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Love Actually - Amusing and Wonderful, but Too Many Characters!
Love Actually (2003) is a Christmas romantic comedy movie directed and written by Richard Curtis. The movie features Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Martine McCutcheon, Keira Knightley, Martin Freeman, Joanna Page, and Rowan Atkinson.
The movie focuses on eight different love stories where some of the characters meet their love with their unique techniques as Christmas Day builds up through weeks…
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★★★★½ Rewatched 14 Dec 2024
A Christmas Carol - Brilliant but Dark!
A Christmas Carol (2009) is an animated Christmas fantasy movie directed and written by Robert Zemeckis. The movie features Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, and Bob Hoskins.
Based on the 1843 Charles Dickens novella of the same name, the movie centers on a grouchy elderly moneylender named Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) dispising Christmas and happiness as he focuses more on his business. However, he soon meets the…
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Dear Santa - Unfunny and Bland!
Dear Santa (2024) is a Christmas comedy movie directed by Bobby Farrelly, and written by Jack Black, Ricky Blitt, and Peter Farrelly. The movie features Jack Black, Robert Timothy Smith, Jaden Carson Baker, Hayes MacArthur, Brianne Howey, Keegan Michael Key, Kai Cech, and Ben Stiller.
The movie centers on a young dyslexic boy named Liam Turner (Robert Timothy Smith) writing a letter to Santa Claus to receive support on his life issues. However, he…
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★★★★★ Rewatched 12 Dec 2024
Arthur Christmas - Hilarious, Fast, and Exciting!
Arthur Christmas (2011) is a Christmas comedy movie directed by Sarah Smith, who co-wrote the screenplay with Peter Baynham. The movie features the voices talents of James McAvoy, Bill Nighy, Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, Ashley Jensen, Imelda Staunton, Marc Wootton, and Ramona Marquez.
The movie follows the legacy of the "Santa Claus" title being passed onto new generations in the Claus family. The "Santa's" Christmas Day nights were successful in producing and delivering…
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★★★★ Rewatched 11 Dec 2024
The Santa Clause - Hilarious and Entertaining!
The Santa Clause (1994) is a Christmas fantasy comedy movie directed by John Pasquin and written by Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick. The movie features Tim Allen, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, and Peter Boyle.
The movie focuses on Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) living in an ordinary yet brilliant life as a marketing director for his toy company and wants to spend Christmas Eve with his son Charlie (Eric Lloyd).…
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Krampus - Petrifying and Dark!
Krampus (2015) is a Christmas black comedy horror movie directed by Michael Doughert, who co-wrote the screenplay with Todd Casey and Zach Shields. The movie features Emjay Anthony, Adam Scott, Toni Collette, Allison Tolman, David Koechner, Conchata Ferrell, Krista Stadler, and Stefania LaVie Owen.
The movie centers on the Engel family preparing for the Christmas holidays, but they constantly get into conflicts with one another. This causes the family's son Max (Emjay Anthony) to lose…
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★★★★ Rewatched 10 Dec 2024
In loving memory of Michael Jeter (1952 - 2003)
The Polar Express - Beautiful and Magical, but Creepy!
The Polar Express (2004) is a Christmas fantasy adventure movie directed by Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Broyles Jr.. The movie features Tom Hanks, Josh Hutcherson, Daryl Sabara, Nona Gaye, Eddie Deezen, Peter Scolari, Leslie Zemeckis, and Michael Jeter.
Based on the 1985 Chris Van Allsburg children's book of the same name, the movie follows a young boy (Daryl…
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★★★★★ Rewatched 09 Dec 2024
In loving memory of James Caan, Bob Newhart, and Ed Asner.
Elf - Charmingly Funny and an Amazing Christmas Classic!
Elf (2003) is a Christmas comedy movie directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum. The movie features Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Daniel Tay, Bob Newhart and Ed Asner.
The movie follows a human named Buddy (Will Ferrell) working as an elf at the North Pole. However, he soon discovers that he was actually a…
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★★½ Rewatched 08 Dec 2024
Jingle All the Way - Cheesy but Somewhat Entertaining!
Jingle All the Way (1996) is a Christmas family comedy movie directed by Brian Levant and written by Randy Kornfield. The movie features Arnold Schwartzenegger, Rita Wilson, Jake Lloyd, Phil Hartman, Sinbad, Robert Conrad, and Jim Belushi.
The movie centers on Howard Langston (Arnold Schwartzenegger), a father and busy mattress salesman, wanting to make up his lateness to his son Jamie (Jake Lloyd) by getting him a Turbo Man action figure…
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★★★★★ Rewatched 08 Dec 2024
Nativity! - Hilarious and Fun!
Nativity! (2009) is a Christmas musical comedy movie directed and written by Debbie Isitt. The movie features Martin Freeman, Marc Wootton, Pam Ferris, Ashley Jensen, Jason Watkins, Alan Carr, and Ricky Tomlinson.
The movie centers on Paul Maddens (Martin Freeman) working miserably as a school teacher for a St. Bernadettes Catholic Primary School in Coventry after his girlfriend (Ashley Jensen) broke up with him. He was hired to do a Christmas nativity with a new…
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★★★★★ Watched 08 Dec 2024
Wicked - Emotional, Fantastic, and Entertaining!
Wicked (2024) is a musical fantasy movie directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Dana Fox and Winnie Holzman. The movie features Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Peter Dinklage, Bowen Yang, Bronwyn James, and Jeff Goldblum.
Based on the stage musical of the same name, the movie follows Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo), a young woman with green skin, struggling to fit in at college because of…
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A Loud House Christmas - Laughably Bad, Cringe, and Atrocious!
A Loud House Christmas (2021) is a Christmas family comedy movie directed by Jonathon Judge and written by Liz Maccie. The movie features Wolfgang Schaeffer, Jahzir Bruno, Lexi DiBenedetto, Dora Dolphin, Sophia Woodward, Catherine Ashmore Bradley, Morgan McGill, Aubin Bradley, Mia and Ella Allen, Lexi Janicek, Brian Stepanek, and Muretta Moss.
Based on the animated Nickelodeon series The Loud House, the movie follows the Loud family breaking their regular Christmas…
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