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Christmas FEEL GOOD Movies - You Have To See These Films!

by Ed-Shullivan • Created 9 years ago • Modified 7 months ago
A list of Christmas themed films that enable a new film genre titled "FEEL GOOD" movies because they are all heartwarming stories that relate to the human kindness and love for family, friends and/or complete strangers. Which of these films is your favorite FEEL GOOD film?
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  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    1. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (531K)
    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
    A FEEL GOOD classic film. Who can forget that classic line at the end of the film voiced by little Karolyn Grimes who played George Bailey's (played by Jimmy Stewart) daughter Zuzu when she said "Daddy teacher says every time you hear a bell rings an angel gets his wings!"
  • Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, and John Payne in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

    2. Miracle on 34th Street

    19471h 36mApproved88Metascore
    7.9 (58K)
    After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.
    DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsEdmund GwennMaureen O'HaraJohn Payne
    A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film. This is Mrs. Shullivan's favorite Christmas film.

    Pure Magical Genius

    Please read my full review dated December 25th, 2019
  • Dan Aykroyd, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tim Allen, and Erik Per Sullivan in Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

    3. Christmas with the Kranks

    20041h 39mPG22Metascore
    5.5 (62K)
    With their daughter Blair away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas altogether until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they must celebrate it at the last minute.
    DirectorJoe RothStarsTim AllenJamie Lee CurtisDan Aykroyd
    A FEEL GOOD comedy Christmas classic film. Seeing what happens to Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) after they decide to visit a tanning salon was worth the price of admission alone.
  • Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)

    4. White Christmas

    19542hApproved56Metascore
    7.5 (55K)
    A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBing CrosbyDanny KayeRosemary Clooney
    A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film. This is one of my all time favorite CHRISTMAS films. ....."We'll follow the old man wherever he wants to go!"

    The perfect Christmas themed film to warm everyone's heart and soul.

    Please read my full review dated November 12th, 2018.
  • Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone (1990)

    5. Home Alone

    19901h 43mPG63Metascore
    7.7 (701K)
    An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
    DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel Stern
    A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film
  • Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

    6. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    19891h 37mPG-1349Metascore
    7.5 (236K)
    The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
    DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette Lewis
    A FEEL GOOD comedy Christmas classic film
  • A Christmas Carol (1951)

    7. A Christmas Carol

    19511h 26mApproved
    8.1 (28K)
    Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
    DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsAlastair SimJack WarnerKathleen Harrison
    A FEEL GOOD classic film. To this day actor Alistair Sim's portrayal of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is frightful and despicable but oh so good when he redeems himself after visits by the three ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

    Please read my full review dated October 25th, 2018
  • Ingrid Bergman and Bing Crosby in The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

    8. 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
    A FEEL GOOD classic film
  • Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

    9. The Christmas Chronicles

    20181h 44mPG52Metascore
    7.0 (89K)
    The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.
    DirectorClay KaytisStarsKurt RussellDarby CampJudah Lewis
    A FEEL GOOD Christmas classic film Both inspirational and heart warming. Best Christmas present ever!!

    Please read my full review dated December 25th, 2019
  • Tim Allen and Eric Lloyd in The Santa Clause (1994)

    10. The Santa Clause

    19941h 37mPG57Metascore
    6.6 (141K)
    When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
    DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy Crewson
    A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
  • Dolly Parton and Alyvia Alyn Lind in Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016)

    11. Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love

    20161h 25mTV-GTV Movie
    7.6 (1.1K)
    Last December, just in time for Christmas, Dolly Parton delighted viewers and critics alike with her deeply heartwarming tale drawn straight from her inspiring real life and music.
    DirectorStephen HerekStarsGerald McRaneyJennifer NettlesAlyvia Alyn Lind
    A FEEL GOOD Christmas film

    Please read my full review dated February 09th, 2017
  • Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in Spirited (2022)

    12. Spirited

    20222h 7mPG-1355Metascore
    6.6 (56K)
    A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.
    DirectorSean AndersStarsWill FerrellRyan ReynoldsOctavia Spencer
  • The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)

    13. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

    20071h 31m
    6.4 (1.3K)
    When a heartbroken boy loses the precious wooden treasure that links him to his dead father, his worried mother convinces a carver to create a replacement.
    DirectorBill ClarkStarsTom BerengerSarah WildorThomas Briggs
    A FEEL GOOD film

    The Simple Things In Life At Christmas Can Heal a Broken Heart 

    Please read my full review dated December 18th, 2013
  • The Original Christmas Classics (1965)

    14. The Original Christmas Classics

    1965– TV Series
    8.3 (54)
    Includes the original stories of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / Frosty the Snowman / Frosty Returns / Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol / Little Drummer Boy / Cricket on the Hearth.
  • Terry Kilburn and Reginald Owen in A Christmas Carol (1938)

    15. 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
    Closing in quickly on its 100 year anniversary this film still is visually appealing.

