Best Christmas Movies of All Time
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1. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,829
2. Echo (2019)
Not Rated | 79 min | Drama
Everyday life in Iceland around Christmas time: 56 vignettes full of joy, sorrow and thought-provoking situations.
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson | Stars: Sigurmar Albertsson, Bent Kingo Andersen, Sif Arnarsdóttir, Ari Arnarson
Votes: 1,650
3. The Polar Express (2004)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis
Votes: 241,193 | Gross: $183.37M
4. A Christmas Carol (2019)
TV-MA | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy
In Steven Knight's gothic adaptation of Charles Dickens' iconic ghost story, Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a dark night of the soul - past, present and future.
Stars: Guy Pearce, Andy Serkis, Stephen Graham, Joe Alwyn
Votes: 12,547
5. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
Votes: 374,984 | Gross: $75.08M
6. Love Actually (2003)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney
Votes: 531,319 | Gross: $59.70M
7. A Tale of Winter (1992)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Five years after losing touch with a summer fling, a woman has difficulty choosing between her two suitors.
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Charlotte Véry, Frédéric van den Driessche, Michel Voletti, Hervé Furic
Votes: 6,117 | Gross: $0.21M
8. Arthur Christmas (2011)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Santa's clumsy son Arthur sets out on a mission with Grandsanta to give out a misplaced present to a young girl in less than two hours on Christmas Day.
Directors: Sarah Smith, Barry Cook | Stars: James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 67,075 | Gross: $46.46M
9. The Holiday (2006)
PG-13 | 136 min | Comedy, Romance
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black
Votes: 322,799 | Gross: $63.22M
10. Comfort and Joy (1984)
PG | 106 min | Comedy
Alan Bird witnesses how an ice cream van is attacked and destroyed by an angry competitor. This leads him into the struggle between two Italian families, the Bernardis and the Rossis, over whose ice cream vans can sell where in Glasgow.
Director: Bill Forsyth | Stars: Bill Paterson, Eleanor David, Clare Grogan, Alex Norton
Votes: 2,353 | Gross: $1.06M
11. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family
Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,636
12. Last Holiday (2006)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Upon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to sell all her possessions and live it up at a posh Central European hotel.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 36,238 | Gross: $38.36M
13. Little Women (2019)
PG | 135 min | Drama, Romance
Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.
Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen
Votes: 245,235 | Gross: $108.10M
14. The Holly and the Ivy (1952)
Approved | 80 min | Drama
A heartwarming tale of an English minister and his family reunited at Christmas time. Their story includes a remembrance of their World War II trials.
Director: George More O'Ferrall | Stars: Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, Margaret Leighton, Denholm Elliott
Votes: 1,998
15. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970 TV Movie)
TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees
Votes: 17,501
16. A Christmas Carol (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
An animated retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a Victorian-era miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Steve Valentine
Votes: 129,468 | Gross: $137.86M
17. Gremlins (1984)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, John Louie
Votes: 247,655 | Gross: $148.17M
18. The Grinch (2018)
PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.
Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams
Votes: 91,084 | Gross: $270.62M
19. White Christmas (1954)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
Votes: 51,116 | Gross: $30.00M
20. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 498,892
21. Make the Yuletide Gay (2009)
Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Romance
A gay student who is "out" at college but not to his family receives an unexpected visit from his boyfriend while at home during the holidays.
Director: Rob Williams | Stars: Keith Jordan, Wyatt Fenner, Steve Callahan, Adamo Ruggiero
Votes: 3,787
22. Abominable (2019)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Three teenagers must help a Yeti return to his family while avoiding a wealthy man and a zoologist who want him for their own needs.
Directors: Jill Culton, Todd Wilderman | Stars: Chloe Bennet, Albert Tsai, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Joseph Izzo
Votes: 42,397 | Gross: $60.72M
23. Klaus (2019)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.
Directors: Sergio Pablos, Carlos Martínez López | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso
Votes: 189,464
24. Happiest Season (2020)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself, and trying not to ruin Christmas.
Director: Clea DuVall | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber
Votes: 47,366
25. The Bear (1998 Video)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When a little girl loses her teddy bear in the polar bear enclosure at the zoo, she is surprised but very happy when the polar bear turns up at her home to return it.
