16. Saving Christmas (IMDb: 1.3)
A family gathers for Christmas, but the brother-in-law is disillusioned with the holiday’s commercialism. Kirk Cameron’s character passionately defends traditions like Santa and trees as rooted in Christian symbolism, turning the dinner into a lecture on reclaiming the season.
Critics and audiences rip it apart for being a preachy, low-budget sermon disguised as a movie, with wooden acting, static camera work resembling a church video, and zero plot beyond debates. The “action” is people talking in one room, dialogue is stilted and repetitive, and the message feels forced and judgmental. It’s short but feels endless, with awkward humor and a bizarre final fantasy sequence. Often mocked as propaganda that backfired, it’s a holiday watch only for ironic laughs or to fuel debates about faith in cinema.
