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Deck the Halls
42 films
mistletoe, marquee, snow. the season’s longest run, opening the first night of november.
- 01of 42
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
View on IMDb — National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (opens in a new tab)· 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy
- 02of 42
Christmas with the Kranks (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 39m · PG
Comedy · Family
When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole neighborhood in an uproar, and when Blair calls on Christmas Eve to announce a surprise visit with her new fiancée, the Kranks have just twelve hours to perform a miracle and pull themselves and their neighbors together to throw the best celebration ever!
View on IMDb — Christmas with the Kranks (opens in a new tab)· 1h 39m · PG
Comedy · Family
- 03of 42
Deck the Halls (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 33m · PG
Comedy · Family
Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry - and their decorating.
View on IMDb — Deck the Halls (opens in a new tab)· 1h 33m · PG
Comedy · Family
- 04of 42
The Santa Clause (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 37m · PG
Comedy · Drama · Family · Fantasy
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
View on IMDb — The Santa Clause (opens in a new tab)· 1h 37m · PG
Comedy · Drama · Family · Fantasy
- 05of 42
The Santa Clause 2 (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 44m · G
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.
View on IMDb — The Santa Clause 2 (opens in a new tab)· 1h 44m · G
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
- 06of 42
Elf (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 37m · PG
Adventure · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Romance
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
View on IMDb — Elf (opens in a new tab)· 1h 37m · PG
Adventure · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Romance
- 07of 42
Fred Claus (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 56m · PG
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
View on IMDb — Fred Claus (opens in a new tab)· 1h 56m · PG
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
- 08of 42
Home Alone (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 43m · PG
Comedy · Family
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
View on IMDb — Home Alone (opens in a new tab)· 1h 43m · PG
Comedy · Family
- 09of 42
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (opens in a new tab)
· 2h · PG
Adventure · Comedy · Crime · Family
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.
View on IMDb — Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (opens in a new tab)· 2h · PG
Adventure · Comedy · Crime · Family
- 10of 42
A Christmas Story (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 33m · PG
Comedy · Family
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
View on IMDb — A Christmas Story (opens in a new tab)· 1h 33m · PG
Comedy · Family
- 11of 42
Scrooged (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 41m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · Romance
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
View on IMDb — Scrooged (opens in a new tab)· 1h 41m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama · Fantasy · Romance
- 12of 42
Jingle All the Way (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 29m · PG
Adventure · Comedy · Family
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
View on IMDb — Jingle All the Way (opens in a new tab)· 1h 29m · PG
Adventure · Comedy · Family
- 13of 42
Jack Frost (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 41m · PG
Comedy · Drama · Family · Fantasy
A father who can't keep his promises dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has one final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
View on IMDb — Jack Frost (opens in a new tab)· 1h 41m · PG
Comedy · Drama · Family · Fantasy
- 14of 42
Miracle on 34th Street (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 54m · PG
Drama · Family · Fantasy
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.
View on IMDb — Miracle on 34th Street (opens in a new tab)· 1h 54m · PG
Drama · Family · Fantasy
- 15of 42
Four Christmases (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 28m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.
View on IMDb — Four Christmases (opens in a new tab)· 1h 28m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama · Romance
- 16of 42
The Night Before (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 41m · R
Comedy · Fantasy
In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion might be coming to an end.
View on IMDb — The Night Before (opens in a new tab)· 1h 41m · R
Comedy · Fantasy
- 17of 42
Office Christmas Party (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 45m · R
Comedy
When Carol Vanstone, CEO of the technology company Zenotek, expresses her intention to close the Chicago branch, run by her brother Clay, he and his co-workers organize a Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and save their jobs. But the party gets out of control…
View on IMDb — Office Christmas Party (opens in a new tab)· 1h 45m · R
Comedy
- 18of 42
A Bad Moms Christmas (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 44m · R
Comedy
Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a more perfect holiday for their families wasn’t hard enough, they have to do all of that while hosting and entertaining their own mothers.
View on IMDb — A Bad Moms Christmas (opens in a new tab)· 1h 44m · R
Comedy
- 19of 42
Just Friends (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 36m · PG-13
Comedy · Romance
While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with – a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
View on IMDb — Just Friends (opens in a new tab)· 1h 36m · PG-13
Comedy · Romance
- 20of 42
Die Hard (opens in a new tab)
· 2h 12m · R
Action · Thriller
High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.
View on IMDb — Die Hard (opens in a new tab)· 2h 12m · R
Action · Thriller
- 21of 42
Mixed Nuts (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
View on IMDb — Mixed Nuts (opens in a new tab)· 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama
- 22of 42
Love Actually (opens in a new tab)
· 2h 15m · R
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
View on IMDb — Love Actually (opens in a new tab)· 2h 15m · R
Comedy · Drama · Romance
- 23of 42
The Holiday (opens in a new tab)
· 2h 16m · PG-13
Comedy · Romance
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
View on IMDb — The Holiday (opens in a new tab)· 2h 16m · PG-13
Comedy · Romance
- 24of 42
The Family Stone (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 43m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama · Romance
An uptight, conservative businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.
