Christmas and winter movies
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1. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 38,449 | Gross: $0.20M
2. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
G | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley
Votes: 20,899
3. 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: 54,904 | Gross: $2.65M
4. Hans Brinker (1969 TV Movie)
103 min | Drama, Family, Musical
Based on the beloved children's story, Hans Brinker is a fun-filled musical sprinkled with fantasy and excitement.
Director: Robert Scheerer | Stars: Eleanor Parker, Richard Basehart, John Gregson, Cyril Ritchard
Votes: 151
5.
Emil i Lönneberga (1974–1976)
Episode:
Den stora snöstormen
(1974)
25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Alfred cut his thumb and must go to the doctor.
Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Jan Ohlsson, Lena Wisborg, Allan Edwall, Emy Storm
Votes: 69
6. 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: 652,660 | Gross: $285.76M
7. 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: 402,414 | Gross: $173.59M
8. Groundhog Day (1993)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky
Votes: 684,869 | Gross: $70.91M
9. Love Actually (2003)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney
Votes: 531,424 | Gross: $59.70M
10.
Emil i Lönneberga (1974–1976)
Episode:
Kalaset i Katthult
(1974)
24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The family have invited all their friends and acquaintances to a big feast, and Emil pulls his little sister Ida up to the top of the flag pole so she can see far into the distance.
Director: Olle Hellbom | Stars: Jan Ohlsson, Lena Wisborg, Allan Edwall, Emy Storm
Votes: 65
11. 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: 75,208 | Gross: $60.06M
12. 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: 36,248 | Gross: $38.36M
13. 12 Dates of Christmas (2011 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A story that follows Kate, a young woman who after a horrible blind date on Christmas Eve, wakes up to find she is re-living that same day and date all over again.
Director: James Hayman | Stars: Laura Miyata, Vijay Mehta, Amy Smart, Audrey Dwyer
Votes: 8,317
14. A Christmas Carol (1984 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward
Votes: 18,337
15. A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine
Votes: 129,498 | Gross: $137.86M
16. 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: 70,632 | Gross: $27.28M
17.
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992–1998)
Episode:
The Tailor of Gloucester
(1993)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
It is Christmas time and an old tailor must great a waistcoat for the mayors wedding, but when illness and lack of money prevent him from doing so, a few little mice decide to help
Directors: Jack Stokes, Dianne Jackson | Stars: Niamh Cusack, Ian Holm, Derek Griffiths, Dan Russell
Votes: 75
18. The Polar Express (2004)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis
Votes: 241,254 | Gross: $183.37M
19. Arthur Christmas (2011)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Santa's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a misplaced present to a young girl in less than two hours on Christmas Day.
Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook | Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 67,090 | Gross: $46.46M
20. Frosty (1965)
84 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A fairy-tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Aleksandr Khvylya, Natalya Sedykh, Eduard Izotov, Inna Churikova
Votes: 5,521
21. The Girls (1962)
98 min | Comedy, Romance
Several romance stories - part funny, part sadly - set in a remote logging camp.
Director: Yuriy Chulyukin | Stars: Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Nikolay Rybnikov, Lyusena Ovchinnikova, Inna Makarova
Votes: 4,512
22. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 59,013
23. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 37,465
24. 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: 16,832
25. 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: 12,017
26. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Bill Melendez
Votes: 44,087
27. Donald's Snow Fight (1942)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald Duck, in a battleship made of ice, goes to war against his three nephews, who fight back from their ice fort.
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 2,256
28. The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
A poor boy and a prince exchange identities and lives while the villainous Captain of the Guard plots to take advantage of this.
Director: George Scribner | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer, Arthur Burghardt, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 4,037
29. The Small One (1978)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Ordered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, named Small One, a boy in ancient Palestine takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph.
