List of Freeform original films

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This is a list of television films produced for the cable network Freeform and its predecessors, The Family Channel, Fox Family, and ABC Family. The network temporarily stopped making new original films from 2013 until 2016. Most films are subsequently released on home video ( indicated with * ).

Contents

The Family Channel

1990

TitlePremiere date
Clarence November 24, 1990

1992

TitlePremiere date
Partners 'n LoveNovember 27, 1992

1993

TitlePremiere date
Candles in the Dark December 3, 1993

1994

TitlePremiere date
Race to Freedom: The Underground RailroadFebruary 19, 1994
Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies October 15, 1994
Good King WenceslasNovember 26, 1994
Rugged GoldDecember 10, 1994

1995

TitlePremiere date
Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye January 15, 1995
TadFebruary 12, 1995
Dad, the Angel & MeMarch 12, 1995
Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen October 8, 1995
Kidnapped November 5–6, 1995
Hart to Hart: Two Harts in 3/4 Time November 26, 1995

1996

TitlePremiere date
Stolen Memories: Secrets from the Rose Garden January 7, 1996
Night of the Twisters February 18, 1996*
Hart to Hart: Harts in High Season March 24, 1996
Captains Courageous April 21, 1996
Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father June 16, 1996
Hart to Hart: Till Death Do Us Hart August 25, 1996
Panic in the Skies! October 13, 1996*
Apollo 11 November 17, 1996
Christmas Every Day December 1, 1996
The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue December 15, 1996
The Wind in the Willows December 16, 1996

1997

TitlePremiere date
While My Pretty One Sleeps January 12, 1997
The Ditchdigger's DaughtersFebruary 23, 1997
Dog's Best Friend March 23, 1997
Lost Treasure of Dos SantosApril 20, 1997
Love-StruckJune 1, 1997
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon June 22, 1997
Doomsday Rock August 24, 1997
Married to a Stranger September 28, 1997
Mother Teresa: In the Name of God's Poor October 5, 1997
Let Me Call You Sweetheart October 26, 1997*
Flood: A River's RampageNovember 16, 1997*
The Christmas List December 1, 1997
The Willows in Winter December 19, 1997

1998

TitlePremiere date
Moonlight Becomes You January 11, 1998
Loyal Opposition: Terror in the White House March 8, 1998
Storm Chasers: Revenge of the TwisterMay 17, 1998*
The Cowboy and the Movie StarJune 7, 1998
Voyage of TerrorJune 20, 1998*
Sweet DeceptionAugust 2, 1998

Fox Family

1998

TitlePremiere date
National Lampoon's Men in White August 16, 1998*
National Lampoon's Golf Punks September 6, 1998*
Addams Family Reunion September 22, 1998*
Earthquake in New York October 11, 1998*
Casper Meets Wendy October 27, 1998*
Perfect Little AngelsNovember 8, 1998*
Like Father, Like Santa December 1, 1998
Catch Me If You CanDecember 11, 1998*

1999

TitlePremiere date
Free Fall January 8, 1999
Silver WolfJanuary 10, 1999
Dangerous WatersFebruary 7, 1999
The DarklingsFebruary 14, 1999
Two of Hearts February 14, 1999
Michael Jordan: An American Hero April 18, 1999
Don't Look Behind You July 25, 1999
Heaven's Fire August 7, 1999
Au Pair August 22, 1999
The Ghosts of Christmas Eve December 14, 1999

2000

TitlePremiere date
Britannic January 20, 2000
Ice Angel March 5, 2000
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend March 12, 2000
The Spiral Staircase April 2, 2000
Time Share June 18, 2000
The Man Who Used to Be MeJuly 16, 2000
Rocket's Red Glare August 27, 2000
Les Miserables September 4, 2000
A Family In Crisis: The Elian Gonzales StorySeptember 17, 2000
Final AscentNovember 5, 2000
Special Delivery December 10, 2000

2001

TitlePremiere date
Au Pair II April 22, 2001*
Till Dad Do Us Part June 17, 2001
When Good Ghouls Go Bad October 21, 2001*

