5 heartwarming movies to watch with family this Thanksgiving

'A Little Women’s Christmas' 

"A Little Women's Christmas" premiered Saturday on Great American Pure Flix as a contemporary retelling of the beloved classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, following the lives and loves of the March sisters in a small Tennessee town at Christmas.

"'A Little Women's Christmas' is a new Christmas classic in the making, with an incredible ensemble cast and an adaptation of an original story that is one of the best I have read," said Great American Media president and CEO Bill Abbott. "Louisa May Alcott was intentional about focusing on the culture of young women, their hopes, ambitions, and dreams, and it remains one of the most widely read and beloved stories ever written."

Jo March is played by Jillian Murray, Trevor Donovan stars as Friedrich "Fritz" Baehr, Meg March is played by Jen Lilley, Laura Osnes plays Beth March, Julia Reilly is Amy March, and John is played by Jesse Hutch. The one-and-only Gladys Knight performs "Joy."

The film was shot in Franklin, Tennessee, where Hutch resides. He recently gave a behind-the-scenes look at the film on his social media accounts.   

"Producing with our company, acting with our friends, our new film 'A Little Women's Christmas' is officially filming," he posted on Instagram. "We have a rocking cast & crew … Coming this holiday season to Great American Family [and] Great American Pure Flix."