Christmas Movies Worth Seeking out
by Sober-Friend | created - 02 Mar 2018 | updated - 03 Mar 2018 | PublicThis is a list of films that can get lost in the mix. They have a wonderful story and capture the "Holiday Spirit"
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1. A String of Blue Beads (1953 TV Movie)
27 min | Drama
A young man with everything to live for is crushed to learn of the death of his fiancée in a fire on Christmas Eve. For three years he wallows in self-pity until a young girl reminds him of the true meaning of Christmas.
Director: Alan Dinehart | Stars: Louis Jourdan, Ellen Cobb-Hill, Margaret Hamilton, Elaine Lynn
Votes: 262
Well told story in 30 minutes.
2. Headed South for Christmas (2013)
Not Rated | 64 min | Comedy
A comedic family film that follows MACKENZIE, an angst-ridden 14 year old girl (Abby Corrigan) whose mother died during childbirth. Mackenzie and her father Ash (David Garrett), who is a ... See full summary »
Director: Travis Breedlove | Stars: Abby Corrigan, David Garrett, Luke Westerfield, Mandi Christine Kerr
Votes: 84
A Teen learns about her mother on a Christmas visit to her Aunt's home.
3. A Christmas Carol (1938)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn
Votes: 8,748
The first version to condense the Ghost visit from "Three Nights to One Night"
4. 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
It's fun to see how bad, bad movies can be!
5. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Not Rated | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
The Martians kidnap Santa Claus because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents.
Director: Nicholas Webster | Stars: John Call, Leonard Hicks, Vincent Beck, Bill McCutcheon
Votes: 12,655
Hey This is fun movie. Do not miss!
6. The Christmas Ornament (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Romance
A widow plans to give Christmas festivities a miss, as they bring back too many memories of her late husband.
Director: Mark Jean | Stars: Kellie Martin, Cameron Mathison, Jewel Staite, Brendan Meyer
Votes: 2,203
Two Adults Trying To Move On.
7. The Christmas Card (2006 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama, Romance
US soldier visits the town from where an inspirational Christmas card was sent to him by a church group that mails cards out to servicemen as a goodwill effort.
Director: Stephen Bridgewater | Stars: Edward Asner, John Newton, Alice Evans, Lois Nettleton
Votes: 4,524
The Best Love Story Ever
8. Miracle in Toyland (2000 Video)
49 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Come on a magical Christmas adventure to Toyland, where all your wishes can come true. As the toys come to life they lend a hand to Jesse and teach him power of caring. He leads them in a ... See full summary »
Director: Diane Paloma Eskenazi | Stars: Cam Clarke, Debi Derryberry, Aisha Hinds, Daran Norris
Votes: 858
The Worse Cartoon Ever
9. Little Angels: The Brightest Christmas (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 42 min | Animation, Short, Family
Little Angels are watching over you and protecting you.
Directors: Diane Paloma Eskenazi, Xiaoyu Ji | Stars: Cam Clarke, Debi Derryberry, Charles Martinet
Votes: 1,049
This was Bad Bad Bad
10. Christmas Snow (1986 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Family
A shop owner who is being evicted at Christmas rescues her Scrooge-like landlord from an accident.
Director: Gus Trikonis | Stars: Katherine Helmond, Sid Caesar, Melissa Joan Hart, Kimble Joyner
Votes: 413
Kindness Pays
11. A Norman Rockwell Christmas Story (1995 TV Movie)
52 min | Family
This film brings to life a famous Norman Rockwell painting. Samuel Cavanaugh, a Scrooge like character, revisits the frozen pond each year to relive the happier moments in his life. Michael... See full summary »
Director: Michael Spence | Stars: James T. Callahan, Sky Rumph, Emily Newman, Kippy Kroh
Votes: 368
A family struggles together in this wonderful story about not losing hope!
12. Christmas in the City (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
With the threat of having to close her father's candy store, Wendy and her 5-year-old daughter travel to the big city in the hope of making enough money to save it.