View on IMDb — The Family Stone (opens in a new tab)· 1h 43m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama · Romance
- 25of 42
Noel (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 36m · PG
Drama
With Christmas Eve just around the corner in bustling New York, five lonely and sad strangers find their lives inadvertently intersected.
View on IMDb — Noel (opens in a new tab)· 1h 36m · PG
Drama
- 26of 42
Serendipity (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 30m · PG-13
Comedy · Romance
Although already in relationships, two strangers realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.
View on IMDb — Serendipity (opens in a new tab)· 1h 30m · PG-13
Comedy · Romance
- 27of 42
Bad Santa (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 32m · R
Comedy · Crime · Drama
You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Willie's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.
View on IMDb — Bad Santa (opens in a new tab)· 1h 32m · R
Comedy · Crime · Drama
- 28of 42
Bad Santa 2 (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 32m · R
Comedy · Crime · Drama · Mystery
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie Soke teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
View on IMDb — Bad Santa 2 (opens in a new tab)· 1h 32m · R
Comedy · Crime · Drama · Mystery
- 29of 42
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (opens in a new tab)
Original title: A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas
· 1h 30m · R
Adventure · Comedy
Six years have elapsed since Guantanamo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But when Kumar arrives on Harold's doorstep during the holiday season with a mysterious package in hand, he inadvertently burns down Harold's father-in-law's beloved Christmas tree. To fix the problem, Harold and Kumar embark on a mission through New York City to find the perfect Christmas tree, once again stumbling into trouble at every single turn.
View on IMDb — A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (opens in a new tab)· 1h 30m · R
Adventure · Comedy
- 30of 42
Friday After Next (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 25m · R
Comedy · Drama
Craig and his cousin Day-Day have finally moved out of their parents' houses and into their own crib, working nights at a local mall as security guards. When their house is robbed on Christmas Eve they set out to track down the culprit.
View on IMDb — Friday After Next (opens in a new tab)· 1h 25m · R
Comedy · Drama
- 31of 42
I'll Be Home for Christmas (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 26m · PG
Comedy · Family
Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie.
View on IMDb — I'll Be Home for Christmas (opens in a new tab)· 1h 26m · PG
Comedy · Family
- 32of 42
Love the Coopers (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 47m · PG-13
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.
View on IMDb — Love the Coopers (opens in a new tab)· 1h 47m · PG-13
Comedy · Fantasy · Romance
- 33of 42
This Christmas (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 57m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama · Romance
This year Christmas with the Whitfields promises to be one they will never forget. All the siblings have come home for the first time in years and they've brought plenty of baggage with them. As the Christmas tree is trimmed and the lights are hung, secrets are revealed and family bonds are tested. As their lives converge, they join together and help each other discover the true meaning of family.
View on IMDb — This Christmas (opens in a new tab)· 1h 57m · PG-13
Comedy · Drama · Romance
- 34of 42
Surviving Christmas (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 31m · PG-13
Comedy · Romance
Wealthy executive Drew Latham has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents.
View on IMDb — Surviving Christmas (opens in a new tab)· 1h 31m · PG-13
Comedy · Romance
- 35of 42
Noelle (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 40m · G
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.
View on IMDb — Noelle (opens in a new tab)· 1h 40m · G
Comedy · Family · Fantasy
- 36of 42
Daddy's Home 2 (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 40m · PG-13
Comedy
Father and stepfather Dusty and Brad join forces to make Christmastime perfect for the children. Their newfound partnership soon gets put to the test when Dusty's old-school, macho dad and Brad's gentle father arrive to turn the holiday upside down. After a sudden change in plans, the four men decide to take the kids to a luxury resort for a fun-filled getaway that turns into a hilarious and chaotic adventure.
View on IMDb — Daddy's Home 2 (opens in a new tab)· 1h 40m · PG-13
Comedy
- 37of 42
Krampus (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 38m · PG-13
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
View on IMDb — Krampus (opens in a new tab)· 1h 38m · PG-13
Comedy · Fantasy · Horror
- 38of 42
The Man Who Invented Christmas (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 44m · PG
Biography · Comedy · Drama
In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.
View on IMDb — The Man Who Invented Christmas (opens in a new tab)· 1h 44m · PG
Biography · Comedy · Drama
- 39of 42
The Christmas Chronicles (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 44m · PG
Adventure · Comedy · Family · Fantasy
Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
View on IMDb — The Christmas Chronicles (opens in a new tab)· 1h 44m · PG
Adventure · Comedy · Family · Fantasy
- 40of 42
Christmas with the Campbells (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 28m · NR
Comedy · Romance
When Jesse is dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend, Shawn, his parents convince her to still spend Christmas with them, and Shawn's handsome cousin, while Shawn is away.
View on IMDb — Christmas with the Campbells (opens in a new tab)· 1h 28m · NR
Comedy · Romance
- 41of 42
Holidate (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 44m
Comedy · Romance
Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way.
View on IMDb — Holidate (opens in a new tab)· 1h 44m
Comedy · Romance
- 42of 42
8-Bit Christmas (opens in a new tab)
· 1h 37m · PG
Comedy · Family
In suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.
View on IMDb — 8-Bit Christmas (opens in a new tab)· 1h 37m · PG
Comedy · Family
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