25 Best Christmas movies countdown: #25 Holiday in Handcuffs

What’s your favorite Christmas movie? We count down the 25 best movies. Here’s #25: Holiday in Handcuffs…

Are Christmas movies part of your holiday tradition? If so, which movies do you always have to watch to kick off the holiday season? Need help getting started or wanting to start a new tradition with the family? We got just what you need! A Christmas movie countdown!

The Hidden Remote team got together and we voted on our favorite Christmas movies to make a countdown of the best Christmas movies of all-time. Each day, we’ll release a movie on the list, beginning with #25, Holiday in Handcuffs, until we reveal the winner on Christmas Day.

Did your favorite movies make the cut? Have you seen all 25 movies on the countdown? You’ll have to check back daily to find out!

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We’re kicking this countdown with the fun and, if you ask me, underappreciated, romcom Holiday in Handcuffs! The movie premiered on December 9, 2007 and stars Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez.

Holiday in Handcuffs didn’t receive a theatrical release, it’s a TV movie that aired on ABC Family as part of the network’s 25 Days of Christmas.

I’ll avoid spoilers in case you haven’t seen the film, but the movie follows Trudie (portrayed by Melissa Joan Hart), a waitress desperate and pressured to please her parents to live up to their expectations. When she’s dumped by her boyfriend, she takes David (Mario Lopez) home for the holidays. David isn’t there by choice, though, he’s there in handcuffs literally and figuratively.

Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez? Talk about nostalgia! This movie may not entertain the entire family, definitely not the kids, but it’s a good movie to watch alone or with the girls.

Watch the trailer, below:

The movie runs for about 90 minutes and also stars Markie Post, June Lockhart, Timothy Bottoms, and Vanessa Lee Evigan.

Where can you watch (or re-watch) the movie? Holiday in Handcuffs can be streamed for free on Hulu (subscribers only) and Freeform or rent/buy it on iTunes.