Great American Family Movies

Emma relinquishes her job so a colleague with a family can keep his.  Contemplating life's next steps, Emma meets a professional dancer, Leo, 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. Starring:  Jen Lilley and Matthew Morrison Image:  Great American Media My Movie Grade:  A+ What Is A Paris Christmas Waltz About? Emma Harris is an accountant who's been taking ballroom dancing lessons for a year when she meets Leo Monroe, a professional dancer seeking a new partner for a Yuletide Pro/Am Competition. Emma is ready for something new.  When her office decides to cut staff, she doesn't hesitate to quit her job to save her co-worker from losing his.  With her schedule wide open, she quickly accepts Leo's offer to travel to Paris to participate in the well-renowned, annual Yuletide dance competition.   Emma is flabbergasted to learn that the famous Henry Fonta

 To apply for her dream job at a foodie startup, an executive must learn to bake.  When she recruits a handsome baker to help her, she inadvertently ends up entered in a Christmas Bakeoff. Starring:  Laura Osnes and Christopher Russell Image:  Great American Media My Movie Grade:  A What Is A Dash of Christmas About? Megan Blake is an ad executive who finds herself unemployed at Christmas.  Though she is asked to stay on after her company changes hands, it has become too big and filled with redundancies, so she accepts a severance pay and heads to her sister's home to figure out what she wants to do next. Megan soon finds herself at the top of the list for a new position as head of marketing for a food-based social media company.  There's a catch though--she has to produce a video of herself cooking something impressive in order to prove her knowledge and expertise in the food industry.  This is a problem because she doesn't know much about cooking. Aaron McBay is a food v

While on a charity press tour, a model ends up stranded by the weather at the family home of the driver she hired to assist her for the week. Starring:  Ash Tsai and Joey Heyworth  Image:  Great American Media My Movie Grade:  D- What Is  Journey to Christmas About? Cali Caldwell is the new face of Emerald Glam, and she is scheduled to be introduced by the brand on December 23.  Although her agent wants her to take a direct flight to Los Angeles to arrive in plenty of time for the event, Cali insists on driving across the country so she can make charitable stops along the way. Jack Swanson owns a limousine company, and since he's given most of his staff time off at Christmas to be with their families, he assigns himself the job of driving Cali. When a winter storm hits, the two have no choice but to halt their journey until the roads are cleared, and the closest place they can lodge is Jack's family home. Cali isn't the diva Jack expects her to be, and Jack soon means mor

 A military history professor agrees to help an antique store owner find the family of a WWII Army officer and return his uniform and medals after love letters are discovered in the pockets. Starring:  Jill Wagner and Paul Greene Image:  Great American Media My Movie Grade:  A Fans Have Been Asking for a Mystery! Mystery fans have been imploring Great American Family to include mysteries in their program lineup that are comparable to Aurora Teagarden, Hannah Swensen, or Mystery 101.  Although a viable series has yet to land on GAF, Bringing Christmas Home  should satisfy viewers' craving for mystery like Christmas cut-outs and a glass of milk. Russell Carlisle (Greene) is an antique shop owner who finds a hidden treasure in his latest blind purchase of unwanted effects.  As he rummages through boxes, he stumbles upon a WWII uniform decorated with several medals.  Inside the pocket is a love letter from Alice to Orin Newton.  Russell decides that the uniform holds too much significa

Addie is a New York City chiropractor who mistakenly receives a text from "Nana."  The accidental text turns into a loving friendship, and the two communicate regularly.  When Addie finds herself alone at Christmas, she accepts Nana's offer to spend the holiday in Vermont with Nana's family, and it's there that she meets Nana's single son, James, a traveling doctor.  Addie spends the next three consecutive Christmases at Nana's, and when she and James are finally both single, the two realize their friendship could grow into something more.  Starring: Merrit Patterson and Trevor Donovan Image:  Great American Media My Movie Letter Grade:  A Is the Plot of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Believable? As the story initially unfolds, you might be scratching your head, thinking no one would travel three hours to a perfect stranger's home to spend Christmas.  It doesn't sound safe let alone plausible. The scriptwriter, Cara J. Russell, makes it work

In this sequel, Theo continues to miss connecting with his girlfriend, Kim, as he attempts to propose at Christmas. Starring: Shae Robins and Casey Elliott Image:  Great American Media My Movie Grade:  A The Timing Is Better in the Sequel Destined at Christmas is a fan favorite from 2022, and since its release, fans have been clamoring for a sequel. Great American Family is very responsive to feedback, which is one reason why Destined 2:  Christmas Once More is in the 2023 holiday lineup. In the first movie, Kim and Theo meet while shopping on Black Friday, but they lose each other and must use the few clues they have to try to reconnect.   Their lives nearly intersect several times during the movie, but the timing is off just enough that they keep missing each other.  After a while, this becomes tedious, over- exaggerated , and highly unlikely. The timing in the sequel is much better.  Theo plans to propose, but the opportune moment keeps eluding him.  First, Kim announces big news

When former dancer Christine Sims temporarily returns to her hometown in time for the town's Fall Festival, she discovers her family's General Store is in trouble.  In her efforts to save the business, Christine will need to dust off her dancing shoes once more, face her ex-fiancé, and maybe even find love. Starring:  Danica McKellar, David Haydn-Jones, and Gleb Savchenko Image:  Great American Media My Movie Grade:  A Danica McKellar Dances Like a Professional in Swing into Romance Danica McKellar is no stranger to the dance world.  She competed on Dancing with the Stars during season 18 in 2014, landing in sixth place. Before her costar and choreographer were even cast  for  Swing into Romance,   McKellar started training with a dance coach  to get back in shape.  A self-proclaimed workaholic, McKellar thoroughly prepares for her roles so she can do the best job possible. Of co-star Gleb Savchenko, McKellar gushes, "...dancing with him is some of the most fun I have eve