Who has a beloved Christmas movie that isn't

[Upthevibe]

one that's widely known?

One of my very favorites is, The Family Man, with Nicholas Cage and Tea Leoni. I'm watching it now.

I had to cancel my Christmas plans because we're supposed to have some really bad weather and flooding here in SoCal.

[Raven123]

1. The Man Who Came To Dinner

Enjoy your Christmas, and stay safe.

[Wifes husband]

4. Agree. Best movie ever for Betty Davis

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7. Raven123 .........

I've been wondering about that one.

It's on TCM on Christmas so I just DVR'd it.

Thanks for letting me know.

[SheltieLover]

2. Stay safe & have a great holiday!

Sorry, no little known xmas movies to share.

🎄

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. I cannot think of one right off of the top of my head.

But, you stay safe! Flooding is no joke near the ocean!

[FSogol]

5. Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory starring Geraldine Page. 1966

I'm also a fan of listening to Dylan Thomas's A Child's Christmas in Wales.

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8. FSogol............

I hadn't heard about this one..

Thanks!

[Dale in Laurel MD]

6. _Santa Claus Conquers the Martians_ is pretty good.

Especially in the category of mostly unintentional humor.

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9. Dale in Laurel MD...........

Thanks!

I hadn't heard about this one........

[KitFox]

10. "This is Christmas" A British movie that came out 3 years ago. A man on his daily train commute to

London decides to enlist fellow commuters(who basically never interact) to join him in having a Christmas party together. It has many poignant moments. I found it on Prime Video and it has become a favorite. Stay safe, be well and happy viewing!😊🎄

[ms liberty]

11. The Ref. It's a very dark comedy with a very dysfunctional family

In other words, the lighthearted comedy version of my childhood.

[Give Peace A Chance]

12. We like Mouse Hunt

Not specifically a Christmas movie, but it takes place about that time.

[wishstar]

13. Ill Be Home for Christmas (Hal Holbrook, Eva Marie Saint, Peter Gallagher, Nancy Travis)

Moving 1988 TV movie about New England family enduring tragedy during WW 11 at Christmas time in 1944
To watch free on youtube:

[LogDog75]

14. From 1947, It Happened on Fifth Avenue

I wouldn't call it a "beloved" Christmas movie but I enjoy it.

From IMDB
Every winter, Michael J. O'Connor, the second richest man in the world, vacates his 5th Avenue mansion for his winter home in warmer climes. Every winter, Aloysius T. McKeever, a homeless man, moves into the vacated mansion. This particular winter, McKeever meets Jim Bullock, an army veteran who has recently been evicted from his apartment and offers to share the mansion with him. It's not long before the mansion has a few more guests, including two of Jim's army buddies and their wives and children; runaway heiress Trudy Connor; her mother, and even Michael J. O'Connor, himself.

[Nittersing]

15. Love this movie!!! nt

[Nittersing]

16. We're No Angels - a rare Bogart comedy

Three Devil's Island escapees hide out in the house of a kindly merchant and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048801/?ref_=tturv_ov_bk

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17. Stalag 17

A comedy/drama set in a prisoner of war camp during the weeks of Christmas 1944. William Holden won the Academy Award for his role. Directed by the great Billy Wilder.

[TBF]

18. I like old movies - Christmas in Connecticut is a fave

[rurallib]

19. a must see every year in our house

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20. Bad Santa

[Niagara]

21. Upthevibe

I would first like to say that movies that are not widely known are subjective to each individual and what each individuals generation is.

I'm not familiar with the movie It Happened on 5th Avenue because that's not my generation. I can't even find the movie Five Easy Pieces which is frustrating.


Here's a few Christmas movies that hopefully fit the bill as not widely known.



Christmas For A Dollar (2013) Brian Krause, Nancy Stafford

The Walton's Homecoming (1971) Patricia Neal and Andrew Duggan. I like Michael Learned and Ralph Waite much better as Olivia and John Walton.

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Prancer (1989) Sam Elliott

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Not technically a Christmas movie but I would like to mention the movie Simon Birch because this Christmas Pageant scene cracks me up every single time.

***A little bodily fluid graphic***

[Morbius]

22. Rare Exports

Yes, it's a Christmas horror movie, but it is ultimately heartwarming.

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It's in Finnish, so I hope you're okay with subtitles. This is a movie about the real Santa Claus, who is a lot scarier than the Coca-Cola Santa. It's also about a lonely little boy whose single-parent father is a bit out of his depth. It shouldn't be dismissed as just another horror movie; it has depth.