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A Huge Long List Of Christmas Movies

3 Godfathers1948At Christmastime in the Old West, three outlaws find a woman dying in childbirth, and deliver the baby to civilization in a retelling of The Three Wise Men.A Bad Moms Christmas2017A Christmas sequel to Bad Moms. The plot follows the three moms from the first film, Amy (Mila Kunis), Kiki (Kristen Bell) and Carla (Kathryn Hahn), dealing with their own mothers, Ruth (Christine Baranski), Sandy (Cheryl Hines) and Isis (Susan Sarandon), visiting during the Christmas holidays.A Christmas Story1983Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift.A Christmas Tale (Un conte de Noël)2008The troubled Vuillard family is no stranger to illness, grief, and banishment, but when their matriarch requires a bone-marrow transplant, the estranged clan reunites just in time for Christmas.A Madea Christmas2013Madea (Tyler Perry) dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she is coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas.A Merry Friggin' Christmas2014Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.All I Want for Christmas1991A brother and sister attempt to bring their divorced parents back together for Christmas.All Is Bright2013While out of prison on parole, a man reluctantly takes a job selling Christmas trees with his old buddy in order to make enough money to buy his estranged daughter the piano she has always wanted.Almost Christmas2016A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.Arthur Christmas2011Santa's youngest son must deliver a bicycle to an overlooked girl before Christmas morning dawns.

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Babes in Toyland1961Disney reinterpreted the Christmas tale about the residents of Toyland in Technicolor in this 1961 musical.Bad Santa2003The crotchety Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) and his partner (Tony Cox) reunite once a year for a holiday con. Posing as a mall Santa and his elf, they rip off shopping outlets on Christmas Eve. This year, however, Willie is falling apart. Depressed and alcoholic, his erratic behavior draws the suspicion of mall security (Bernie Mac). But after befriending a small boy, a different side comes out and Willie begins to wonder if there's still some hope for him.Bad Santa 22016Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.Better Watch Out2016Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to babysit their 12-year-old son Luke during the holidays. She must soon defend herself and the young boy when unwelcome intruders announce their arrival.Black Nativity2013A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives.Carol2015An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman over the Christmas holidays in 1950s New York.Christmas Eve1947To save her fortune from a designing nephew, Matilda Reid must locate her three long-lost adopted sons in time for a Christmas Eve reunion.Christmas in Connecticut1945A food writer must entertain her boss and a returning war hero for the holidays.Christmas with the Kranks2004Finally alone for the holidays, Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) plan to eschew the Christmas traditions and take a cruise in the Caribbean instead. This doesn't sit well with their Christmas-obsessed neighbors Vic Frohmeyer (Dan Aykroyd) and Walt Scheel (M. Emmet Walsh), who are determined to win the annual "best decorated street" competition, and the Kranks soon find themselves social outcasts because of their lack of Christmas spirit.Cup of Cheer2020A comedy film parodying Hallmark Channel Christmas television films, in which a journalist returns to her hometown for Christmas and falls in love with the owner of a hot chocolate shop.Deck the Halls2006Rival neighbors duke it out when one of them decides to light his house up so it can be seen from outer space.Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000A live action film of the Dr. Seuss story.Elf[1]2003A man raised as an elf in the North Pole searches for his father in New York City.Ernest Saves Christmas1988Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor.Female Trouble1974A spoiled school-girl runs away from home at Christmas, gets pregnant while hitch-hiking, and ends up as a fashion model for a pair of beauticians who like to photograph women committing crimes.Fitzwilly1967A butler helps finance his employer's charitable activities through a variety of illicit schemes, including a plan to rob Gimbels department store on Christmas Eve.Four Christmases2008A couple struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day.Fred Claus2007Of the two Claus brothers, Fred (Vince Vaughn) is the troublemaker and polar opposite of his saintly sibling, Nicholas (Paul Giamatti). When Fred's criminal ways finally land him in big trouble, Nicholas bails him out and brings him to the North Pole to work off the debt by making toys. The headaches mount for St. Nick, who not only must deal with his troublemaking brother, but also an efficiency expert who has come to evaluate Santa's operation.Friday After Next2002Craig and Day-Day go after a fake Santa who robs their house on Christmas Eve.Gremlins1984A boy inadvertently breaks 3 important rules concerning his new Christmas present and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town preparing for Christmas.Holiday Affair1949A fired sales clerk and a young woman fall in love.Holidate2020Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.Home Alone1990A young boy is forgotten when his large family rushes to catch a plane for Paris at Christmas.Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992After snarky youth Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) loses track of his father at the airport, he mistakenly gets on a plane headed for New York City -- while the rest of the McCallisters fly to Florida. Now alone in the Big Apple, Kevin cons his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and begins his usual antics. But when Kevin discovers that the Sticky Bandits (Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern) are on the loose, he struggles to stop them from robbing an elderly man's toy store just before Christmas.Home for Christmas2010Set in the small Norwegian town of Skogli, this film looks at those who are desperately trying to (re)connect with their families.How the Toys Saved Christmas1996The story follows some toys as they struggle to avoid the heartless Mr. Grimm, that plans to auction off the toys to the highest bidder, and to find their true homes.I'll Be Home for Christmas1998A son in college has not been home since his mother died and his father remarried. His father offers his vintage car if he is home by a certain time for Christmas.I'll Be Seeing You1944A traumatized veteran and a woman on a break from serving her prison sentence meet and fall in love during Christmas in this post-war drama.It Happened on Fifth Avenue1947A hobo who occupies a vacant New York City mansion for the winter unknowingly gets involved with the owner's family.It's a Wonderful Life1946A businessman is shown by his guardian angel on Christmas Eve what the world would be like if he were never born.Jack Frost1998A father passes away but comes back to life in the form of a snowman.Jingle All the Way1996A dad competes with others to get the sold out hot toy for his son.Journey to the Christmas star1976Norwegian fairy-tale adventure film.Joyeux Noël2005A film set around the informal Christmas truce on the Western Front during Christmas 1914.Just Friends2005While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man (Ryan Reynolds) comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with—a woman (Amy Smart) whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.Kiss Kiss Bang Bang2005Set around Christmas, a thief and a P.I. team up to solve a murder.Lady in the Lake1947Private detective Philip Marlowe gets mixed up in a case involving a missing wife and murder at Christmas time.Last Christmas2019A depressed young woman who works in a Christmas supplies store keeps bumping into the same young man.[2]Less Than Zero1987College freshman returns home at Christmas time to find all his high school friends take drugs.Look Who's Talking Now1993In the third film of the series, it's the pets who do the talking.Love Actually2003Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are David (Hugh Grant), the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer (Martine McCutcheon), Sarah (Laura Linney), a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry (Alan Rickman), a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.Love the Coopers2015When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.Margie Claus2019The story begins when Santa Claus goes missing while delivering presents on Christmas Eve. His wife, Margie Claus (Melissa McCarthy), must then put together an unlikely rescue team and set off from the North Pole for the first time in decades to rescue Santa and save Christmas.[3]Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence1983During WWII, a British colonel tries to bridge the cultural divides between a British POW and the Japanese camp commander in order to avoid bloodshed.Miracle on 34th Street1947An old man claims to be Santa and a lawyer defends him in court to stop him from being institutionalized.Miracle on 34th Street1994A modern remake of the 1947 film.Mixed Nuts1994A comedy centered around a suicide-prevention hotline called Lifesavers on Christmas Eve.Mr. Soft Touch1949A returning war hero who is on the run from the mob learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner.My Night at Maud's1969Devout Catholic Jean-Louis falls in love with a fellow parishioner but encounters temptation at a Christmas dinner hosted by the seductive Maud.National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989The Griswold family plans turn to disaster, this time at Christmas. The third film in the Vacation series.Noel2004Five New Yorkers come together on Christmas Eve, seeking a miracle.Noelle[4]2019The story revolves Santa's daughter (Anna Kendrick) who is forced to take over the family business when her father decides to retire and brother (Bill Hader) ends up getting cold feet prior to his first big Christmas Eve flight.Nothing like the Holidays2008A Puerto Rican family in Chicago gather for their possibly last Christmas together.Office Christmas Party2016When the CEO tries to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.One Magic Christmas1985An angel shows a young mother the true meaning of Christmas.Period of Adjustment1962Two couples hash out their respective marital difficulties on Christmas Eve.Pocketful of Miracles1961A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a socialite when she learns that her daughter is about to marry into royalty.Prancer1989Refusing to give up her belief in Santa Claus, a child, Jessica Riggs (Rebecca Harrell), discovers a hurt reindeer in the woods, which she believes to be Prancer.Rent2005Set around Christmas, a group of New Yorkers struggle with their careers, love lives and the effects of the AIDS epidemic on their community.Rocky IV1985Rocky challenges Drago to an unsanctioned 15-round fight in the Soviet Union on Christmas DaySanta Claus1959Santa must stop Satan from ruining Christmas.Santa Claus: The Movie1985The story of where Santa Claus came from and his attempts to save Christmas after his elf gets mixed up with an evil toy tycoon.Santa with Muscles1996Due to an unusual series of events, a bodybuilder with amnesia thinks that he is Santa Claus.Saving Christmas2014A man endeavors to "put Christ back into Christmas".Serendipity2001A man (John Cusack) and a woman (Kate Beckinsale) meet on Christmas Eve circa 1991 and reunite a decade later on the same day.Six Weeks1982A 12-year-old girl dying from leukemia flies to New York City and assumes the lead role of Marie in The Nutcracker with the New York City Ballet at Lincoln Center during Christmas.