The best Christmas movies to enjoy these holidays

Christmas is just around the corner and, with it, comes the desire to curl up on the couch with a blanket and enjoy good movies that fill us with the Christmas spirit. So that you don’t get lost among so many titles, we have selected the best movies to watch at this time, with variety, and including which platforms you will be able to watch them on, to make everything much easier.

Holidate

Sloane and Jackson hate the holidays because of the family gatherings filled with intrusive questions about their love lives. When these two strangers meet, they make a deal: all year long, they will be each other’s “holidate” on every festive occasion. A quick and simple comedy, perfect for this time of year.

Available on Netflix

The Santa Clause

Scott Calvin, a divorced father trying to connect with his son, experiences a Christmas Eve that becomes completely surreal when he accidentally causes the fall of Santa Claus himself. In his suit he finds a note that says: “If something happens to me, put on my suit, the reindeer will know what to do.” Afterwards, on an unexpected trip to the North Pole, Scott discovers that he has unintentionally agreed to become the new Santa, and that therefore the magic of Christmas falls entirely on him.

Available on Disney+

Christmas suddenly

Lindsay Lohan returned to the big screen with the mission of making us happy, and that’s just what she achieves. In this romantic film she plays a spoiled heiress who is not capable of doing anything for herself. Her father pressures her to finally go out into the working world, while her superficial boyfriend influencer He pressures her to get married, however, all of that is interrupted when an accident causes her amnesia and she is taken in by the owner of a hostel whom everyone adores and his daughter.

Available on Netflix

The Grinch

Within a snowflake is Villa Who, a town where its inhabitants, the Who, celebrate Christmas with joy and enthusiasm, considering it the most important holiday of the year. All, except the Grinch: a green, furry and bitter being, with a heart two sizes smaller than normal, who hates Christmas and lives isolated in a cave at the top of a mountain, accompanied only by his dog Max, and is feared by all the Whos. Meanwhile, little Cindy Lou, six years old, feels that the true Christmas spirit has been lost in Whoville, since everyone cares more about gifts and decorations than personal relationships. After a sudden encounter with the Grinch at the post office, where he reluctantly saves her from falling into a sorting machine, Cindy decides to investigate his history and discover the reason for his hatred of Christmas.

A classic that cannot disappoint at Christmas, and that also has a cartoon version.

Available on Disney+

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Although it is not strictly a Christmas movie, nothing puts you in the mood for the season more than rewatching the first installment of the saga of the most famous magician in the world. Harry Potter, an 11-year-old orphan, has lived his entire life with his uncles, who are some of the worst people he could imagine. But everything will change completely when, at the end of the summer, he receives a very special letter that invites him to attend an unusual school.

Available on HBO MAX

alone at home

A classic that never fails. Kevin, an 8-year-old boy, feels ignored and mistreated by his family, especially by his older brother and the indifference of his parents. After a strong argument with his mother, Kevin makes a wish: Not to have a family. On Christmas Eve, his wish comes true, as his entire family goes on vacation, forgetting about him and leaving him alone at home. Far from being scared, Kevin takes advantage of the situation to have fun and do what he wants, however, he soon discovers that not everything is so easy. Additionally, two thieves try to rob his house, which puts our protagonist’s ingenuity to the test to protect his home.

Available on Disney+

Christmas story

It is an adaptation of the famous novel by Charles Dickens that follows the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a lonely and bitter man who hates Christmas. On Christmas Eve, his selfish attitude towards those around him causes him, that same night, to receive a visit from three spirits: that of Christmas Past, that of Christmas Present and that of Christmas Future. Each one guides you through different moments in your life so that you reflect on your actions and change your destiny before it is too late.

Available on Disney+

Love actually

This cult film interweaves several stories that take place in London during the weeks before Christmas, and does so by following characters who discover, question or recover love in its different forms. While a prime minister unexpectedly falls in love with an employee, a writer tries to put himself back together after a breakup and a stable marriage faces possible infidelity, a child also experiences his first crush and a widower tries to accompany him in this emotional chaos.

Available on Prime Video

A crazy Christmas

With their daughter Blair away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank, known as Christmas experts, are determined to do the unthinkable: give up Christmas and spend that money on a ten-day cruise to the Caribbean. Unfortunately, doing so is not that simple. While his neighbors frown upon his decision, an unexpected call from his daughter, who misses Christmas as a family, changes everything. And, if that were not enough, she does not return alone. Now, against the clock, the Kranks have just a few hours to improvise an entire Christmas from scratch.

Elf

On Christmas Eve 1973, an orphaned baby accidentally ends up in Santa’s sack. When he arrives at the North Pole, the elves find him and Papa Elf decides to adopt him, giving him the name Buddy. Buddy grows up believing he is an elf, although his human size prevents him from performing many of his tasks. One day he discovers, accidentally, that he is actually human.

Papa Leprechaun then tells him the truth: his biological father is Walter Hobbs, his mother was Susan Wells and they gave him up for adoption without Walter knowing. Susan has died and Walter, who lives in New York, works at a children’s book publishing house in the Empire State Building. Determined to learn his origins, Buddy travels to New York to find Walter. Santa also warns him that his father is on the list of those who misbehave because of his selfishness, his greed, and his obsession with work. So now Buddy not only wants to meet him, but he also hopes to help him get his Christmas spirit back.

Available on Netflix

Last Christmas

Kate, a young woman going through a series of personal difficulties, works as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop in London. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Tom, a charming and mysterious man who encourages her to enjoy life and rediscover her future.

Available on Netflix

The Polar Express

A boy who has begun to doubt the existence of Santa Claus decides to stay awake on Christmas Eve, convinced that he may not hear anything at all. However, when some bells break the silence, he runs towards the street and discovers an immense train stopped right in front of his house, whose driver invites him to get on without much explanation. At that moment, the train embarks on a direct journey towards the North Pole that will test all the beliefs of our nameless protagonist.

Available on Netflix

The Holiday

A movie that you must see every year without fail if you like Christmas and are a romantic person. Iris, a British journalist trapped in an unrequited love, and Amanda, a publicist from Los Angeles trying to get back together after a breakup, decide to exchange homes during the Christmas holidays to disconnect from their lives and start from scratch. What they don’t know is that this decision will change their lives.

Available on Netflix and Disney +

Serendipity

Jonathan and Sara, two strangers who cross paths in New York during Christmas, feel an immediate connection, even though they both have a partner. Sara, convinced that if they are destined to meet, destiny will take care of it, decides to leave her future in the hands of chance. To do this, he writes his number in a second-hand book and Jonathan on a bill, hoping that one of them will appear again.

Available on Prime Video

The last vacation

Georgia is a shy woman who works in a kitchen utensils store and dreams of being a professional chef, however, her life changes when she accidentally discovers that she has an incurable brain tumor. Upon learning that he has only a few weeks to live, he decides to quit his job and go on the vacation of his life to a luxurious hotel.