“The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Tim Burton’s musical stop-motion film follows Jack Skellington, who opens a portal from Halloween Town to Christmas Town. He becomes intrigued by what he finds and decides to celebrate this new-to-him holiday.
“Love Actually”
This holiday rom-com depicts 10 love stories and the various facets of love in a countdown to Christmas.
“Christmas with the Kranks”
This comedy starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis tells the story of a couple’s choice to not celebrate Christmas while their daughter is in Peru with the Peace Corps and instead take a cruise to the Bahamas. This makes them outcasts among their neighbors, but when their daughter makes a surprise visit home, the couple scrambles to host a traditional Christmas celebration.
“Bad Santa”
A true holiday comedy, this movie features Billy Bob Thornton and Bernie Mac as thieves who disguise themselves as Santa and his helper in order to access malls to rob them. A naive kid thinks Thornton’s character really is Santa, and the movie follows the impact this kid has on the con men.
