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The Biggest Christmas Movies List on IMDb.

by Manish_Sahay • Created 8 years ago • Modified 10 hours ago
Movies about the loveliest time of the year - the Yuletide.
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  • Santa Claus (1898)

    1. Santa Claus

    18981mShort
    6.4 (1.2K)
    Brother and sister are sent to bed on Christmas Eve, and while they are asleep, Santa Claus comes down the chimney and fills their waiting stockings with toys.
    DirectorGeorge Albert SmithStarsLaura BayleyDorothy SmithHarold Smith
  • Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost (1901)

    2. Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost

    19016mShort
    5.6 (675)
    It's Christmas Eve. The miser Scrooge and his assistant Bob Cratchit finish their work in the office and go home. When Scrooge is going to open his front door, he sees the face of Marley's ghost in the door knocker. Inside he takes on his night dress, eats his supper, and falls asleep at the table. Marly's ghost shows Scrooge a vision of himself at a Christmas in the past. Then the ghost escorts him to the present Christmas, and the homes and families of Bob Cratchit and Fred, where Scrooge sees Bob and Fred drink to him in his absence. At last the ghost shows Scrooge the Christmas that might be. Here Scrooge has to face his own grave and the death of Tiny Tim. Confronted with this Scrooge regrets his callousness and egoism.
    DirectorWalter R. BoothStarDaniel Smith
  • Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel in March of the Wooden Soldiers (1934)

    3. March of the Wooden Soldiers

    19341h 17mApproved
    7.1 (7.9K)
    Opposing the evil Barnaby, Stannie Dum and Ollie Dee try and fail to pay-off Mother Peep's mortgage and mislead his attempts to marry Little Bo. Enraged, Barnaby's Bogeymen are set on Toyland.
    DirectorsGus MeinsCharley RogersStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyVirginia Karns
  • The Thin Man (1934)

    4. The Thin Man

    19341h 31mTV-PG86Metascore
    7.9 (34K)
    Former detective Nick Charles and his wealthy wife Nora investigate a murder case, mostly for the fun of it.
    DirectorW.S. Van DykeStarsWilliam PowellMyrna LoyMaureen O'Sullivan
  • Scrooge (1935)

    5. Scrooge

    19351h 18mApproved
    6.5 (2.8K)
    Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean old miser, hasn't a good word for Christmas, though his impoverished clerk Bob Cratchit and nephew Fred are full of holiday spirit. On Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by spirits of the past, present, and future.
    DirectorHenry EdwardsStarsSeymour HicksDonald CalthropRobert Cochran
  • Terry Kilburn and Reginald Owen in A Christmas Carol (1938)

    6. A Christmas Carol

    19381h 9mApproved72Metascore
    7.5 (9.4K)
    An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
    DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsReginald OwenGene LockhartKathleen Lockhart
  • David Niven, Ginger Rogers, and Elbert Coplen Jr. in Bachelor Mother (1939)

    7. Bachelor Mother

    19391h 22mApproved
    7.5 (4.9K)
    An unemployed woman discovers an abandoned baby on the steps of an orphanage, and accepts an offer to take responsibility for the child in return for a job.
    DirectorGarson KaninStarsGinger RogersDavid NivenCharles Coburn
  • Peace on Earth (1939)

    8. Peace on Earth

    19399mApprovedShort
    7.5 (1.9K)
    Two baby squirrels ask grandpa to explain what "men" are when they hear everyone singing of "peace on earth, goodwill to men". Grandpa tells the story of man's last war.
    DirectorHugh HarmanStarsMel BlancJeanne DunneThe Hollywood Choir Boys
  • James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan in The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

    9. The Shop Around the Corner

    19401h 39mApproved96Metascore
    8.0 (42K)
    Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
    DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMargaret SullavanJames StewartFrank Morgan
  • Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray in Remember the Night (1939)

    10. Remember the Night

    19391h 34mApproved78Metascore
    7.6 (7.8K)
    Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
    DirectorMitchell LeisenStarsBarbara StanwyckFred MacMurrayBeulah Bondi
  • Harry Carey, Richard Carlson, Jean Parker, C. Aubrey Smith, Helen Vinson, and Charles Winninger in Beyond Tomorrow (1940)

