The holidays are almost here and it's time for hot cocoa, gingerbread cookies, and binge-watching all our favorite holiday movies! If you need some recommendations or are looking for something new to add to your must-watch list this season, we've got you covered.

HOLIDAY MOVIE GUIDE

NETFLIX

Best. Christmas. Ever! | 2023 | 1hr 21min | Comedy | Frenemies and their families spend Christmas together

Holidate | 2020 | 1hr 44min | Comedy | Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long

Let it Snow | 2019 | 1hr 33min | Drama | A snowstorm hits a small town on Christmas Eve, affecting the friendships, love lives, and futures of several high school seniors

Love Actually | 2003 | 2hr 14min | Romance | Multiple couples navigate romance, family, weddings, and airports during Christmastime in London

Love Hard | 2021 | 1hr 46min | Comedy | After matching on a dating app, an LA writer learns she's been catfished when she surprises him for Christmas

Klaus | 2019 | 1hr 38min | Animated | A selfish postman and an isolated toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a dark town

Single All The Way | 2021 | 1hr 41min | Romance | Peter asks his best friend to pose as his boyfriend on a Christmas visit home, but their plan, and feelings, change

White Christmas | 1954 | 2hr | Musicals | Two war buddies fall for two sisters and follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer

HULU

A Christmas Carol | 2009 | 1hr 36min | Family | A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve

Deck the Halls | 2006 | 1hr 33min | Comedy | Two neighbors battle after one decorates his house for the holidays very bright

Die Hard | 1988 | 2hr 12min | Action | A NYC police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party

Elf | 2003 | 1hr 37min | Comedy | Raised as an elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to NYC to meet his biological father who doesn’t know he exists

Four Christmases | 2008 | 1hr 28min | Drama | A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas

Happiest Season | 2020 | 1hr 42min | Comedy | A couple shows a range of emotions tied to wanting their family's acceptance, being true to themselves, and trying not to ruin Christmas

Miracle on 34th Street | 1994 | 1hr 54min | Drama | A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is real

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | 1989 | 1hr 37min | Comedy | The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas turn into a big disaster

The Polar Express | 2004 | 1hr 40min | Animated | A young boy embarks on a magical adventure to the North Pole by train

The Year Without a Santa Claus | 1974 | 51min | Animated | When a discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping Christmas, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind

DISNEY+

Dashing Through the Snow | 2023 | 1hr 32min | Comedy | A divorced social worker takes his daughter on a ride along with him on Christmas Eve

Home Alone | Home Alone 2 | Home Alone 3

I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 1998 | 1hr 26min | Family | A college student faces an impossible journey to get home for Christmas

Jingle All the Way | 1996 | 1hr 29min | Adventure | A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas against all odds

The Santa Clause | The Santa Clause 2 | The Santa Clause 3

PRIME

A Christmas Story | 1983 | 1hr 33min | Comedy | A young boy attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa that a BB gun is the perfect gift

Christmas with the Kranks | 2004 | 1hr 39min | Comedy | With their daughter away in Peru, two parents decide to skip Christmas until she decides to come home last minute

Eight Crazy Nights | 2002 | 1hr 16min | Animated | An alcoholic with a criminal record, is sentenced to community service and is faced with trying to lose old habits

How the Grinch Stole Christmas | 2000 | 1hr 44min | Family | Grinch makes plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town he lives near

It’s a Wonderful Life | 1945 | 2hr 10min | Drama | An angel is sent from Heaven to help a frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 1964 | 47min | Animated | A young reindeer lives at the North Pole is faced with many setbacks as he looks to become one of Santa’s reindeer

Scrooged | 1988 | 1hr 41min | Comedy | A selfish and cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve

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Happy Holidays!

Hunter & Lauren

_{*credit to Netflix & IMDb for movie details}