    Please read my full review dated December 19th, 2023
  • The Flintstones Christmas in Bedrock (1996)

    16. The Flintstones Christmas in Bedrock

    199630mVideo
    6.8 (215)
    A caveless kid comes to live with the Flintstones on Christmas and ends up geting himself and Fred stuck in prison right before Fred is going to play Santa Claus in the Bedrock parade.
    StarsCharlie AdlerHamilton CampChristine Cavanaugh
    A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
  • James Cosmo, Emily-Rose Yiaxis, Matthew Slater, Marco Ruffatti, Nicholas Goulden, Angela Godfrey, John Heffernan, Chris Fergusson, Jenny Henwood, and Ruby Royle in Forget Me Not (2019)

    17. Forget Me Not

    201921mShort
    7.7 (96)
    Lost and alone, a young girl forms an unlikely alliance with a lonely homeless man as she struggles to get a message to her family in time for Christmas.
    DirectorNicholas GouldenStarsJames CosmoJohn HeffernanRuby Royle
  • David Haydn-Jones and Autumn Reeser in A Bramble House Christmas (2017)

    18. A Bramble House Christmas

    20171h 24mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.1 (2.9K)
    Finn Conrad becomes suspicious as to why his father left a nurse, named Willa $100,000, and goes undercover to investigate. When she discovers his true identity, will it keep her from ever trusting him again?
    DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsAutumn ReeserDavid Haydn-JonesLiam Hughes
    There truly are family tragedies that end up generating some goodwill during theChristmas season

    Please read my full review dated December 18th, 2018
  • Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Jeff Gillen, and Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983)

    19. A Christmas Story

    19831h 33mPG77Metascore
    7.9 (175K)
    In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
    DirectorBob ClarkStarsPeter BillingsleyMelinda DillonDarren McGavin
    A FEEL GOOD classic comedy film
  • Nancy Cartwright and Dan Castellaneta in Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire (1989)

    20. The Simpsons

    Episode: 

    Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire

    (1989)
    1989– 30mTV-PGTV Episode
    8.1 (9.8K)
    Homer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
    DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy Cartwright
  • Thora Birch, Leslie Nielsen, and Ethan Embry in All I Want for Christmas (1991)

    21. All I Want for Christmas

    19911h 32mG
    5.9 (5.9K)
    A brother and sister attempt to bring their divorced parents back together for Christmas.
    DirectorRobert LiebermanStarsHarley Jane KozakJamey SheridanEthan Embry
    A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
  • Danny Glover, Omar Epps, Gabrielle Union, Kimberly Elise, John Michael Higgins, Romany Malco, Mo'Nique, Nicole Ari Parker, J.B. Smoove, Jessie T. Usher, Nadej K. Bailey, Alkoya Brunson, D.C. Young Fly, and Marley Taylor in Almost Christmas (2016)

    22. Almost Christmas

    20161h 51mPG-1355Metascore
    6.2 (8.8K)
    A dysfunctional family gathers for their first Christmas since their mother died.
    DirectorDavid E. TalbertStarsKimberly EliseOmar EppsDanny Glover
    A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film
  • Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Plummer, Donald Sumpter, Dan Stevens, Justin Edwards, Anna Murphy, and Pearse Kearney in The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

    23. The Man Who Invented Christmas

    20171h 44mPG60Metascore
    7.0 (21K)
    The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
    DirectorBharat NalluriStarsDan StevensMark SchrierPatrick Joseph Byrnes
    Many men and women may have wrote but Charles Dickens stirred emotions that last a lifetime

    Please read my full review dated December 15th, 2018
  • Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Annie Murphy, and Dan Levy in Schitt's Creek (2015)

    24. Schitt's Creek

    Episode: 

    Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose

    (2018)
    2015–202025mTV-MATV Episode
    8.6 (1.7K)
    Johnny is hoping to ring in the holidays with a traditional Rose Christmas party like they used to. However, getting everyone to participate will be easier said than done.
    DirectorsAndrew CividinoDan LevyStarsEugene LevyCatherine O'HaraDan Levy
    Such a memorable Christmas episode I won't soon forget to watch every Christmas season!

    Please read my full review dated January 17th, 2019
  • Aimee Teegarden and Brett Dalton in Once Upon a Christmas Miracle (2018)

    25. Once Upon a Christmas Miracle

    20181h 25mTV-GTV Movie
    7.3 (2.9K)
    This holiday romance is based on the incredible real-life story about organ donor Chris Dempsey and recipient Heather Krueger, who were brought into one another's lives by a transplant surgery that led to a miraculous romance.
    DirectorGary YatesStarsAimee TeegardenBrett DaltonLolita Davidovich

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