We all know the big ones… what’s a less famous one worth watching?
The Ref (1994) and A Wish For Wings That Work (1991)
Tangerine
The Long Kiss Goodnight.
Peak form Geena Davis as an amnesiac housewife who slowly remembers that she’s actually a government assassin. Samuel Jackson is the comic releif.
“I am on the PTA!”
“Then quit!”
So many great scenes.
Shane Black & Renny Harlin bringing the business!
It’s the #FridayThrillerClub watch party movie on Mastodon tonight, starting at US Eastern 19.30.
Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather is my favorite Xmas movie. It’s technically 2 90 minute episodes.
Red One was stupid and fun.
DreamWorks’ the Grinch is actually a fun watch.
I didn’t know there was a hogfather movie . Thank you - I’m so excited to watch it now. I’m even going to wait for my daughter who’s visiting over Xmas as she and I read a lot of the TP books together.
As a huge fan of the books, they translate very oddly to film, so keep that in mind. Low expectations is a good thing, and you’ll have a good time
Bear in mind this is late 2000s British satellite TV movie, but Pterry was involved and satisfied enough to let them do two more adaptations, and it has a strong cast.
He did cameos in color of magic and Hogfather. Probably going postal too, but I can’t think of where he is.
He’s the postman who delivers a message to Vetinari. Or Reacher Gilt.
I had been debating getting into Discworld forever and someone here recommended checking out the Hogfather movie as it was up on Youtube anyway, so I checked it out. Without having any context, I still really enjoyed it and the style of humor. Felt like a fun take on Nightmare Before Christmas, but perhaps even weirder.
A few months later I read Guards, Guards and loved that. Had to do some longer road trips this fall so I listened to audiobooks of Mort and Equal Rites and loved those, so at that point I decided I mat as well start from the beginning and just today started Witches Abroad. I’ve been hooked!
A Biltmore Christmas.
Especially good if you like Star Trek cameos!
Unaccompanied Minors
2018’s Christmas Chronicles was an instant staple for us.
three of my favourite go to Christmas movies:
Brazil
Blast of Silence
Batman Returns (all B’s, weird)Brazil you wouldn’t think is a christmas movie but it is and it’s easily my favourite Terry Gilliam movies.
Blast of Silence is an old movie but it’s a unique one about a lonely hitman whose returned to New York City for christmas and how the city itself as kinda left him behind.
Batman Returns IS a christmas movie and easily my favourite Batman flick. watch it every year.
Batman Returns isn’t just a Christmas movie, it’s a Batman spin on A Christmas Carol. Penguin represents Bruce’s past, Catwoman his present, and Schreck his future.
interesting take. I haven’t watched this movie in probably decades…but this will make me rewatch it. Thanks!
Christmas, Again
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas%2C_Again
I have not seen it but it gets good reviews. Love to hear from someone who has.
Fantastic Fables
Rare Exports
Nice one!
I was scrolling to see if anyone put this up. Great movie, I haven’t seen it in some years so it is time to watch it again.
These are relatively popular but a bit untypical: The Holdovers, The Snowman, The Family Stone, The Shop Around the Corner, Prancer, Eyes Wide Shut (nsfw), The Green Knight, Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point, The End of the Tour.
Holiday Mismatch came out on Hallmark last year and was pretty good for a Hallmark movie. Reuniting the actresses from Sabrina the Teenage witch was the main draw for me.
Not sure on everyone’s definition of big, but lesser known and not obviously Christmas themed would include:
- Mean Girls (the original obviously)
- Grumpy Old Men
- Trading Places
Trading Places! I’d forgotten it’s a Christmas movie!
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas
Hands down the best Christmas movie that no one talks about. I love this movie.
“Die Weihnachtsgans Auguste” by Günter Rätz. I guess one can understand most of it without speaking German.
