Several holiday films with Champaign-area connections are available on streaming services during the holiday season.
Among those you can watch (not all are appropriate for younger ages):
Holiday HOLD-UP: Restaurant employees plan a heist over the holidays in an effort to get back at their boss. It was filmed entirely in Champaign County, primarily in Rantoul and Champaign. Watch it on Peacock, Tubi, PlutoTV and FreeVee.
Albany Road: Shooting includes locations in Champaign and Monticello, including recognizable spots like Willard Airport. The film is about a New York executive who, while on her way to the most important meeting of her career, is forced to share a rental car with her ex-fiance’s mother, only to discover that the mother is hiding a major secret. Find it at the film’s website.
Christmas is Cancelled: This 2021 romcom is available on Amazon. Emma’s father and her high school frenemy start dating so she embarks on a mission to break them up. Primarily filmed in Chicago.
Christmas … Again?! After a disastrous celebration, 12-year-old Rowena makes a wish and unexpectedly finds herself reliving Christmas Day over and over again. Filmed in Chicago. Find it on Amazon, Disney+ and Fubo.
Holiday Heist: A man released from prison is torn between a life of crime and a fresh start with a woman he meets while scoping out a potential heist. Available on Tubi and PlutoTV.
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