Here are 10 carefully selected suggestions that the entire family will enjoy for sure. Keep up the spirit. Merry Christmas you all!
1
Christmas with the Kranks, 2004 (So much fun)
Christmas with the Kranks is a 2004 American Christmas comedy film directed by Joe Roth, screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on the 2001 novel Skipping Christmas by John Grisham. It stars Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis in the leading roles. The film also stars Dan Aykroyd, Erik Per Sullivan, Cheech Marin, Jake Busey, and M. Emmet Walsh.
The story tells of a couple who decide to skip Christmas one year since their daughter is away, much to the chagrin of their neighbors until their daughter decides to come home at the last minute.
2
Spirited, 2022 (Good moral lesson, interesting)
Spirited is a 2022 American Christmas musical comedy film directed by Sean Anders, and written and produced by Anders and John Morris. It is a modern retelling of Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol and a satire of the various adaptations since. The film stars Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Sunita Mani, Patrick Page, Marlow Barkley, and Tracy Morgan. In the film, The Ghost of Christmas Present is nearing retirement, which would mean a return to Earth. He sets his sights on an "unredeemable" man named Clint Briggs, who ends up helping the Ghost come to terms with his own past.
Spirited was released in select cinemas on November 11, 2022, before its streaming release on November 18, 2022, by Apple TV+. The film received positive reviews from critics, who praised its original songs and the performances and chemistry of Ferrell and Reynolds, but was criticized for its lack of improvement over previous adaptations of the novella.
3
A Christmas history 2, 2012 (Gather the family)
A Christmas Story 2 is a 2012 American Christmas comedy film directed by Brian Levant and starring Daniel Stern and Braeden Lemasters. The film is a direct sequel to the 1983 film A Christmas Story and ignores the events of the 1994 film My Summer Story. The film, set six years after the original, follows fifteen-year-old Ralphie as he wishes for a 1939 Mercury Eight convertible for Christmas, but crashes the car before he even owns it. Now, Ralphie and his friends, Flick and Schwartz, must find a way to raise enough money to fix the car before Christmas.
4
Christmas on Mistletoe farm, 2022 (kids will love it)
Christmas On Mistletoe Farm is a 2022 British Christmas comedy musical film, written and directed by Debbie Isitt. It was released on Netflix on 23 November 2022.
Matt Cunningham, a widowed father of five, finds out he has inherited a farm. After some persuasion, he leaves his London home for the farm to use it as a retreat to get a pitch that his boss is hampering him for completed on time. However, when he arrives, his farm hand Beano along with his kids and the village people have other idea.
5
Santa Mi Amor, 2023 (To preserve children's belief in Santa Claus).
Lucía is a single mom so devoted to her Christmas-obsessed little daughter Leo that she has essentially shut herself off to the idea of romance. But when she agrees to go on a blind date with dreamy chef Sergio, the spark is undeniable and they enter in a big Christmas adventure to help Leo to continue to believe in Santa Claus. A great and emotional history.
6
A Christmas Mystery, 2022 (kids and parents)
When her best friend's dad is falsely accused of stealing the town's prized jingle bells, but a young amateur sleuth and her friends must find the real thief before Christmas.
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Christmas at the Chalet, 2023 (For the adults)
Ex-TV host Lex finds herself spending Christmas in a chalet with her son, ex-husband, and his new girlfriend. As she couldn't find a room because the hotel is full booked, she volunteers to work as Chalet girl, all while documenting it for her new followers.
8
Your Christmas or mine?, 2022 (For adults)
Hayley and James are young and in love. They decided to go on vacation with their families in a hotel in the mountains. There they get in a misunderstood and almost break up. With their family's help, Hayley and James resume dating and get engaged.
9
The Art of Christmas, 2022 (Romance for adults)
After her latest gallery exhibition literally goes up in flames, struggling artist Liv James accepts a teaching job at a local elementary school to make ends meet.
