Gift of the Magi
In the short story "The Gift of the Magi", written by O. Henry, a young married couple deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. What do you consider to the most thoughtful or unusual gift given in a film?
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- DirectorLisa MulcahyStarsMarla SokoloffMark WebberMichelle BeamishNewlywed true lovers Jim and Della Young can barely afford moving into to their new apartment, especially when the second-hand car breaks down. They agree not to buy Chrismas presents that year, but each decide to do so secretly and earn extra cash at each's own hobby's expense to spoil the other in his. The sacrifices they make to obtain the items end up putting a strain on their marriage.Della sells her hair to buy a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch. Jim sells his watch to buy Della an assortment of expensive hair accessories known as combs.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternOne 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.Kevin gives a Christmas tree ornament in the shape of a turtledove to the homeless/pigeon lady, and keeps one for himself. As long as they both have their turtledove, they will always have a bond.
- DirectorJohn LasseterAndrew StantonStarsKevin SpaceyDave FoleyJulia Louis-DreyfusA misfit ant, looking for "warriors" to save his colony from greedy grasshoppers, recruits a group of bugs that turn out to be an inept circus troupe.Dot gives Flik a rock, saying "imagine it's a seed"...
- DirectorPete DocterDavid SilvermanLee UnkrichStarsBilly CrystalJohn GoodmanMary GibbsIn order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.Mike Wasowsky gives the little piece of Boo's Door to Sully.
- DirectorIcíar BollaínStarsGael García BernalLuis TosarKarra ElejaldeAs a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.A group of Spanish filmmakers get stuck in some protests in Bolivia regarding water privatization. The producer of the film gets involved on it at at the end of the film a Bolivian actor gives him a little box with a bottle of water so he always remember their fight.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.Arwen gives Aragorn her necklace, which transferred her immortal life to him as protection.
- DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsEdmund GwennMaureen O'HaraJohn PayneAfter 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.Kris Kringle gives Susan Walker her dream house.
- DirectorBob ClarkStarsPeter BillingsleyMelinda DillonDarren McGavinIn 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.Ralphie's parents give him the Red Ryder BB Gun.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsElijah WoodIan McKellenOrlando BloomA meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron.Galadriel gives Gimli a lock of her hair.
- DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsJack NicholsonHelen HuntGreg KinnearA single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.Melvin pays his personal physician to treat Carol's son, Spencer.
- DirectorJack ConwayRobert Z. LeonardStarsRonald ColmanElizabeth AllanEdna May OliverA pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amidst the turmoil of the French Revolution.Sydney Carton trades places with Lucie Manette before his execution by guillotine.
- DirectorRichard BoleslawskiStarsFredric MarchCharles LaughtonCedric HardwickeIn early-19th-century France, an ex-convict who failed to report to parole is relentlessly pursued over a 20-year period by an obsessive policeman.Jean Valjean gives Police Inspector Javert his freedom rather than killing him.
- DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt YoungA small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.Adrian gives Butkus the dog to Rocky for Christmas.
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsGeorge ClooneyVera FarmigaAnna KendrickRyan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) calls the airline to transfer five hundred thousand miles each to the newlyweds, enough for them to fly around the world for their honeymoon.
- DirectorVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay BolgerYoung Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.Glinda, the good witch of the North, gives Dorothy Ruby slippers. Later, the Wizard of Oz gives The Scarecrow a brain, The Cowardly Lion courage, and The Tin Man a heart.
- DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy CrewsonWhen a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.Scott Calvin (Santa Claus) gives Dr. Neil Miller the wiener whistle that he wanted as a three-year-old.
- DirectorMichael LembeckStarsTim AllenSpencer BreslinElizabeth MitchellScott 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.Scott Calvin (Santa Claus) gives a whole room of high school teachers their childhood favorite toys. They starts playing with them as if they were kids again.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonAfter visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985...without interfering with his first trip.Future Biff gives young Biff the sports almanac.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsHenry FondaJane DarwellJohn CarradineAn Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.The gruff heart of gold owner of the diner and the waitress sell bread and peppermint sticks to Pa Joad for only ten cents. Everybody in the scene gets a gift; Winfield and Ruthie get candy, Pa gets to keep his pride, and the owner, the waitress and the two truck drivers, who watched the proceeds and over-tipped, all got the gift of giving.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsLeonardo DiCaprioMatt DamonJack NicholsonAn undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.At the beginning Frank Costello tells the shop assistant to fill a shopping bag with groceries for the young Colin Sullivan, a couple of loaves of bread, a couple of quarts of milk, and an X-man Wolverine comic book.
- DirectorLee UnkrichStarsTom HanksTim AllenJoan CusackThe toys are mistakenly delivered to a day-care center instead of the attic right before Andy leaves for college, and it's up to Woody to convince the other toys that they weren't abandoned and to return home.Andy gives his whole toy collection away to the little girl Bonnie. He tells her that he is going to college and doesn't want them to be neglected.
- DirectorRon ClementsJohn MuskerStarsScott WeingerRobin WilliamsLinda LarkinA kind-hearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.Aladdin sets Genie free with his final wish.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJoanne DruJohn AgarCaptain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.The engraved silver watch given by C Troop to Captain Brittles (John Wayne) upon his retirement. "To Capt. Brittles from C Troop. Lest we forget."