Johnson Family Christmas Dinner

Mar 4, 2008

1h 9m

★ 2.2

Spirits will be lifted and lives renewed.

Overview

The Johnson clan returns for this heartfelt yuletide drama that finds the individual family members struggling with a surfeit of issues. While the conceited Sam obnoxiously flaunts his success before brother Robert, Robert himself grapples with alcoholism. Meanwhile, Candy shocks the more traditional family members by inviting her vegan boyfriend to dinner, and Aunt Michelle buckles beneath the weight of loneliness and prays aloud for a man to come into her life. These events and others all add up to a bittersweet mixture of humor and pathos, laced with Christian sentiments.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Vivendi Entertainment

Black Christian Movies

Nu-Lite Entertainment

Johnson Family Christmas Dinner Trailers

Cast

Stephen

Sid Burston

Ms. Johnson

Lynne Conner Smith

Sam

Jerard Jones

Theresa

Aggie Mysty Owens

Michelle

Wynne Wharff

James

Darius Kennedy

Candy

Raquel Giddings

The Eagle

KB Holland

Chrissy

Christina Theophat

Money Mike

Dylan Mooney

Shane

Selethia E. Woods

Hilary

Toni Thai Sterrett

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