Friday, 21 August 2026

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – A DENNIS THE MENACE CHRISTMAS (2007)

Dennis Mitchell (Maxwell Perry Cotton) is an energetic 6-year-old who can’t do right for doing wrong and drives his parents Henry and Alice (George Newbern and Kim Schraner) to distraction while having to contend with the neighbourhood bully Jack Bratcher (Isaac Durnford).

He also has a disproportionate number of encounters with his long-suffering neighbour George Wilson (Robert Wagner) who always comes off worse despite his wife Martha (Louise Fletcher) reassuring him otherwise.

Dennis is dreaming of getting a brand-new bike for Christmas because but it was looking less and less likely with every passing day, but he wants to make sure that Mr. Wilson has a perfect Christmas and makes a list, but each and every one backfires, and finally George snaps and yells at Dennis that there is no Santa.

So, it’s up to Bob the Angel (Godfrey) to put on his own version of “A Christmas Carol”, where he plays the ghost of Christmas Past, Present, and Future to show him the similarity between George and Dennis.

So, Will Bobs efforts bear fruit, and will Dennis get his bike? 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – CHRISTMAS CASTLE (2018)

 

While attempting to write a new story, L. Frank Baum (Robert Notman), is interrupted by his youngest son, Kenneth (Evan O'Donnell), their dog, Dorothy and Butler Wilson (Paul Nicholas Mason) and he is persuaded to write a tale about Santa Claus.

So, he spins them a yarn about the Christmas Eve “Santanapping” which prevents Santa Claus (Donald G. Baker) from performing his annual duties.

So, it’s up to his second in command Holly (Diana Chrisman) to execute Santa's emergency orders which name the ambitious young Elf, Whisk (Carter Treneer), to full fill Santa's deliveries, with Kilter (Winny Clarke) the pixie and Nutter the knock (Morgan Neundorf).

When they were finished, they find Queen Lulea (Samantha Walkes) who tells them that the Nogooders, Hatred, Envy and Regret (Reece Presley, Matthew Hawkins and Keith Cooper) were the Santanappers, so they have to rescue Santa.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – THE THANKSGIVING HOUSE (2013)

Successful Boston attorney Mary Ross (Emily Rose) inherits a house in Plymouth, Massachusetts from her deceased aunt and when she went to see the house with her boyfriend Rick Allen (Adam Kaufman) they find local historian Everett Mather (Justin Bruening) in the garden taking core samples to prove it’s the true sight of the very first Thanksgiving.

Mary doesn’t want anything to do with it and takes legal action, but Rick just sees dollar signs which leads them to split up and the situation over the property is made worse by local journalist Victoria (Julia Jones).

As time goes on Mary becomes less hostile to the idea as she gets to know Everett and his parents Abigail and Parker (Lindsay Wagner and Bruce Boxleitner) culminating in a healing Thanksgiving dinner.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – LEGALLY TENDER (2013)

 

Successful Boston attorney Mary Ross (Emily Rose) inherits a house in Plymouth, Massachusetts from her deceased aunt and when she went to see the house with her boyfriend Rick Allen (Adam Kaufman) they find local historian Everett Mather (Justin Bruening) in the garden taking core samples to prove it’s the true sight of the very first Thanksgiving.

Mary doesn’t want anything to do with it and takes legal action, but Rick just sees dollar signs which leads them to split up and the situation over the property is made worse by local journalist Victoria (Julia Jones).

As time goes on Mary becomes less hostile to the idea as she gets to know Everett and his parents Abigail and Parker (Lindsay Wagner and Bruce Boxleitner) culminating in a healing Thanksgiving dinner.

 

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – HANK'S CHRISTMAS WISH 3: ELVIS LIVES (2025)

Its Christmas time again in Buckhannon, West Virginia, and the Mayor (Dean Cain) and his assistant Charlie (Jessica Adams) are finalising the preparations for the Christmas Parade and retired Toymaking Elf Hank Graham (Michael Siglerl) is going to lead the bikers in the parade.

However the head of the bikers, Slider (Richard Grieco) plans to cause destruction and mayhem in the town instead and it’s up to Hank and the ghost of Elvis (Joe Kent) to show him the error of his ways.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE (2022)

 

Sarah Becker (Lucy DeVito) heads back to her hometown for Hanukkah with her fiancé Chad (Cristián de la Fuente) but he tells her to keep it secret, and he chooses to stay at a hotel to work on a big deal.

She soon discovers that the family's bakery is in danger of closing down and her mother Linda (Gina Hecht) lets slip that her father Frank (Bruce Nozick) has health problems and the next day he has a heart attack.

But the biggest shock comes when she realises it’s her fiancé who is planning to take over the family business.

So, it’s up her and her high school sweetheart Ben (Jonah Platt) to help save the bakery but when they think they have failed, celebrity chefs Becky and Rachel Baum (Laura and Sarah Silverman) step into save the day allowing Ben to show Sarah the true meaning of love.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIES EVER – TANGLED UP IN CHRISTMAS (2025)

 

Its Christmas and Elizabeth Elliot (Molly Flanagan) is divorcing her husband Frank (Jonathan Cahill) and as he is also a co-worker their boss Bob (Joseph Callari) insists she takes some leave.

So, she reluctantly takes a trip home for the holidays with her free-spirited sister Sam (Tess Rianne Sullivan), but she hasn’t told the family about the divorce because she felt ashamed, so she becomes entangled in a web of lies.

They arrive home three days before Christmas and discover nothing was in place for the family's annual Charity Christmas party because their parents (Patrick Flanagan and Susan Crawford) want the girls to plan the party themselves and they must learn to work together.

To complicate matters they are forced to employ the services of a local handyman David (Michael Joseph Nelson) and there is an obvious attraction, but she tries to ignore the feelings she has for him.

But how will the family react when the truth comes out, and will the party be a success?

And will David be there to see it happen?