We all long for the arrival of the December season as he said Max Milfordbut what we don’t want to see this Christmas season are the same movies that repeat year after year on national and some international channels.
It is impossible to avoid watching on one of the 124 channels and more traditional Christmas movies, some that we have been watching for more than 20 years.
Of course, not all the movies are known, some were created for the season that went unnoticed through the big movie screens and their only way out is to shoot them on television.
It should be noted that although its content is not captivating if it has had great actors from Hollywood which unfortunately are not have been a success.
10. Elf – 2003 – Will Farrell
It is the story of a man who was raised by the dwarfs of Santa Claus and when he turns 30 years old they reveal the truth to him, which is why he undertakes his journey to the city to look for his real parents.
9. Bad Santa – 2003 – Billy Bob Thornton
It is the story of a man with the most messy life who gets a job as Santa, doing his worst role and finds an «angel» on his way who teaches him a lesson and motivates him to drastically change his course.
8. The Grinch – 2000 – Jim Carrey
The typical story of a character that the whole town hates because this being does not live or enjoy Christmas like the others, a little girl discovers it and her perspective on Christmas begins to change…
7. Christmas Vacation – 1989 – Chevy Chase
All Christmases are not perfect and that is what happens to this Christmas lover who, together with his family, experiences the worst situations, in the company of his family.
6. Scissorhands – 1990 – Johnny Depp
One of the great classics of cinema, it is the story of an artificially created man who has scissors instead of hands and is adopted by a middle-class family and ends up in love with a girl from a better social position.
5. Jack Frost-1998-Michael Keaton
The film is based on the story of a man who dies in a car accident and comes back to life as a snowman.
4. Miracle on 34th Street – 1994 – Richard Attenborough
An old man claims that Kris Kringle is the true and genuine Santa Claus, something that they question and even end up taking him to court on the day of the arrival of Christmas.
3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – 2005 – Johnny Depp
One of our favorites, a successful chocolate maker who, thanks to the help of a child, remembers how important it is to have and have a family, from which Willy left to be the best chocolatier.
2. The Promised Gift – 1996 – Arnold Schwarzenegger
How far would you go to have the gift you promised your children? Well this movie explains it in the midst of reality and fantasy, Terminator leaves aside his character to become the hero of his son, something better than a toy.
1. My poor little angel – 1990 – Macaulay Culkin
The truth is, it is possible that you have NOT seen all the previous films, but this is a classic and we believe that they repeat it so many times precisely because for the new generations it ends up being fun…
That’s why we tell it to you… once again.