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The Best movies of the Holidays

U.S. 1947. Fantasy comedy by George Seaton with Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood. Hired as Santa in a New York department store, a charming old man claims to be the real Santa Claus.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 1946. Fantasy comedy by Frank Capra with James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore. An angel descends from heaven to show a discouraged engineer all of the good that he has achieved in his life.
Runtime: 130 min.
U.S. 2018. Animation by Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier. Holed up in his cave, the Grinch sets out to spoil the holiday season for the people of Whoville, who are euphorically preparing for an even bigger Christmas than usual.
Runtime: 86 min.
U.S. 1998. Fantasy comedy by Troy Miller with Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross. A boy discovers that his father who died a year ago has been reincarnated as a snowman.
Runtime: 96 min.
U.S. 2003. Fantasy comedy by Jon Favreau with Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel. A man raised by Santa's elves leaves the North Pole to find his real father in New York.
Runtime: 97 min.
General
U.S. 1993. Animation by Henry Selick. After kidnapping Santa Claus, Halloween monsters prepare a gloomy Christmas party.
Runtime: 76 min.
G.-B. 2003. Sentimental comedy by Richard Curtis with Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Colin Firth. In London, as the holiday season approaches, people of all ages find love or experience romantic disappointment.
Runtime: 135 min.
14A
U.S. 2004. Animation by Robert Zemeckis. On Christmas Eve, a little boy who doesn't believe in Santa Claus boards a magical train bound for the North Pole.
Runtime: 92 min.
General
U.S. 2009. Tale by Robert Zemeckis with Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth. On Christmas Eve, a miserable and misanthropic old man is visited by three ghosts who make him realize the error of his ways.
Runtime: 96 min.
Parental Guidance
U.S. 1996. Fantasy comedy by Brian Levant with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Rita Wilson.
Runtime: 94 min.
U.S. 2003. Police comedy by Terry Zwigoff with Billy Bob Thornton, Brett Kelly, Tony Cox. A lonely boy seeks the friendship of a drunken burglar who works as a Santa in a department store.
Runtime: 99 min.
18A
U.S. 1992. Tale by Brian Henson with Michael Caine, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson. On Christmas Eve, a rich and miserly old man is visited by three ghosts who make him realize his faults.
Runtime: 86 min.
U.S. 1989. Comedy by Jeremiah Chechik with Chevy Chase, Beverly d'Angelo, Randy Quaid. Various troubles arise when a man decides to give his family a real old-fashioned Christmas.
Runtime: 97 min.
Parental Guidance

The Dog Who Stopped the War

V.O.: La Guerre des tuques
Can. 1984. Dramatic comedy by André Melançon with Cédric Plourde, Julien Élie, Maripierre Arseneau-D'Amour. During winter vacation, young people play a game of war.
Runtime: 88 min.
U.S. 2006. Sentimental comedy by Nancy Meyers with Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law. Both unhappy in love, an Englishwoman and an American woman agree to swap homes during the holiday season.
Runtime: 136 min.
Irl. 2017. Dramatic comedy by Bharat Nalluri with Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce. In order to complete his novel “A Christmas Carol,” Charles Dickens must face his inner demons and make peace with his irresponsible father.
Runtime: 104 min.

Racetime

V.O.: La Course des tuques
Can. 2018. Animation by Benoît Godbout, François Brisson. Beaten at their village’s annual sled race by a cheating, arrogant newcomer, a small, cross-eyed inventor negotiates a second round, the stakes of which remain secret.
Runtime: 89 min.
Fr. 1982. Satire by Jean-Marie Poiré with Thierry Lhermitte, Anémone, Gérard Jugnot. On Christmas Eve, various incidents disrupt the work of the employees of an association helping the needy.
Runtime: 92 min.
U.S. 1954. Musical by Michael Curtiz with Danny Kaye, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney. Two ex-soldiers turned music hall stars decide to brighten up their former general's Christmas.
Runtime: 120 min.

Two Days Before Christmas

V.O.: 23 décembre
Can. 2022. Dramatic comedy by Miryam Bouchard with Virginie Fortin, Bianca Gervais, Guylaine Tremblay. Two days before Christmas, various men and women from Montreal, Quebec City and Charlevoix experience dramas and mishaps that compromise their holiday gatherings.
Runtime: 100 min.
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