Christmas movie night!

As part of our “Days Of Christmas” series this year, I’ve pulled together a list of festive films that you might want to take inspiration from. Take a look and let us know which ones are your favourites! And let us know your thoughts on the ultimate Christmas movie question…Is Die Hard really a Christmas film??

Not all of these films have been watched by our team, so please make sure you have checked that the film is suitable for your audience before watching.

Film	Year	Genres	Rating
The Shop Around the Corner	1940	Drama, Romance, Comedy	PG
It’s a Wonderful Life	1946	Family, Drama, Fantasy	PG
Miracle on 34th Street	1947	Comedy, Family, Drama	U
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	1966	Family, Comedy, Animation	U
Black Christmas	1974	Horror, Thriller, Mystery	18
The Snowman	1982	Fantasy, Family, Adventure, Animation	U
A Christmas Story	1983	Family, Comedy	PG
Mickey’s Christmas Carol	1983	Family, Animation	U
Gremlins	1984	Fantasy, Horror, Comedy	15
One Magic Christmas	1985	Fantasy, Family	PG
Planes, Trains & Automobiles	1987	Comedy	15
Scrooged	1988	Comedy, Drama, Fantasy	12
Die Hard	1988	Thriller, Action	18
Home Alone	1990	Family, Comedy	PG
Edward Scissorhands	1990	Drama, Romance, Fantasy	12
The Muppet Christmas Carol	1992	Drama, Family, Comedy, Musical, Fantasy	U
Home Alone 2	1992	Family, Comedy, Adventure	PG
The Nightmare Before Christmas	1993	Family, Animation, Fantasy	PG
Groundhog Day	1993	Comedy, Drama, Romance, Fantasy	PG
Little Women	1994	Drama, Romance	U
Miracle on 34th Street	1994	Family, Drama, Fantasy	U
The Santa Clause	1994	Fantasy, Family, Comedy, Drama	U
Hostile Hostages (Original title: The Ref)	1994	Drama, Comedy, Crime	15
Jingle All the Way	1996	Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy	PG
Jack Frost	1998	Comedy, Fantasy, Family, Drama	PG
You’ve Got Mail	1998	Comedy, Romance	PG
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer	1998	Family, Animation, Musical	U
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	2000	Family, Comedy, Fantasy	PG
Bridget Jones’  Diary	2001	Comedy, Romance, Drama	15
The Santa Clause 2	2002	Fantasy, Family, Comedy	U
Elf	2003	Family, Comedy, Fantasy	PG
Love Actually	2003	Drama, Comedy, Romance	15
Christmas with the Kranks	2004	Comedy, Family	PG
The Polar Express	2004	Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy	U
The Family Stone	2005	Romance, Comedy, Drama	PG
The Holiday	2006	Comedy, Romance	12A
Deck the Halls	2006	Family, Comedy	PG
Four Christmases	2008	Comedy, Drama, Romance	12
In Bruges	2008	Drama, Comedy, Crime	18
Disney’s A Christmas Carol	2009	Fantasy, Animation, Family	PG
Arthur Christmas	2011	Comedy, Drama, Family, Animation	U
Carol	2015	Drama, Romance	15
Krampus	2015	Comedy, Horror, Fantasy	15
The Christmas Chronicles	2018	Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy	PG
Little Women	2019	Drama, Romance	U
Klaus	2019	Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation	PG
The Christmas Chronicles Part Two	2020	Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy	PG
Silent Night	2021	Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction	15
The Holdovers	2023	Comedy, Drama	15