My Christmas films list
by boydmichael-91 | created - 04 Dec 2016 | updated - 5 months ago | PublicLike having a Christmas list for Santa Claus and asking what you'd like for the jolly red fat man himself in his grotto with his wife Mrs. Claus; so anyways here's my ho-ho-holiday movie list I have watched when it's jolly and not-so jolly.
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1. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,849
2. Father Christmas (1991 TV Short)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A down-to-earth Father Christmas recounts a vacation he took around the world and a typical Christmas Eve workload, from his small house in contemporary Britain.
Director: Dave Unwin | Star: Mel Smith
Votes: 2,401
This has got some funny festive stuff about Santa Claus, yes we all know he carries a magic red sack and delievers to all the toys for all the girls and boys in one night of December 24th every year. But what is he like when he's on his own holidays?
3. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing.
Director: Les Mayfield | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 43,894 | Gross: $17.19M
4. Home Alone (1990)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family
An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
Votes: 653,192 | Gross: $285.76M
Just settle down and watch this classic festival humour with the McCalisters.
5. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
PG | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 402,795 | Gross: $173.59M
6. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 375,367 | Gross: $75.08M
7. The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012 TV Short)
G | 24 min | Animation, Short, Family
A young boy whose dog has recently died moves to the house where The Snowman (1982) was built.
Director: Hilary Audus
Votes: 3,467
8. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 54,941 | Gross: $2.65M
9. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 499,503
10. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 70,668 | Gross: $27.28M
There goes Mr. Outrage, there goes mister Grim; what better way to watch a festive film that has the Muppets to feature in it, and to lighten the mood of comedy from a classic Christmas story.
11. Scrooged (1988)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover
Votes: 116,470 | Gross: $60.33M
12. Hogfather (2006 TV Movie)
189 min | Comedy, Fantasy
It's Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has happened.
Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: David Jason, Marc Warren, Michelle Dockery, David Warner
Votes: 11,042
I have read the script and watched this at least 5 times.
13. Jack Frost (1998)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A father who can't keep his promises is killed in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
Director: Troy Miller | Stars: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy
Votes: 40,959 | Gross: $34.55M
The question will be to Charlie.. Do you wanna build a Snowman?
14. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley, Jeffrey Tambor
Votes: 291,641 | Gross: $260.04M
15. Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011 Video)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Fantasy
A Christmas Elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the Elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.
Director: John Putch | Stars: John Cleese, Munro Chambers, Kim Rhodes, Jan Skene
Votes: 1,724
16. Jingle All the Way (1996)
PG | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson
Votes: 116,200 | Gross: $60.57M
17. The Santa Clause (1994)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd
Votes: 133,459 | Gross: $144.83M
First time in the pictures, best Xmas film with Tim Allen, I like the bit where his belly grows big when he becomes Santa.
18. Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Family
With their daughter, Blair, away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.
Director: Joe Roth | Stars: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh
Votes: 57,607 | Gross: $73.78M
19. Deck the Halls (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.
Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito, Kristin Chenoweth, Kristin Davis
Votes: 33,176 | Gross: $35.09M
20. Christmas Vacation (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki
Votes: 220,212 | Gross: $71.32M
21. The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
G | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Scott Calvin has been a humble Santa Claus for eight years, but it might come to an end if he doesn't find a Mrs. Claus.
Director: Michael Lembeck | Stars: Tim Allen, Spencer Breslin, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd
Votes: 63,928 | Gross: $139.24M
Not as bad as the first one, but the original movie was probably the best.
22. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (2000 Video)
TV-G | 51 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A youth embarks on a journey to find his missing grandmother and prove that Santa Claus is real.
Director: Phil Roman | Stars: Elmo Shropshire, Michele Lee, Susan Blu, Alex Doduk
Votes: 2,202
LOL seriously, grannies getting hit by reindeers.
23. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,367 | Gross: $21.00M
Good for English lessons for Christmas-topics.
24. Santa Buddies (2009 Video)
G | 88 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Buddies remind Santa Paws' feisty son, Puppy Paws, about the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Robert Vince | Stars: Craig Anton, Andrew Astor, Charisse Baker, Danny Woodburn
Votes: 3,277
Cute film of the talking Buddies at Christmas.
25. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 310,936 | Gross: $173.40M
Boss: Alright everybody tomorrow he's here. The big man himself, Santa Claus is comin' to town.
Buddy: [excited, overjoyed and hysterical] SANTA! OH MY GOD... I KNOW HIM, [to the Shop Boss] I know him.
LOL that's the funny part in Elf.
26. Teddy's Christmas (2022)
G | 76 min | Adventure, Family
Christmas peace falls over the small town, but at the Christmas market there's hectic activity. Mariann discovers a teddy bear at the top shelf. Is he alive? Mariann must get the teddy whatsoever. But Teddy wants to get to a rich family.
Director: Andrea Eckerbom | Stars: Marte Klerck-Nilssen, John F. Brungot, Vegard Strand Eide, Lene Kongsvik Johansen
Votes: 475
It looks really cute and festive to watch, kids will absolutely love this and families too, it’s like “bringing the whole family” in really.
27. Candy Cane Lane (I) (2023)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A man is determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest. He makes a pact with an elf to help him win--and the elf casts a spell that brings the 12 days of Christmas to life, which brings unexpected chaos to town.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Genneya Walton
Votes: 20,117
28. Dashing Through the Snow (II) (2023)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A separated social worker takes his daughter on a ride along with him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Lil Rel Howery, Ludacris, Madison Skye Validum, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 3,615
A really good festive film, and quite funny to be honest. It’s a cozy, warm film where you can fall asleep almost on Disney Plus, great for party-watching too.
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