Christmas FEEL GOOD Movies - You Have To See These Films!
by Ed-Shullivan | created - 27 Jan 2016 | updated - 22 hours ago | PublicA 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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1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
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.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 499,112
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!"
2. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
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.
Director: George Seaton | Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart
Votes: 54,910 | Gross: $2.65M
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
3. Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Family
With their daughter, Blair, away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.
Director: Joe Roth | Stars: Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd, M. Emmet Walsh
Votes: 57,586 | Gross: $73.78M
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.
4. Christmas Vacation (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki
Votes: 220,113 | Gross: $71.32M
A FEEL GOOD comedy Christmas classic film
5. A Christmas Carol (1951)
TV-PG | 86 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
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.
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst | Stars: Alastair Sim, Jack Warner, Kathleen Harrison, Mervyn Johns
Votes: 25,726
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
6. White Christmas (1954)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
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.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen
Votes: 51,128 | Gross: $30.00M
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.
7. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
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.
Director: Clay Kaytis | Stars: Kurt Russell, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis, Oliver Hudson
Votes: 83,484
A FEEL GOOD Christmas classic film Both inspirational and heart warming. Best Christmas present ever!!
Please read my full review dated December 25th, 2019
8. The Santa Clause (1994)
PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Director: John Pasquin | Stars: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd
Votes: 133,411 | Gross: $144.83M
A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
9. Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love (2016 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Family
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.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Alyvia Alyn Lind, Ricky Schroder, Gerald McRaney, Jennifer Nettles
Votes: 1,052
A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
Please read my full review dated February 09th, 2017
10. Home Alone (1990)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family
An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
Votes: 652,816 | Gross: $285.76M
A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film
11. The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)
Unrated | 126 min | Drama
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.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Bing Crosby, Ingrid Bergman, Henry Travers, William Gargan
Votes: 9,369 | Gross: $21.30M
A FEEL GOOD classic film
12. Spirited (2022)
PG-13 | 127 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.
Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page
Votes: 50,262
13. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
91 min | Family
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.
Director: Bill Clark | Stars: Tom Berenger, Sarah Wildor, Thomas Briggs, Joely Richardson
Votes: 1,249
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
14. The Original Christmas Classics (1965– )
Animation, Family
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.
Votes: 49
15. A Christmas Carol (1938)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart, Terry Kilburn
Votes: 8,748
Closing in quickly on its 100 year anniversary this film still is visually appealing.
Please read my full review dated December 19th, 2023
16. The Flintstones Christmas in Bedrock (1996 Video)
30 min | Short, Animation
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.
Stars: Charlie Adler, Hamilton Camp, Christine Cavanaugh, Didi Conn
Votes: 203
A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
17. Forget Me Not (II) (2019)
21 min | Short, Drama, Family
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.
Director: Nicholas Goulden | Stars: James Cosmo, John Heffernan, Ruby Royle, Louis Brodie
Votes: 86
18. A Bramble House Christmas (2017 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance
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?
Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Autumn Reeser, David Haydn-Jones, Liam Hughes, Teryl Rothery
Votes: 2,681
There truly are family tragedies that end up generating some goodwill during theChristmas season
Please read my full review dated December 18th, 2018
19. A Christmas Story (1983)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
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.
Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Scott Schwartz
Votes: 168,618 | Gross: $20.61M
A FEEL GOOD classic comedy film
20.
The Simpsons (1989– )
Episode:
Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
(1989)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
Homer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
Director: David Silverman | Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith
Votes: 8,797
21.
The Muppets. (2015–2016)
Episode:
Single All the Way
(2015)
TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family
The Muppets all face different challenges as they try to create a live Christmas special.
Director: Matt Sohn | Stars: Eric Jacobson, Peter Linz, David Rudman, Matt Vogel
Votes: 256
22. All I Want for Christmas (1991)
G | 92 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A brother and sister attempt to bring their divorced parents back together for Christmas.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Harley Jane Kozak, Jamey Sheridan, Ethan Embry, Kevin Nealon
Votes: 5,593 | Gross: $14.81M
A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
23. Almost Christmas (2016)
PG-13 | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.
Director: David E. Talbert | Stars: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover, Mo'Nique
Votes: 7,869 | Gross: $41.72M
A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film
24. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
PG | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.
Director: Bharat Nalluri | Stars: Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes, Miriam Margolyes
Votes: 19,283 | Gross: $5.68M
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
25.
Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
Episode:
Merry Christmas, Johnny Rose
(2018)
TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy
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.
Directors: Andrew Cividino, Dan Levy | Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy
Votes: 1,549
Such a memorable Christmas episode I won't soon forget to watch every Christmas season!
Please read my full review dated January 17th, 2019
26. Once Upon a Christmas Miracle (2018 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This holiday romance is based on the incredible 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.
Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Aimee Teegarden, Brett Dalton, Lolita Davidovich, Cassandra Potenza
Votes: 2,616
27. Up on the Wooftop (2015)
Not Rated | 75 min | Family
Toby is a smaller than average dog who dreams of leading Santa's sleigh. After sneaking on to his sleigh one night, he's accidentally left behind and finds himself joining forces with two kids to find his way back to the North Pole.
Director: Joe Clarke | Stars: Brandon Baker, Adam Hicks, Dennis Haskins, Ben Easter
Votes: 81
A FEEL GOOD film
28.
Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode:
Santa's Village of the Damned
(2005)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
Alan's girlfriend Sandy is Malibu's answer to Martha Stewart, causing Alan and Charlie to pack on the pounds. Their desire for her fabulous culinary output is ultimately overwhelmed by her craziness.
Director: Rob Schiller | Stars: Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Conchata Ferrell
Votes: 1,579
29. The Christmas Train (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A cynical journalist decides to take a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas to get inspiration for a story in honor of his late father. He gets to know the other passengers and runs into an old flame while aboard.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Danny Glover, Joan Cusack
Votes: 3,534
I keep telling Mrs. Shullivan we have to take a train trip sometime soon
Please read my full review dated December 25th, 2018
30.
Two and a Half Men (2003–2015)
Episode:
Family, Bublé, Deep-Fried Turkey
(2014)
TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy, Romance
Walden hopes to create the perfect Christmas experience for Louis, who has lost his faith in Christmas. But Santa, Alan's mom Evelyn, and Alan's cheapness threaten to ruin everything.
Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer, Conchata Ferrell, Edan Alexander
Votes: 793
31. Magic Stocking (2015 TV Movie)
86 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A young widow's daughter is given a tattered old Christmas stocking at a holiday craft sale, but her mother is skeptical of its magic when it seems to create small trinkets on its own.
Director: David Winning | Stars: Bridget Regan, Victor Webster, Iris Quinn, Imogen Tear
Votes: 1,724
A FEEL GOOD romantic Christmas film.
Please read my full review dated January 03rd, 2018
32. Charming Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
TV-G | 85 min | Drama, Romance
When a young businesswoman plays Mrs Claus at her family's department store over Christmas, her life begins to take some unexpected turns.
Director: Craig Pryce | Stars: Julie Benz, David Sutcliffe, Bruce Gray, Catherine McNally
Votes: 1,959
A very tasty Christmas treat to leave every Christmas connoisseur's palate more than satisfied
Please read my full review dated December 25th, 2018
33. A Flintstone Family Christmas (1993 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Fred and Wilma try to teach a wayward boy about values.
Director: Ray Patterson | Stars: Henry Corden, Jean Vander Pyl, Frank Welker, B.J. Ward
Votes: 501
A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
34. A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 94 min | Fantasy, Music
A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman and a witch.
Director: Henry Winkler | Stars: Dolly Parton, Lee Majors, Bo Hopkins, Dan Hedaya
Votes: 1,343
A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film
35. A Very Murray Christmas (2015 TV Special)
TV-MA | 56 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a terrible snowstorm in New York City.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Bill Murray, Paul Shaffer, Michael Cera, George Clooney
Votes: 16,448
A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film
36. Home for Christmas (1990 TV Movie)
95 min | Drama, Family
An old thief befriends a young child.
Director: Peter McCubbin | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Simon Richards, Lesley Kelly, Chantellese Kent
Votes: 235
A FEEL GOOD film. Mickey Rooney is such a great actor.
37. The Perfect Holiday (2007)
PG | 96 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother.
Director: Lance Rivera | Stars: Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah, Faizon Love
Votes: 3,323 | Gross: $5.81M
A FEEL GOOD film
38. Remember the Night (1939)
Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Beulah Bondi, Elizabeth Patterson
Votes: 7,188 | Gross: $0.17M
A FEEL GOOD film
39. Going My Way (1944)
Passed | 126 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
When young Father O'Malley arrives at St. Dominic's, old Father Fitzgibbon doesn't think much of the church's newest member.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Bing Crosby, Barry Fitzgerald, Frank McHugh, James Brown
Votes: 13,454 | Gross: $16.30M
A FEEL GOOD classic film. Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald simply made magic on the screen together. Such a warm and loving film.
