Christmas
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1. 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: 498,710
If you haven't seen it, watch it.
2. Holiday Inn (1942)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
Directors: Mark Sandrich, Robert Allen | Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale
Votes: 17,618 | Gross: $8.18M
A classic musical holiday movie, well produced but still down to earth and touching.
3. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Approved | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, Sydney Greenstreet, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 12,011
A personal favorite, and a classic holiday escape.
4. Last Holiday (2006)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Upon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to sell all her possessions and live it up at a posh Central European hotel.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 36,221 | Gross: $38.36M
A nice remake of an old classic, with a surprise happy ending.
5. White Christmas (1954)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
Votes: 51,106 | Gross: $30.00M
6. Prancer (1989)
G | 103 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A farm girl nurses a wounded reindeer she believes is one of Santa's, hoping to bring it back to health in time for Christmas. Her holiday spirit inspires those around her, something her disheartened father is having trouble understanding.
Director: John D. Hancock | Stars: Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Rutanya Alda, Abe Vigoda
Votes: 6,340 | Gross: $18.59M
7. Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Willow Creek, Alaska, is going through a depression because the local cannery has shut down putting many of the residents out of work. Ray and Pete are truck-driving brothers, different as ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Lang | Stars: John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Kim Delaney, Zachary Ansley
Votes: 657
It's a Bo and Luke reunion. Naw, but they still played well together. A fair movie with some humor and a good ending.
8.
Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode:
Secret Santa
(2010)
TV-PG | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Pete and Myka hunt down a malevolent artifact-wielding Santa Claus and come to the aid of a businessman. Meanwhile, Artie is reunited with his estranged father Isadore after 30 years.
Director: Jack Kenny | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Genelle Williams
Votes: 535
9.
Farscape (1999–2003)
Episode:
Terra Firma
(2003)
TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Crichton has arrived home, on Earth. Even though the Moya crew relaxes, on Earth and are treated as VIPs, Crichton can't seem to adjust to life on Earth. After all his adventures, can he still call Earth his home?
Director: Peter Andrikidis | Stars: Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe, Gigi Edgley
Votes: 650
Farscape
10.
Warehouse 13 (2009–2014)
Episode:
The Greatest Gift
(2011)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery
It's nearly Christmas, and a brush with the upholstery brush of Philip Van Doren Stern bears Pete from his wonderful life into a world where he's never been born.
Director: Jack Kenny | Stars: Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek, Allison Scagliotti
Votes: 501
Warehouse 13
11.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
A Vision of Sugar Plums
(1964)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When an orphan visits the Stevens' for Christmas who doesn't believe in Santa Claus, Samantha takes him to the North Pole to visit the man himself.
Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Alice Pearce
Votes: 487
12.
Hart to Hart (1979–1984)
Episode:
'Tis the Season to Be Murdered
(1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jennifer and Jonathan go undercover to identify a toy plan thief who has become a murderer.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander, Kenneth Kimmins
Votes: 138
13.
Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode:
Another Song for Christmas
(1984)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy
Jonathan and Mark become involved in their own version of Dickens' classic "Christmas Carol" ... only their "Scrooge" is a heartless used car salesman.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Jeff Doucette, Bill Quinn
Votes: 190
A Highway to Heaven interpretation of A Christmas Carol.
14.
Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode:
Basinger's New York
(1986)
Not Rated | 46 min | Drama, Fantasy
Jonathan and Mark spend Christmas Eve with a cynical New York columnist to help him see the good in mankind.
Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Dennis Howard, Barney Martin
Votes: 132
Mary and Joseph and the three wise men.
15.
Starsky and Hutch (1975–1979)
Episode:
Little Girl Lost
(1976)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Molly "Pete" Edwards, a young girl living with her alcoholic, ex-con father, finds herself suddenly orphaned just before Christmas. Will Starsky and Hutch be there to help her when her father's partners in crime come looking for her?
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser, Antonio Fargas, Bernie Hamilton
Votes: 259
16.
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958–1961)
Episode:
Eight Cent Reward
(1958)
Approved | 25 min | Western
On Christmas Eve Randall receives his most daunting assignment yet from a young boy who has eight cents to pay: bring in Santa Claus. Tricked into the job, Randall tries to make the best of a bad situation for the boy's family.
Director: Thomas Carr | Stars: Steve McQueen, Mort Mills, Virginia Gregg, Lloyd Corrigan
Votes: 180
17.
Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)
Episode:
Birds Gotta Fly, Fish Gotta Talk
(1964)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Gilligan's Christmas wish appears to be coming true when a radio broadcast tells them their rescue is imminent. While they wait, they recall the first days on the island when Gilligan lost the radio and transmitter.
Directors: Rod Amateau, John Rich | Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer
Votes: 261
18.
