17 Christmas Movies That Aren't About White People, For Once
Most Christmas classics follow a formula. There's winter in the air, crazy and enthusiastic relatives and/or neighbors, a grinch who doesn't believe in the power of Christmas, maybe even a grumpy old man who has lost faith in the goodness of people — you get the picture. Another major part of that Christmas movie formula is, unfortunately, a majority white cast. If we believed the movies, then people of color would never celebrate Christmas. But, if you're looking to get away from the monotony of that facet of holiday classics, these 17 Christmas movies that aren't about white people will do the trick. Sure, some of them still follow the same Xmas plot formula, but that just goes to show you that holiday clichés are universal.
Regardless of the cast's ethnicity, Christmas movies are about finding joy with others, and it's safe to say that all of these movies check that box. They just check it while also providing proof of a more diverse world than, shall we say, what's white as snow. To be fair to the genre, modern Christmas movies are now more diverse than ever, which is why this list of Christmas movies not about white people has every kind of holiday film you could ever want — from musicals to family comedies to made-for-TV wacky romance. It's everything you need to have a perfect Christmas movie marathon.
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