40. Noel (2004)
PG | 96 min | Drama
Five New Yorkers come together on Christmas Eve, seeking a miracle.
Director: Chazz Palminteri | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin
Votes: 10,662
A FEEL GOOD film
41. The Polar Express (2004)
G | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On Christmas Eve, a young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole on the Polar Express, while learning about friendship, bravery, and the spirit of Christmas.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Tom Hanks, Chris Coppola, Michael Jeter, Leslie Zemeckis
Votes: 241,293 | Gross: $183.37M
A FEEL GOOD film
42. Christmas Lodge (2011 TV Movie)
G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
During a weekend trip to the mountains, Mary finds herself at the now run-down lodge where she spent the holidays with her family growing up. She becomes determined to restore the building to its former glory.
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Erin Karpluk, Michael Shanks, Rukiya Bernard, Rebecca Toolan
Votes: 2,767
A FEEL GOOD film
43. A Gift Wrapped Christmas (2015 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A personal shopper with a sunny disposition makes it her Christmas mission to melt the heart of her newest client - a workaholic widower and single parent.
Director: Lee Friedlander | Stars: Meredith Hagner, Travis Milne, Anna Van Hooft, Anthony Bolognese
Votes: 1,948
A FEEL GOOD film
44. Holiday Inn (1942)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
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.
Directors: Mark Sandrich, Robert Allen | Stars: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale
Votes: 17,626 | Gross: $8.18M
A FEEL GOOD film
45. The Great Rupert (1950)
Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Family
A little squirrel with lots of charm accidentally helps two poor, down-but-NOT-out families overcome their obstacles.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Terry Moore, Tom Drake, Frank Orth
Votes: 1,575
A FEEL GOOD film
Stands the test of time. A very good Christmas Classic long overdue for a remake.
Please read my full review dated January 11th, 2023
46. Love Actually (2003)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney
Votes: 531,502 | Gross: $59.70M
A FEEL GOOD classic romantic film
I will never grow tired of seeing this Christmas classic over...and over...and over...again and again!
Please read my full review dated December 12th, 2020
47. Midnight Clear (2006)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama
Faith Comes in Unexpected Places. Based on the story by the New York Times Best-Selling Author of the Left Behind Series, Jerry B. Jenkins.
Director: Dallas Jenkins | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, K Callan, Kirk B.R. Woller, Mary Thornton
Votes: 855
A FEEL GOOD film
48. Surviving Christmas (2004)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
A lonely, obnoxious young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him.
Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Ben Affleck, Christina Applegate, James Gandolfini, Catherine O'Hara
Votes: 27,750 | Gross: $11.66M
A FEEL GOOD film
49. The Andy Williams Christmas Show (1971 TV Special)
78 min | Music
The Williams brothers perform a medley of Christmas tunes then harmonize with the Osmond siblings. Andy croons "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire." The Osmonds ice skate. Andy solos "... See full summary »
Director: Alan Handley | Stars: The Lennon Sisters, Claudine Longet, Lorrie Morgan, Alan Osmond
Votes: 32
A FEEL GOOD film. Actually, Andy Williams hosted many Christmas specials during the 1970's but this one I felt was especially memorable.
50. A Christmas Visitor (2002 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A father struggles with the past. A daughter fights for the future. A mother searches for answers. The Boyajians have not celebrated Christmas in 11 years. They lost their faith when they ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Leitch | Stars: William Devane, Meredith Baxter, Dean McDermott, Reagan Pasternak
Votes: 1,286
A FEEL GOOD film
51. A Christmas Wish (2011 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Abandoned by her husband a few days before Christmas, Martha Evans travels cross-country with the kids in search of work.
Director: Craig Clyde | Stars: Kristy Swanson, Edward Herrmann, K.C. Clyde, Tess Harper
Votes: 2,145
A FEEL GOOD film
52. The Christmas Shoes (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama, Family
A young boy tries to get a pair of Christmas shoes for his dying mother, while a lawyer tries to deal with the break-up of his marriage.
Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Rob Lowe, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Max Morrow, Maria del Mar
Votes: 2,882
A FEEL GOOD film
53. The Christmas Blessing (2005 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A young doctor encounters romance and deals with his past when he returns to his hometown during the holidays.
