We have put together the ultimate list of Christmas films for you to watch this festive season. Whether you’re sitting down with your Grandparents to reminisce about times gone by or setting up a big movie night for all your friends, we have the perfect picks for you. We have everything from the family favourite The Snowman (Murakami, Jackson, 1982) to the slightly contentious Die Hard (McTiernan, 1988)!
Let us know in the comments below what your favourite Christmas film is and we can add it to our list.
For Young Families
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (Melendez, 1965)
- The Christmas Chronicles (Kaytis, 2018)
- A Boy Called Christmas (Kenan, 2021)
- The Snowman (Murakami, Jackson, 1982)
- Arthur Christmas (Smith, Cook, 2011)
- Nativity! (Isitt, 2009)
- The Grinch (Cheney, Mosier, 2018)
- Klaus (Pablos, Lopez, 2019)
- Santa Klaus: The Movie (Szwarc, 1985)
- Mickey’s Christmas Carol (Mattinson, 1983)
For Teens
- Prancer (Hancock, 1989)
- How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (Howard, 2000)
- Elf (Favreau, 2003)
- The Santa Clause (Pasquin, 1994)
- Trapped In Paradise (Gallo, 1994)
- Miracle On 34th Street (Mayfield, 1994)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Columbus, 2001)
- Let It Snow (Snellin, 2019)
For Movie Nights With Friends
- National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (Chechik, 1989)
- Gremlins (Dante, 1984)
- Trading Places (Landis, 1983)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (Selick, 1993)
- The Night Before (Levine, 2015)
- Just Friends (Kumble, 2005)
- Surviving Christmas (Mitchell, 2004)
- I’ll Be Home For Christmas (Sanford, 1998)
For Couples
- Love Actually (Curtis, 2003)
- Last Christmas (Feig, 2019)
- The Holiday (Meyers, 2006)
- Lovely, Still (Fakler, 2008)
- The Muppets Christmas Carol (Henson, 1992)
- Single All The Way (Mayer, 2021)
- Falling For Christmas (Damian, 2022)
- The Family Stone (Bezucha, 2005)
For Nan and Grandad
- It’s A Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)
- Miracle on 34th Street (Seaton, 1947)
- The Shop Around The Corner (Lubtisch, 1940)
- White Christmas (Curtiz, 1954)
- Christmas In Connecticut (Godfrey, 1945)
- A Grandpa For Christmas (Frost, 2007)
- Holiday Inn (Sandrich, 1942)
For Nostalgia
- Home Alone (Columbus, 1990)
- Scrooged (Donner, 1988)
- Jingle All The Way (Levant, 1996)
- Christmas With The Kranks (Roth, 2004)
- Mixed Nuts (Ephron, 1994)
- Deck The Halls (Whitesell, 2006)
- A Christmas Story (Clark, 1983)
For Mum and Dad
- Joyeux Noel (Carion, 2005)
- A Bad Moms Christmas (Lucas, Moore, 2017)
- Bridget Jones’ Diary (Maguire, 2001)
To Have On In The Background
- Bad Santa (Zwigoff, 2003)
- The Polar Express (Zemeckis, 2004)
- Friday After Next (Raboy, 2002)
- Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (Columbus, 1992)
- A Christmas Carol (Zemeckis, 2009)
- Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square (Allen, 2020)
- A Very Harold And Kumar Christmas (Strauss-Schulson, 2011)
For Film Buffs
- Die Hard (McTiernan, 1988)
- In Bruges (McDonagh, 2008)
- Meet Me In St Louis (Minnelli, 1944)
For Horror Fans
- Black Christmas (Clark, 1974)
- Better Watch Out (Peckover, 2016)
- Christmas Evil (Jackson, 1980)
- Krampus (Dougherty, 2015)
