds-barred battle with a crazed postman named Myron (Sinbad), who is out to claim the last Turbo Man for his own kid.(Photo: 20th Century Fox)

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Jingle All the Way (1996) - Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a father and high-powered businessman who wants to get his son the year’s hottest Christmas gift, Turbo Man, which has been sold out since Thanksgiving. In an effort to find the toy, he finds himself in a no-holds-barred battle with a crazed postman named Myron (Sinbad), who is out to claim the last Turbo Man for his own kid.(Photo: 20th Century Fox)

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The Preacher’s Wife (1996) - When the marriage between Reverend Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance) and his choir singing wife, Julia (Whitney Houston), begins to lag because of community work, an angel named Dudley (Denzel Washington) steps in to save the day.(Photo: Touchstone pictures)

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The Preacher’s Wife (1996) - When the marriage between Reverend Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance) and his choir singing wife, Julia (Whitney Houston), begins to lag because of community work, an angel named Dudley (Denzel Washington) steps in to save the day.(Photo: Touchstone pictures)

A Diva’s Christmas Carol (2000) - In this remake of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is remade into a Black pop singing diva named Ebony Scrooge (Vanessa Williams). Miss Ebony gets a reality check by three Christmas spirits.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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A Diva’s Christmas Carol (2000) - In this remake of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge is remade into a Black pop singing diva named Ebony Scrooge (Vanessa Williams). Miss Ebony gets a reality check by three Christmas spirits.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

Holiday Heart (2000) - Ving Rhames plays Holiday, a drag queen with a heart of gold, who takes in a drug addict (Alfre Woodard) and helps take care of her daughter.(Photo: MGM Pictures)

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Holiday Heart (2000) - Ving Rhames plays Holiday, a drag queen with a heart of gold, who takes in a drug addict (Alfre Woodard) and helps take care of her daughter.(Photo: MGM Pictures)

Last Holiday (2006) - After shy Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah), a cookware saleswoman, is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she decides to take a European vacation and live a lifetime of fun in a few weeks.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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Last Holiday (2006) - After shy Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah), a cookware saleswoman, is diagnosed with a terminal illness, she decides to take a European vacation and live a lifetime of fun in a few weeks.(Photo: Paramount Pictures)

The Perfect Holiday (2007) - A young girl who senses her divorced mother’s loneliness asks a department store Santa, played by Morris Chestnut, to help find a new husband for her mommy.(Photo: Destination Films)

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The Perfect Holiday (2007) - A young girl who senses her divorced mother’s loneliness asks a department store Santa, played by Morris Chestnut, to help find a new husband for her mommy.(Photo: Destination Films)

Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) - A Puerto Rican family living in the Humboldt Park section of west Chicago get together for the holidays. When they learn that one of their own is facing a crisis, they instinctively forget their old resentments and pull together as a unit.(Photo: Overture Films)

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Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) - A Puerto Rican family living in the Humboldt Park section of west Chicago get together for the holidays. When they learn that one of their own is facing a crisis, they instinctively forget their old resentments and pull together as a unit.(Photo: Overture Films)