When you think of the holiday season, you also think of a evening watching Christmas movies! Of course, Elf, Home Alone, How the Grinch stole Christmas and other timeless classics come to mind every December. So, for a change, here are 12 Christmas films released in the last five years. Who knows... Maybe you'll find your next cult holiday movie in this batch, to enjoy with your loved ones!
The Christmas Chronicles (105 minutes, 2018)
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Kate and Teddy plan to film Santa on Christmas Eve. After waiting for him to arrive, the brother and sister sneak into his sleigh and break it in an accident, putting Christmas in jeopardy. On this crazy night, Kate and Teddy help a wild and outspoken St. Nicholas and his elves save Christmas before it's too late.
Klaus (97 minutes, 2019)
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Jesper, the worst student in his letter carrier's school, is sent on a mission to a snowy island north of the Arctic Circle. There, the inhabitants don't get along and almost never speak to each other. Which is just as well as saying that they don't correspond! Just as Jesper is about to give up, he finds an ally in Alva, the island's schoolteacher, and meets Klaus, a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in his cottage full of handmade toys.
A Christmas Story Christmas (98 minutes, 2022)
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Ralphie, now an adult, returns to his house on Cleveland Street to give his children a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends and trying to mourn his father (A sequel to 1983's A Christmas Story Christmas).
Best Christmas. Ever! (80 minutes, 2023)
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At the end of each year, Jackie sends news of her wonderful life, which her old college friend Charlotte receives as a poisoned gift. Just days before Christmas, fate brings Charlotte, her husband Rob and their family to the snowy doorstep of Jackie and her partner Valentino. Charlotte seizes the opportunity to prove that her friend's life is certainly not as perfect as she makes it out to be.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (122 minutes, 2020)
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Jeronicus Jangle is a great inventor and toy maker, but he's lost all faith in himself and his inventions. However, he has a second chance; a magical new invention. His granddaughter is due to visit him during the Christmas vacations. Jeronicus will do everything in his power to make his new creation work for her arrival.
Spirited (127 minutes, 2022)
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Every Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present chooses a lost soul who will be set straight by a visit from three spirits. But this year, he chooses the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs reverses the roles, and it's the ghost himself who finds himself haunted by his past, present and future. This hilarious musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous tale is told, for the first time, from the ghost's point of view.
Family Switch (101 minutes, 2023)
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When members of the same family switch bodies during a rare planetary alignment, their hilarious journey back to normal life brings them closer together than they ever thought possible.
The Grinch (86 minutes, 2018)
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A film for those who just can't get enough of Dr. Seuss' Christmas classic... A mean-spirited grinch tries to put an end to Christmas in the jolly town of Chouville, but his heart just might be softened by a sweet little girl.
The Claus Family (97 minutes, 2020)
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When his grandfather falls ill, Jules, who hates the holidays, learns of his family's magical heritage and realizes he's the only one who can save Christmas.
Happiest Season (102 minutes, 2020)
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Abby prepares to propose to Harper at a family Christmas dinner, but realizes that her girlfriend's family doesn't know they're lesbians.
A Castle for Christmas (98 minutes, 2021)
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A New York novelist goes to a Scottish village just a stone's throw from a Gothic castle. She soon falls in love with the castle... and its owner, a misanthropic, penniless duke. From flirtations to arguments, the couple come close to breaking up, but reconcile on Christmas Eve, under the snow...
Let It Snow (93 minutes, 2019)
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A snowstorm hits a small town on a cold Christmas Eve, impacting the friendships, romantic relationships and futures of a group of students in the process.