1 hour ago Netflix now streaming 'emotional masterpiece' period drama with near

Netflix has added a fan-favourite romance film starring Keira Knightley to its Christmas lineup

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3 h. ago I've watched hundreds of Christmas film but one is better than any other'

One of the best things about this time of year is getting to re-watch what I think is the best Christmas film out there - and fans seem to agree

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3 h. ago Christmas movie 'for people who hate Christmas movies' on Film 4 tonight

Despite a star cast, the film has received mixed reviews with some hailing it as 'one of the freshest holiday movies' but others declaring it to be 'appallingly bad'

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3 h. ago 'Excellent' period drama festive film based on 'heartwarming' true story on Channel 5 today

This Christmas film features an epic cast with Dan Stevens, Mark Schrier, Patrick Joseph Byrnes and Miriam Margolyes, and it's quickly become a firm festive favourite

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21 h. ago ‘God bless us, every one!’ The five best film versions of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

The classic festive tale of humbug and redemption has been adapted countless times for film and TV since the very first silent version in 1901 - but which ones are actually worth watching? The Ghost of Christmas Past takes Kevin E G Perry back to visit the top five

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23 h. ago How It's A Wonderful Life became Christmas classic due to a costly mistake

It's now a staple in the Christmas film calendar for many families, but it hasn't always been that way for 1946 title It's A Wonderful Life. Although Frank Capra's movie is now considered one of the greatest films ever made, it lost money on its original release

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24 h. ago Female paramedic gets rape and death threats over Christmas after 'horror film' attack

Female paramedic Emily Jackson, 31, has been on the front line for eight years and has sadly become used to the abuse she and her colleagues receive - but wishes it was not the case

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44 h. ago Unbelievable Die Hard movie mistake blows fans' minds after movie critic points out painfully obvious error

A film fanatic has blown the minds of Die Hard fans by pointing out three key mistakes from the iconic 'Christmas' film

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44 h. ago Inside Caprice's home as she releases new festive film and rebrands as the 'Queen of Christmas' after turning her back on 'toxic' TV career

The supermodel, 54, has just released A Scottish Christmas Secret on Channel 5, her third festive film, after launching her own production company.

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50 h. ago 'A+ family entertainment' film is streaming for free just in time for Christmas

A beloved family comedy film with a dose of Christmas magic is available for free in time for the holidays

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54 h. ago I watched Die Hard for the first time – Christmas movie debate settled

There's an ongoing debate as to whether Die Hard is a Christmas film or not, and having watched the 1988 action movie for the first time, I can finally add my voice to the conversation.

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67 h. ago I watched 'greatest ever Christmas movie' for first time and can sum it up in three words

Looking back at the Christmas films I loved growing up, the usual suspects included films like Home Alone, The Santa Clause, and Jingle All the Way, but a certain 1946 classic has defied its age

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69 h. ago ‘Nonsensical’ summer thriller inexplicably beats Christmas classic in Netflix rankings

A recent Netflix addition has beaten a hugely popular Christmas rom-com in its top 10 film rankings

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3 d. ago I watched every Christmas film on Netflix and 5 are by far best

After watching many Christmas films on Netflix, these are the brilliant festive movies I'd say everyone should watch this year. Five are definitely the best of the bunch

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3 d. ago Dame Helen Mirren gasps in shock as she steps into 'beautiful and iconic' Repair Shop shop barn in first look at BBC's Christmas special

Dame Helen Mirren was overwhelmed by the 'beautiful and iconic' Repair Shop barn as she stepped inside to film this year's Christmas special.

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3 d. ago Best films on Disney Plus from Christmas favourites to 'next level funny' movie

Disney Plus is home to a whole host of classic films, documentaries and TV series families can sink their teeth into over the Christmas period

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4 d. ago ‘Criminally below the radar’: readers on their best underrated Christmas films

After Guardian writers picked their favourite lesser-known festive movies, readers shoutout Klaus, The Ref and moreI thought a real modern hidden gem is All Is Bright starring Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti as two down-on-their-luck Christmas tree sellers. It’s perfectly played by both, with Rudd putting in, not his usual “puppy dog everyone wants to be your mate” role but a sarcastic turn, complementing Giamatti’s Christmas grinch. More a black comedy (by Hollywood standards), it’s an excellent film. Andyouwillknowme Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Top 5 best Christmas films of all time as big day approaches

Christmas is a festive time of year, and what better way to get into the cheery spirit than with some movies that show the beauty and importance of being together.

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4 d. ago The Snowman fans left in stitches after spotting 'rude detail' in 1980s Christmas film

Christmas wouldn't be the same without watching The Snowman, but the festive animated film has managed to leave viewers in stitches years after its release as a "rude detail" has been spotted

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5 d. ago ‘A festive tour de force’: Guardian writers on their favorite underrated Christmas movies

From a John Cusack 80s teen comedy to the other Frank Capra Christmas crowd-pleaser, here are some seasonal picks you might not have seenSomething that bugs me about a lot of contemporary Christmas movies is how insistently self-conscious they are about the whole production – the ostentatious decorations, checklist of soundtrack chestnuts, the dialogue about the true meaning of the holidays that sounds canned even when the movie is trying to acknowledge its various stressors. Maybe because the idea of a holiday movie hadn’t yet ossified into routine, I’ve found that the versions of these films that came out in the 1940s tend to approach Christmas from more inventive, less neurotically obsessive angles. One of my favorite discoveries in sifting through 1940s Christmas comedies is It Happened on Fifth Avenue, a 1947 semi-romantic farce with a great starting hook: a cheerful vagrant Aloysius T McKeever (Victor Moore) winters in New York every year, because he knows a way into a particu...

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