    11. Beyond Tomorrow

    19401h 24mApproved
    6.5 (2.5K)
    The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple they initially brought together.
    DirectorA. Edward SutherlandStarsHarry CareyC. Aubrey SmithCharles Winninger
  • Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in Penny Serenade (1941)

    12. Penny Serenade

    19411h 59mApproved
    7.1 (8.6K)
    A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unforeseen sadness and unexpected joy.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsCary GrantIrene DunneBeulah Bondi
  • Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in Meet John Doe (1941)

    13. Meet John Doe

    19412h 2mApproved63Metascore
    7.6 (16K)
    A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsGary CooperBarbara StanwyckEdward Arnold
  • Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Ann Sheridan, and Monty Woolley in The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)

    14. The Man Who Came to Dinner

    19411h 52mApproved71Metascore
    7.5 (9.4K)
    An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.
    DirectorWilliam KeighleyStarsBette DavisAnn SheridanMonty Woolley
  • Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Virginia Dale, and Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn (1942)

    15. Holiday Inn

    19421h 40mApproved70Metascore
    7.3 (19K)
    At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
    DirectorsMark SandrichRobert AllenStarsBing CrosbyFred AstaireMarjorie Reynolds
  • Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken in The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1943)

    16. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

    19431h 38mApproved86Metascore
    7.5 (8.2K)
    After an all-night send-off party for the troops, a small-town girl with an awkward boyfriend wakes up to find herself married and pregnant, but with no memory of her husband's identity.
    DirectorPreston SturgesStarsEddie BrackenBetty HuttonDiana Lynn
  • Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

    17. Meet Me in St. Louis

    19441h 53mApproved94Metascore
    7.5 (30K)
    Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandMargaret O'BrienMary Astor
  • Shirley Temple, Joseph Cotten, and Ginger Rogers in I'll Be Seeing You (1944)

    18. I'll Be Seeing You

    19441h 25mApproved
    7.1 (2.7K)
    A soldier suffering from combat fatigue meets a young woman on Christmas furlough from prison and their mutual loneliness blossoms into romance.
    DirectorsWilliam DieterleGeorge CukorStarsGinger RogersJoseph CottenShirley Temple
  • Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, and Risë Stevens in Going My Way (1944)

    19. Going My Way

    19442h 6mApproved90Metascore
    7.0 (14K)
    When young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of his new assistant.
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsBing CrosbyBarry FitzgeraldFrank McHugh
  • Barbara Stanwyck, Sydney Greenstreet, and Dennis Morgan in Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

    20. Christmas in Connecticut

    19451h 41mApproved64Metascore
    7.3 (13K)
    A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
    DirectorPeter GodfreyStarsBarbara StanwyckDennis MorganSydney Greenstreet
  • Dead of Night (1945)

    21. Dead of Night

    19451h 17mApproved
    7.5 (15K)
    Guests at an English estate recall nightmares.
    DirectorsAlberto CavalcantiCharles CrichtonBasil DeardenStarsMervyn JohnsMichael RedgraveRoland Culver
  • Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

    22. The Bells of St. Mary's

    19452h 6mApproved
    7.2 (10K)
    At a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building.
    DirectorLeo McCareyStarsBing CrosbyIngrid BergmanHenry Travers
  • Billie Burke, Ona Munson, Eugene Pallette, Joseph Schildkraut, Ruth Terry, and Raymond Walburn in The Cheaters (1945)

    23. The Cheaters

    19451h 27mApproved
    6.8 (949)
    An eccentric wealthy family facing bankruptcy schemes to steal an inheritance, but an alcoholic ex-actor they take in for Christmas charity complicates their plan.
    DirectorJoseph KaneStarsJoseph SchildkrautBillie BurkeEugene Pallette
  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    24. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (532K)
    An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel Barrymore
  • Jayne Meadows, Robert Montgomery, and Audrey Totter in Lady in the Lake (1946)

    25. Lady in the Lake

    19461h 45mApproved
    6.5 (6.8K)
    The female editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.
    DirectorRobert MontgomeryStarsRobert MontgomeryAudrey TotterLloyd Nolan

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