December 25th is ideal for watching a Christmas movie. There are tons of them on platforms like Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video or HBO Max, which is why it can be difficult to find a quality one.
The following list supports any time of day and all viewer types. They are recommended for people from 0 to 100 years old.
They also managed to unify the point of view of the majority of the public and that of the critics, a “phenomenon” that translates into the closest thing to a cinematic guarantee. Let’s examine them.
Klaus (2019)
“The Legend of Klaus”, Netflix animated film.Spanish animated film that has quietly become the best thing about Christmas in recent years.
Its protagonist is Jesper, an inexperienced postman who is sent to the distant town of Smeerensburg, where people live in hostility and, they say, Santa Claus is hiding.
In Netflix.
Scrooge McDuck’s Ghosts (2009)
Scrooge McDuck’s Ghost, a 2009 film based on “A Christmas Carol”, starring Jim Carrey.Robert Zemeckis’s Scrooge McDuck is perhaps the last notable adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel.
In it – as in the dozens of adaptations – the story is that of Ebenezer Scrooge, an unpleasant man who is called to reflection when he is visited by the spirit of Christmas past, present and future.
Although it is animated, it has the added bonus of having performances from Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, and Colin Firth (Zemeckis used the same animation technique as The Polar Express).
In Disney+.
Operation Gift (2011)
Gift operation. About Santa’s son.The crux of Operation Gift is unraveled when one of the millions of children Santa was supposed to visit doesn’t receive his Christmas present.
This Golden Globe-nominated animated film features the voices of James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie and Bill Nighy, among others.
In Netflix.
The Student (2022)
The Pupils was nominated for an Oscar for Best Fiction Short Film.The Italian director’s gaze on the world Alice Rohrwacher It’s always interesting.
Le pupille, a sweet and tender 38-minute medium-length film, takes us back to Christmas in a specific period and place: an Italian Catholic boarding school during the Second World War.
This sweet Oscar-nominated short film closely follows a mischievous girl’s relationship with her other classmates and Mother Superior.
In Disney+.
Source: Clarin
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