When does a movie actually become a Christmas movie? A difficult question. Sometimes it’s just enough if it’s just shown on TV or on the streaming platforms at Christmas. And because this time is just starting again, we are happy to offer you a festive selection here. We show you 19 of the hottest Christmas movies and where to stream them in 2022:
Brief summary: Disney has done it again and created an iconic queen. Unfortunately, Elsa accidentally plunges her kingdom into an endless winter. Now her sister Anna must somehow find a way to change the weather again. Of course, a snowman and a reindeer are also part of the party.
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Brief summary: We all know him, eight-year-old crook Kevin. His parents forget him when they go on Christmas vacation and now he has to protect the house alone against a gang of burglars. The film was such a success that three sequels were made.
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Brief summary: Cinderella is treated like a maid by her evil stepmother and stepsisters. But one day she receives a branch with three hazelnuts from a passing coachman. These should fulfill her three wishes. If the prince invites you to a grand ball, Cinderella should stay at home. The time of wishes has come.
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Brief summary: Whoville is looking forward to the holidays. But the vengeful Grinch has something to complain about. Will he spoil Christmas?
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Brief summary: London at Christmas time. This film follows eight couples and how they deal with the stress of the holidays. The story of the couples is more or less connected.
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Brief summary: A young emperor is getting married. Of course, his mother, the Archduchess, has already found a suitable match. But on the journey to the bridal show, young Sissi is also there…
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Brief summary: The Christmas party at Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles turns into a nightmare. Now police officer John McClane tries to save his wife Holly Gennaro and other hostages from the clutches of the German terrorist Hans Gruber. McClane’s story is then continued in five sequels.
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Brief summary: A tour of a chocolate factory? Who would have said no as a child (or also as an adult). Thus, the dream of many comes true in the person of the boy Charlie Bucket. The tour is led by none other than the shy Willy Wonka and the factory turns into a fairyland.
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Brief summary: Scott Calvin does not have a good relationship with his son Charlie, who lives with his mother Laura. Charlie would now spend Christmas Eve with his father. But before that, the unbelievable happens: Santa falls from the roof, and now Scott should take over his job. He first tries to resist his new calling – but guess what: impossible!
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Brief summary: Sierra Belmont is the daughter of a wealthy hotel company and quite spoiled. After a skiing accident, she doesn’t remember anything. She is cared for in a small but fine hotel by an unhappy widower and his daughter in hopes of regaining her memory. But does she still want that?
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Brief summary: Eight-year-old Cedric was said to be a British gentleman. But his father, who belongs to an old British noble family, had opposed the pomp and circumstance in favor of a middle-class American. Now the old patriarch of the family, the Earl of Dorincourt, still wants to get to know the boy of his now deceased son. The boy develops an unusual influence over the grumpy nobleman.
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Brief summary: A boy accidentally unleashes a horde of tiny monsters on his small town. Now he must figure out how to bring the gremlins back under control. In a second part, the green villains return.
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Brief summary: Halloween meets Christmas. The holidays are so varied that Jack Skellington, the King of Halloween Town, is totally dumb in Christmas Town.
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Brief summary: Two women have problems with men and therefore swap houses. Do you have better luck abroad?
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Brief summary: Is there also a Santa Claus? That’s the question a little boy asks himself in his bed on Christmas Eve as he waits for the sound of the reindeer sleighs. To his surprise, he suddenly hears the sound of a train outside his window. The conductor invites the boy to join him on a trip to the North Pole with other children – and has an extraordinary Christmas present ready for all doubters.
Tom Hanks plays no fewer than five roles here!
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Brief summary: Was Santa accidentally locked up because he was thought to be an insane old man? A lawyer takes on this unusual case.
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Brief summary: It’s Christmas and a little girl hasn’t received her present yet. So Arthur, the clumsy son of Santa Claus, has to step into the breach and deliver the gift after all.
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Brief summary: After disappointing him again, a father promises his son that he will give him an action figure for Christmas. But it’s already Christmas Eve and the Turboman is sold out in all stores. The father involuntarily goes on an adventure through the city to fulfill his promise.
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Brief summary: Every year, a woman and a man are approached at their family celebrations because they are still single. This year, they’ve had enough and spontaneously decide to be each other’s vacation dates.
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Source: Blick
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