Director: Karen Arthur | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Rebecca Gayheart, Angus T. Jones, Hugh Thompson
Votes: 1,219
A FEEL GOOD film
54. A Perfect Day (2006 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 87 min | Drama, Family
A family man and suddenly-successful author encounters a mystic stranger who warns him he has only forty more days to live. Based on a novel by Richard Paul Evans.
Director: Peter Levin | Stars: Rob Lowe, Frances Conroy, Paget Brewster, Christopher Lloyd
Votes: 1,206
A FEEL GOOD film
55. Last Holiday (2006)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Upon learning of a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to sell all her possessions and live it up at a posh Central European hotel.
Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Giancarlo Esposito
Votes: 36,262 | Gross: $38.36M
A FEEL GOOD film
56. The Christmas Box (1995 TV Movie)
G | 100 min | Drama, Fantasy
A ski shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and their daughter into an estate as live-in help for an elderly widow. While struggling to balance his career and family life, he has recurring dreams about an angel.
Director: Marcus Cole | Stars: Richard Thomas, Maureen O'Hara, Annette O'Toole, Kelsey Mulrooney
Votes: 1,304
A FEEL GOOD film
57.
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997–2023)
Episode:
Santa Who?
(2000)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Santa suffers a case of amnesia on the eve of his busiest season.
Director: William Dear | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Steven Eckholdt, Robyn Lively, Max Morrow
Votes: 2,146
A FEEL GOOD film This is sort of a modern day reboot of the 1947 Christmas Classic "A Miracle on 34th Street". In this film Santa is played by Leslie Nielsen and the lost soul is a newscaster named Peter Albright played by Steven Eckholdt who as a young child living in an orphanage wrote a letter to Santa but the custodian threw his letter in the fireplace. It has a very happy ending for all and the spirit of Christmas is alive and well.
58. Timepiece (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner comes forward and claims to have commmitted ... See full summary »
Director: Marcus Cole | Stars: Naomi Watts, Kevin Kilner, James Earl Jones, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 522
A FEEL GOOD film
59. The Christmas Card (2006 TV Movie)
84 min | Drama, Romance
US soldier visits the town from where an inspirational Christmas card was sent to him by a church group that mails cards out to servicemen as a goodwill effort.
Director: Stephen Bridgewater | Stars: Edward Asner, John Newton, Alice Evans, Lois Nettleton
Votes: 4,525
A FEEL GOOD film
60. Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008)
PG | 96 min | Biography, Drama
A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade's painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.
Director: Michael Campus | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Jared Padalecki, Marcia Gay Harden, Aaron Ashmore
Votes: 2,817
A FEEL GOOD film
Alternate title: "Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage"
61. The Christmas Star (1986)
TV-G | 94 min | Drama, Family
A counterfeiter finds the true meaning of the holidays.
Director: Alan Shapiro | Stars: Edward Asner, Rene Auberjonois, Jim Metzler, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 844
A FEEL GOOD film
62. Deck the Halls (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Family
Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.
Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Matthew Broderick, Danny DeVito, Kristin Chenoweth, Kristin Davis
Votes: 33,164 | Gross: $35.09M
A FEEL GOOD film
63. Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
PG-13 | 76 min | Animation, Comedy, Musical
Davey Stone, an alcoholic with a criminal record, is sentenced to community service under the supervision of an elderly referee. Davey is then faced with trying to reform and abandon his bad habits.
Director: Seth Kearsley | Stars: Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, Jackie Sandler, Austin Stout
Votes: 25,611 | Gross: $23.44M
A FEEL GOOD film
64. Four Christmases (2008)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.
Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Mary Steenburgen, Robert Duvall
Votes: 80,838 | Gross: $120.15M
A FEEL GOOD film
65. Trans-Siberian Orchestra: The Ghosts of Christmas Eve (1999 TV Movie)
Unrated | 46 min | Fantasy, Music
When a young girl finds herself sleeping in an abandoned theater on Christmas Eve, the Christmas spirits living there come to life just long enough to help her find her way through music.
Directors: Hart Perry, Paul O'Neill | Stars: Ossie Davis, Allie Sheridan, Jewel, Michael Crawford
Votes: 550
A FEEL GOOD film
66. The Holiday (2006)
PG-13 | 136 min | Comedy, Romance
Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other's countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black
Votes: 322,945 | Gross: $63.22M
A FEEL GOOD film
67. Home by Christmas (2006 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama, Family
After a well-to-do woman divorces her cheating husband, she ends up homeless through a series of mishaps.
