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The Perfect Holiday

The Perfect Holiday

20075.41h 36m

Overview

Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a nice compliment would make her day. Sensing her sadness, Nancy's little girl, Emily, has a plan to make her mom happy again. She shares her Mommy's wish with shopping mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong. And Benjamin, who is also a struggling songwriter, knows exactly the right words to say.

Directed by Lance Rivera
Written by Lance Rivera, Marc Calixte, Nat Mauldin
Produced by Queen Latifah, Marvin Peart, Shakim Compere
Box Office0Revenue: $5.8M

Top Cast

Morris Chestnut

Morris Chestnut

Benjamin Armstrong

Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union

Nancy Taylor

Faizon Love

Faizon Love

Jamal

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Bah Humbug

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Mrs. Christmas

Charlie Murphy

Charlie Murphy

J-Jizzy

Katt Williams

Katt Williams

Delicious

Jill Marie Jones

Jill Marie Jones

Robin

Rachel True

Rachel True

Brenda

Malik Hammond

Malik Hammond

John-John Taylor

Themes & Keywords

singerdatingfalling in lovesingle motherfamilydivorceesinger-songwriterex-husband ex-wife relationshipmall santachristmas musicchristmas spiritstruggling careerchristmascomplimentchristmas magicblack cinemachristmas romanceabsent fatherbest friendschristmastimebelieve in santa

About The Perfect Holiday

The Perfect Holiday is a comedy, romance, family film released in 2007 exploring themes of singer, dating, falling in love, single mother, family, divorcee. Directed by Lance Rivera, it stars Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Faizon Love. Nancy Taylor, a divorced mother of three, feels especially lonely during the holidays. All she wants for Christmas is to meet a nice man - even just a nice compliment would make her day. Sensing her sadness, Nancy's little girl, Emily, has a plan to make her mom happy again. She shares her Mommy's wish with shopping mall Santa, Benjamin Armstrong. And Benjamin, who is also a struggling songwriter, knows exactly the right words to say.

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