This year more than any other years, I need Christmas movies in my life. Lucky for me (and for all of you as well!), there is no shortage of feel-good, jingle-belly, cozy movies to keep us soothed and happy during the cold season ahead.
Netflix in particular is treating us to quite a good amount of high quality Christmas movies this time around, and I, for one, cannot wait for The Christmas Chronicles 2.
Here's what you can look forward to in the next few months:
IN THEATERS
Title: The War with Grandpa
Release: Oct 9
Genre: Comedy/Family
Synopsis: Peter and his grandpa used to be very close, but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. However, grandpa doesn't give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two.
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Release: Oct 9
Genre: Comedy/Family
Synopsis: Peter and his grandpa used to be very close, but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. However, grandpa doesn't give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two.
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Title: My Dad's Christmas Date
Release: Nov 6
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: It's Christmas in York. Jules, 16, knows all she and her dad really need for Christmas is love. Jules attempts to set up her dad online with a girlfriend - what could go wrong? Plenty...
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Release: Nov 6
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: It's Christmas in York. Jules, 16, knows all she and her dad really need for Christmas is love. Jules attempts to set up her dad online with a girlfriend - what could go wrong? Plenty...
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Title: Fatman
Release: Nov 24
Genre: Dark Comedy
Synopsis: To save his declining business, Chris Cringle (Mel Gibson), also known as Santa Claus, is forced into a partnership with the military. Meanwhile, a precocious 12-year-old hires a hitman to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
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Release: Nov 24
Genre: Dark Comedy
Synopsis: To save his declining business, Chris Cringle (Mel Gibson), also known as Santa Claus, is forced into a partnership with the military. Meanwhile, a precocious 12-year-old hires a hitman to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.
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HULU
Title: Happiest Season
Release: Nov 26
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Synopsis: A young woman with a plan to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.
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Release: Nov 26
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Synopsis: A young woman with a plan to propose to her girlfriend while at her family's annual holiday party discovers her partner hasn't yet come out to her conservative parents.
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NETFLIX
Title: Holidate
Release: Oct 28
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Synopsis: 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.
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Release: Oct 28
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Synopsis: 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.
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Title: Operation Christmas Drop
Release: Nov 5
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Synopsis: Congressional aide Erica forgoes family Christmas to travel at her boss's behest. At a beachside Air Force base, she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz, who knows her assignment is finding reasons to defund the facility.
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Release: Nov 5
Genre: Romance/Comedy
Synopsis: Congressional aide Erica forgoes family Christmas to travel at her boss's behest. At a beachside Air Force base, she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz, who knows her assignment is finding reasons to defund the facility.
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Title: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Release: Nov 6
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
Synopsis: Decades after his apprentice betrays him, a once joyful toy maker finds new hope when his bright young granddaughter appears on his doorstep.
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Release: Nov 6
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
Synopsis: Decades after his apprentice betrays him, a once joyful toy maker finds new hope when his bright young granddaughter appears on his doorstep.
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Title: Dash & Lily (TV show)
Release: Nov 10
Genre: Romcom
Synopsis: A whirlwind Christmas romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations around New York City.
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Release: Nov 10
Genre: Romcom
Synopsis: A whirlwind Christmas romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations around New York City.
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Title: The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Release: Nov 19
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Synopsis: When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with Kevin, it's up to her double Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike, party girl Fiona foils their plans.
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Release: Nov 19
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Synopsis: When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with Kevin, it's up to her double Stacy to save the day before a new lookalike, party girl Fiona foils their plans.
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Title: Alien Xmas
Release: Nov 20
Genre: Family/Animated
Synopsis: When extraterrestrials attempt to steal Earth's gravity, only the gift-giving spirit of Christmas, and a small Alien named X, can save the world.
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Release: Nov 20
Genre: Family/Animated
Synopsis: When extraterrestrials attempt to steal Earth's gravity, only the gift-giving spirit of Christmas, and a small Alien named X, can save the world.
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Title: The Christmas Chronicles: Part 2
Release: Nov 18
Genre: Comedy/Family
Synopsis: Teenager Kate Pierce is reunited with Santa Claus when a troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas... forever.
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Release: Nov 18
Genre: Comedy/Family
Synopsis: Teenager Kate Pierce is reunited with Santa Claus when a troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas... forever.
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Title: Dolly Parton's Christmas on The Square
Release: Nov 22
Genre: Family/Musical
Synopsis: An embittered "Scrooge" of a woman plans to sell her small town, regardless of the consequences to the people who live there.
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Release: Nov 22
Genre: Family/Musical
Synopsis: An embittered "Scrooge" of a woman plans to sell her small town, regardless of the consequences to the people who live there.
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Title: Angela's Christmas Wish
Release: Nov 18
Genre: Animated/Family
Synopsis: A sequel to the much loved Angela's Christmas, Angela's Christmas Wish is a heart-warming tale of a determined little girl who sets out to reunite her family in time for Christmas.
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Release: Nov 18
Genre: Animated/Family
Synopsis: A sequel to the much loved Angela's Christmas, Angela's Christmas Wish is a heart-warming tale of a determined little girl who sets out to reunite her family in time for Christmas.
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MADE-FOR-TV MOVIES
Note: This year, I've decided I won't list ALL of the made-for-TV movies here as there are so many of them (there are almost a hundred this year!) and it's quite time-consuming. Instead, I'm going to list the 5 movies that I'm most excited to see, and direct you to this page for a complete list.
Title: Holly & Ivy (Hallmark)
Release: Nov 1
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: A contractor helps a woman renovate a house so she can adopt a sick neighbor's two children.
Release: Nov 1
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: A contractor helps a woman renovate a house so she can adopt a sick neighbor's two children.
Title: Forever Christmas (Lifetime)
Release: Nov 1
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: When workaholic reality TV producer Sophie starts working on a holiday-season show about Will, a wildly sexy guy who celebrates Christmas every day of the year, she finds herself falling for her mysterious, unlikely new star, renewing her long-lost faith in Xmas in the process.
Release: Nov 1
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: When workaholic reality TV producer Sophie starts working on a holiday-season show about Will, a wildly sexy guy who celebrates Christmas every day of the year, she finds herself falling for her mysterious, unlikely new star, renewing her long-lost faith in Xmas in the process.
Title: Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (Hallmark)
Release: Nov 7
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: Single mom Maggie is facing Christmas alone until Lucas crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected houseguest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.
Release: Nov 7
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: Single mom Maggie is facing Christmas alone until Lucas crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected houseguest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.
Title: A Timeless Christmas (Hallmark)
Release: Nov 15
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.
Release: Nov 15
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.
Title: Dashing Home for Christmas (UPtv)
Release: Nov 22
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: A successful business consultant has missed every family gathering this year, so getting home for Christmas is very important to her. But when a series of mishaps put her holiday plans in jeopardy, she’s forced to find a way home with an optimistic, go-with-the-flow fellow road warrior.
Release: Nov 22
Genre: Romance
Synopsis: A successful business consultant has missed every family gathering this year, so getting home for Christmas is very important to her. But when a series of mishaps put her holiday plans in jeopardy, she’s forced to find a way home with an optimistic, go-with-the-flow fellow road warrior.
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