Bad Santa (2003) Rated R
Willie is a thief who teams up with his dwarf friend Marcus, for a very special Christmas scam. Willie gets a job as Santa Claus at a shopping mall, Marcus tags along as an elf, and they use their employee status to rob stores blind just before Christmas. But Willie is a bitter and foul-mouthed alcoholic who doesn’t care much for kids. A mall’s manager is certain something’s wrong, so he asks the chief of security to check out Willie. Meanwhile, one of the kids Willie is forced to talk to becomes a regular customer.
A Christmas Carol (1951) Rated NR
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and present and also foretell his future.
Holiday in Handcuffs (2008) Rated NR
A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and share a magical Christmas.
Noelle (2007) Rated PG
Father Jonathan Keene is a cold, impatient Catholic priest who arrives in a tiny fishing village the week before Christmas. He is there to do what he does best – shut down dying parishes. But things take an unexpected turn as he becomes entangled in the various lives of the village’s eccentric characters. This includes the town’s beautiful librarian, the childlike priest he is displacing, and the magical experience of Mrs. Worthington’s legendary Christmas Party, where everyone is welcome and anything is possible.
Prancer (1989) Rated G
A little girl finds a wounded reindeer in the woods and believes it is Prancer. Her efforts to nurse it back to health so she can return it to Santa bring about wonderful changes in the lives of everyone–her father, their neighbor, a grouchy vet, a department store Santa and the people of the town.
It’s not christmas without:
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
