Beat Street (1984)
Guy Davis, Rae Dawn Chong, and Robert Taylor help set the hip-hop wave into film with the classic release directed by Stan Lathan. Filled with graffiti, rap, and breakdancing, the Christmas rap performance featuring Kool Moe Dee and Doug E. Fresh, as well as the New Year’s finale with Melle Mel and Bernard Fowler, will have everyone grooving down memory lane.
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The Perfect Holiday (2007)
Morris Chestnut plays a department store Santa trying to win the heart of divorcee, Gabrielle Union, who has her own issues with her ex-husband — a rapper played by Charlie Murphy. Katt Williams and Faizon Love naturally bring the laughs, that kids and grownups will all get a kick out of.
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The Best Man Holiday (2013)
Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long and crew returned after nearly 15 years since the original film was released for a Christmas get-together of old college friends who all have a few issues that still need to be worked out. The fellas’ performance of New Edition’s “Can You Stand The Rain” is just one of the joyous highlights that will have everyone singing along.
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Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas (2013)
Tyler Perry brings non-stop laughs as his flagship character Madea takes a Christmas road trip with her niece, played by Anna Maria Horsford. They travel to a small hick town to visit her daughter, played by Tika Sumpter. The surprise visit is just the beginning of the confusion and laughs, as Sumpter runs around a slew of lies. Amidst the confusion, she forgets to mention she married her White college classmate whose father just happens to be comedian Larry the Cable Guy.
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Black Nativity (2013)
Jacob Latimore, Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, and Angela Bassett prove that sometimes it’s hard being around family and this holiday film keeps it real but also shows that family will always be there when needed.
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