Modern Holiday Movies
This movie features an unique character named Buddy travels all the way from the North Pole to New York, just to meet the father he never he had.
Elf
This depressed young boy is losing faith in Christmas. Frustrated with the commercialism of the holiday, he struggles to find its purpose. But it takes his gang of friends to remind him what the true meaning of Christmas really is.
A Charlie Brown Christmas
This live action adaption of this beloved children’s tale follows this green creature who has decided to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville by stealing everything holiday related.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Jack Skellington, known as the “Pumpkin King,” plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role in Christmastown.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This unusual Christmas gift pet comes with 3 very important rules: you must avoid bright light, you cannot get them wet, and you can never, ever, feed them after midnight.
Gremlins
Scott, a divorced dad, accidentally kills Santa. He then must magically become him to step in as a substitute Santa for the next Christmas.
The Santa Clause
Sam The Snowman narrates this story of this furry creature who has been ousted and shunned for being different. But he learns to love and embrace that very thing makes him different and leads Santa Claus’s sleigh on Christmas Eve.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
This older gentleman claims to be the real Santa Claus. He insists upon it so much that the people in midtown Manhattan take him to court to determine his mental state and authenticity.
Miracle on 34th Street
Based on Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," the special is notable for its comedic interpretation of the classic story due to the main character’s poor eyesight, which leads to humorous mishaps while still conveying the core themes of redemption and compassion.
Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
Based off European folklore of a horned beast who punishes naughty children at Christmas, what 2015 movie focuses on a dysfunctional family that’s squabbling causes one of the children to lose his festive spirit and unleash this demon?
Krampus
This depressed, alcoholic, erratic behaving con artist posing as a mall Santa’s life is falling apart. Him and his partner rip off shopping outlets on Christmas Eve. But a small boy befriends him and brings out his kinder side.
Bad Santa
This special features a pre-historic family, where the Father figure works in a department store to earn extra money for Christmas gifts, he is soon called upon to assist Santa, when Santa becomes ill.
A Flintsone Chrismas
A depressed George Bailey is about to end it all at Christmas. Until an angel intercedes and shows him what his town would be like if he never existed.
It’s A Wonderful Life
Davey Stone, a 33-year-old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at redemption, spend the holiday performing community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail.
8 crazy nights
The holiday season turns deadly for a group of sorority sisters, stranded at their campus house during a snowstorm on Christmas Eve where a deadly killer is on the loose.
Black Christmas
This modern take on the classic Charles Dicken’s tale, “A Christmas Carol,” follows a very successful television executive who must learn the meaning of Christmas as he is visited by a series of ghosts.
Scrooged
This Holiday Classic follows a mother and son Otters, who are very poor but they are very happy and talented singers. They both want to get the other a very special present but both need to win The $50 prize in the talent show.
Emmit Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
In the 1983 holiday favorite Ralphie’s father wins a lamp shaped like a body part as a runner-up prize from a newspaper contest.
A Christmas Story
This movie is actually based off of a hit holiday song about an accident involving a young boy’s beloved grandmother on Christmas Eve.
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
An orphan raised by nuns, grows up to be a killer toy-store Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
Silent Night
Workaholic Howard Langston wants to make things up to his son and He promises to get him the hottest toy of the season, Turbo-Man -- even though it's Christmas Eve and the toy is practically sold out.
Jingle All The Way
Sidelined by a nasty cold and feeling unneeded, Santa decides not to make his annual Christmas journey. Elves Jingle and Jangle scour the world to find people who still believe and tangle with Heat Miser and Cold Miser on the Way.
The year without a Santa Claus
A young lady wakes up to discover that toys and mice have grown much larger, and a rodent ruler begins to torment her.
The Nutcracker
A train conductor invites a young boy on a train ride that’s headed to the North Pole to learn a lesson about the spirit of Christmas.
The Polar Express
A hard worker named Angela works late on Christmas Eve in a large building. When she finally decides to leave, her car will not start in the parking garage. Leaving her stranded with just a deranged security guard until after the holiday.
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