10 Hottest Christmas Movies For You

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Release Date 1993

Rating : 8 Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Tim Burton Animation Company Director: Henry Selick Stars: William Hickey, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Sarandon

Summary: Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

Arthur Christmas

Release Date 2011

Rating : 7.1 Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Aardman Animations Director: Barry Cook Stars: Hugh Laurie, Jim Broadbent, James McAvoy

Summary: This Christmas movie highlights the technological advances of operations at the North Pole, revealing how Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, every operation has a margin of error… When one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed "acceptable" to all but one, Arthur. Arthur Claus is Santa’s misfit son who executes an unauthorized rookie mission to get the last present half way around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

Edward Scissorhands

Release Date 1990

Rating : 7.9 Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Director: Stars: Alan Arkin, Dianne Wiest, Winona Ryder

Summary: Edward Scissorhands is a classic Tim Burton and Johnny Depp film about a small suburban town that receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward. A satire on the normality of Middle-America and their fear of outsiders. A magical fairytale story of loneliness, learning, and love; that will make you laugh, curse, and cry.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Release Date 2000

Rating : 6.1 Production Companies: Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures Director: Leslie Park Stars: Christine Baranski, Jeffrey Tambor, Taylor Momsen

Summary: Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of Munchkin-like people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty creature that hates Christmas, and plots to steal it away from the Whos, whom he equally abhors. Yet a small child, Cindy Lou Who, decides to try befriending the Grinch.

It's a Wonderful Life

Release Date 1946

Rating : 8.6 Production Companies: RKO Radio Pictures, Liberty Films (II) Director: Arthur S. Black Jr. Stars: Thomas Mitchell, Lionel Barrymore, Donna Reed

Summary: George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people of Bedford Falls. He has always longed to travel but never had the opportunity in order to prevent rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town. All that prevents him from doing so is George's modest building and loan company, which was founded by his generous father. But on Christmas Eve, George's Uncle Billy loses the business's $8,000 while intending to deposit it in the bank. Potter finds the misplaced money, hides it from Billy, and George's troubles begin.

Tokyo Godfathers

Release Date 2003

Rating : 7.8 Production Companies: Madhouse Director: Stars: Aya Okamoto, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Toru Emori

Summary: One Christmas Eve three people, a middle-aged alcoholic named Gin, a former drag queen Hana and a dependent runaway girl Miyuki, discover an abandoned newborn while looking through the garbage.

Happy Christmas

Release Date 2014

Rating : 5.5 Production Companies: Lucky Coffee Productions Director: Stars: Lena Dunham, Mark Webber, Melanie Lynskey

Summary: After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.

Holiday Inn

Release Date 1942

Rating : 7.5 Production Companies: Paramount Pictures Director: Stars: Virginia Dale, Marjorie Reynolds, Fred Astaire

Summary: Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after femme fatale Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and manager Danny Reed. The music's the thing.

Meet Me in St. Louis

Release Date 1944

Rating : 7.6 Production Companies: Loew's, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Director: Vincente Minnelli Stars: Lucille Bremer, Mary Astor, Margaret O'Brien

Summary: In the year before the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

Release Date 1977

Rating : 8.3 Production Companies: Jim Henson Company, The Director: Jim Henson Stars: David Goetz, Marilyn Sokol, Frank Oz

Summary: A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.