christmas movies

Home Alone

Chris Columbus · 1990

Schon lange hat die Familie McCallister den Urlaub in Europa geplant, und alle sind bereit, am nächsten Morgen endlich loszufliegen. Doch leider verschlafen alle, und alles wird sehr hektisch und unübersichtlich, weil sie das Flugzeug nicht verpassen wollen. Irgendwo über dem Atlantik stellen sie fest, dass sie Kevin, den jüngsten Sohn der Familie, zu Hause vergessen haben. Und der muss nun alleine klar kommen, und das Haus gegen Einbrecher und böse Nachbarn verteidigen.

The Family Stone

Thomas Bezucha · 2005

Los Stone, una familia de Nueva Inglaterra, se reúne en vacaciones. El hijo mayor lleva a casa a su novia para que conozca a sus padres, a sus hermanos y hermanas. Los bohemios Stone reciben a su visitante (una ambiciosa y controladora neoyorquina) con una mezcla de aturdimiento, confusión y hostilidad. Antes de que terminen las vacaciones, hay relaciones que se rompen y otras que se crean, se revelan secretos y la familia Stone va a seguir unida por su extraordinaria capacidad de amar. Sybil Stone es la matriarca y base de la familia Stone, una extrovertida mujer de rompe y rasga que sólo quiere lo mejor para sus cinco hijos. Increíblemente guapa, su cara refleja ahora una reciente nota de fragilidad o de fatiga, lo cual sugiere que quizás Sybil esconda un secreto.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

Jeremiah S. Chechik · 1989

It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.

Unaccompanied Minors

Paul Feig · 2006

Five disparate kids snowed in at the airport on Christmas Eve learn some lessons about friendship when they launch a bid to get back to their families and outsmart a disgruntled airport official who wants to keep them grounded.

Arthur Christmas

Sarah Smith · 2011

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!

Arlene Sanford · 2011

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a seemingly normal older couple in a station wagon from Roswell, New Mexico. It turns out that the couple believes they are the victims of alien abduction. The Duncan's must resort to purchasing a clunker Yugo to get to Utah, have their luggage stolen in Las Vegas, and survive a zany Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Blankenhooper.

Four Christmases

Seth Gordon · 2008

Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.

Love Actually

Richard Curtis · 2003

The Search for Santa Paws

Robert Vince · 2010

When Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost the spirit of the season, they take a trip to New York City. But after Santa loses his memory, it's up to Paws, a faithful orphan named Quinn, her new friend Will, and a wonderful group of magical talking dogs to save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really all about.

Deck the Halls

John Whitesell · 2006

Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry - and their decorating.

An Elf's Story

Chad Eikhoff · 2011

The inspirational tale of Chippey, the young scout elf who is assigned by Santa to restore Taylor McTuttle's belief in Christmas magic. When the boy breaks the number one Elf on the Shelf rule, Chippey loses his Christmas magic; the entire McTuttle family loses is scout elf, and both Taylor and Chippey lose their self-respect. Through the power of love and forgiveness, both of them learn the most important lesson of all: that true belief cannot be taught.

The Santa Clause

John Pasquin · 1994

On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.

Noelle

Marc Lawrence · 2019

Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

Michael Lembeck · 2006

Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.

The Santa Clause 2

Michael Lembeck · 2002

Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.

A Christmas Carol

Robert Zemeckis · 2009

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

Jack Frost

Troy Miller · 1998

A father, who can't keep his promises, dies 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.

The Grinch

Yarrow Cheney · 2018

Terré dans sa cave remplie d’inventions et d’engins pour ses besoins de tous les jours, Le Grinch ne voit ses voisins de Chouville que lorsqu’il manque de nourriture. Chaque année à Noël, ils viennent perturber sa tranquillité solitaire avec des célébrations toujours plus grandioses, brillantes et bruyantes. Quand les Chous déclarent qu’ils vont célébrer Noël trois fois plus fort cette année, le Grinch réalise qu’il n’a plus qu’une solution pour retrouver la paix et la tranquillité : il doit voler Noël.

Klaus

Sergio Pablos · 2019

When Jesper distinguishes himself as the Postal Academy's worst student, he is sent to Smeerensburg, a small village located on an icy island above the Arctic Circle, where grumpy inhabitants barely exchange words, let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up and abandon his duty as a postman when he meets local teacher Alva and Klaus, a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys.

Frosty the Snowman

Jules Bass · 1969

A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and Karen, a young girl who he befriends, stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back!

Miracle on 34th Street

Les Mayfield · 1994

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

A Bad Moms Christmas

Scott Moore · 2017

Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.

The Christmas Chronicles

Clay Kaytis · 2018

Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.

The Holiday

Nancy Meyers · 2006

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

Dear Santa

Jason Priestley · 2011

Crystal, a rich party girl, finds a little girl's letter to Santa asking for a new mother, and she vows to win over the father and daughter before the holidays.

Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

Bill Speers · 1999

Mickey, Minnie, and their famous friends Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Pluto gather together to reminisce about the love, magic and surprises in three wonder-filled stories of Christmas past.

Christmas with the Kranks

Joe Roth · 2004

When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!

A Charlie Brown Christmas

Bill Melendez · 1965

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown accepts, but it is a frustrating struggle. When an attempt to restore the proper spirit with a forlorn little fir Christmas tree fails, he needs Linus' help to learn the meaning of Christmas.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Ron Howard · 2000

The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...

The Polar Express

Robert Zemeckis · 2004

When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Chris Columbus · 1992

Après Paris, c'est à Miami que la tribu McCallister décide de passer les fêtes de Noël. À l'aube du jour J, toute la famille est sur le pied de guerre et file a l'aéroport en prenant bien garde de ne pas oublier Kevin. Mais celui-ci s'éclipse pour acheter des piles pour son walkman, il ne retrouve plus les siens et s'embarque par mégarde pour New York...

Elf

Jon Favreau · 2003

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.