Almost Christmas

Almost Christmas (2016) is a holiday comedy-drama you can watch online on iFILM, directed by David E. Talbert and featuring Danny Glover, Omar Epps, Gabrielle Union and Mo'Nique. Universal Pictures, USA.

Walter Meyers has one Christmas wish: that his four grown kids can get through five days together under the same roof without falling apart. It is the first holiday since their mother died, and everyone shows up carrying something — old arguments, new partners, career pressure, and at least one secret that probably should have stayed buried. Five days turns out to be a very long time.

Talbert leans hard into the ensemble's energy, and the cast delivers — loud, warm and funny in the way that only works when the actors are genuinely enjoying themselves. The story does not reinvent anything, but it does not need to. Stream Almost Christmas (2016) online on iFILM.