Who's the Boss? (1984–1992)
Episode:
Requiem
(1984)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Romance
When Mona discovers Tony spends time and seems to need an extra income, she follows him to Brooklyn. Assumptions he either has mob debts or a new York lover are found false, he actually ... See full summary »
Director: Asaad Kelada | Stars: Tony Danza, Judith Light, Alyssa Milano, Danny Pintauro
Votes: 137
In memory of Tony Danza's father.
19.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
Christmas
(2009)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Frankie writes a Christmas letter and comes up with interesting interpretations of the family activities. She gets the lead in the Christmas choir's solo and has to attend more practice sessions. Mike takes over home duties.
Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 407
20.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
A Simple Christmas
(2010)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
Mike and Frankie's plan for a simple Christmas are dashed when Frankie's parents show up and stay for 12 days, spoiling the children and never giving Mike a minute of freedom.
Director: Elliot Hegarty | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 336
21.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
A Christmas Gift
(2011)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
Mike tries to surprise Frankie with a dishwasher on Christmas Day, Sue tries to get Reverend TimTom to help Brick, who is struggling with believing the Bible, and Bob tries to befriend Axl after Axl gets a job for Christmas.
Director: Blake T. Evans | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 314
22.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
Christmas Help
(2012)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Frankie gets a retail job to get Christmas gifts at a discount, Mike has another falling-out with his brother, and Bricks gets a part in reverend Tim-Tom's Christmas production.
Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 294
23.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
The Christmas Tree
(2013)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Mike is ecstatic knowing his in-laws are not visiting for Christmas. Frankie looks forward to Axl being home, but he has plans to spend all the time with friends. Brick has to sell fund-raiser items. Sue is allergic to the Christmas tree.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 305
24.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
The Christmas Wall
(2014)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Frankie loses her Christmas spirit, Mike unsuccessfully tries to exchange the new family Christmas tree, and a fight over Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer threatens to break up BossCo.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 276
25.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
No Silent Night
(2015)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
The Hecks decide to watch Christmas services on TV at home, Brick and Axl get Frankie their same annual present, and Sue insists on a family photo--which gets all of the other family pictures on their computer deleted.
Director: Melissa Kosar | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 289
26.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
A Very Marry Christmas
(2016)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
Sue keeps a holiday secret from the family. Meanwhile, Brick agrees to watch three kids, but later on regrets it. Also, Mike doesn't know how to react when Bill Norwood gives him a Christmas gift for the first time ever.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 295
27.
The Middle (2009–2018)
Episode:
The Christmas Miracle
(2017)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
It's Christmastime, and Frankie and Sue are devastated after Axl informs them that he's not going to church this year because he's beginning to question his faith. Meanwhile, Mike goes to ... See full summary »
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Eden Sher
Votes: 297
28. 3 Godfathers (1948)
Passed | 106 min | Drama, Western
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond
Votes: 10,587
29.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
Humbug Not to Be Spoken Here
(1967)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Samantha takes a miserly client of Darrin's to the North Pole on Christmas Eve to meet Santa Claus.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York, Agnes Moorehead, Erin Murphy
Votes: 316
30.
Without a Trace (2002–2009)
Episode:
Claus and Effect
(2007)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A missing department store Santa Claus turns out to be a brilliant mathematician who dropped out of college after having a crisis of conscience.
Director: Bobby Roth | Stars: Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Enrique Murciano
Votes: 122
31.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
Santa Comes to Visit and Stays and Stays
(1969)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Esmeralda goofs and zaps up Santa Claus on Christmas Eve who finds that he can't leave. Samantha brings his elves to him turning their house into Santa's toy shop.
Director: Richard Michaels | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, David White
Votes: 251
32.
Bewitched (1964–1972)
Episode:
Sisters at Heart
(1970)
TV-14 | 27 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When Tabitha wants to be sisters with her black friend Lisa, she casts a spell and they both end up polka-dotted. Through another misunderstanding Darrin's client wants him off the account because he thinks that Lisa is his daughter.
Director: William Asher | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick Sargent, Agnes Moorehead, David White
Votes: 423
33. The Family Stone (2005)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An uptight, liberal businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
Director: Thomas Bezucha | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes, Diane Keaton
Votes: 75,185 | Gross: $60.06M
34.
The Bob Newhart Show (1972–1978)
Episode:
His Busiest Season
(1972)
TV-PG | 26 min | Comedy
It's Christmas time and Bob's therapy group is not a happy bunch. Bob invites his patients to share Christmas Eve with him and Emily. Bob worries about what to give Emily for a gift.
Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Bob Newhart, Suzanne Pleshette, Peter Bonerz, Bill Daily
Votes: 164
35. Christmas, Again (2014)
Not Rated | 80 min | Drama, Romance
A heartbroken Christmas-tree salesman returns to New York City hoping to put his past behind him. Living in a trailer and working the night shift, he begins to spiral downwards until the ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Poekel | Stars: Kentucker Audley, Jason Shelton, Oona Roche, David Gauld
Votes: 1,233
36.
