Boxing Day (2021) on Netflix
Melvin Mckenzie, a British author in Los Angeles, brings his American fiancée Lisa to London for Christmas to meet his Caribbean-British family. His pop-star ex Georgia is close to them.
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- Netflix3.4/5
- IMDb5.4/101,638 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes83%
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Plot summary
Melvin Mckenzie, a British author living in Los Angeles, has not been home for two years. He returns to London to promote his new book and to introduce Lisa Dixon, his American girlfriend, to the Caribbean-British family he left behind. He proposed to Lisa, who has not given him an answer. His mother Shirley, divorced two years ago, is unsure about bringing her new boyfriend Richard to meet her children. Georgia Folorunsho, known as Gigi, is Melvin's ex-girlfriend and childhood sweetheart, a pop singer whose family celebrates every Boxing Day with his. His sister Aretha, called Boobsy, works as Georgia's assistant and best friend. Melvin's parents announced their divorce at the family's Boxing Day party two years ago, and he has stayed away since.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Boxing Day (2021)
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- Boxing Day was released in UK and Irish cinemas in December 2021 and is the first British Christmas romantic comedy with an almost entirely Black cast.
- Aml Ameen cast Leigh-Anne Pinnock in her acting debut after co-writer Purnell recommended her; Ameen had wanted a singer but was not familiar with Pinnock or Little Mix at the time.
- Aml Ameen created Boxing Day to represent his own experiences growing up in England with his Caribbean-British family, drawing on tropes from other Christmas films such as Love Actually.