Directors: Don Bluth, Jack Cutting, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Sean Marshall, William Woodson, Olan Soule, Hal Smith
Votes: 2,090
30. 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: 2,396
31. A Christmas Carol (1951)
TV-PG | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns
Votes: 25,723
32. The Night Before Christmas (1933)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens his bag. The toys march out and decorate ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Allan Watson, Kenny Baker
Votes: 956
33. The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993 TV Movie)
22 min | Animation, Family
Narrated by a partridge, this charming animated tale explains the lengthy and confusing Christmas carol of the same name. The bold and brave Sir Carolboomer loves the melancholy Princess ... See full summary »
Director: Masaki Îzuka | Stars: Phil Hartman, James Carter Cathcart, John Crenshaw, Merwin Goldsmith
Votes: 113
34. Santa's Workshop (1932)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Santa's little helpers must hurry to finish the toys before Christmas Day.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Harriette Haddon, Allan Watson
Votes: 2,807
35.
Mr. Bean (1990–1995)
Episode:
Do-It-Yourself Mr. Bean
(1994)
TV-G | 24 min | Comedy, Family
Mr. Bean hosts a New Year's party with his friends Rupert and Hubert. The next day, Bean buys many tools and appliances to decorate and improve his apartment. He decides to paint his room ... See full summary »
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Robert Austin, Simon Godley, Helen Burns
Votes: 1,846
36. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
Director: Sharon Maguire | Stars: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones
Votes: 263,389 | Gross: $71.54M
37. A Muppet Family Christmas (1987 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 47 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays.
Directors: Peter Harris, Eric Till | Stars: Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, Kathryn Mullen
Votes: 4,676
38.
Friends (1994–2004)
Episode:
The One with the Monkey
(1994)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
The gang make (and break) a pact not to bring dates to their New Years Eve party. Phoebe starts dating a scientist. Ross compensates for his loneliness by getting a monkey.
Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc
Votes: 6,511
39. Frozen (I) (2013)
PG | 102 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fearless optimist Anna teams up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven in an epic journey to find Anna's sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter.
Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee | Stars: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad
Votes: 663,615 | Gross: $400.74M
40. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
G | 65 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Ring in the season with Winnie The Pooh in a holiday adventure.
Directors: Gary Katona, Ed Wexler, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler, Michael Gough
Votes: 3,083
41. Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 46 min | Animation, Family
In the days leading up to Christmas, Toot visits his Aunt Peg to celebrate her 100th birthday, while Puddle stays home with their young cousin Opal to get ready for Christmas.
Director: Ginger Gibbons | Stars: Katie Leigh, Adam Wylie, Jessica DiCicco, Walker Edmiston
Votes: 48
42. How the Toys Saved Christmas (1996)
Not Rated | 78 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A group of toys take matters into their own hands when their Christmas delivery is in jeopardy.
Director: Enzo D'Alò | Stars: Dario Fo, Mary Tyler Moore, Lella Costa, Tony Randall
Votes: 615
43. Father Christmas and the Missing Reindeer (1998 TV Movie)
25 min
Fantasy animation. When Christmas Eve falls Father Christmas is horrified to learn that his reindeer have vanished. He enlists the help of a young friend to track them down.
Director: Jon Doyle | Stars: David Jason, Jimmy Hibbert, Susan Sheridan
Votes: 21
44. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 51 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving
Votes: 11,638
45. Fay's 12 Days of Christmas (1995 Video)
25 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Fay and her family of humanoid dogs spend 12 days preparing for Christmas with cookies, decorations, and a bit of fun and mischief along the way.
Director: William Wegman | Stars: Batty, Andrea Beeman, Chundo, Crooky
Votes: 63
46. Sun Valley Serenade (1941)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy
After Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort, its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. Later, soloist Vivian Dawn quits and Karen stages an ice show as a substitute.
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone | Stars: Sonja Henie, John Payne, Glenn Miller, Milton Berle
Votes: 1,950
47. The Apartment (1960)
Approved | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston
Votes: 196,725 | Gross: $18.60M
48. 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: 17,625 | Gross: $8.18M
49. 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: 499,005
50. 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: 375,064 | Gross: $75.08M
51. Noel (2004)
PG | 96 min | Drama
Five New Yorkers come together on Christmas Eve, seeking a miracle.
Director: Chazz Palminteri | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin
Votes: 10,662
52. Surviving Christmas (2004)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
A lonely, obnoxious young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him.
Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 27,750 | Gross: $11.66M
53. The Family Man (2000)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven
Votes: 119,355 | Gross: $75.79M
54. Carnival Night (1956)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A new chief of a "Culture House" is planning to hold a terribly boring New Year concert. A group of young amateur actors are doing their best to liven up the concert.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Igor Ilyinsky, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Yuri Belov, Georgiy Kulikov
Votes: 3,094
55. The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976 TV Movie)
TV-G | 192 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An incredible story about a man who misplaced the cities and found his love during the one special night - New Year's celebration.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Andrey Myagkov, Barbara Brylska, Yuriy Yakovlev, Aleksandr Shirvindt
Votes: 13,526
56. The Irony of Fate 2 (2007)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Romance
The events of the new movie take place 30 years after the original one. The stars of this movie are Zhenya and Galya's son and Nadia and Ippolit's daughter. 2007
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Konstantin Khabenskiy, Elizaveta Boyarskaya, Sergey Bezrukov, Andrey Myagkov
Votes: 3,865
57.
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
58. One Magic Christmas (1985)
G | 89 min | Family, Fantasy
An angel must show a mother the true meaning of Christmas. It's not just presents and materialistic things, but the people she cares about too.
Director: Phillip Borsos | Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Gary Basaraba, Harry Dean Stanton, Arthur Hill
Votes: 4,452 | Gross: $13.68M
59. Holiday (1938)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A young man in love with a girl from a rich family finds his unorthodox plan to go on holiday for the early years of his life met with skepticism by everyone except for his fiancée's eccentric sister and long-suffering brother.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Doris Nolan, Lew Ayres
Votes: 18,240
60. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
91 min | Family
When a heartbroken boy loses the precious wooden treasure that links him to his dead father, his worried mother convinces a carver to create a replacement.
Director: Bill Clark | Stars: Tom Berenger, Sarah Wildor, Thomas Briggs, Joely Richardson
Votes: 1,249
61.
Poirot (1989–2013)
Episode:
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
(1994)
TV-14 | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The tyrannical patriarch of a dysfunctional but wealthy family summons his adult children for a Christmas reunion, but prior to the holiday his throat is slashed apparently by one of them.
Director: Edward Bennett | Stars: David Suchet, Philip Jackson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Simon Roberts
Votes: 2,576
62. Call Me Claus (2001 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Family
Lucy's a producer on a home shopping channel. She hires the real Santa as Santa. He has to find his replacement as the real Santa in 4 weeks. Lucy is unknowingly the only candidate left.
Director: Peter Werner | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Victor Garber
Votes: 2,826
63. Prep & Landing (2009 TV Short)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Cotton, David DeLuise
Votes: 3,999
64. Mrs. Santa Claus (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush, Mrs. Claus (Dame Angela Lansbury) takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive, only to end up stranded in the multicultural ... See full summary »
Director: Terry Hughes | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Michael Jeter, Terrence Mann, Lynsey Bartilson
Votes: 1,258
65. Gotta Catch Santa Claus (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Animation, Fantasy
Young boy wants to prove his friend that Santa Claus exists by capturing him. Meanwhile, an old enemy of Santa awakens from an ancient slumber with the same idea.
Directors: Jamie Waese, Jin Choi II, Peter Lepeniotis | Stars: Cory Doran, Lisa Lennox, Nathan Stephenson, Sweeney MacArthur
Votes: 142
66. Christmas Oranges (2012)
PG | 101 min | Drama, Family
Experience the journey of Rose, an orphan who teaches the meaning of hope to all those around her. Share a slice of Christmas sweetened with friendship in this poignant story based on a classic holiday tale.
Director: John Lyde | Stars: Edward Herrmann, Nancy Stafford, Bailee Michelle Johnson, Savanna Kylie Lewis
Votes: 732
67. The Twelve Trees of Christmas (2013 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 87 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
Cheri Jamison rallies the residents of her beloved Manhattan neighborhood to participate in a Christmas tree contest when her cherished local library is abruptly set for demolition. Cheri ... See full summary »
Director: Michael DeCarlo | Stars: Lindy Booth, Robin Dunne, Mel B, Casper Van Dien
Votes: 938
68. Lost Christmas (2011)
PG | 89 min | Drama, Family
Urban fairytale set in Manchester. A series of tragic events that blight a young boy's life are reversed one Christmas Eve, giving him and those around him the happy ending that they were destined to have.
