Not all movies can be Christmas movies! First things first, they have to have a Christmas setting. But there are dozens of Christmas based movies that are released every year in December. The ideal Christmas movie viewing involves a joyful dose of laughs and a warm set of characters that lingers long after the movie is over. Take a look at some of our picks to watch (or re-watch!) this Christmas! (Also Read: Best Acting Performances of 2024: From Fahadh Faasil in Awesham to Kani Kushruti in All We Imagine as Light)
home alone
Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, Catherine O’Hara, John Heard
Director: Chris Columbus
Where to watch: Disney+Hotstar
Even after all these years, Home Alone never gets old! When 8-year-old Kevin McAllister acts out of line, he is put to sleep in the attic. The next day, the family forgot to take him on a family trip to Paris. He also realizes that two fraudsters are planning to rob the house, and now he must protect it. Who can forget this iconic line: “To wrap things up, and in the spirit of the holiday season, I just want to say Merry Christmas, you filthy animals!”
really love
Cast: Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Keira Knightley
Director: Richard Curtis
Where to watch: Prime Video
This romantic drama follows the lives of eight different couples who are navigating their love lives in an interconnected manner. The film takes place in London, England in the weeks before Christmas.
holdover
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Cessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph
Director: Alexander Payne
Where to watch: JioCinema
A bond forms between a strict professor and a belligerent student whom he takes under the wing during winter break at an elite boarding school. Randolph won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film earlier this year.
Holiday
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law
Director: Nancy Meyers
Where to watch: Prime Video
Two women, one from America and the other from Britain, decide to move houses during Christmas after a bad breakup. Will they find new love?
Fans are eagerly waiting to know if there is a sequel in the works. Kate spoke recently deadline More about the possibilities, he said: “To be honest, it never came up. In fact, I think, I’m quite surprised that it never came out, because it’s the kind of movie that probably would have been a great sequel, but to be honest, it never came out.
bridget jones diary
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth
Director: Sharon Maguire
Where to watch: Netflix
The romantic comedy film was based on a screenplay by Helen Fielding, Andrew Davis and Richard Curtis. Bridget Jones is 32 years old and determined to improve her life circumstances as a woman. She searches for love over a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
Released in 2001, the film was a huge box office success, leading to sequels starring the central character Bridget Jones. Bridget Jones: The Age of Reason was released in 2004, Bridget Jones’s Baby was released in 2016, while Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy will be released during Valentine’s Day weekend the following year.