[5][6][7]Surviving Christmas2004A lonely millionaire pays a family $250,000 to spend Christmas with him by living in the home that he grew up in.Susan Slept Here1954A bachelor screenwriter finds himself playing host to a teenage delinquent over the holidays.The Bells of St. Mary's1945A priest and a nun who have a friendly rivalry must try to save their school from being shut down on Christmas.The Bishop's Wife1947An angel helps a bishop to change his life and save his marriage before Christmas.The Christmas Candle2013In 1890, an English village copes with the disappearance of a supposedly miraculous candle. Based on the novel by Max Lucado.The Christmas Chronicles2018The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.The Christmas Kid1967A corrupt sheriff, who was born on Christmas Day, decides to change his ways and go against the most powerful man in town.The Family Man2000A wealthy bachelor wakes up on Christmas to find that he has been transported to an alternate reality where he is a mere tire salesman, with a wife and kids. He is living in a middle-class suburban neighbourhood.The Family Stone2005An uptight woman meets her fiancé's free-spirited family for the first time over the Christmas holidays and chaos ensues.The Great Rupert1950A squirrel accidentally helps two dysfunctional families during Christmas.The Grinch2018An animated film of the Dr. Seuss story.The Holiday2006Two women swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance and romantic comedy ensues, Starring Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black.The Holly and the Ivy1952An English country vicar hosts his estranged adult children for Christmas.The Ice Harvest2005A shady lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money.The Lemon Drop Kid1951A horseracing fan has a month to pay back the money that he borrowed from a gangster just before Christmas.The Lion in Winter1968Christmas 1183 is the setting for palace intrigues with Henry II of England and family.The Man Who Invented Christmas2017In 1843, author Charles Dickens sets out to write and self-publish a novel that he hopes will revive his career. He spends the next six weeks bringing Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim and other characters to life in "A Christmas Carol."The Night Before2015On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.The Night of the Hunter1955A religious fanatic marries a naïve widow whose children are reluctant to tell him where their father hid $10,000 he had stolen during Christmas.The Nightmare Before Christmas1993The mascot of Halloween, Jack Skellington grows tired of having to be scary on Halloween and decides to try celebrating/hosting ChristmasThe Polar Express2004Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump"; "Cast Away") reunite for "Polar Express," an inspiring adventure based on the beloved children's book by Chris Van Allsburg. 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.The Preacher's Wife1996A remake of the bishops wife.The Ref1994Bickering spouses annoy the cat burglar who takes them hostage in their Connecticut home before Christmas dinner with the family.The Sure Thing1985A college student (John Cusack) plans a cross-country trip to get laid, but ends up traveling with a young woman (Daphne Zuniga).They hate each other, so naturally...This Christmas2007At holiday time, family matriarch Ma'Dere Whitfield (Loretta Devine) assembles her large brood for their first reunion in four years. However, family ties show signs of strain when various secrets come to light, especially concerning Marine Claude's (Columbus Short) true military status, Quentin's (Idris Elba) debts and teenage Baby's (Chris Brown) secret plans to become a singer.Trading Places1983The lives of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street hustler cross paths when they are unknowingly made part of an elaborate bet.Trail of Robin Hood1950Roy Rogers and friends come to the aid of a Christmas tree farmer.Trancers1984Jack Deth comes down the line to 1985; Los Angeles, Christmas time. He confronts a Santa squid-faced Trancer; mosh pits to a punk rendition of Jingle Bells, and even meets The Three Wise Men.Trapped in Paradise1994Three brothers plan a bank robbery on Christmas.We're No Angels1955Three escaped prisoners hide out in the home of a kindly shopkeeper and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises.While You Were Sleeping1995Lonely transit worker Lucy pulls her longtime crush, Peter, from the path of an oncoming train. At the hospital, doctors report that Peter is in a coma, and a misplaced comment from Lucy causes Peter's family to assume that she is his fiancée. When Lucy doesn't correct them, they take her into their home and confidence.White Christmas1954As in Holiday Inn, musicians bring Irving Berlin's lyrics to a New England lodge, this time in Vermont. (The story is not a remake, however.)Why Him?2016A holiday gathering threatens to go off the rails when Ned Fleming (Bryan Cranston) realizes that his daughter's millionaire boyfriend (James Franco) is about to pop the question.

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