Holiday Films, a list by Nathan

6.3

/88910/

67

/2412/

63

/1103/

3.0

/211869/

52

/160/

63

/10387/

56

/35/

3.0

age 15+

An uptight, conservative 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.

55

5.9

/35159/

62

/3354/

55

/929/

2.7

/31985/

43

/118/

84

/15/

40

/24/

2.0

age 16+

A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.

60

6.1

/34189/

68

/2748/

69

/2260/

2.5

/111704/

63

/16/

52

/125/

age 8+

When a down-to-earth Chicago baker and a soon-to-be princess discover they look like twins, they hatch a Christmastime plan to trade places.

39

4.7

/32929/

54

/971/

52

/596/

2.6

/55401/

14

/65/

38

/4214/

22

/17/

age 17+

As the residents of sorority house Pi Kappa Sigma prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins a series of obscene phone calls with dubious intentions...

40

5.5

/30567/

62

/1267/

57

/573/

2.5

/25496/

8

/111/

31

/802/

19

/29/

age 14+

A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.

69

6.9

/28518/

70

/920/

65

/362/

3.4

/15949/

73

/56/

73

/927/

59

/27/

3.0

age 15+

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

60

5.3

/27469/

57

/3220/

61

/902/

2.3

/47264/

60

/125/

50

/136/

53

/29/

4.0

age 16+

A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son's death.

60

5.8

/23423/

66

/1953/

66

/1465/

2.4

/49230/

73

/11/

49

/60/

age 10+

When a reporter goes undercover as a nanny to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love - but will she be able to keep up her lie?

57

5.6

/22370/

64

/1922/

64

/1153/

2.3

/56477/

71

/21/

42

/80/

age 10+

A medieval English knight is magically transported to present day where he ends up falling for a high school science teacher.

62

6.2

/22147/

67

/1126/

62

/390/

2.3

/26664/

73

/15/

63

/69/

63

/4/

age 13+

Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?

71

6.4

/22090/

68

/1494/

66

/554/

2.9

/26823/

91

/77/

69

/219/

69

/15/

3.5

age 8+

An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.

66

6.7

/21498/

66

/1173/

63

/153/

2.9

/32574/

79

/48/

76

/193/

55

/10/

age 8+

Follows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old Man.

41

5.9

/17722/

63

/580/

56

/272/

2.8

/11963/

10

/20/

42

/319/

31

/21/

0.5

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

65

6.1

/17426/

64

/1407/

61

/428/

3.1

/44811/

77

/129/

63

/200/

63

/27/

3.0

age 15+

A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven—at Christmas—forcing Anna and her friends to fight, slash, and sing their way to survival. In a desperate race to reach their loved ones, they soon learn that no one is safe in this new world, and with civilization falling apart around them, the only people they can truly rely on are each other.

21

1.3

/17297/

22

/134/

18

/100/

1.2

/6390/

30

/3058/

18

/9/

1.0

age 8+

Kirk is enjoying the annual Christmas party extravaganza thrown by his sister until he realizes he needs to help out Christian, his brother-in-law who has a bad case of the bah-humbugs.

55

5.6

/17188/

62

/949/

59

/343/

2.2

/22467/

75

/24/

42

/99/

53

/4/

age 8+

To escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle -- and faces off with the grumpy duke who owns it.

67

6.6

/16137/

67

/397/

62

/187/

3.3

/12696/

63

/49/

72

/490/

57

/15/

3.5

age 15+

After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her unhinged family.

53

52

5.5

/15066/

62

/1246/

68

/913/

2.2

/52121/

56

/25/

35

/31/

age 8+

When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne & hits a rough patch with Kevin, it’s up to Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike — party girl Fiona — foils their plans.

50

49

5.5

/14987/

61

/896/

60

/385/

2.1

/26795/

32

/22/

53

/36/

50

/5/

age 10+

A young woman takes a trip to romantic Verona, Italy, after a breakup, only to find that the villa she reserved was double-booked, and she'll have to share her vacation with a cynical British man.

41

5.4

/14700/

56

/533/

53

/213/

2.6

/15670/

16

/32/

48

/427/

14

/16/

1.5

age 13+

The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.

42

5.2

/14616/

60

/374/

51

/221/

2.6

/13540/

28

/67/

27

/653/

34

/22/

1.5

age 5+

When an entire town in upstate New York is closed down by an unexpected snowfall, a "snow day" begins when a group of elementary school kids, led by Natalie Brandston, try to ensure that the schools stay closed by stopping a mechanical snowplow driver by trying to hijack his plow truck. Meanwhile, Natalie's big brother Hal is using this day to try to win the affections of Claire Bonner, the most popular girl in his high school, while Hal and Natalie's father Tom, a TV meteorologist, faces off against a rival meteorologist for weather coverage of the day's events.

53

52

5.9

/13960/

64

/1102/

64

/574/

2.2

/16181/

50

/16/

43

/42/

47

/4/

age 8+

While gathering evidence to support closing a tropical U.S. Air Force base, a congressional aide warms to its generous captain.

46

5.6

/13247/

62

/712/

59

/352/

2.8

/20252/

23

/43/

41

/635/

1.0

age 9+

Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie.

56

5.9

/12404/

64

/793/

64

/350/

2.2

/11657/

52

/62/

age 13+

With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas.

50

5.4

/12402/

58

/425/

54

/258/

2.7

/13765/

40

/5/

44

/638/

Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is about to return to his evil ways.

51

5.7

/12363/

64

/1032/

66

/1036/

2.4

/20298/

33

/6/

43

/38/

age 10+

A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future -- and pointing her toward love.

48

6.1

/11648/

62

/361/

58

/319/

2.6

/5584/

28

/36/

48

/279/

29

/15/

2.0

age 13+

With Christmas Eve just around the corner in bustling New York, five lonely and sad strangers find their lives inadvertently intersected.

