Went to a Christmas movie when I was a kid in the late 60's or early 70's. It was some low key film about a father living alone with his son. I don't remember hardly anything else about it but his son died at the end. I was bummed out and though that was a stupid Christmas movie. What did my parents send me to?
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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas
three of my favourite go to Christmas movies:
Brazil
Blast of Silence
Batman Returns
(all B's, weird)
Brazil you wouldn't think is a christmas movie but it is and it's easily my favourite Terry Gilliam movies.
Blast of Silence is an old movie but it's a unique one about a lonely hitman whose returned to New York City for christmas and how the city itself as kinda left him behind.
Batman Returns IS a christmas movie and easily my favourite Batman flick. watch it every year.
Die hard 2
It may seem like I’m playing two sides here, but I’m of the opinion that Die Hard is definitely a Christmas movie, but Die Hard 2 is just a movie that takes place at Christmas.
The OG gives Christmas vibes, has lots of musical cues and small choices that play into that. I’m just not feeling it with the sequel.
Bernard and the genie
Holiday Mismatch came out on Hallmark last year and was pretty good for a Hallmark movie. Reuniting the actresses from Sabrina the Teenage witch was the main draw for me.
Not sure on everyone’s definition of big, but lesser known and not obviously Christmas themed would include:
- Mean Girls (the original obviously)
- Grumpy Old Men
- Trading Places
Terry Pratchett's Hogfather is my favorite Xmas movie. It's technically 2 90 minute episodes.
Red One was stupid and fun.
DreamWorks' the Grinch is actually a fun watch.
I didn't know there was a hogfather movie . Thank you - I'm so excited to watch it now. I'm even going to wait for my daughter who's visiting over Xmas as she and I read a lot of the TP books together.
As a huge fan of the books, they translate very oddly to film, so keep that in mind. Low expectations is a good thing, and you'll have a good time
The Long Kiss Goodnight.
Peak form Geena Davis as an amnesiac housewife who slowly remembers that she's actually a government assassin. Samuel Jackson is the comic releif.
Being set during Christmas, eyes wide shut is technically a Christmas movie.
Not the best for the kids.
Rare Exports
Nice one!
I thought you meant the ice storm and I was thinking it's not the kind of movie to put you in the Christmas mood! Very heavy but a good movie nonetheless. I think it's set after Thanksgiving rather than before Christmas but there are stereotypical festive parties in it.
The Ice Storm (1997) — The Movie Database (TMDB) https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/68924-the-ice-storm
Holly Star
Fantastic Fables
Click & Collect starring Asim Chaudhry and Stephen Merchant.
Tangerine
"Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste" by Günter Rätz. I guess one can understand most of it without speaking German.
A Biltmore Christmas.
Christmas, Again
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas%2C_Again
I have not seen it but it gets good reviews. Love to hear from someone who has.