Eureka (2006–2012)
Episode:
O Little Town...
(2010)
TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Sheriff Carter relates a Christmas story in which the defensive field malfunctions trapping everyone in town for the holiday. So Fargo throws a big party, unaware that the town is shrinking. All from a quest for the perfect fruitcake.
Director: Matthew Hastings | Stars: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Erica Cerra
Votes: 495
37.
Eureka (2006–2012)
Episode:
Do You See What I See
(2011)
TV-PG | 44 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Sheriff Carter and Allison Blake are secretly planning the perfect holiday surprise for their kids, but a mysterious kaleidoscopic wave of color crashes over Eureka, leaving the entire town and its inhabitants animated.
Director: Matthew Hastings | Stars: Colin Ferguson, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Joe Morton, Erica Cerra
Votes: 698
38. No Sleep 'Til Christmas (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A bartender and a businesswoman find they only have one thing in common; insomnia.
Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Odette Annable, Dave Annable, Charles Michael Davis, Alphonso McAuley
Votes: 3,144
39. The Twelve Days of Christmas Eve (2004 TV Movie)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A successful CEO meets a Latin American rep on Christmas Eve, thus neglecting his girlfriend, family, and employees, and the day magically repeats itself until he gets it right.
Director: Martha Coolidge | Stars: Steven Weber, Stefanie von Pfetten, Mark Krysko, Teryl Rothery
Votes: 1,132
40. Christmas on Division Street (1991 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A good-natured homeless man and an ill-tempered student become good friends.
Director: George Kaczender | Stars: Fred Savage, Hume Cronyn, Badja Djola, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 590
41. Fitzwilly (1967)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A butler and the staff of an eccentric aged philanthropist whose family wealth is exhausted engage in larceny and crimes to maintain her lifestyle and provide funds for her charitable activities.
Director: Delbert Mann | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Barbara Feldon, John McGiver, Edith Evans
Votes: 2,042
42. Mistletoe & Menorahs (2019)
TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When a toy-company executive must learn about Hanukkah to land a big account, she enlists the help of her co-worker's friend, who happens to be in need of turning his pad into a Christmas Wonderland to impress his girlfriend's father.
Director: Max McGuire | Stars: Kelley Jakle, Jake Epstein, Cory Lee, Jon McLaren
Votes: 1,032
43. Merry & Bright (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
Cate's mom is setting up dates for her CEO daughter. When she meets Gabe a week before Christmas, she assumes, he's a date, but he's a corporate recovery consultant for her candy cane company. He's also single.
Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Jodie Sweetin, Andrew W. Walker, Sharon Lawrence, Stephanie Moroz
Votes: 2,041
44. Dear Santa (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama
A young woman from a privileged life falls for a soup-kitchen owner after discovering a Dear Santa letter written by his 7-year-old daughter.
Director: Jason Priestley | Stars: Amy Acker, David Haydn-Jones, Emma Duke, Patrick Creery
Votes: 3,071
45.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Eloise at Christmastime
(2003)
TV-G | 89 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A 6-year-old girl tries to reunite a young woman with a former boyfriend before she marries another.
Director: Kevin Lima | Stars: Julie Andrews, Sofia Vassilieva, Kenneth Welsh, Debra Monk
Votes: 2,564
46. The Christmas Train (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A cynical journalist decides to take a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas to get inspiration for a story in honor of his late father. He gets to know the other passengers and runs into an old flame while aboard.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Danny Glover, Joan Cusack
Votes: 3,532
47. Come Dance at My Wedding (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Drama
Tanner Gray is shocked to learn after the death of his ex-wife Andrea that he has a 25 year-old daughter, Cyd. He and his wife had met on a cruise over 25 years ago where they both worked ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: John Schneider, Brooke Nevin, Roma Downey, Christopher Jacot
Votes: 750
48.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Santa Who?
(2000)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Santa suffers a case of amnesia on the eve of his busiest season.
Director: William Dear | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Steven Eckholdt, Robyn Lively, Max Morrow
Votes: 2,146
49. The Trouble with Angels (1966)
PG | 112 min | Comedy, Family
Two high-spirited young students at St. Francis Academy keep things hopping for the challenged Mother Superior and her staff of bewildered Sisters.
Director: Ida Lupino | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Hayley Mills, Binnie Barnes, Camilla Sparv
Votes: 5,767
50. Psych: The Movie (2017 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The old gang comes together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own.
Director: Steve Franks | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson
Votes: 12,619
51. The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Samantha Caine lives in a small town with her daughter. Eight years ago she emerged, two months pregnant, from a nearby river with no memory of her past or who she is. However, she's getting closer to finding out about her past.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Geena Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, Yvonne Zima, Craig Bierko
Votes: 85,599 | Gross: $33.33M
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