Director: John Hay | Stars: Eddie Izzard, Larry Mills, Jason Flemyng, Geoffrey Palmer
Votes: 1,527
69. The Elf Who Didn't Believe (2000)
G | 90 min | Comedy, Family
Young elf Elmer wants to become a real boy. He steals Santa's sleigh and escapes to the real world, where he meets a young girl who needs a heart transplant.
Director: Rodney McDonald | Stars: Sean Donnelly, Margo Harshman, Rich Mann, Dan Frank
Votes: 145
70. 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: 116,127 | Gross: $60.57M
71. Christmas Story (2007)
PG | 83 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
The touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.
Director: Juha Wuolijoki | Stars: Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Otto Gustavsson, Jonas Rinne, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 4,700
72. Christmas Grace (2013)
TV-Y7 | 84 min | Drama, Family
Rival toy store owners compete over several Christmas seasons, and God's grace goes to work in their lives.
Director: Keith Perna | Stars: Ryan-Iver Klann, Tim Kaiser, Rebekah Cook, Ann Filippis
Votes: 635
73. Santa's Apprentice (2010)
G | 80 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an ... See full summary »
Directors: Luc Vinciguerra, Paulette Victor Lifton | Stars: Julie Gayet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Lorànt Deutsch, Bruno Salomone
Votes: 537
74. The Magic Snowflake (2013)
Not Rated | 82 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young boy named Nicholas is about to become the next Santa Claus, but must first avoid a crisis that's threatening the magic of Christmas before he can succeed in his new role.
Director: Luc Vinciguerra | Stars: Nathan Simony, Benoît Allemane, Vincent Grass, Jean-Claude Donda
Votes: 315
75. Rent-a-Kid (1995 TV Movie)
G | 85 min | Drama, Family, Comedy
Harry Habert, owner of a rent office has an original idea: To rent babies from a nearby orphanage to the local families. He rents the Ward brothers to his first customers.
Director: Fred Gerber | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, Matt McCoy, Sherry Miller
Votes: 2,166
76. The Log (1999)
106 min | Comedy, Drama
Christmas, family, and infidelity. Yvette's husband has died, and her grown daughters join her at the grave: Sonia, wealthy, bourgeois, and generous; Louba, living with their dad Stanislas,... See full summary »
Director: Danièle Thompson | Stars: Sabine Azéma, Emmanuelle Béart, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Claude Rich
Votes: 1,874 | Gross: $0.15M
77. Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Puerto Rican family living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago face what may be their last Christmas together.
Director: Alfredo Rodriguez de Villa | Stars: John Leguizamo, Freddy Rodríguez, Debra Messing, Alfred Molina
Votes: 4,699 | Gross: $7.50M
78. A Christmas Tale (2008)
Not Rated | 150 min | Comedy, Drama
The 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.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny
Votes: 7,564 | Gross: $1.06M
79. A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008 TV Movie)
G | 60 min | Comedy, Family, Music
When Gonzo accidentally diverts three letters to Santa, he talks Kermit and his friends into delivering them to the North Pole personally.
Director: Kirk R. Thatcher | Stars: Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, Eric Jacobson
Votes: 2,505
80. An Elf's Story: The Elf on the Shelf (2010 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
An elf attempts to help a boy believe.
Director: Chad Eikhoff | Stars: Brendan Dooling, Michael May, Doug Williams, Leslie Bellair
Votes: 660
81. A Christmas Memory (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Family
Seven year old Buddy experiences the best of country life, friendship, and the joy of giving during the Christmas season. Based on the story by Truman Capote.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Patty Duke, Piper Laurie, Jeffrey DeMunn, Anita Gillette
Votes: 824
82. Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (2010 TV Short)
PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Wayne and Lanny now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact Mrs. Claus who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santas secret workshop.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: Betty White, David Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 2,215
83. Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke, Rob Riggle
Votes: 2,270
84. Joyeux Noel (2005)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, History, Music
In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
Director: Christian Carion | Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Natalie Dessay
Votes: 31,984 | Gross: $1.05M
85. Snowglobe (2007 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 86 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe.