Director: Hilary Audus | Stars: Peter Knapp, Philip Sheffield, Charlotte Church, Judi Dench
Votes: 592
26. Just Friends (I) (2005)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high-school crush and best friend--a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
Director: Roger Kumble | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart, Anna Faris, Chris Klein
Votes: 127,238 | Gross: $32.62M
27. The Day of the Beast (1995)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Bent on committing as many sins as possible to avert the birth of the beast, a Catholic priest teams up with a Black Metal aficionado and an Italian connoisseur of the occult. Now, he must become an unrelenting sinner. Is there still hope?
Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: Álex Angulo, Armando De Razza, Santiago Segura, Terele Pávez
Votes: 23,767 | Gross: $0.02M
28. The Preacher's Wife (1996)
PG | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An angel comes to Earth to help a preacher save his church and his family.
Director: Penny Marshall | Stars: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, Gregory Hines
Votes: 13,725 | Gross: $48.10M
29. Home Alone (1990)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family
An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
Votes: 652,527 | Gross: $285.76M
30. Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
88 min | Comedy
Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.
Director: Jean-Marie Poiré | Stars: Anémone, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel, Christian Clavier
Votes: 10,485
31. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After 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.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 54,900 | Gross: $2.65M
32. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 38,436 | Gross: $0.20M
33. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Bill Melendez
Votes: 44,079
34. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer
Votes: 27,670 | Gross: $7.57M
35. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 19,277 | Gross: $5.68M
36.
Christmas in Vienna (1992– )
Episode:
The Three Tenors Christmas
(1999)
81 min | Music
Director: David Mallet | Stars: José Carreras, Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Symphoniker
Votes: 54
37. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 70,625 | Gross: $27.28M
38. Last Christmas (2019)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store is not good for the wannabe singer. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn--that seems too good to be true.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Madison Ingoldsby, Emma Thompson, Boris Isakovic, Lucy Miller
Votes: 90,448 | Gross: $35.15M
39. Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
PG-13 | 92 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Directors: Shôgo Furuya, Satoshi Kon | Stars: Tôru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Shôzô Îzuka
Votes: 46,708 | Gross: $0.13M
40. 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Joel Grey, Tammy Grimes, John McGiver, George Gobel
Votes: 3,784
41. My Night at Maud's (1969)
GP | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A devout Catholic man's rigid principles are challenged during a one-night stay with Maud, a divorced woman with an outsize personality.
Director: Éric Rohmer | Stars: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Antoine Vitez
Votes: 14,537
42. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall
Votes: 523,550 | Gross: $56.36M
43. Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004 Video)
G | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Sequel to Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Directors: Theresa Cullen, Carole Holliday, Peggy Holmes, Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings
Votes: 5,939
44. Scrooge (1970)
G | 113 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
Votes: 12,585 | Gross: $3.70M
45. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley, Jeffrey Tambor
Votes: 291,383 | Gross: $260.04M
46. Annie Live! (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young orphan opens the heart of billionaire Sir Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks.
Directors: Lear Debessonet, Alex Rudzinski | Stars: Harry Connick Jr., Nicole Scherzinger, Tituss Burgess, Megan Hilty
Votes: 2,272
47. Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special (2020 TV Special)
TV-G | 43 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
When the world is faced with a holiday cheer crisis, the North Pole knows only one person who can solve it: Santa's great friend, Mariah Carey.
Directors: Roman Coppola, Hamish Hamilton | Stars: Mariah Carey, Monroe Cannon, Moroccan Cannon, Misty Copeland
Votes: 1,502
48. A Christmas Carol (1951)
TV-PG | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns
Votes: 25,724
49. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV Movie)
TV-G | 47 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
Director: Larry Roemer | Stars: Billie Mae Richards, Burl Ives, Larry D. Mann, Paul Soles
Votes: 37,460
50. March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Opposing the evil Barnaby, Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.
Directors: Gus Meins, Charley Rogers | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Virginia Karns, Charlotte Henry
Votes: 7,560
51. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
PG | 120 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
One 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.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 402,317 | Gross: $173.59M
52. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 51 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving
Votes: 11,636
53. O' Christmas Tree (1999 Video)
TV-G | 48 min | Animation, Family, Musical
Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Tim Conway and Marie Osmond, this tale is set in a snowy forest on Christmas Eve where a forlorn pine tree feels she is too homely to ever realize her dream of becoming a real Christmas tree.
Director: Bert Ring | Stars: Edward Asner, Tim Conway, Marie Osmond, Debi Derryberry
Votes: 144
54. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.
Director: John Hughes | Stars: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Michael McKean
Votes: 160,133 | Gross: $49.53M
55. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 58,998
56. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 310,699 | Gross: $173.40M
57. The Santa Clause (1994)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd
Votes: 133,384 | Gross: $144.83M
58. Frosty the Snowman (1969 TV Short)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe, Jimmy Durante, Paul Frees
Votes: 21,459
59. A Christmas Story (1983)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
In 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.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Scott Schwartz
Votes: 168,587 | Gross: $20.61M
60. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
R | 159 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A Manhattan doctor embarks on a bizarre, night-long odyssey after his wife's admission of unfulfilled longing.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Todd Field, Sydney Pollack
Votes: 374,834 | Gross: $55.69M
61. Christmas Vacation (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki
Votes: 220,066 | Gross: $71.32M
62. Rare Exports (2010)
R | 84 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.
Director: Jalmari Helander | Stars: Jorma Tommila, Onni Tommila, Peeter Jakobi, Tommi Korpela
Votes: 32,138 | Gross: $0.26M
63. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,349 | Gross: $21.00M
64. Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The tree that Mickey and Pluto chop down to bring home for Christmas is the tree that Chip 'n Dale live in.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Ruth Clifford, Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald
Votes: 3,472
65. The Christmas Dream (1901)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy
The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by their governess, are about to retire. ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 511
66. The Insects' Christmas (1913)
7 min | Animation, Short, Family
A Christmas ornament comes alive and goes to a forest where he creates and decorates a Christmas tree for the forest creatures. He then invites all the insects to come and enjoy the gifts he has prepared and to celebrate Christmas.
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 838
67. Santa Claus (1898)
1 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
Brother and sister are sent to bed on Christmas Eve, and while they are asleep, Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fills their waiting stockings with toys.
Director: George Albert Smith | Stars: Laura Bayley, Dorothy Smith, Harold Smith
Votes: 1,064
68. Gasman (1997)
15 min | Short, Drama
It's the Christmas season. With her mom's help, Lynne, a girl of perhaps eight, dresses up; her younger brother Steven plays with a toy car. The children leave with their dad, who's ... See full summary »
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Lynne Ramsay Jr., Martin Anderson, James Ramsay, Denise Flannagan
Votes: 1,672
69. The Night Before Christmas (1941)
Passed | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising | Stars: The Boswell Sisters, Connee Boswell, Martha Boswell, Vet Boswell
Votes: 2,393
70.
The Goes Wrong Show (2019–2021)
Episode:
The Spirit of Christmas
(2019)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A joyful Christmas tale as the Cornley Drama Society present the story of Santa and his elves trying to bring festive happiness to a sad little girl and her constantly-fighting parents. Can... See full summary »
Director: Martin Dennis | Stars: Henry Shields, Jonathan Sayer, Henry Lewis, Charlie Russell
Votes: 348
71. Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Follows the story of when a 6-year-old Roald Dahl meets his idol, Beatrix Potter.
Director: David Kerr | Stars: Dawn French, Bill Bailey, Rob Brydon, Jessica Hynes
Votes: 1,039
72. The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action
A poor boy and a prince exchange identities and lives while the villainous Captain of the Guard plots to take advantage of this.
Director: George Scribner | Stars: Wayne Allwine, Bill Farmer, Arthur Burghardt, Tony Anselmo
Votes: 4,031
73. A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004 TV Movie)
TV-G | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
On Christmas Day, Santa brings two lonely people together. But can love overcome deception?
Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Kelli Williams, Patrick Muldoon, Charles Durning, Bruce Thomas
Votes: 3,439
74. Shrek the Halls (2007 TV Short)
TV-PG | 21 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
This half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.
Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas
Votes: 15,884
75. 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
76.
Christmas in Vienna (1992– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1992)
66 min | Music
Director: Kurt Pongratz | Stars: José Carreras, Diana Ross, Plácido Domingo, Wiener Symphoniker
77. Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 60 min | Music
Mariah Carey performs songs from her holiday album, "Merry Christmas II You."
Director: Joel Gallen | Star: Mariah Carey
Votes: 62
78. Dancing the Nutcracker: Inside the Royal Ballet (2016 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
The magical world of The Nutcracker. For the first time in many years, the Royal Ballet has given full access behind the scenes for a landmark 90-minute documentary as they prepare for this season's yuletide production.
Director: Hugo Macgregor | Stars: Francesca Hayward, Peter Wright
Votes: 29
80. Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! (2022 TV Special)
120 min | Musical
The singer-songwriter performs a repertoire of her festive holiday hits, including the chart-topping perennial favorite "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
Director: Joseph Kahn | Stars: Mariah Carey, Billy Porter, Drew Barrymore, Jermaine Dupri
Votes: 130
81. Le pupille (2022)
PG | 39 min | Short
Follow the rebellious girls of a Catholic boarding school before Christmas, a time of war and scarcity.
Director: Alice Rohrwacher | Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Greta Zuccheri Montanari, Carmen Pommella, Lady Maru
Votes: 3,707
82. Father Christmas (1991 TV Short)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A down-to-earth Father Christmas recounts a vacation he took around the world and a typical Christmas Eve workload, from his small house in contemporary Britain.
Director: Dave Unwin | Star: Mel Smith
Votes: 2,395
83. Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings (2000 TV Special)
52 min | Comedy
The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.
Director: John Birkin | Stars: Victoria Wood, Caroline Aherne, Susie Blake, James Bolam
Votes: 251
84. The Nutcracker (1985 TV Movie)
Drama, Fantasy, Music
Although the set design and most of the costumes are remarkably like the later Royal Ballet Peter Wright productions, (2001 and 2009) many tiny details are different. While the production ... See full synopsis »
Director: John Vernon | Stars: Lesley Collier, Anthony Dowell, Michael Coleman, Julie Rose
Votes: 39
85. Nativity! (2009)
PG | 105 min | Comedy, Family
An uptight but secretly heartbroken primary school teacher's little white lie about Hollywood coming to see his class' nativity play grows like wildfire in his rag-tag school low on self-esteem.
Director: Debbie Isitt | Stars: Martin Freeman, Marc Wootton, Jason Watkins, Ashley Jensen
Votes: 12,453
86. Cinderella (I) (1965 TV Movie)
G | 84 min | Family, Fantasy, Musical
Although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Cinderella is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother.
Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Walter Pidgeon, Celeste Holm, Jo Van Fleet
Votes: 3,225
87. Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas (2023 TV Special)
44 min | Music
Join Hannah Waddingham for stunning performances including Phil Dunster, Luke Evans, Leslie Odom Jr., Sam Ryder, and more.
Director: Hamish Hamilton | Stars: Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Luke Evans, Jason Sudeikis
Votes: 953
88. The Holdovers (2023)
R | 133 min | Comedy, Drama
A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to remain on campus over the holidays with a grieving cook and a troubled student who has no place to go.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston
Votes: 136,462
89. The Little Drummer Boy (1968 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family
An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr., Takeo Nakamura | Stars: José Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray, Ted Eccles
Votes: 6,392
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