Must watch movies this christmas!
Below you will find 7 great Christmas themed movies to watch this season, there is a mix of genres, ranging from comedies and romance to action movies and thrillers. Check out the reviews and discover the perfect movie(s) for you, whether it’s action-comedy or a thriller. Merry Movie watching!
FOUR CHRISTMASES:
Four Christmases is a holiday comedy that follows a couple whose plans for a relaxing Christmas getaway fall apart, forcing them to spend time visiting all four of their divorced parents. Every visit puts them in chaotic, awkward, and hilarious situations as they try to survive the holiday while learning more about themselves, each other, and their relationship.
Actors you may recognise:
Reese Witherspoon: Known for Elle Woods from Legally Blonde
Jon Favreau: Known for directing Iron Man and acting in various Marvel films
Kristin Chenoweth: Known for Glinda the Good Witch in the Broadway musical Wicked
Where to watch:
Paramount, Apple TV, & Amazon Prime Video
THE FAMILY STONE:
The Family Stone is a holiday-themed comedic drama about a man who brings his girlfriend home to meet his large and extremely opinionated family for Christmas. This visit becomes a mixture of awkward, laughter, and heartfelt moments as personalities conflict and misunderstanding begin to grow. This movie mixes comedic moments and emotional depth with controversial family dynamics and the pressures of holiday standards.
Actors you may recognise:
Sarah Jessica Parker: Known for Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and The City
Diane Keaton: Known for Annie Hall from Annie Hall
Rachel McAdams: Known for Allie Hamilton in The Notebook
Where to watch:
Hulu & Disney+
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS:
Christmas with the Kranks is a light-hearted holiday comedy about a couple who decide to skip Christmas for the first time and take a vacation instead. Their plan involves their festive-obsessed neighbours, who are determined to pull them back into the holiday spirit. The movie follows the chaos, misunderstandings, and community antics that unfold as the Kranks try to stick to their plan.
Actors you may recognise:
Tim Allen: Known for Tim Taylor in the sitcom Home Improvement
Jamie Lee Curtis: Known for Jess Coleman in Freaky Friday
Dan Aykroyd: Known for Ray Stantz in Ghostbusters
Where to watch:
Hulu, Netflix, & Peacock
MERRY FRIGGIN’ CHRISTMAS
A Merry Friggin’ Christmas is a comedy based on a big American family brought together for Christmas. The main character, Boyd has a strained and complicated relationship with his father due his dads past alcohol problem, however on an attempt to save Christmas for Boyd’s youngest son – the only one who still believes in Santa Claus – they find themselves with a long journey and lots of silence and unresolved issues ahead of them. Will they save Christmas and possibly their relationship?
This movie has loads of funny and unexpected scenes that will keep you totally invested. So if you’re looking for a funny & bingable christmas holiday watch with family or alone I would 100% recommend.
Actors you may recognise:
Lauren Graham: Best known for Lorelai Gilmore from Gilmore girls
Pierce Gagnon: Known for Logan Evans from One Tree Hill
Joe McHale: Best known for Jeff Winger in Community
Robin Williams: Best known for his parts in, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, and Dead poets society.
Where to watch:
Apple TV, Google play movie, & Youtube
THE HOLIDAY
The Holiday is the perfect mix of a comedy and a romance. It is about two women, Amanda, and Iris who are both struggling in the dating world and both very invested in their careers (arguably too invested). One lives in L.A and the other lives in England and they have no clue the other one even exists until they arrange a home exchange for 2 weeks. When they decide they need a vacation to distract themselves from the fact they are spending Christmas alone. As they both arrive in their new houses they are prepared for a week of relaxation and no men, they both receive a knock on the door and a possible love interest enters their lives. What will happen with the women having to go back to their normal lives worlds apart in 2 weeks? I can genuinely say after watching this movie it has become one of my favourites, it’s a Christmas original and I can guarantee that if you watch it it’ll become a yearly must watch for you too!
Actors you may recognise:
Jude Law: Best known for his part in Sherlock Holmes of Dr. Watson, Eden, and the Black Rabbit.
Cameron Diaz: Charlie’s Angels, There’s something about Mary, The other women, and the Mask.
Kate Winslet: Best known for her part of Rose from Titanic, The reader, and Avatar: The Way of Water.
Jack Black: Best known for his parts in The Minecraft Movie, Jumanji: Welcome to the jungle, School of Rock, Anaconda, Kung Fu Panda, and Goosebumps.
Where to watch:
Netflix & Apple TV
DIE HARD
When New York police officer John McClane flies to Los Angeles to visit his wife and kids for Christmas, he finds himself at a holiday party at Nakatomi Plaza. Unexpectedly, a group of armed criminals manage to take over the building, threatening the guests and workers. McClane manages to escape and begins his plan in order to save the hostages and reunite with his wife.
Even though Die Hard is set on Christmas eve, it is not your typical seasonal film. If what you’re looking for this winter is sharp dialogue, a tough reluctant main character and an action-charged suspenseful plot, Die Hard is the movie for you.
Actors you may recognise:
Bruce Willis: The sixth sense, Pulp fiction, Armageddon
Alan Rickman: Harry Potter, Love actually, Alice in wonderland
Where to watch:
Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV, & Peacock
THE LONG KISS GOODNIGHT
The Long Kiss Goodnight is a movie following our main character Samantha Caine who is living her normal life as a school teacher and a mother even though she has focal retrograde amnesia. This means that she has no trouble forming new memories, but that parts of her past remain blank and unknown to her. While driving a friend home, Samantha has a car accident, leading to her regaining most of her memory and finding out questionable things about herself. This results in her past putting her present life and family in danger.
This movie is good if you want to break the pattern of the classical christmas movies. It still has the theme of holidays and festivity (because the movie is set close to Christmas), but it focuses more on the two lives of the main character and how these contrast one another, bringing in shootouts, carchases, explosions and excitement.
Actors you may recognise:
Geena Davis: Thelma and Louise, Beetlejuice, Stuart little
Samuel L. Jackson: Pulp fiction, Avengers, Django unchained
Where to watch:
Amazon Prime Video & Apple TV