Director: Gail Harvey | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Rob Stewart, Brenda Crichlow, Garwin Sanford
Votes: 933
A FEEL GOOD film
68. Silent Night (2002 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, War
In a cabin on a World War II front, a German mom with a young son mediates a truce between three German and three American soldiers so they can all celebrate Christmas Eve 1944 together.
Director: Rodney Gibbons | Stars: Linda Hamilton, Matthew Harbour, Romano Orzari, Alain Goulem
Votes: 1,881
A FEEL GOOD film
69. The House Without a Christmas Tree (1972 TV Movie)
Unrated | 75 min | Drama, Family
In 1946 Nebraska, a young girl named Addie desperately craves a Christmas tree, but her bitter widower father refuses because of events from the family's past.
Director: Paul Bogart | Stars: Jason Robards, Mildred Natwick, Lisa Lucas, Kathryn Walker
Votes: 912
A FEEL GOOD film
70. It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947)
Passed | 116 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Two homeless men move into a mansion while its owners are wintering in the South.
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Don DeFore, Ann Harding, Charles Ruggles, Victor Moore
Votes: 6,298
A FEEL GOOD film
71. Jack Frost (1998)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A father who can't keep his promises is killed in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
Director: Troy Miller | Stars: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy
Votes: 40,942 | Gross: $34.55M
A FEEL GOOD film
72. The Miracle of the Bells (1948)
Approved | 120 min | Drama
A press agent brings a dead actress home for burial. To promote her one film, he asks churches to ring bells for 3 days, hoping to get the studio head to release it.
Director: Irving Pichel | Stars: Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb
Votes: 1,127
A FEEL GOOD film
73. The Bishop's Wife (1947)
G | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A debonair angel comes to Earth to help an Episcopalian bishop and his wife in their quest to raise money for the new church.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven, Monty Woolley
Votes: 20,903
A FEEL GOOD film
74. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer
Votes: 27,678 | Gross: $7.57M
A FEEL GOOD film. The classic Christmas song "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" was launched to fame by Judy Garland with this feature musical film.
75. The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Corporate analyst and single mom, Jen, tackles Christmas with a business-like approach until her uncle arrives with a handsome stranger in tow.
Director: Michael M. Scott | Stars: Brooke Burns, Henry Winkler, Warren Christie, Connor Christopher Levins
Votes: 4,933
A FEEL GOOD film
76. Mr. Christmas (2004 Video)
G | 56 min | Drama, Family
In 1941, a young father can't afford to buy his 5-year-old daughter the bicycle she expects Santa Claus to bring her for Christmas.
Director: Beth Brickell | Stars: Jace Mclean, Jen Celene Little, Ireland Rose Maddox, Abigail Kinslow
Votes: 238
A FEEL GOOD film
77. Santa Baby (2006 TV Movie)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy
Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Underwood | Stars: Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ivan Sergei, George Wendt, Kandyse McClure
Votes: 1,845
A FEEL GOOD film
78. Holiday Affair (1949)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young widow is torn between a boring attorney and a romantic ne'er-do-well.
Director: Don Hartman | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey, Gordon Gebert
Votes: 7,049
A FEEL GOOD film classic
Comparable to the earlier 1947 Christmas classic Miracle on 34th Street
Please read my full review dated December 06th, 2018
79. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Ernst Lubitsch | Stars: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 38,484 | Gross: $0.20M
A FEEL GOOD film
80. Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A group of unaccompanied minors bond while snowed in at the midwestern Hoover International Airport during the holiday season and ultimately create a makeshift holiday themselves.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Dyllan Christopher, Tyler James Williams, Gia Mantegna, Quinn Shephard
Votes: 12,428 | Gross: $16.65M
A FEEL GOOD film
81. Unlikely Angel (1996 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Dolly Parton portrays a country-music performer who meets an untimely demise, but cannot enter heaven until she performs a good deed back on Earth: to reunite a workaholic widower with his children for Christmas.
Director: Michael Switzer | Stars: Dolly Parton, Roddy McDowall, Brian Kerwin, Allison Mack
Votes: 1,226
A FEEL GOOD film
82. Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
A failed boxer (Leguizamo) struggles to find a job and an apartment for his family on Christmas Eve.
