Conclusion holidays, family gatherings, reunions with old friends. Long nights, with low temperatures, nougat and hot chocolate. These are also days to stay home and sleep late. Days to meet in front of the television and put together a list of movies to see at Christmas.
Most of the options are comedy in tone, but there is also room for drama, action and even horror.
Home Alone by Chris Columbus (1990)
A large family from Chicago decides to spend Christmas in Paris. On the day of the trip, they forget the smallest member and no one notices their absence until they fly over the Atlantic. The little forgotten boy will have to face a couple of clumsy thieves who will try to rob his house.
Frozen, by Chris Buck and Jeniffer Lee (2013)
Is the XNUMXth highest grossing animated film ever. Free version of the story by Hans Christian Andersen The queen of the snow.
Es one of those films that are tireless for the youngest children, who sing and dance without stopping all the songs. There are some who are capable of reciting all the dialogues in several languages.
The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009) by Robert Zemeckis
After achieving world fame in the 80s with the trilogy of Back to the Future (three other movies to watch at Christmas), Robert Zemeckis became one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.
In 2004 he made the Christmas story The polar Express, written by Chris Van Allsburg. Animated film using the motion capture technique, starring Tom Hanks. Five years later, the famous tale of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol it also hit the big screen with the same technology. Jim Carrey was commissioned to play the hateful Mr. Scrooge.
One of the best movies to watch at Christmas.
Jumanji by Joe Johnston (1995)
It's not a Christmas story, but it is a good movie to watch at home at christmas. Starring Robin Williams and based on another short story by Chris Van Allsburg, Jumanji It is one of the most talked about family tapes of the last three decades.
It is currently on the lips of many again, thanks to the premiere of a long-awaited sequel starring Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black and Kevin Hart.
Movies to watch at Christmas, not so childish
For those who are looking for family titles, but already have teenage children. Or just to those who do not have to worry about the classification of the films, some movie ideas with a Christmas spirit, but for ages 13 and up.
Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton (1990)
Tim Burton's most personal movie it is a combination of gothic and dark elements with a fairy tale. Starring Johnny Depp and Wynona Ryder, it is one of the most tragic modern love stories Hollywood has left.
The soundtrack composed for the film by Danny Elfman, a regular Burton contributor, has become synonymous with Christmas.
The Gremlins, by Joe Dante (1984)
Horror film with a lot of Christmas spirit. A story with many special effects (it was a reference in its time), which leaves a moral for last: you must be responsible with pets.
In times like today, half of the blockbusters made in Hollywood are remakes or reboots. That is why it should not be long before we see The gremlins back on the big screen.
Christmas romance
December has also served to set the an almost infinite number of cinematic romances. Most of them, yes, with happy endings. After all, Christmas is a time for reconciliation.
Family Guy, by Brett Raner (2000)
Jake Campbell (Nicolas Cage) is a lonely successful Wall Street stockbroker who has accomplished everything he set out to do. Or so he believed, until one Christmas Eve he ends up trapped in a less ostentatious alternate reality, but with a wife and children.
The Holiday, by Nancy Mayer (2006)
Amanda Weeds (Cameron Díaz) and Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet) decide exchange their houses to escape during Christmas, their respective torments of love. But living each other's life, they will find love again. Jude Law and Jack Black complete the cast.
Up in the air by Jason Raitman (2009)
Ryan Bringhman (George Clooney) travels constantly all over the United States. So much so that more time is spent on board a plane than on the ground. He has no friends, no children and has isolated himself from his family, whom he only sees very occasionally, during Christmas.
But everything gets complicated when their way of working is threatened by new technologies, at the same time that he falls in love with a woman who only saw him one night of casual sex.
Movies to watch at Christmas where heroes have to save the world
Villains don't take a vacation, not even at Christmas. Neither do the heroes. Within this section there are movies, there are characters from comics, action movies and even horror movies.
Tim Burton's Batman Returns (1992)
The penguin (Danny DeVito) threatens to spoil the festivities in a convulsive and chaotic Gotham City. Batman (Michael Keaton) must face him. At the same time, he also has to deal with Catwoman (Michelle Pfieffer) and the unscrupulous businessman Max Sherck (Christopher Walken).
Die Hard, by John McTiernan (1988)
John McClane (Bruce Willis) must stop a group of terrorists led by Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman), who took over the Nakatomi Plaza building right in the middle of a Christmas party. A classic of action movies.
The Day of the Beast, by Alex de la Iglesia (1995)
The antichrist is destined to be born in Madrid on the night of December 25, 1995. Father Ángel Berriatúa (Álex Angulo) tries to avoid it at any cost. For this he has the help of José María (Santiago Segura) and Ennio Lombardi (Armando de Razza), known as "Professor Cavan", host of a television program on occult sciences.
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