It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Since it might as well be December we thought now would be a good time to put together the ultimate Christmas movie checklist. Halloween and bonfire night are both out the way so it is only right that you start making a dent in your Christmas movie checklist for this year. And now that the dark nights are well and truly upon there is no excuse for you to not grab all your favourite movie snacks, get your blanket and sit down on the sofa to watch some of the best Christmas movies.
We’ve split them up into categories to help you figure out what type of Christmas movie you want to watch:
- classic Christmas movies
- family favourite Christmas movies
- Netflix Originals Christmas movies
- Christmas love films
- Christmas comedies
- controversial Christmas movies
classic Christmas movies
You can’t beat the classics. These classic Christmas movies are ones that won’t be difficult to find on your TV guide throughout November and December. Watch how 8 year old Kevin goes against some thieves in Home Alone or make your way over to Whoville with the Grinch. This list of classic Christmas movies is varied to suit everyone.
Home Alone
PG | 1990 | Family/Comedy | 1hr 43mins
Elf
PG | 2003 | Family/Comedy | 1hr 37mins
A Christmas Carol
PG | 2009 | Fantasy/Family | 1hr 36mins
The Muppet Christmas Carol
U | 1992 | Family/Musical | 1hr 25mins
The Snowman
PG | 1982 | Short/Animation | 26mins
The Santa Clause
U | 1994 | Comedy/Family | 1hr 37mins
The Polar Express
U | 2004 | Fantasy/Family | 1hr 40mins
Miracle on 34th Street
U | 1994 | Family/Fantasy | 1hr 54mins
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
PG | 2000 | Family/Fantasy | 1hr 45mins
White Christmas
U | 1954 | Musical/Romance | 2hrs
family favourite Christmas movies
Get all the family together, grab your favourite snacks and sit on the sofa to watch some of these family favourite Christmas movies. No matter what age you are everyone in the family will love sitting down and watching a few of these films.
Arthur Christmas
U | 2011 | Comedy/Family | 1hr 37mins
The Grinch
U | 2018 | Family/Comedy | 1hr 30mins
Jack Frost
PG | 1998 | Family/Fantasy | 1hr 41mins
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
U | 1999 | Family/Comedy | 1hr 10mins
Noelle
U | 2019 | Comedy/Fantasy | 1hr 40mins
Santa Paws
U | 2010 | Family/Adventure | 1hr 36mins
Nativity!
PG | 2009 | Comedy/Musical | 1hr 45mins
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
PG | 1992 | Comedy/Family | 1hr 53mins
Netflix Originals Christmas movies
There are over 15 million households that have a Netflix subscription in the UK so it makes sense to add a few Netflix Originals Christmas movie options to this list. Make the most out of your subscription and add this list of festive films to your want to watch list.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
PG | 2020 | Family/Musical | 2hr 2mins
The Christmas Chronicles
PG | 2018 | Family/Comedy | 1hr 43mins
The Christmas Chronicles 2
PG | 2020 | Family/Comedy | 1hr 55mins
Klaus
PG | 2019 | Family/Comedy | 1hr 37mins
Christmas love films
We all love a love story, even more so during the festive season. There is something about being cosy in the living room watching a love story unfold in winter that we can’t get enough of! Below find classics like Love Actually to a newer additions like Last Christmas.
The Holiday
12 | 2006 | Romance/Comedy | 2hrs 16mins
Love Actually
15 | 2003 | Romance/Drama | 2hrs 9mins
Last Christmas
12 | 2019 | Romance/Comedy | 1hr 43mins
Four Christmases
12 | 2008 | Comedy/Romance | 1hr 28mins
Christmas comedies
It’s always a good time to watch a comedy, so Christmas comedy to watch during the festive season is always a winner in our eyes. We have put together some classic Christmas comedies and some slightly newer options for you to watch below.
Christmas with the Kranks
PG | 2004 | Comedy/Family | 1hr 38mins
Daddy’s Home 2
12 | 2017 | Comedy | 1hr 40mins
Jingle All The Way
PG | 1996 | Family/Comedy | 1hr 20mins
Deck the Halls
PG | 2006 | Comedy/Family | 1hr 33mins
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
12 | 1989 | Comedy/Slapstick | 1hr 37mins
controversial Christmas movies
Are they Christmas moves? Are they not Christmas movies? We will let you be the judge of that. Below you can find a list of a few controversial Christmas moves that you will always find on around the festive period even if you don’t agree with them being Christmas themed.
Die Hard
18 | 1988 | Action/Thriller | 2hrs 11mins
Krampus
15 | 2015 | Horror/Comedy | 1hr 38mins
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
PG | 1993 | Family/Fantasy | 1hr 16mins
Bad Santa
15 | 2003 | Comedy/Dark Comedy | 1hr 31mins
Gremlins
15 | 1984 | Horror/Fantasy | 1hr 46mins
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
PG | 2001 | Fantasy/Family | 2hrs 32mins
Rise of the Guardians
PG | 2012 | Family/Adventure | 1hr 37mins
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