Christmas 2025 movie plans
Discussion
I tend to take the Christmas week off each year and, after the busyness of hosting Christmas Day, the best part of Christmas begins on Boxing Day - light the fire and watch films around the clock.
There will definitely be some classic Hollywood musicals, plus the inevitable Christmas movies themselves. We’ll also continue with some other shared family films and TV - eg Knives Out 3, Only Murders in the Building.
We’ve encouraged our 15yo daughter to watch Heat for the first time. Beyond that we haven’t yet got a list.
So, what are your movie plans over the Christmas break?
There will definitely be some classic Hollywood musicals, plus the inevitable Christmas movies themselves. We’ll also continue with some other shared family films and TV - eg Knives Out 3, Only Murders in the Building.
We’ve encouraged our 15yo daughter to watch Heat for the first time. Beyond that we haven’t yet got a list.
So, what are your movie plans over the Christmas break?
We went to the Wes Anderson exhibition at the Design Museum at the weekend. It was excellent, so I can see one or two of his movies on the list (though not Grand Budapest Hotel or French Dispatch because they re favourites and we ve already (re)watched those earlier in the year).
Actually, the original 1980s Amadeus will be a good watch given the Netflix series.
Actually, the original 1980s Amadeus will be a good watch given the Netflix series.
OMITN said:
I tend to take the Christmas week off each year and, after the busyness of hosting Christmas Day, the best part of Christmas begins on Boxing Day - light the fire and watch films around the clock.
There will definitely be some classic Hollywood musicals, plus the inevitable Christmas movies themselves. We ll also continue with some other shared family films and TV - eg Knives Out 3, Only Murders in the Building.
We ve encouraged our 15yo daughter to watch Heat for the first time. Beyond that we haven t yet got a list.
So, what are your movie plans over the Christmas break?
I would keep Knives out 3 for if you are struggling to get to sleep. Dreadful compared to the first 2.There will definitely be some classic Hollywood musicals, plus the inevitable Christmas movies themselves. We ll also continue with some other shared family films and TV - eg Knives Out 3, Only Murders in the Building.
We ve encouraged our 15yo daughter to watch Heat for the first time. Beyond that we haven t yet got a list.
So, what are your movie plans over the Christmas break?
Lawrence of Arabia is my vote.
Die Hard, Die Hard 2,John Wick 4. Mrs Skodapondy will watch the chick flick equivalent in Love Actually and The Holiday and avoid my choices as in her opinion Die Hard is only set at Christmas and not a Christmas movie. She is of course wrong in that opinion and we can all agree on that.
For me a christmas movie is about christmas not just set at christmas.
Started watching Die Hard on Disney+ over last couple of evenings between other stuff, got the last 30 mins left. Not seen it for years but amazing how many of the lines I remember just as they're about to be said. Shame it was set in LA, if they'd swapped it around so in New York they could have had snow and made it feel more like a christmas movie.
Only christmas movie I tend to watch over christmas is A Christmas Carol (1951) aka 'Scrooge' with Alistair Sim in original black and white not the colourised version. Blackadder's version was entertaining with how they reversed it.
Started watching Die Hard on Disney+ over last couple of evenings between other stuff, got the last 30 mins left. Not seen it for years but amazing how many of the lines I remember just as they're about to be said. Shame it was set in LA, if they'd swapped it around so in New York they could have had snow and made it feel more like a christmas movie.
Only christmas movie I tend to watch over christmas is A Christmas Carol (1951) aka 'Scrooge' with Alistair Sim in original black and white not the colourised version. Blackadder's version was entertaining with how they reversed it.
Edited by Virtual PAH on Thursday 18th December 13:02
This is what I've watched so far:
Planes Trains (OK not Xmas but getting there)
Jingle All The Way*
Muppets Christmas Carol
Gremlins*
The Holiday*
Die Hard 2
The Santa Clause
Scrooged
Deck The Halls*
Batman Returns
A National Lampoons
A Nightmare Before Christmas*
White Christmas*
I've got these left before Xmas Day:
The Revenant (because snow, it's become a bit of a personal tradition)
It's a Wonderful Life
A Charlie Brown Christmas*
Die Hard
If there's a * it means I'd either not seen at all or not seen all the way through (as far as I can remember) before
A Charlie Brown Christmas I'm really looking forward to
Imho, if I could watch only five, it would be It's a Wonderful Life, Scrooged, National Lampoons, Muppets and Die Hard, although Charlie Brown might knock one of those off
Planes Trains (OK not Xmas but getting there)
Jingle All The Way*
Muppets Christmas Carol
Gremlins*
The Holiday*
Die Hard 2
The Santa Clause
Scrooged
Deck The Halls*
Batman Returns
A National Lampoons
A Nightmare Before Christmas*
White Christmas*
I've got these left before Xmas Day:
The Revenant (because snow, it's become a bit of a personal tradition)
It's a Wonderful Life
A Charlie Brown Christmas*
Die Hard
If there's a * it means I'd either not seen at all or not seen all the way through (as far as I can remember) before
A Charlie Brown Christmas I'm really looking forward to
Imho, if I could watch only five, it would be It's a Wonderful Life, Scrooged, National Lampoons, Muppets and Die Hard, although Charlie Brown might knock one of those off
A Christmas Story, it’s US based but the themes are universal
I triple dog dare you!
Elf
Until the wife reappraised it, Love Actually, it’s now on the troublesome treatment of issues list
The Holiday, also troublesome in my eyes, but the wife still approves of it ( for now)
Blackadders Christmas Carol
Die Hard
And around new years- When Harry Met Sally ( rip Rob Reiner and wife)
I triple dog dare you!
Elf
Until the wife reappraised it, Love Actually, it’s now on the troublesome treatment of issues list
The Holiday, also troublesome in my eyes, but the wife still approves of it ( for now)
Blackadders Christmas Carol
Die Hard
And around new years- When Harry Met Sally ( rip Rob Reiner and wife)
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