The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a Christmas comedy-drama directed by Dallas Jenkins (The Resurrection of Gavin Stone) from a screenplay written by Ryan Swanson (The Chosen), Platte Clark (Jonah: A Great Fish Story), and Darin McDaniel (Davie & Golimyr), based on the 1972 novel by Barbara Robinson. Featuring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, Beatrice Schneider, and Lauren Graham, the story centers around the Herdmans, a group of juvenile delinquent siblings who inadvertently become the stars of their town’s Christmas pageant.

Score: Solid 5/10