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3	''This Christmas'' is a 2007 American Christmas comedy-drama film produced by Rainforest Films and distributed by Screen Gems.
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5	Written, produced and directed by Preston A. Whitmore II, it is a Christmas time story that centers on the Whitfield family, whose eldest has come home for the first time in four years.
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7	The film is based on the 1970 Donny Hathaway song of the same name, which is covered by Music/ChrisBrown in the film. The Whitfield family overcome many trials and obstacles during the Christmas season.
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10	!!This film contains examples of:
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12	* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Michael Whitfield, who is affectionately referred to as "Baby" by the whole family.
13	* BigBeautifulWoman: Ma'Dere.
14	* BigBrotherWorship: The Whitfield siblings all adore their oldest brother Quentin. When he first arrives home they all sit around an empty table watching him eat and listening to his travel stories.
15	* ChickMagnet: Baby, who is constantly texting or on the phone talking to various girls. He also receives extravagant Christmas gifts from no less than five different girls.
16	* DancePartyEnding: The movie ends with the family and guests taking turns dancing in the middle of the floor.
17	* DatingWhatDaddyHates: [[spoiler:Sandi]], whose parents disapprove of her marriage to [[spoiler:Claude, because he is black.]]
18	* DeclarationOfProtection: Various Whitfields say "I got you" as a way of showing loyalty.
19	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Claude threatening a patron with a gun lands him in jail, due to the fact that such an act is usually first-degree assault, a felony.
20	* DisappearedDad: Senior.
21	* DontTellMama: Seeing as Senior left the family to chase his dreams of being a musician, Baby understandably doesn't want Ma'Dere to know he dreams of becoming a singer.
22	* EthicalSlut: Kelli.
23	* FamilyBusiness: Ma'Dere's dry-cleaners.
24	* FiremenAreHot: Gerald.
25	* FunSize: Mel, who is played by the 157cm tall Lauren London.
26	* LethalChef: Kelli. When she offers to cook something, the response is a unanimous, emphatic "BigNo". Lisa later warns Sandy away from something she's prepared--"You're already trying to kill her?"
27	* LonelyAtTheTop: Kelli, a high-powered executive from New York refuses to settle down because she's focused on her career. Ma'Dere makes sure to remind her that "a career won't keep you warm at night".
28	* LoveAtFirstSight: Claude told Sandi that the moment he laid eyes on her, he knew he would marry her.
29	* ManipulativeBastard: Malcolm, who tries to get Lisa to convince the family to sell the family business [[spoiler:while cheating on her.]]
30	* MassiveNumberedSiblings: 6. Even better, it's three boys and three girls. It also appears that the genders alternated with each birth.
31	* MySisterIsOffLimits: Quentin seems disgusted by the idea of Mo lusting after his younger sister Lisa.
32	* NuclearFamily: Lisa and Malcolm's family.
33	* PromotionToParent: Lisa apparently raised Claude, though it's not explained why.
34	* SheIsAllGrownUp: Gerald remembers Kelli as a "skinny little ninth-grader with glasses and pigtails". When he sees her as an adult at the club, he immediately attracted to her.
35	* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Lisa, the down-to-earth, realist wife and mother, in contrast to Kelli, a free-spirited career-driven single woman.
36	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Kelli delivers one to Lisa when she finds out [[spoiler:Lisa is aware of her husband's infidelity.]]
37	* SecretRelationship: Ma'dere and Joe have been hiding their relationship from the kids, though they all know. Quentin is the only one with a problem with it.
38	** Claude comes home for Christmas (without permission from his superiors) and CannotSpitItOut that he's gotten ''married''.
39	* TitleDrop: Baby performs "This Christmas" at the Christmas morning service.
40	* TokenWhite: [[spoiler:Sandi,]] Claude's secret wife.
41	* WhereDaWhiteWomenAt: Two guys make snide comments to Claude along these lines--"I hear they've got some strong knees!"--pressing his BerserkButton.
42	* YoureNotMyFather: Quentin's attitude towards Joe throughout the film in spite of the latter being a NiceGuy and better father figure than Senior ever was. [[spoiler: Their relationship changes for the better once Joe bails out Quentin after the loan sharks are prepared to kill him at the end of the film.]]
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