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- Netflix. Love Actually (2003) Most romantic comedies tend to focus on one or two couples. Love Actually ups the ante with eight different couples throughout the film, and you might need a scorecard to keep up with them all.
- HBO and Max. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) No other modern holiday movie gets the agony and ecstasy of Christmas quite as well as National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.
- Amazon Prime Video. This is Christmas (2022) Never heard of This is Christmas? Don’t worry, no one else has either. Released without a peep in 2022, the genuinely sweet British comedy is one of the most charming movies you’ll see in a while.
- Hulu. Elf (2003) Twenty years ago, Ferrell starred in the still-great Elf, which has become the defining Christmas movie of the 21st century. From the memorable quotes (“Buddy the elf, what’s your favorite color?”)
Nov 10, 2023 · This is a not feel-good Christmas story; this is a psychological horror movie that plays with the idea of whether or not the behaviors of a kid like Kevin McCallister could be considered a sign of ...
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- Spirited (2022) ‘Spirited,’ directed by Sean Anders, is a brilliant holiday movie that skillfully weaves a modern twist into Charles Dickens’s classic ‘A Christmas Carol.’
- Twas The Fight Before Christmas (2021) ”Twas the Fight Before Christmas,’ directed by Becky Read and starring Jeremy Morris, is a heartwarming documentary that delves into the story of a Christmas-loving lawyer whose unwavering dedication to spreading holiday joy clashes with the local Homeowners’ Association’s stringent rules.
- Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special (2020) ‘Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special’ is a star-studded holiday extravaganza directed by Hamish Hamilton.
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas,’ directed by Bill Melendez and adapted from Charles M. Schulz’s beloved Peanuts comic strip, remains a timeless holiday classic.
- Overview
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- Home Alone (1990)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
- The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
- While You Were Sleeping (1995)
- Frozen 2 (2019)
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Godmothered (2020)
- 'Twas The Night (2001)
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By Rebecca April May
Contributions from
Tom Goodwyn
published 22 December 2020
The Best Disney Plus Christmas movies you can stream right now
Is it a Halloween movie? Is it a Christmas movie? The resounding answer, we think you’ll find, is the latter. Either way, Tim Burton’s beautiful, inimitably dark stop-motion fantasy is as magical as it was when it was first released, while its glorious soundtrack by Danny Elfman makes this a timeless Christmas favorite. A bonafide festive classic.
A stone-cold Christmas classic and essential viewing every single year, Home Alone is a movie that is truly timeless. The movie sees Macaulay Culkin's Kevin McAllister accidentally left behind by his parents. While residing solo, Kevin fends off burglars Harry and Marv with brutal results.
Hilarious, tender and superbly scripted by teen movie king John Hughes, this is worth revisiting again and again.
This might just be the greatest Christmas double bill ever. The Home Alone sequel is just as much a Christmas staple as the original, even if it's definitely not as good, and repeats a few of the beats of the first film with diminishing returns. Settle in for a time-tested favorite adventure across the Big Apple – complete with toys, a Christmas-ta...
There is a lot of debate about which adaptation is the best telling of A Christmas Carol. But anyone who tries to argue that it's not The Muppet Christmas Carol is simply wrong – and we’re such Charles Dickens would agree. Michael Caine as Scrooge, Kermit the Frog as Bob Cratchitt, Miss Piggy as his wife Emily, and hecklers Statler and Waldorf as J...
A slight shift away from big-hearted comedies and family favorites, but it is a big injection of sugary rom-com feels and it's set over Yuletide, so we'll allow it.
The movie stars Sandra Bullock as Lucy Moderatz, a lonely transport worker who becomes infatuated with a passenger, a man whose life she subsequently saves.
After the billion-dollar success of Frozen, Anna and Elsa’s saga continued in the sequel to the wildly popular animated musical fantasy – and their return is almost as good as the original. Now the Snow Queen, Elsa has charge of her icy powers and the happy citizens of Arendelle – but still, she’s drawn to something strange.
Hearing a mysterious voice calling her, she follows the call into the unknown, through forests and seas and stunning icescapes to uncover her destiny, in a story which is a little darker, and a little more mature… but just as magical. Of course, the brilliant first Frozen movie is also on Disney Plus... but we doubt anyone watching with a child needs to be reminded of that.
There are so many adaptations of Charles Dickens' classic, Netflix just dropped a new one, and, hell, Disney Plus alone has three of them. This 2009 CG effort, featuring a motion-captured performance by Jim Carrey and Gary Oldman, is a colder film than the all-time classic Muppets version, but it's worth checking out if you simply can't get enough ...
Released in 2020, this is a Christmas-set comedy rather than a Christmas-themed movie, but one well worth taking in.
The movie stars Jillian Bell as a fairy godmother-in-training, who decides to answer a letter from a 10-year-old in distress, only to find that the letter has been mislaid for a while. The girl in question is now a 40-year-old single mother (played by Isla Fisher). Together, they’ll rediscover the meaning of “happily ever after” – the result is chucklesome, light comedy that's fun family viewing, and not a bad entry into the Disney Plus originals canon.
Before he was the one who knocks, Bryan Cranston was Nick Wrigley, a low-level criminal who tries to avoid a reckoning by hiding out with his brother and his family for Christmas.
However, after bumping into the main man, Santa, Nick and his 14-year-old nephew fall upon a device that can freeze time and decides to take Santa's sleigh for a ride. What could possibly go wrong?
- Rebecca April May
4 days ago · The Santa Clause (1994)73%. #41. Critics Consensus: The Santa Clause is utterly undemanding, but it's firmly rooted in the sort of good old-fashioned holiday spirit missing from too many modern yuletide films. Synopsis: Divorced dad Scott (Tim Allen) has custody of his son (Eric Lloyd) on Christmas Eve.
Dec 24, 2021 · A Charlie Brown Christmas (Apple TV+) ... as a no-nonsense Mrs. Cringle, is a big part of the reason it does. ... after their terrific Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (also a good Christmas movie). In this ...
Apple TV+ celebrates the holidays this year with an expansive lineup of programming for the whole family. From the debut of the Apple Original special, “The Velveteen Rabbit,” based on the beloved children's classic written by Margery Williams, to the brand-new holiday-themed film “Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas,” which features the Emmy Award-winning “Ted Lasso” actor ...