66

6.4

/11286/

73

/579/

65

/139/

3.3

/8938/

56

/81/

81

/3486/

63

/24/

age 14+

This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family.

57

6.3

/10710/

72

/1252/

64

/588/

2.6

/11963/

45

/51/

71

/313/

42

/12/

2.0

age 5+

A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.

61

60

6.3

/9721/

72

/657/

70

/407/

2.5

/5238/

52

/38/

age 8+

After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic deaths, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. Feeling out of place as a commoner, she is determined to give her family a merry Christmas and surprises herself when she falls for a handsome prince.

57

5.3

/9480/

55

/488/

50

/176/

2.9

/11493/

75

/79/

37

/204/

70

/28/

2.5

age 17+

After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.

59

6.3

/9283/

67

/765/

61

/304/

2.7

/13148/

53

/48/

age 11+

In an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend Jack on Christmas Eve, Kate ends up ruining her blind date with Miles, a handsome guy she's been set up with. In a strange twist of fate, Kate is magically given the chance to re-live Christmas Eve twelve times!

62

6.2

/9229/

76

/2614/

60

/383/

3.0

/10398/

49

/68/

64

/250/

55

/27/

3.0

age 13+

A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.

54

52

5.6

/8881/

63

/785/

67

/456/

2.2

/33293/

57

/14/

42

/22/

age 8+

A priceless relic is stolen from identical royals Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy, who enlist the help of their sketchy look-alike cousin Fiona Pembroke to retrieve it.

49

47

5.4

/8747/

61

/827/

62

/561/

2.2

/21878/

36

/11/

40

/26/

Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.

54

50

5.6

/8594/

62

/683/

58

/229/

2.2

/12835/

65

/17/

60

/15/

39

/5/

age 10+

Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.

64

62

6.5

/8314/

69

/615/

70

/303/

2.6

/4210/

65

/34/

age 10+

A woman falls in love with a man who is somewhat unavailable.

61

60

6.1

/8199/

66

/411/

62

/194/

2.6

/10029/

64

/266/

age 13+

A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and share a magical Christmas.

49

5.6

/7687/

58

/360/

53

/131/

2.8

/5742/

48

/40/

23

/87/

54

/15/

2.0

age 16+

Two ne’er-do-wells from Quebec travel to New York City with a scheme to get rich quick selling Christmas trees.

40

39

4.4

/7098/

56

/486/

54

/422/

1.8

/7728/

13

/24/

age 10+

Wedding Planner, Kelsey Wilson, is about to have her big break: planning her beloved cousin's lavish and exclusive wedding. Everything is going smoothly until Connor McClane, a devilishly handsome private investigator, shows up and turns Kelsey's world upside-down. Hired by a secret source, Connor quickly disrupts the upcoming nuptials but wins Kelsey's heart in the process.

75

72

7.6

/6861/

74

/361/

70

/64/

3.3

/9270/

90

/39/

Contemporary screenwriter Lucy Hardgrove is hired to pen the remake of the holiday classic His Merry Wife!, which was shot at the renowned Biltmore Estate. Taking a tour of the grounds, she accidentally knocks over an hourglass, transporting her back in time to 1946, right when His Merry Wife! is being filmed.

62

56

6.9

/6467/

73

/586/

69

/199/

2.6

/3115/

51

/14/

Allie Foster, a struggling New York artist, reluctantly accepts to act as a governess to a rebellious Princess Theodora of Winshire. When Allie forms an unlikely bond with the princess, she attracts the attention of the handsome King Maximillian, who’s facing an arranged marriage against his heart’s wishes. As Christmas Eve draws near, Allie finds herself swept up in romance, royalty and the spirit of the holidays.

54

50

6.3

/5802/

70

/617/

60

/239/

2.3

/3073/

33

/13/

When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that Christmas giving has less to do with the amount of money spent and more to do with the importance of the gift, while Anna discovers she might find success as an artist in a way she never expected. The best gift of all of course is the love they discover with one another.

68

61

7.3

/5525/

73

/213/

64

/67/

3.1

/1695/

70

/44/

Five-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Henry Winkler stars in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, the story of what happens when you open your heart to the power of Christmas. Disenchanted single mom Jennifer Cullen (Brooke Burns) is a Scroogette when it comes to anything Christmas. In fact, even her six-year-old son, Brian, is having trouble believing in Santa Claus. But when her Uncle Ralph (Henry Winkler) visits and brings a fellow passenger from his flight named Morgan Derby (Warren Christie), Jennifer s dubious heart awakens to the possibility that perhaps Christmas really does hold miracles. It s uplifting and laugh-packed and a story that will inspire the whole family to believe.

60

52

6.6

/5389/

72

/390/

67

/245/

2.7

/2246/

44

/7/

A young working girl with a blue-collar background is surprised when her new fiancé announces he is actually a prince of a small sovereign country in Europe. After the couple quickly takes off to spend the holidays at his family’s sprawling, royal castle, she must work hard to win over her disapproving and unaccepting future mother-in-law—the Queen—and find out if love truly can conquer all.

50

45

5.7

/5369/

64

/421/

61

/229/

2.1

/4061/

26

/6/

When architect and Christmas amateur Steven finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he recruits holiday coordinator Gretchen to bring holiday joy to his home. Gretchen’s expert Christmas spirit brings Steven’s family together, but neither expected it to bring them closer to each other. After a great opportunity presents itself to Gretchen, she and Steven must decide what’s really important in life.

63

61

6.2

/5346/

66

/294/

60

/100/

3.1

/14379/

82

/11/

51

/195/

age 6+

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.

59

52

6.2

/5254/

70

/332/

60

/198/

2.5

/1647/