It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Here are my top Christmas movies to get in the Christmas mood.
In no particular order.
1. Love Actually
Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas–themed romantic comedy. It features a star-studded ensemble and the romantic comedy is probably equally beloved and reviled.
The story begins five weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday, followed by an epilogue that takes place one month later. This features the likes of Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson and much more.
2. Holidate
This is one refreshing rom-com for the Christmas holidays.
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.
3. Operation Christmas Drop
The film stars: Kat Graham and Alexander Ludwig and is loosely based on the real-life U.S. Air Force Operation Christmas Drop humanitarian mission. Easily predictable but interesting and captivating, however.
Congressional aide Erica (Graham) forgoes family Christmas to travel at her boss’s behest. At a beachside Air Force base, she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz (Ludwig), who knows her assignment is finding reasons to defund the facility.
4. The Knight Before Christmas
A medieval English knight is magically transported to present-day America where he falls for a high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love.
Highly unrealistic and just a cliche Christmas movie probably filled with mediocrity but I just love love no matter how ridiculous and unrealistic, so this is making the list.
5. The Night Before
On Christmas Eve, three lifelong friends Ethan, Isaac and Chris spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy Grail of Christmas parties. Things take a turn when Isaac and Chris decide to end their decade-long tradition. I loved this movie a lot.
What I probably loved the most is the movie soundtrack so you might want to check that out.
6. Last Christmas
This movie gives a whole new meaning to the song lyrics.
“Last christmas, I gave you my heart………”
I absolutely loved this. Not like other typical Christmas movies but definitely at the top of my list with stellar performances from Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding. This is one Christmas movie I would be visiting every Christmas.
Kate (Emilia) is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store is not good for the wannabe singer. However, she meets Tom (Henry) there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true.
7. Die Hard
It’s the topic that’s debated every Christmas – is Die Hard really a Christmas movie? Die Hard takes place entirely in the Christmas holidays, hence in my books, it is a Christmas movie.
So go ahead and watch Bruce Wills save Christmas in this “Christmas themed” Movie.
Hoping to spend Christmas with his estranged wife, detective John McClane arrives in LA. However, he learns about a hostage situation in an office building and his wife is one of the hostages.
8. Home Alone
Eight-year-old Kevin is accidentally left behind when his family leaves for France on a Christmas vacation.
At first, he is happy to be in charge, but when thieves try to break into his home, he tries to put up a fight. One of the most renowned Christmas movies of all time.
Apparently, it is part of a film series and now has up to 5 parts. You might want to check that out
9. The Princess Switch 1,2,3
I’m not sure why I keep on watching but i’ve watched all 3 princess switch movies.
One week before Christmas, a duchess switches places with an ordinary woman from Chicago, who looks exactly like her, and they each fall in love with each other’s beaus.
In part two there is the inclusion of a 3rd Vanessa and in part three the third Vanessa has her own love story. I don’t really have much to say about it.
You just have to watch it and make your own decisions on this long-running joke by Netflix.
10. The Holiday Calendar
A photographer discovers that the antique Advent calendar she inherited seems to predict her future, including a budding romance. Will this magical calendar lead her to love this holiday season?
My favourite part of this was the chemistry between the two main characters, which made the romance more realistic and romantic.