Holiday
see all genres ›The seasonal rituals of families gathering together drive the holiday film. Moral lessons are learned. Santas (good and bad) roam free. The tendency toward holiday-inspired sentimentality pushes many filmmakers toward black comedy and satire.
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Christmas, Again
For a fifth consecutive December, a heartbroken Noel returns to New York City to work the night shift at a sidewalk Christmas tree lot. Devoid of any holiday spirit, he struggles to stay awake during the long, chilly nights in his trailer, while the daytime traffic keeps him...Watch Movie
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Santa Claus
The producers of the legendary made-in-Mexico SANTA CLAUS packed every magical, wacky holiday oddity known to man in to this wild, wonderful and strangely charming children’s classic! It’s not enough that Santa must deal with the usual suspects (the good little boys and girls; the not so good...Watch Movie
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Tuesday, After Christmas
In the days leading up to Christmas, a married man forces himself to choose between his wife and his mistress. A sharply observed, deeply felt drama from director Radu Muntean showcasing the strengths of current Romanian cinema in its beautifully calibrated performances,...Watch Movie
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Christmas Cracker
This Academy Award®-nominated short consists of three animated segments (by three different directors) that take a playful look at Christmas: a rendition of "Jingle Bells" in which paper cut-out figures dance, a dime-store rodeo of tin toys and a story of decorating the...Watch Movie
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Lovely, Still
With the approach of Christmas causing him to feel lonely in life and love, Robert Malone (Academy Award® Winner Martin Landau) braves the wintery snow to arrive home from his job at the grocery store only to find a stranger (Academy Award® Winner Ellen Burstyn) standing in his home. What begins...Watch Movie
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The Night Before Christmas
"A Visit from St. Nicholas," the memorable holiday poem by Clement Clarke Moore, is adapted for the screen by longtime Edison Manufacturing Company director Edwin S. Porter. "'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a...Watch Movie
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A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus
When a rich boy learns from a poor girl that she does not believe in Santa Claus because he has never visited her, the boy decides to get to the bottom of this travesty. You've never seen anything like what happens next. This 1907 Edison short directed by Edwin S. Porter...Watch Movie
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A Winter Straw Ride
Two groups of young women get into a pair of horse-drawn carts and go off for a straw ride through the snowy streets. As they pass by a group of children, the children throw snowballs at the riders and they and other persons begin to join in the fun. Then one of the carts tips...Watch Movie
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I am Jesus Christ
Jesus is back on Earth at Christmas only to find it’s become less about him and more about Santa and presents. Undaunted, he takes a job as a "Store Santa" to get the true meaning of Christmas out to the kids. But the modern world is no place for an out-of-touch savior. Can...Watch Movie
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A Matter of Principle
Scrooge may be alive and well and living in West Virginia in the person of Flagg Purdy. He won't pay the county phone tax and he won't allow his wife and eleven children to celebrate any holiday. He rules his life, and theirs, by his "principles." But something has just...Watch Movie
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The Gift of the Magi
"One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas." And so we begin O. Henry's best known and timeless story, which stands as a shining example of O. Henry's writing at its best. For in it we have the simplicity of concept, the irony of circumstance and...Watch Movie
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Santa Claus
SANTA CLAUS, photographed in the wilds of Alaska, tells the story of the man-in-the-red-suit and what it takes to prepare for his yearly one-day trek around the world. It is an admittedly usual low-budget production yet fascinating to watch, bookended by references to THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.Watch Movie
