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For author Liam White (Shaun Woodland), his career has peaked, to put it kindly. His agent and manager are frustrated with his lack of enthusiasm to make public appearances and finish the next novel. His life and work are uninspired. Adding to his problems, Liam is told by his oncologist that his cancer has returned. He is hesitant to once again go through chemotherapy and considers other options - including doing nothing. Now resigned to the fact that his life will soon come to an end, Liam begins a journey of reflection. Unfortunately for him, it involves his always disappointed and emotionally distant father, Liam Sr. (Terrence 'T.C.' Carson), and his mother (Jasmine Guy), who left him and his father as a small boy. Helping him along the way is an old flame, Adrianna (Sasha Wakefield), who gives Liam a much-needed perspective on being a man and a human being. Yet all is not lost. Just at the moment when Liam is about the give up, he meets a woman at a support group. She tells him about a potential treatment that extended the life of her brother for several more years.

Follows Suzanne McBride and her three adopted daughters, this looks like a great time for a family reunion, but the sisters are each wrestling with unique challenges that threaten to derail this special occasion.

A down-on-her-luck chef, who dreams of starting her own line of food trucks, agrees to pose as the girlfriend of a hotshot Seattle attorney, visiting his family for Christmas, to help him prove he's the ideal candidate to take over the family firm.

In a world hit by a wave of mutations that are gradually transforming some humans into animals, François does everything he can to save his wife, who is affected by this mysterious condition. As some of the creatures disappear into a nearby forest, he embarks with Emile, their 16-year-old son, on a quest that will change their lives forever.

When a loving couple with two children welcome a seemingly sweet and capable nanny into their home, little do they know that her presence will unravel a chilling tale of hidden agendas and sinister secrets, plunging them into a terrifying journey.

Ex-dancer, Luna, pairs up with Bennett, a world-class aerialist, when he finds himself without a partner for his upcoming silks performance for the local arts festival.

A PI (Antonio Banderas) and his partner (Alice Eve) are drawn into a web of intrigue when they start tracking a serial killer targeting a wealthy family with a dark secret.

When aimless Manon begins work at My Sole Desire, a strip club that offers high concept performances, she instantly bonds with her fellow strippers, particularly Mia, an aspiring actress with a boyfriend and child. Manon learns that it is "not easy money, but fast money" and when she finds herself falling for Mia, she is forced to question her priorities as she explores her newfound erotic life.

Passing a quiet existence in a small Irish village, World War II veteran and widower Finbar Murphy leads a double life as a hitman working for an underworld boss, but "The Troubles" in Ireland have come to his town and pull him back into the world of vigilante justice.

With the fresh memories of Rome etched on her mind, newlywed Lena returns to Athens, Greece. However, a surprise awaits her. As Lena discovers that her old flame Panos, now a revered scientist, has arrived in Athens to give a lecture, her love life unfolds through vivid flashbacks. Now, unfulfilled what-ifs haunt Lena, who, unable to escape the consequences of her decisions, finds herself grappling with uncertainty and the prospect of a long, dull life full of compromises.

A seemingly glamorous real estate agent in a small mountain community is revealed to be an unhinged alcoholic with a dark secret when a charismatic man in black shows up one day at the behest of his shadowy boss.

Tender thought provoking story of overcoming adversity through intertwining lives that ultimately ends on a magical journey to save Christmas and each other.

Maddy's adopted son Wesley has just one Christmas wish: to meet his brother Cody, who was adopted into a different family. Cody’s father Paul is a widower who is not ready to have this conversation with his son, so he turns down a meeting. However, circumstances bring the two brothers unknowingly together and they become fast friends, while sparks fly between Maddy and Paul.

Cora (Meg Stalter) goes home to win back her girlfriend, and soon realizes it's much more than her love life that needs salvaging.

With her mother having passed away earlier in the year and her father having abandoned the family when she was a child leaving her no longer with any family, music teacher Carly Bridges, with nothing keeping her in her hometown of Philadelphia, accepts a temporary job over the Christmas holidays in small town Waterford Creek. The town's pastor and his wife, John and Susan Shepard, found Carly's resume online and hired her to prepare the church choir for their Christmas Eve services. Carly discovers that the choir is comprised of individuals who sing as individuals, so her job is to make them sing as a choir. Also arriving in Waterford Creek is hometown boy Matthew Wheeler, who is returning home to civilian life after finishing a five year stint in the military. He has his civilian life mapped out in Waterford Creek, including buying and renovating a house, preparing to work as a firefighter, and hoping to get the nerve to tell his platonic childhood best friend, the Shepards' daughter Jenny, that he has romantic feelings for her. Both Carly and Matthew may discover that the best laid plans have a way of changing as Carly discovers that her being in Waterford Creek is not by chance.

When a small town, single mom falls for her BFF ex-husband's beautiful and sophisticated wedding planner, she'll need some Christmas magic to fix the chaos that ensues.