Director: Ron Lagomarsino | Stars: Christina Milian, Erin Karpluk, Hilda Doherty, Jason Schombing
Votes: 2,782
86. Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)
TV-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
It so happens that peaceful kindergarten teacher is incredibly similar to the terrible villain who stole the helmet of Alexander the Great. And villain's accomplices are unexpectedly similar to children - they also need love and care.
Director: Aleksandr Seryy | Stars: Evgeniy Leonov, Georgiy Vitsin, Saveliy Kramarov, Radner Muratov
Votes: 12,875
87. Zigzag of Luck (1968)
88 min | Comedy
Winning the lottery turns into a problem when it became clear where the money for ticket was taken from.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Evgeniy Leonov, Valentina Talyzina, Evgeniy Evstigneev, Irina Skobtseva
Votes: 1,049
88. Come Look at Me (2001)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
Before New Year Eve the windows of vast city are glowing from within by colored Christmas lights. It seems that behind each of these windows carefully stored favorite holiday.It seems that ... See full summary »
Directors: Mikhail Agranovich, Oleg Yankovskiy | Stars: Oleg Yankovskiy, Irina Kupchenko, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Natalya Shchukina
Votes: 738
89. New Year's Adventures of Masha and Vitia (1975 TV Movie)
71 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
Inventive children save the Snow Maiden from Kashchey.
Directors: Gennadiy Kazanskiy, Igor Usov | Stars: Irina Borisova, Mikhail Boyarskiy, Nikolay Boyarskiy, Igor Efimov
Votes: 355
90. Staryy novyy god (1981)
138 min | Comedy
Two men, sharing the same first name and living in the same building but each with different background and attitude to life, have to rethink their views in the midst of crowded winter holiday celebration.
Directors: Naum Ardashnikov, Oleg Efremov | Stars: Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Aleksandr Kalyagin, Kseniya Minina, Irina Miroshnichenko
Votes: 510
91. Telegramma (1972)
95 min | Adventure, Family
The early 1970s, the New Year's Eve hustle of the big city. Moscow sixth graders Kostya and Tosha and Kostya's four-year-old brother, Ruslan, are trying to find Katya Inozemtseva to deliver... See full summary »
Director: Rolan Bykov | Stars: Mikhail Yanshin, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Yuriy Nikulin, Tatyana Grishina
Votes: 77
92. Santa's Surprise (1947)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Five children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve, and decide to give him some extra help around the workshop.
Directors: Seymour Kneitel, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 375
93. The Christmas Candle (2013)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Family
A pastor who's suffered a personal loss accepts a position in a town that believes in a Christmas miracle candle, which he strives to abolish.
Director: John Stephenson | Stars: Hans Matheson, Samantha Barks, Lesley Manville, Sylvester McCoy
Votes: 2,682 | Gross: $2.21M
94. Pettson & Findus - Tomtemaskinen (2005)
79 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The old man PETTSON and his cat FINDUS live on a small farm way out in the countryside in Sweden. Christmas is approaching, and Pettson has given Findus the rash promise that THE TOMTE will... See full summary »
Directors: Jørgen Lerdam, Anders Sørensen | Stars: Tord Peterson, Lukas Larsson, Mona Seilitz, Gunnar Uddén
Votes: 410
95. Crown for Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After getting fired from her job as a maid at a ritzy New York City hotel, Allie reluctantly accepts a temporary gig as the governess to a young girl who is part of a powerful family in Europe that lives in a castle.
Director: Alex Zamm | Stars: Danica McKellar, Rupert Penry-Jones, Ellie Botterill, Pavel Douglas
Votes: 5,650
96. Frosty the Snowman (1969 TV Short)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe, Jimmy Durante, Paul Frees
Votes: 21,462
97. 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: 51,122 | Gross: $30.00M
98. A Christmas Story (1983)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Scott Schwartz
Votes: 168,603 | Gross: $20.61M
99. Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999 Video)
Not Rated | 66 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Three tales of Christmas past about Donald's nephews reliving the day on repeat, Max Goof's belief in Santa being challenged, and Mickey and Minnie making ends meet.
Directors: Jun Falkenstein, Alex Mann, Bradley Raymond, Toby Shelton, Bill Speers | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 10,394
100. 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: 15,352 | Gross: $21.00M
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