The festive season is here and there’s nothing better than getting cozy at home with a good Christmas movie, but with all the streaming platforms out there its hard to settle on a good one. So to help you save some time here is Culture Calling’s pick of the top 5 Christmas movies to stream on Netflix this festive season.
The Holiday
Two women, one from America and one from Britain, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
Runtime: 2hr 18m
Age Rating: 12A
2006
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black, Jude Law,
Klaus
After proving himself to be the worst student at the academy, a postman is sent to a frozen town in the North where he discovers a reclusive toymaker named Klaus.
Runtime: 1hr 37m
Age Rating: PG
2019
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Norm Macdonald, Sergio Pablos, Joan Cusack, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Finn Carr, Will Sasso
Love Actually
Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects us all: love. Among the characters explored are David, the handsome newly elected British prime minister who falls for a young junior staffer, Sarah, a graphic designer whose devotion to her mentally ill brother complicates her love life, and Harry, a married man tempted by his attractive new secretary.
Runtime: 2hr 9m
Age Rating: 15
2003
Starring: Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Emma Thompson, Bill Nighy, Alan Rickman, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Andrew Lincoln, Laura Linney, Martin Freeman, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Jeronicus, a toymaker, is shattered after his assistant steals his book of ideas and a unique matador doll. He loses his will to create new toys until years later when his granddaughter visits him.
Runtime: 2hr 2m
Age Rating: PG
2020
Starring: Madalen Mills, Forest Whitaker, Keegan Michael-Key, Anika Noni Rose, Phylicia Rashad, Justin Cornwell, Ricky Martin
About A Boy
A comedy-drama starring Hugh Grant as Will, a rich, child-free and irresponsible Londoner in his thirties who, in search of available women, invents an imaginary son and starts attending single parent meetings. As a result of one of his liaisons, he meets Marcus, an odd 12-year-old boy with problems at school. Gradually, Will and Marcus become friends, and as Will teaches Marcus how to be a cool kid, Marcus helps Will to finally grow up.
Runtime: 1hr 41m
Age Rating: 12
2002
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz
