Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-a-christmas-carol"

1. The Idea of You (2024)

R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.

Director: Michael Showalter | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo

Votes: 25,136

2. Paddington 2 (2017)

PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Director: Paul King | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins

Votes: 94,230 | Gross: $40.44M

3. The Good Shepherd (2006)

R | 167 min | Drama, History, Thriller

The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life.

Director: Robert De Niro | Stars: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin

Votes: 108,648 | Gross: $59.95M

4. They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper.

Director: Juel Taylor | Stars: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, Kiefer Sutherland

Votes: 40,706

5. The Pagemaster (1994)

G | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A cowardly boy, who buries himself in accident statistics, enters a library to escape a storm, only to be transformed into an animated illustration by the Pagemaster. He has to work through obstacles from classic books to return to real-life.

Directors: Pixote Hunt, Joe Johnston | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Kanin Howell, Alexis Kirschner

Votes: 25,605 | Gross: $13.67M

6. Spoiler Alert (II) (2022)

PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan's relationship, which takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Director: Michael Showalter | Stars: Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Josh Pais, Allegra Heart

Votes: 7,208

7. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

While attending his brother's wedding, a serial womanizer is haunted by the ghosts of his past girlfriends.

Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone, Michael Douglas

Votes: 94,681 | Gross: $55.25M

8. A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)

R | 104 min | Comedy

As their own mothers drop in unexpectedly, our three under-appreciated and over-burdened moms rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas.

Directors: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore | Stars: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Jay Hernandez

Votes: 57,750 | Gross: $72.11M

9. Scrooged (1988)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover

Votes: 116,503 | Gross: $60.33M

10. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)

PG | 99 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

A shipwrecked survivor discovers a remote island owned by a crazed scientist who is carrying out sinister experiments on the island's inhabitants.

Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Michael York, Nigel Davenport, Barbara Carrera

Votes: 7,163 | Gross: $8.72M

11. Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012 TV Movie)

Unrated | 87 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

Finn Baxter sets up booby traps to catch the ghost of his new home's former occupant, then discovers that he must protect the house and his sister from three bumbling art thieves.

Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Christian Martyn, Eddie Steeples, Jodelle Ferland, Doug Murray

Votes: 12,575

12. 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: 5,948

13. Surviving Christmas (2004)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

A lonely, obnoxious young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him.

Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara

Votes: 27,759 | Gross: $11.66M

14. A Christmas Wish (2019 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Maddie slips in a wish that her sister Faith will experience true love for the first time. The next day, Faith meets seemingly-perfect Andrew, but is he really the one for her?

Director: Emily Moss Wilson | Stars: Hilarie Burton Morgan, Tyler Hilton, Megan Park, Lee Norris

Votes: 1,125

15. The Spirit of Christmas (2015 TV Movie)

Unrated | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

12 days before Christmas, Kate is trying to close the sale of a historic inn, only to find Daniel, the ghost of a man who died a century ago, and he needs her help to unravel the mystery of his annual holiday haunting.

Director: David Jackson | Stars: Thomas Beaudoin, Kati Salowsky, Steven A. Miller, Jen Lilley

Votes: 7,903

16. Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004 Video)

G | 65 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Roo is upset when Rabbit cancels Easter and declares "Spring Cleaning Day" instead.

Directors: Saul Blinkoff, Elliot M. Bour | Stars: Jim Cummings, Ken Sansom, Jimmy Bennett, David Ogden Stiers

Votes: 2,640

17. Blending Christmas (2021 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

The holiday season is in full swing when Emma learns that the resort where she used to spend Christmases with her family is being redeveloped.

Director: Marla Sokoloff | Stars: Haylie Duff, Aaron O'Connell, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland

Votes: 527

18. A Christmas Kiss (2011 TV Movie)

PG | 96 min | Comedy, Romance

After a spontaneous kiss, a struggling designer ends up falling in love with her demanding boss's boyfriend as she decorates his home for a Christmas party.

Director: John Stimpson | Stars: Elisabeth Röhm, Laura Breckenridge, Brendan Fehr, Jerrika Hinton

Votes: 5,022

19. Marrying Father Christmas (2018 TV Movie)

TV-G | 87 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

When Miranda Chester set off to find information on her biological father two Christmases ago, she never imagined that her investigation would lead her to both the family she had always longed for and Ian McAndrick - the love of her life.

Director: David Winning | Stars: Erin Krakow, Niall Matter, Wendie Malick, P. Lynn Johnson

Votes: 1,588

20. A Christmas in Vermont (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 86 min | Comedy, Romance

A company executive is tasked with liquidizing a small town outerwear manufacturer over the Christmas season.

Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Abigail Hawk, Chevy Chase, David O'Donnell, Howard Hesseman

Votes: 1,279

21. Christmas Cupid (2010 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A supernatural comedy in which a ruthless PR executive is forced to reconsider her life choices when her number one client suffers an untimely death during the Christmas season.

Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Christina Milian, Kenny Alfonso, Cynthia Evans, Burgess Jenkins

Votes: 4,094

22. A Dickens of a Holiday! (2021 TV Movie)

84 min | Romance

To make the 100th anniversary of her hometown's Victorian festival a success, Cassie invites action movie star and former high school classmate Jake to play in "A Christmas Carol."

Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Brooke D'Orsay, Kristoffer Polaha, Chad Willett, Max Archibald

Votes: 1,542

23. A Thousand Kisses Deep (2011)

Not Rated | 84 min | Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller

An unsettling drama that cinematically captures and recreates the psycho-analytic experience.

Director: Dana Lustig | Stars: Stuart Martin, Emilia Fox, Dougray Scott, Jodie Whittaker

Votes: 537

24. A Nashville Christmas Carol (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music

A workaholic television producer receives a visit from her recently-deceased mentor, who warns her that her current path leads to a dark future.

Director: Dawn Wilkinson | Stars: Wes Brown, Jessy Schram, Kix Brooks, Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Votes: 1,375

25. Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)

R | 85 min | Comedy

Terry and Dean head north to make sweet cash in the oil patch.

Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: David Lawrence, Jamil Jabril, Terra Hazelton, Paul Spence

Votes: 1,758

26. Christmas Again (2021 TV Movie)

94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

After a disastrous celebration, 12-year-old Rowena makes a wish and unexpectedly finds herself reliving Christmas Day over and over again.

Director: Andy Fickman | Stars: Scarlett Estevez, Alexis Carra, Beth Lacke, Ashlyn Jade Lopez

Votes: 1,255

27. The Wishing Tree (2012 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Family, Romance

A special Christmas tree decorated with handwritten wishes helps Evan and his group of orphaned students develop a connection and a sense of family.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Jason Gedrick, Erica Cerra, Richard Harmon, Amitai Marmorstein

Votes: 772

28. Bah Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006 Video)

TV-G | 46 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Greedy duck hates Christmas but loves money. Throughout the night, he gets visited by three ghosts.

Director: Charles Visser | Stars: Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, Billy West, June Foray

Votes: 1,442

29. Nantucket Noel (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 86 min | Romance

Christina learns of a developer who is planning to tear down the wharf that is home to her toy store. Tensions rise as she falls for the developer's son, Andy.

Director: Kirsten Hansen | Stars: Sarah Power, Trevor Donovan, Payton Lepinski, Daniel Bacon

Votes: 1,124

30. The Christmas List (1997 TV Movie)

96 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Perfume saleslady Melody Parris feels like her life is in neutral. Her stick-in-the mud boyfriend won't commit and she gets passed over for a promotion at the store where she works. She ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Mimi Rogers, Rob Stewart, Stella Stevens, Bill Switzer

Votes: 1,486

31. Man of the Century (1999)

R | 77 min | Comedy, Romance

Fantasy-comedy about a young man who lives as if it is 1928 or so, and his encounters with modern-day women and modern-day criminals.

Director: Adam Abraham | Stars: Gibson Frazier, Cara Buono, Ian Edwards, Brian Davies

Votes: 1,271 | Gross: $0.03M

32. The House in Nightmare Park (1973)

95 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

In 1907, an actor is invited to perform in an isolated country house, and becomes involved in mysterious and dangerous events.

Director: Peter Sykes | Stars: Frankie Howerd, Ray Milland, Hugh Burden, Kenneth Griffith

Votes: 772

33. A Christmas Miracle (2019 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Romance

When her boss steals her idea for their magazine's cover story, Emma searches for a Christmas miracle to write about with the help of her son and the handsome staff photographer.

Director: Tibor Takács | Stars: Tamera Mowry-Housley, Brooks Darnell, Kendall Cross, Gabriel Jacob-Cross

Votes: 670

34. A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994 TV Movie)

G | 69 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Fred is cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a stage adaptation of the story, but is acting a bit stingy in real-life.

Director: Joanna Romersa | Stars: Henry Corden, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, B.J. Ward

Votes: 1,631

35. The Honeymooners (1977 TV Special)

60 min | Comedy

As Christmas approaches, Ralph Kramden's latest get-rich scheme risks his and Alice's life savings -- and trusting pal Ed Norton's holiday bonus -- on the lottery. The gamble also places Alice's mother's Social Security check in jeopardy.

Director: Jackie Gleason | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Jane Kean

Votes: 86

36. RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill (2010)

116 min | Comedy, Horror

Hosted from Nashville on October 28th, 2010, the RiffTrax guys riff on "House on Haunted Hill (1959)" while also watching the short subjects "Paper and I (1960)" and "Magical Disappearing Money (1972)". Comedian, actor, and writer Paul F. Tompkins guest stars.

Stars: Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson, Paul F. Tompkins

Votes: 331

37. An Evening with My Comatose Mother (2011)

Unrated | 33 min | Short, Horror, Mystery

When Dorothy is invited over to the Poe's on Halloween night, no one ever told her about their decomposing, comatose mother living in the upstairs bedroom. She'll wish somebody had when the storm hits, and Mother wakes up.

Director: Jonathan Martin | Stars: Wendy Macy, Michele Turner Wilson, Missy Hill, Rick Macy

Votes: 265

38. Rifftrax: Swamp of the Ravens (2013 Video)

TV-MA | 84 min | Comedy, Horror

Yes, it's an utterly baffling horror film about a mad doctor who believes death is simply an evolution and that every woman wants to sleep with him. Yes, he is laughed out of the academy ... See full summary »

Stars: Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy

Votes: 19

39. MeTV's Super Colossal Cartoon Christmas (2021 TV Special)

TV-PG | 120 min | Animation, Comedy

Bill and Toony co-host a special two-hour showcase of classic yuletide cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Tom and Jerry, and more. There's also a sackful of seasonal silliness with Mr. ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein, Rich Koz

Votes: 22

40. Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas (1997 TV Movie)

50 min | Documentary

The history of Christmas and the traditions that make the holidays the most wonderful time of the year.

Stars: Harry Smith, Forrest Church, A.W. Purdue, Elaine Pagels

Votes: 140

41. Endangered Species (2006)

9 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

An animated homage to the great, classical moments of animation's history.

Director: Tony White | Stars: Roy Edward Disney, Christopher Kent

Votes: 8

42. A Halloween Carol (2014 Video)

10 min | Short, Comedy

Lloyd Kaufman's tromatic adaptation of a Dickens Holiday Classic, filmed in the state-of-the-art Youtube Space NY!

Directors: Lily Hayes Kaufman, Lloyd Kaufman | Stars: Andrew Asavathan, John Patrick Brennan, Richard Brevard, Coby Briglia

Votes: 1,465

43. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: Stalking Santa (2004)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Romance

Christmastime. A man bumps his car into Jim's car and upsets him. Cheryl talks Jim into settling the issue officially. When Jim sees the man as Santa at the shopping mall, he gets into a dust-up with him. And things snowball from there.

Director: Philip Charles MacKenzie | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 153

44. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: Jed Clampett Enterprises (1969)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Jethro is evicted because his 50-cent allowance won't cover the rent. The other Clampetts take over the space: Granny will cut hair or pull teeth, Jed will sharpen tools and whittle things, and Elly is the pretty receptionist.

Director: Joseph Depew | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 74

45. City Guys (1997–2001)
Episode: An SAT Carol (2001)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Comedy

Overwhelmed by all the test prep, El-Train decides not to take the SATs.

Director: Frank Bonner | Stars: Wesley Jonathan, Scott Whyte, Caitlin Mowrey, Dionysio Basco

Votes: 11

46. dinnerladies (1998–2000)
Episode: Gamble (1999)

TV-14 | 33 min | Comedy

Jane and the dinner ladies have a bet on whether Bren and Tony will finally get it together.

Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Victoria Wood, Thelma Barlow, Andrew Dunn, Shobna Gulati

Votes: 78

47. Follow the Sun (1961–1962)
Episode: Mele Kalikimaka to You (1961)

60 min | Adventure

Ben Gregory and Eric Jason throw a Christmas party for the meanest man on Oahu.

Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Barry Coe, Gary Lockwood, Gigi Perreau, Edward Andrews

48. Highway to Heaven (1984–1989)
Episode: Another Song for Christmas (1984)

Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Fantasy

Jonathan and Mark become involved in their own version of Dickens' classic "Christmas Carol" ... only their "Scrooge" is a heartless used car salesman.

Director: Michael Landon | Stars: Michael Landon, Victor French, Jeff Doucette, Bill Quinn

Votes: 190

49. Jake and the Fatman (1987–1992)
Episode: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (1987)

TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama

It's the holiday season, and McCabe is implored by one of his pushier assistants to take another look at a murder case.

Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: William Conrad, Joe Penny, Alan Campbell, Joan Darling

Votes: 34

50. Monsters (1988–1990)
Episode: A New Woman (1990)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A greedy wife tries to get her dying rich husband to give her the control over his buildings for the poor that she plans to sell. Inspired by Dicken's Christmas Carol, the husband's strange doctor tries to scare her straight.

Director: Brian Thomas Jones | Stars: Linda Thorson, Tom McDermott, Dan Butler, Mason Adams

Votes: 82