Director: Marita Grabiak | Stars: Ashley Williams, Ashanti, Jon Prescott, Shanola Hampton
Votes: 1,666
Trying to save her own business and ends up trying to save another as well!
13. The Mistle-Tones (2012 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Music
A talented singer forms a musical group and challenges her rivals to a competition on Christmas Eve.
Director: Paul Hoen | Stars: Tia Mowry, Jonathan Patrick Moore, Andy Gala, Megan Kathleen Duffy
Votes: 2,530
The Perfect Holiday Movie
14. Christmas Lodge (2011 TV Movie)
G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
During a weekend trip to the mountains, Mary finds herself at the now run-down lodge where she spent the holidays with her family growing up. She becomes determined to restore the building to its former glory.
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Erin Karpluk, Michael Shanks, Rukiya Bernard, Rebecca Toolan
Votes: 2,767
Family & Traditions are important.
15. November Christmas (2010 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Drama
A brave young girl's battle against cancer has an effect on the people around her.
Director: Robert Harmon | Stars: Sam Elliott, John Corbett, Sarah Paulson, Karen Allen
Votes: 2,101
Has a happy ending.
16. Battle of the Bulbs (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Family
Bob Wallace makes sure to go all out every year on Christmas decorations so that he can have the brightest and most festive house in his neighborhood. This year, he notices that his new ... See full summary »
Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Daniel Stern, Matt Frewer, Allison Hossack, Teryl Rothery
Votes: 849
Neighbor compete and try to out do each other when it comes to their Christmas lights!!
17. One Christmas Eve (2014 TV Movie)
TV-G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom's attempts to make her two kids' first Christmas "without dad" perfect.
Director: Jay Russell | Stars: Anne Heche, Kevin Daniels, Carlos Gómez, Griffin Kane
Votes: 1,649
18. Christmas Mail (2010)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In this holiday romantic comedy, a mysterious woman who works at the post office answering Santa's mail captures the heart of a disillusioned postal carrier
Director: John Murlowski | Stars: Ashley Scott, A.J. Buckley, Lochlyn Munro, Rolonda Watts
Votes: 1,952
Cute family movie. Santa' s Daughter in among the real world in this delightful film
19. Christmas in Mississippi (2017 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance
Photographer Holly Logan (Jana Kramer) returns to her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi for Christmas. The town is resurrecting their traditional holiday light show for the first time since... See full summary »
Director: Emily Moss Wilson | Stars: Jana Kramer, Wes Brown, Faith Ford, Trace Masters
Votes: 1,876
A town tries to restart their annual Christmas Festival years after a hurricane
20. Christmas Angel (2012 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Family
Christmas wishes made before a long-abandoned house that start coming true lead an elementary-school girl to discover a reclusive woman living inside.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Della Reese, Teri Polo, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Kevin Sorbo
Votes: 1,289
Several Mysteries are involved in this one. Nice Film!
21. 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
Very Funny. A woman keeps reliving the same Christmas Eve.
22. Nutcracker (1986)
G | 89 min | Family, Fantasy, Music
The colorful holiday classic is brought to the big screen, designed by famed children's story author and artist Maurice Sendak, and written to be as close to the original story. Based on the Pacific Northwest Ballet's original production.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Hugh Duncan Bigney Mitchell, Vanessa Sharp, Patricia Barker, Wade Walthall
Votes: 1,386 | Gross: $0.78M
You will never her the score like this version
23. The Great Rupert (1950)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Family
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Frank Orth
Votes: 1,575
Very Very Funny
24. A Christmas Story Documentary: Road Trip for Ralphie (2008)
81 min | Documentary
Two mega fans of A Christmas Story spend two years traveling to the film's shooting locations across two countries. Their adventures lead them to uncover facts, discover locations, and recover memorabilia related to iconic holiday movie.
Director: Tyler Schwartz | Stars: Yano Anaya, Ian Campbell, Gord Chase, Daryl Cloran
Votes: 101
Fan Made Documentary about tracking down the real locations and props used in the Holiday Classic
25. A Mom for Christmas (1990 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A young girl who wants a mom for the Christmas holidays gets her wish when a department store mannequin comes to life.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Olivia Newton-John, Juliet Sorci, Doug Sheehan, Carmen Argenziano
Votes: 1,250
Nice and Sweet. Well made and full of good cheer!
26. Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)
25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Jim Backus, Susan Silo, Courtney Lemmon, Billy Green
Votes: 238
The Best Version for small children to see
27. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 48 min | Comedy, Family
A teacher puts on a Christmas pageant and puts the worst children in school as the stars.
Director: George Schaefer | Stars: Loretta Swit, Jackson Davies, Antony Holland, David Alexander
Votes: 822
Sometimes things turn out better than expected!
28. Christmas Town (2008 Video)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A cynical workaholic gets suspicious of her banker father's sudden departure from his career and city life to move to a small town with unusually strong ties to Christmas.
Director: George Erschbamer | Stars: Nicole de Boer, Patrick Muldoon, Gig Morton, Garry Chalk
Votes: 1,141
Low IMDB rating is puzzling to me. The film is family safe. The last Special Effects Shot was bad but other than that the film is fun to see!
29. The Santa Con (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A mall Santa Claus promises a boy that he will reunite his parents.
Director: Melissa Joan Hart | Stars: Barry Watson, Melissa Sagemiller, Scott Grimes, Melissa Joan Hart
Votes: 752
Loved this movie
30. On the 2nd Day of Christmas (1997 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After they are caught in the act, a by-the-book department store security guard is assigned as the custodian of a pickpocketing duo.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Mary Stuart Masterson, Mark Ruffalo, Lauren Pratt, David Hewlett
Votes: 909
This is a great film!
31. Love Always, Santa (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A widow's daughter writes to Santa Claus, asking for her mother to find love again. When a struggling writer receives the letter, he finds new inspiration and the beginnings of a romance.
Director: Brian Herzlinger | Stars: Marguerite Moreau, Mike Faiola, Brady Smith, Isadora Swann
Votes: 1,821
A very nice film.
32. Dear Secret Santa (2013 TV Movie)
PG | 88 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Jennifer begins exchanging letters with a secret admirer from her past. Now that she has a second chance at love, will she be able to take it?
Director: Peter Sullivan | Stars: Tatyana Ali, Bill Cobbs, Jordin Sparks, Ernie Hudson
Votes: 824
Just watch and enjoy.
33. Angels in the Snow (2015 TV Movie)
Unrated | 90 min | Family
When nothing short of a miracle can hold a deteriorating family together, a Christmas getaway sets the stage for a miracle to occur. A heartwarming family story of love, loss and rediscovery.
Director: George Erschbamer | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Chris Potter, Colin Lawrence, Catherine Lough Haggquist
Votes: 1,648
A family is struggling for various reasons at Christmas. When another family joins them over the holidays they learn how to appreciate one another
34. 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
Great Film. Everyone deserves to feel Unconditional love. These two share that feeling.
35. One Christmas (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Family
A young man is sent to visit his estranged father for Christmas in 1930 in New Orleans. Based on an autobiograhical short story by Truman Capote.
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Henry Winkler, Swoosie Kurtz, T.J. Lowther
Votes: 770
Buddy visits his dad and changes hearts all around!
36. Santa and the Three Bears (1970)
G | 46 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
When a park ranger tells two bear cubs about Christmas and Santa Claus, they want to skip hibernation to celebrate, but their mother doesn't believe in Saint Nick and wants them to sleep.
Directors: Tony Benedict, Barry Mahon | Stars: Hal Smith, Jean Vander Pyl, Chris Gilmore, Bobby Riha
Votes: 727
Two Bear Cubs learn about Christmas and dream of a visit from Santa
37. Booky & the Secret Santa (2007 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Family
Booky does everything she can to make an enjoyable Christmas, for her family, during the depression as her father is out of work.
Director: Peter Moss | Stars: Rachel Marcus, Megan Follows, Stuart Hughes, Dylan Everett
Votes: 312
Charming Delight!
