So, when I say ‘all’ of them…I didn’t quite make it. My festive eyes were bigger than my belly and I overstretched myself! It’s like when I moved to Aberdeen and decided that I’d visit all the castles in Aberdeenshire only to find that there are well over 200 of them! I thought there’d be about 30 Christmas movies, but the more I watched the more that were suggested to me. It was overwhelming. Most of them were kid’s movies too and some of them can be real gems, most of them are not!
I don’t even want to admit how short an amount of time I watched these in and how many of these I watched in a day but it probably says something that I pretty much ended with Krampus, a Christmas horror movie!
Anyway, I’ve rated them most into 4 groups; the best with a hands up emoji, then those with an okay sign, then a thumbs up…then everything else. I should probably mention in advance that I’m no film critic! I’m easily pleased and I love the unpredictable feminist masterpieces that are hallmark movies! So take my opinions with a handful (not just a pinch) of salt.
The Best!
- Dash and Lily. (This series is an absolute treat.)
- Princess Switch. (I LOVE these movies!!)
- Princess Switch: Switched Again.
- The Christmas Chronicles. (Delightful.)
- The Christmas Chronicles 2.
- Arthur Christmas.
- Christmas Wedding Planner. (I especially love the peak unrealistic ending!)
- The Knight Before Christmas.
- Operation Christmas Drop. (A new one…and loosely based on something real).
- A Bad Mom’s Christmas.
- I’ll be Home for Christmas.
- Klaus. (Oh my goodness I loved this film!)
- Angela’s Christmas. (CUTE!)
- Over Christmas. (What a surprise? A nice German series – well dubbed so you don’t have to read!)
- A California Christmas.
The Great.
- Nailed it – Christmas Specials.
- A Christmas Prince. (These are almost top tier, but not quite.)
- A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding.
- A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.
- Christmas With the Coopers.
- Nativity.
- Let it Snow.
- Christmas Inheritance.
- My Christmas Inn.
- Angela’s Christmas Wish.
- Pottersville.
- Christmas Break-In.
- 48 Christmas Wishes.
- Holiday Calendar.
- Alien Xmas. (Also a good surprise considering I am not the person meant to be watching this!)
- Krampus. (A great palate cleanser!)
The Okay (and Largely Forgettable).
- Holiday Makeover with Mr Christmas. (You’ll need to be feeling very festive.)
- A Cinderella Story. (Pleasant.)
- A Wish for Christmas.
- Nativity 2.
- Nativity 3.
- Christmas Made to Order.
- Christmas Wonderland.
- Holiday Rush.
- A Perfect Christmas List.
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.
- Grinch. (The cartoon – the one with Jim Carey would rate higher than this but it’s not on Netflix.)
- Santa Claws. (I’m not really the target demographic for this but it could have been worse!)
- Santa in Training.
- Free Reign. The 12 Neighs of Christmas. (Maybe I was losing my mind at this point because, actually, this wasn’t so bad!)
The Ugly.
- Merry Happy Whatever. (I really struggled to get through this. The sheer amount of canned laughter was appalling. Nothing funny about it.)
- Christmas Land (Oof.)
- Christmas With the Kranks.
- Santa Girl. (Okay, this is really bad…but almost so bad it’s good.)
- Christmas With a View.
- Puppy Star Christmas. (OH MY GOD, WHAT DID I DO? This was one of THE worst things I’ve ever played on my TV. Don’t do this to yourself.)
There are plenty that I missed, and Netflix are still bringing out/adding in new films over the season, so we’re all spoiled for choice. I’d love to hear what your favourite Christmas movies are.
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