ABC Family

2000s

2001

TitlePremiere date
Three Days December 9, 2001*

2002

TitlePremiere date
Mom's on Strike March 17, 2002
Just a Walk in the Park August 18, 2002

2003

TitlePremiere date
The One February 9, 2003
This Time Around June 22, 2003
Lucky 7 July 20, 2003*
See Jane Date August 16, 2003*
Beautiful Girl October 19, 2003
Picking Up & Dropping Off December 7, 2003

2004

TitlePremiere date
I Want to Marry Ryan Banks January 18, 2004
Celeste in the City March 7, 2004
Brave New Girl April 25, 2004*
Love Rules June 5, 2004
Crimes of Fashion July 5, 2004
Pop Rocks September 10, 2004
The Hollow October 24, 2004*
Searching for David's Heart November 21, 2004
Snow December 13, 2004*

2005

TitlePremiere date
She Gets What She Wants January 9, 2005*
School of Life February 19, 2005
I Do, They Don't March 20, 2005
Kart Racer April 3, 2005*
Everything You Want April 17, 2005*
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning May 30, 2005
Pizza My Heart July 24, 2005
Campus ConfidentialAugust 21, 2005
Rent Control September 9, 2005*
Alchemy October 7, 2005
Shadows in the Sun November 13, 2005*
Chasing Christmas December 4, 2005*
Christmas in BostonDecember 14, 2005*

2006

TitlePremiere date
If Only January 15, 2006*
The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold March 12, 2006*
Hello Sister, Goodbye LifeApril 2, 2006
The Karate Dog May 29, 2006*
Best Man, Worst Friend July 9, 2006*
Fallen 2006*
Relative Chaos September 4, 2006
The Initiation of Sarah October 22, 2006*
Santa Baby December 10, 2006*
Christmas Do-Over December 2006*

2007

TitlePremiere date
Love Wrecked January 21, 2007*
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning March 4, 2007*
Big Liar on Campus September 16, 2007*
Nature of the Beast October 21, 2007
Christmas Caper November 25, 2007*
Holiday in Handcuffs December 9, 2007*
Snowglobe December 15, 2007*

2008

TitlePremiere date
The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream March 16, 2008*
Princess April 20, 2008*
The Circuit June 8, 2008*
Picture This July 13, 2008*
Samurai Girl September 2008
Snow 2: Brain Freeze December 14, 2008*
Christmas in Wonderland December, 2008*

2009

TitlePremiere date
Au Pair 3: Adventure in Paradise March 15, 2009*
My Fake Fiancé April 19, 2009*
Labor Pains July 19, 2009*
The Dog Who Saved Christmas November 29, 2009*
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe December 13, 2009*

2010s

2010

TitlePremiere date
The Cutting Edge: Fire and Ice March 14, 2010*
Beauty & the Briefcase April 18, 2010*
Revenge of the Bridesmaids July 18, 2010*
The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation November 28, 2010*
Christmas Cupid December 13, 2010*

2011

TitlePremiere date
Mean Girls 2 January 23, 2011*
My Future Boyfriend April 10, 2011*
Cyberbully July 17, 2011*
Teen Spirit August 7, 2011*
Desperately Seeking Santa November 27, 2011 [1]
12 Dates of Christmas December 11, 2011 [1]

2012

TitlePremiere date
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist November 25, 2012* [2]
The Mistle-Tones December 9, 2012 [3]

2013

TitlePremiere date
Lovestruck: The Musical April 21, 2013
Christmas BountyNovember 26, 2013*
HolidazeDecember 8, 2013

Freeform

2010s

2016

TitlePremiere date
Holiday JoyDecember 6, 2016

2017

TitlePremiere date
Angry Angel November 27, 2017

2018

TitlePremiere date
The Truth About ChristmasNovember 25, 2018
Life-Size 2 December 2, 2018
No Sleep 'Till ChristmasDecember 10, 2018

2019

TitlePremiere date
Turkey DropNovember 23, 2019
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas December 4, 2019
Same Time, Next ChristmasDecember 5, 2019

2020s

2020

TitlePremiere date
The Thing About Harry February 15, 2020 [4]

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