38. Dear Santa (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama
A young woman from a privileged life falls for a soup-kitchen owner after discovering a Dear Santa letter written by his 7-year-old daughter.
Director: Jason Priestley | Stars: Amy Acker, David Haydn-Jones, Emma Duke, Patrick Creery
Votes: 3,071
Cute Movie about finding love when not expecting it.
39. Holiday in Handcuffs (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A struggling artist working as a waitress kidnaps one of her customers to take home to meet her parents at Christmastime.
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Timothy Bottoms, Markie Post
Votes: 7,555
Funny film about a woman who kidnaps a man to be her date at Christmas!
40. Silver Bells (2005 TV Movie)
TV-G | 95 min | Drama, Family
Manhattanite Catherine O'Mara (Heche) bonds with a young man who has run away from his father. When the father returns to New York a year later to sell his Christmas trees, he and Catherine cross paths.
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Anne Heche, Tate Donovan, Michael Mitchell, Courtney Jines
Votes: 1,340
A teen runs away at Christmas
41. Oh Christmas Tree! (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
After a woman unexpectedly loses her job, she must work at her family's Christmas-tree lot to make ends meet during the holiday season.
Director: Craig Pryce | Stars: Sarah Lancaster, Eric Johnson, Colin Mochrie, Gregory Ambrose Calderone
Votes: 2,519
A woman finds herself out of job at Christmas. She reluntley helps her parents sell trees during Christmas.
42. Christmas List (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Isobel plans a storybook Christmas with her boyfriend, including a cottage in the Northwest and a bucket list of holiday traditions. But when he goes AWOL, the list proves challenging and a tempting new romance turns her life upside down.
Director: Paul A. Kaufman | Stars: Alicia Witt, Gabriel Hogan, Peter Benson, Wanda Cannon
Votes: 2,175
Loved this one. If I were to make list I would have made the same list. Well executed!
43. A Grandpa for Christmas (2007 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 84 min | Comedy, Drama
Bert O'Reiley is a retired song and dance man who becomes an instant grandfather to the nine-year-old granddaughter he has never met.
Director: Harvey Frost | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Katherine Helmond, Juliette Goglia, Richard Libertini
Votes: 1,303
Not everything is at it appears!
44. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Passed | 116 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore
Votes: 6,299
Great Laughs! Heart warming at the same time!
45. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984 TV Movie)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Family
Mickey Rooney plays Mike Halligan, a retired cop from Manhattan living in California with his family who decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white ... See full summary »
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Scott Grimes, Barrie Youngfellow, George Gaynes
Votes: 650
Nice film! A boy and his grandfather spend Christmas in New York!
46. The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 92 min | Drama
When an unemployed Detroit man is arrested for a crime he didn't commit, his three children are determined to get him out of jail in time for Christmas and they decide to enlist the help of... See full summary »
Director: Robert Ellis Miller | Stars: Robert Urich, Diana Scarwid, Tegan Moss, Britt Irvin
Votes: 310
Three kids seek out the President to get their father released from prison who is in on trumped up charges!
47. Expecting Mary (2010)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Family
Expecting Mary is the story of a young girl who's had all the trappings of an upscale life, but it's only when she finds herself in a downtrodden trailer park in a small New Mexico town ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Gordon | Stars: Elliott Gould, Linda Gray, Lainie Kazan, Cloris Leachman
Votes: 389
This film is a bit of mess but it works!
48. A Very Merry Mix-Up (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Alice is set to meet her future in-laws for the first time, but things don't go according to plan.
Director: Jonathan Wright | Stars: Alicia Witt, Mark Wiebe, Lawrence Dane, Scott Gibson
Votes: 4,107
A woman thinks she is out the house of her fiance.
49. 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: 12,016
It is a classic for a huge reason!
50. Mandie and the Forgotten Christmas (2011)
G | 107 min | Drama, Family, Mystery
While visiting her school's forbidden attic, Mandie stumbles upon the mystery of a long forgotten Christmas.
Director: Joy Chapman | Stars: Kelly Washington, Amanda Waters, Joanna Daniel, Glennellen Anderson
Votes: 404
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