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Upthevibe

(9,992 posts)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 04:55 PM 21 hrs ago

Who has a beloved Christmas movie that isn't

one that's widely known?

One of my very favorites is, The Family Man, with Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni. I'm watching it now.

I had to cancel my Christmas plans because we're supposed to have some really bad weather and flooding here in SoCal.

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Who has a beloved Christmas movie that isn't (Original Post) Upthevibe 21 hrs ago OP
The Man Who Came To Dinner Raven123 20 hrs ago #1
Agree. Best movie ever for Betty Davis Wifes husband 20 hrs ago #4
Raven123 ......... Upthevibe 19 hrs ago #7
Stay safe & have a great holiday! SheltieLover 20 hrs ago #2
I cannot think of one right off of the top of my head. OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #3
Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory starring Geraldine Page. 1966 FSogol 19 hrs ago #5
FSogol............ Upthevibe 19 hrs ago #8
_Santa Claus Conquers the Martians_ is pretty good. Dale in Laurel MD 19 hrs ago #6
Dale in Laurel MD........... Upthevibe 19 hrs ago #9
"This is Christmas" A British movie that came out 3 years ago. A man on his daily train commute to KitFox 19 hrs ago #10
The Ref. It's a very dark comedy with a very dysfunctional family ms liberty 18 hrs ago #11
We like Mouse Hunt Give Peace A Chance 18 hrs ago #12
Ill Be Home for Christmas (Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Peter Gallagher, Nancy Travis) wishstar 18 hrs ago #13
From 1947, It Happened on Fifth Avenue LogDog75 18 hrs ago #14
Love this movie!!! nt Nittersing 5 hrs ago #15
We're No Angels - a rare Bogart comedy Nittersing 5 hrs ago #16
Stalag 17 VGNonly 3 hrs ago #17
I like old movies - Christmas in Connecticut is a fave TBF 2 hrs ago #18

Upthevibe

(9,992 posts)
7. Raven123 .........
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:43 PM
19 hrs ago

I've been wondering about that one.

It's on TCM on Christmas so I just DVR'd it.

Thanks for letting me know.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,992 posts)
3. I cannot think of one right off of the top of my head.
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 05:07 PM
20 hrs ago

But, you stay safe! Flooding is no joke near the ocean!

FSogol

(47,518 posts)
5. Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory starring Geraldine Page. 1966
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:25 PM
19 hrs ago

I'm also a fan of listening to Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales.

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Dale in Laurel MD

(782 posts)
6. _Santa Claus Conquers the Martians_ is pretty good.
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 06:28 PM
19 hrs ago

Especially in the category of mostly unintentional humor.

KitFox

(502 posts)
10. "This is Christmas" A British movie that came out 3 years ago. A man on his daily train commute to
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:03 PM
19 hrs ago

London decides to enlist fellow commuters(who basically never interact) to join him in having a Christmas party together. It has many poignant moments. I found it on Prime Video and it has become a favorite. Stay safe, be well and happy viewing!😊🎄

ms liberty

(10,933 posts)
11. The Ref. It's a very dark comedy with a very dysfunctional family
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:18 PM
18 hrs ago

In other words, the lighthearted comedy version of my childhood.

wishstar

(5,801 posts)
13. Ill Be Home for Christmas (Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Peter Gallagher, Nancy Travis)
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 07:52 PM
18 hrs ago

Moving 1988 TV movie about New England family enduring tragedy during WW 11 at Christmas time in 1944
To watch free on youtube:

LogDog75

(1,061 posts)
14. From 1947, It Happened on Fifth Avenue
Tue Dec 23, 2025, 08:02 PM
18 hrs ago

I wouldn't call it a "beloved" Christmas movie but I enjoy it.

From IMDB
Every winter, Michael J. O'Connor, the second richest man in the world, vacates his 5th Avenue mansion for his winter home in warmer climes. Every winter, Aloysius T. McKeever, a homeless man, moves into the vacated mansion. This particular winter, McKeever meets Jim Bullock, an army veteran who has recently been evicted from his apartment and offers to share the mansion with him. It's not long before the mansion has a few more guests, including two of Jim's army buddies and their wives and children; runaway heiress Trudy Connor; her mother, and even Michael J. O'Connor, himself.

Nittersing

(8,073 posts)
16. We're No Angels - a rare Bogart comedy
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 08:56 AM
5 hrs ago

Three Devil's Island escapees hide out in the house of a kindly merchant and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048801/?ref_=tturv_ov_bk

VGNonly

(8,324 posts)
17. Stalag 17
Wed Dec 24, 2025, 11:03 AM
3 hrs ago

A comedy/drama set in a prisoner of war camp during the weeks of Christmas 1944. William Holden won the Academy Award for his role. Directed by the great Billy Wilder.

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