Single thirty-somethings Jordin, Ava, and Stella are best friends and an art, math and English teacher respectively at Garden City Collegiate. It's just before the Christmas break, and Jordin believes they have lost their mojo each for a different reason, they not having done anything exciting as friends in years. Jordin is still recovering from a break-up in the summer to her long term boyfriend Nico, and while upon reflection she isn't sure if she ever loved him, she is hurt that he has moved on in already having another girlfriend, Portia. For five years, shy Ava has pined over their fellow teacher colleague Ben without being able to tell him that she has feelings for him. And Stella still laments being transferred from the Music Department to English in she not being passionate about assigning books to her students she doesn't much like herself. To get out of their funk and spend time as friends, Jordin is able to convince them, albeit reluctantly, to do something out of their comfort zone, namely attend the Santa Summit, a big party where attendees, upwards of one thousand, dress up as Santa and party it up at different events and venues across the city. Ava is somewhat of an easy convince as she knows Ben always attends the Summit, and she hopes to run into him outside of work. Convincing Stella was already difficult enough in she having lost the spirit of Christmas, with the Summit made all the more challenging in they constantly running into a leather jacket clad Santa named Freddie, who further takes her out of her comfort zone. And Jordin has a chance meeting with a fellow Santa, Liam, they, in their connection in their few minute conversation with each other behind their Santa costumes including full beard and mustache, only knowing sparse pieces of information about the other. In accidentally losing contact with each other, each goes on a mission to locate the other in a sea of several hundred Santas not knowing the other's name or what he/she looks like behind the costume in each, without knowing how the other truly feels, believing they made a real human connection.

Famous soccer star, Graham Savoy (Moseley), has always been too busy for love, but when he comes home to Notting Hill for Christmas, he changes his mind after meeting Georgia (Ramos) – a visiting American and the one person who has no idea who he is.

Inspired by Mickey Guyton's song of the same name, "Heaven Down Here" tells the story of four disparate people who are stranded in a local diner on Christmas Eve when a snowstorm hits the town. Imami is a widowed mother of two who's having trouble making ends meet and reluctantly agrees to work the Christmas Eve shift, where she clashes with her boss Dan, who doesn't exactly embody the Christmas spirit. Felix is a local pastor desperately trying to secure food for parishioners while his faith is challenged by his son's alienation. Clara is a hospice nurse with an obstinate patient; also, her daughter is moving away, making her question her place in this world. Throughout the evening, these four bicker, bond, and unwittingly provide one another with the answers to their prayers.

Four women bikers go on a seven day road trip from Delhi to Leh and then to Khardungala pass. The foursome comprises of Mahi a grandmother, the eldest in the group, Uzma a middle aged home maker (mother of teen aged girl), Shashi a media professional who is video graphing the trip and Manjari a timid young woman who has just got engaged. During this adventurous trip they bond with each other, overcome obstacles together, friendship develops and they share their life experiences with one another.

1964: The US is in political turmoil due to the war and serial killers are on the road. Jim Goodwin, an animal trainer accompanied by his famous pet chimpanzee, Spanky, picks up a hitchhiker named Bobby Falls at a gas station en route to Chicago. The two get to meet each other. Bobby reveals he was discharged from the Air Force and gets introduced to the chimp. They stop at a motel in Albuquerque and, while Jim pays for a room to spend the night, Bobby steals a handgun from a parked car and points it at Jim, revealing he is a serial killer. The latter, by knowing information about him and actually being nice to him, gets spared. Although Bobby threatens to kill Spanky if he tells anything to the cops. Through flashbacks of his past killings, it's shown that Bobby had an abusive father and is triggered when he feels disrespected. The next day they stop at Amarillo, where Jim meets his brother-in-law Saul, who owes him money, and confesses both him and Spanky are having a hard time getting job offers. Saul laughs him off and humiliates him in front of Bobby, enraged, he locks Jim in Spanky's cage and shoots Saul before driving away. Since Jim broke an earlier promise of keeping things low cover, Bobby takes charge of the ride and makes Jim swear he won't lie again. Later that day, they change clothes to go to a Ballroom Dancing in Tulsa. Bobby seems nervous at the thought of speaking to girls, so Jim gives him confidence by bringing Spanky with them. Since the girls have a weird feeling about Bobby, Jim calms them down by claiming he's just an actor. Jim talks to Bobby about controlling his impulses and being gentle, but Bobby takes him to the edge to win his trust by making him watch kiss the girls without consent, stealing from a shop and feeding Spanky. When they get to Chicago, Jim gets Bobby's gun off him, betraying the killer, who attempts to choke him, but runs away. Jim follows him and gifts him a Spanky flyer and Tulsa's clothes and says goodbye. Bobby keeps on following his murder spree until he gets arrested by the Michigan police and sentenced to life in prison while Jim and Spanky's shows get back on air. After the chimp's passing, he retires and goes on to remarry and live in Argentina.

A professional golfer suffers a series of setbacks and returns home to Budapest to reevaluate her future in the sport. While there, a golf pro helps her rediscover herself and find love.

Quintessential eternal bridesmaid Nellie Robinson (Leah McKendrick) constantly finds herself between weddings, baby showers, and bad dates. When she begins to feel like the clock is ticking and is faced with bleak romantic prospects, Nellie decides to freeze her eggs - setting her on an empowering journey to a brave new world where she ultimately discovers "the one" she's looking for might be herself.

Struggling to find a better life, Clarence is captivated by the power of the rising Messiah and soon risks everything to carve a path to a divine existence.