Director: Salvatore Stabile | Stars: John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, David Castro, Samantha M. Rose
Votes: 1,175 | Gross: $0.00M
A FEEL GOOD film
83. Frosty the Snowman (1969 TV Short)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe, Jimmy Durante, Paul Frees
Votes: 21,464
A FEEL GOOD film
84. Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Sid, Eddie and Crash get in trouble with Santa and have to get their names off of the naughty list.
Director: Karen Disher | Stars: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah
Votes: 11,247
A FEEL GOOD film
85. Prep & Landing (2009 TV Short)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Cotton, David DeLuise
Votes: 4,002
A FEEL GOOD film
86. Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011 TV Movie)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Derek Richardson, Sarah Chalke, Rob Riggle
Votes: 2,271
A FEEL GOOD film
87. A Pink Christmas (1978 TV Movie)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Pink Panther employs various strategies in an effort to get himself a big holiday dinner.
Director: Bill Perez
Votes: 451
A FEEL GOOD film
88. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1992 Video)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Family
A hermit, known as the Grinch hates Christmas and is tired of the Whos of Who-ville celebrating it. This year, he plans to steal it from them. Features the illustrations from the book accompanied by narration.
Director: Ray Messecar | Star: Walter Matthau
Votes: 769
A FEEL GOOD film
89. Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002)
G | 65 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Ring in the season with Winnie The Pooh in a holiday adventure.
Directors: Gary Katona, Ed Wexler, Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler, Michael Gough
Votes: 3,086
A FEEL GOOD film
90. My Santa (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 84 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
Single mother Jen starts to rediscover the magic of Christmas after meeting a mall Santa, Chris, not knowing he is the son of the real Santa.
Director: Sam Irvin | Stars: Samaire Armstrong, Matthew Lawrence, Julie Brown, Jim O'Heir
Votes: 1,167
A FEEL GOOD film
91. Christmas in Wonderland (2006)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
Three children and their father move from Los Angeles, California to Edmonton, Alberta. When they go shopping at West Edmonton Mall, they find counterfeit cash, inadvertently help catch crooks, and make a discovery about Santa.
Director: James Orr | Stars: Matthew Knight, Chris Kattan, Cameron Bright, Preston Lacy
Votes: 2,466 | Gross: $0.08M
A FEEL GOOD film
92. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 310,787 | Gross: $173.40M
A FEEL GOOD film
93. One Magic Christmas (1985)
G | 89 min | Family, Fantasy
An angel must show a mother the true meaning of Christmas. It's not just presents and materialistic things, but the people she cares about too.
Director: Phillip Borsos | Stars: Mary Steenburgen, Gary Basaraba, Harry Dean Stanton, Arthur Hill
Votes: 4,453 | Gross: $13.68M
A FEEL GOOD film
Please read my full review dated December 25th, 2019
94. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
G | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
The Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
Director: Brian Henson | Stars: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 70,643 | Gross: $27.28M
A FEEL GOOD film
95. Christmas in Conway (2013 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 97 min | Drama, Romance
Duncan Mayor loved Susie so much he wanted to give her one last Christmas gift before she passes away. He didn't care about any consequences or anything else.
Director: John Kent Harrison | Stars: Andy Garcia, Mandy Moore, Cheri Oteri, Riley Smith
Votes: 2,085
A FEEL GOOD film
96. Christmas at Rosemont (2015)
TV-14 | 95 min | Drama
In a raging snowstorm five days before Christmas, two young people meet by chance: Lisa, 19, pregnant and scared, and Brad, a professional snowboarder.
Director: Daniel Petrie Jr. | Stars: Lochlyn Munro, Brad Dourif, Grace Zabriskie, Michael Gross
Votes: 923
A FEEL GOOD film
97. Foster (2011)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Looking to adopt a child and unable to conceive a child of their own, the Morrisons' lives are turned upside down when a seven-year-old boy unexpectedly shows up on their doorstep.
Director: Jonathan Newman | Stars: Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffudd, Maurice Cole, Richard E. Grant
Votes: 3,198
A FEEL Good film. Yes, Christmas Angels do exist!
98. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Bill Melendez
Votes: 44,095
A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
99. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
Directors: Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell
Votes: 2,258
A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
100. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
G | 26 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece.
Director: Burny Mattinson | Stars: Alan Young, Wayne Allwine, Hal Smith, Will Ryan
Votes: 15,359 | Gross: $21.00M
A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
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