Christmas holidays are here and it is the best time for binge watchers to start with their work. To help you get started, here are some movies you might wanna check out this Christmas.
8-Bit Christmas
Release date: 24 November 2021
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
IMDb: 6.7
How is it Christmas without getting any of these colourfully wrapped gifts? But how far are you willing to travel to get the gift that you really, really want?
Pay heed to Jake, played by Neil Patrick Harris, as he narrates to his young daughter, the epic story of how he got his hands on a Nintendo Entertainment System within the 1980s.
A Boy Called Christmas
Release date: 26 November 2021
Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
IMDb: 6.7
This Christmas story takes us on a charming ride to enchanted lands where we accompany a young boy, Nikolas, and his similarly stubborn comrades — a reindeer and a pet mouse — on their search for Nikolas’s father, who has disappeared to find Elfhelm, the village of the elves. Will Nikolas find his father, and within the process, face his destiny too? Check the movie to find out!
A Castle for Christmas
Release date: 26 November 2021
Rotten Tomatoes: 75%
IMDb: 5.5
Sophie, acted by Brooke Shields, a renowned writer rummaging through a rough phase in life, and decides that all she needs could be a getaway from reality, quite like all of us! Now, throw in an enthralling yet crabby Duke and an impressive Scottish castle to present equation; a feel-good escape for everybody is within the pipeline.
Single All the Way
Release date: 2 December 2021
Rotten Tomatoes: 64%
IMDb: 6.2
We’ve got another queer, inclusive Christmas rom-com to look out for! Michael Urie plays Peter, who is devastated after knowing that his partner is betraying him, and wants to prevent his family from hounding him about a partner.
In a desperate attempt to portray himself in an exceedingly different light during Christmas, he asks his ally, Nick, to pretend to be his boyfriend. However, before they declare their fake relationship, Peter is set up on a blind date with James. Who will Peter end up with? Find it out yourself!
David and the Elves
Release date: 6 December 2021
IMDb: 5.1
Check out the magical world of elves and begin believing within the power of magic, as you watch David travel around with Albert the Elf on their quest to appear for David’s grandparents. During this Polish comedy, Albert has escaped from the North Pole to explore the planet of humans, and David may be an adolescent boy who is continuously downcast, as his parents are too occupied to celebrate Christmas as a family.
Both their paths cross, but what they failed to expect was to search for comfort and love in one another.
A Jenkins Family Christmas
Release date: 6 December 2021
IMDb: 6.2
With the death of a loving family member still fresh in their hearts, the Jenkins family must muster every bit of their collective Christmas spirit to hold on with festivities. However, the jolly season soon becomes a train wreck with the looks of a half-sister whose existence the family is unaware of, as confusion and hilarity ensue.
Love Hard
Release date: 5 November 2021
IMDb: 6.3
Starring Nina Dobrev, Darren Barnet, Jimmy O. Yang, and Harry Shum Jr.
Love Hard is a rom-com about a woman who travels across the nation to meet a bloke she met online for Christmas. But upon arrival, she finds out that she’s been majorly catfished. She’s understandably pissed until the imposter agrees to line her up with the real guy whose pictures he was using if she pretends to be his girlfriend first.
