Cartoon/Animation
This movie is about a young deer with a flashlight for a nose gets bullied until a snowstorm happens. Then everyone decides he's useful and forces him to work as a GPS for Santa. Along the way, he befriends a dentist wannabe and a big furry guy, while dodging a grumpy snow monster. There’s also an island of rejected toys, but no one questions why they talk.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
This movie is about a couple who decides to skip Christmas for a cruise, which makes their neighbors lose their minds. Chaos ensues when their daughter announces a last-minute visit, forcing them to scramble for decorations, food, and holiday spirit in about six hours. The entire neighborhood somehow gets involved.
Christmas with the Kranks
This movie is about a dad who’s bad at work-life balance dies in a car accident and comes back as a talking snowman. He uses this second chance to bond with his son by sledding, throwing snowballs, and melting everyone’s hearts—literally
Jack Frost
This movie is about a big, magical snow person who kind of melts a lot. He’s friends with some kids and an angry magician who doesn’t like hats. They travel to places, but not really, because he’s made of snow and snow melts. There's a train, and at some point, the snow person talks, which is weird because snow doesn’t usually talk. Eventually, they all get sad, but then it’s winter again or something.
Frosty the Snowman
Santa’s grumpy, underachieving brother moves in, messes up the North Pole, and almost ruins Christmas. After some sibling drama and a motivational speech, he saves the day by delivering presents like a discount Santa. Bonus: Kevin Spacey randomly shows up as the bad guy.
Fred Claus
This movie is about a dad who goes all out on Christmas decorations and lights, creating an explosive holiday disaster. His relatives show up and make everything worse, while he tries to keep his sanity. Eventually, he almost gets arrested but somehow still ends up having a “perfect” Christmas.
Christmas Vacation
This movie is about a random train that kidnaps a skeptical kid in the middle of the night and takes him on a chaotic joyride to the North Pole. Along the way, he meets other captive children, drinks way too much hot chocolate, and gets life advice from a ghostly hobo. At the end, Santa gives him a broken bell as proof he’s real, but only if you believe hard enough.
Polar Express
This movie is about a divorced dad who accidentally kills Santa, puts on his clothes, and is legally forced to take over the job. As he gains weight and grows a beard overnight, everyone thinks he's losing it. Meanwhile, his kid is way too chill about the whole thing.
The Santa Clause
This movie is about a man who claims to be Santa and gets sent to court to prove he’s real. A little girl is somehow convinced, even though her mom tries to ruin the magic by being a complete Scrooge. In the end, he wins the case and delivers Christmas presents, because... magic, I guess?
Miracle on 34th Street
A bald kid with bad luck and worse dance moves tries to bring meaning to Christmas by picking the ugliest tree he can find. His friends mock him until a dog decorates the tree, which somehow fixes everything. Meanwhile, his blanket-obsessed buddy gives a monologue about the true meaning of Christmas.
Merry Christmas Charlie Brown
This movie is about kid’s family that forgets him during their fancy vacation, so he turns his house into a death trap to fend off two burglars who are oddly committed to robbing this house. There’s also a creepy neighbor who turns out to be nice, and somehow nobody calls child services.
Home Alone
This movie is about a guy who’s super depressed and thinks his life is pointless gets visited by a weird angel who shows him a world where he doesn’t exist. Turns out, everyone would be much worse off without him, so he gets super excited about life again. Then there’s a big financial crisis that somehow works out in the end
It's a Wonderful Life
This movie is about a guy with no shoes tries to save a building full of hostages from some German terrorists while making bad jokes. He fights barefoot on broken glass, uses a fire hose to escape, and somehow saves Christmas—because that’s what you do when you’re stuck in an office tower.
Die Hard
A grumpy green recluse with a dog sidekick decides to ruin everyone’s Christmas by stealing their decorations and snacks. Despite his best efforts, the townspeople still sing, which makes him cry and return everything. Bonus: he carves the roast beast like a pro.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
This movie is about a grown man who thinks he’s an elf leaves the North Pole to find his dad, who’s a grumpy businessman. Along the way, he eats questionable food, annoys everyone with his Christmas spirit, and fights a raccoon. Somehow, this fixes his dad’s life
Elf
This movie is about a kid who desperately wants a Red Ryder BB gun, but everyone, including Santa, keeps telling him he’ll shoot his eye out. He survives bullying, questionable holiday meals, and his dad’s obsession with a leg lamp. Eventually, he gets the gun and almost shoots his eye out.
A Christmas Story
This movie is about a skeleton guy who’s bored of Halloween decides to steal Christmas and ruin everything by mixing up spooky with festive. His pumpkin-headed friend helps, but in the end, he learns Christmas is about joy, not creepy stuff. Also, there’s singing and a weird love story with a ragdoll.