The five family movies that you cannot miss this Christmas

Over the years, Christmas has been the ideal setting for many classic and modern movies. It is a time to be with the family and enjoy small moments full of magic, with an ideal storm to make homemade plans, such as cooking gingerbread cookies, singing Christmas carols and enjoying a good movie with a blanket and hot chocolate. That is why, since looks we have created a list of the best films to enjoy the essence of Christmas from the warmth of your home.

Home alone

It is one of the classics par excellence. A children’s comedy in which Kevin McAllister, an eight-year-old boy, accidentally stays home while his family goes on vacation in France. Given the situation, he has no choice but to fend for himself and protect himself from Harry and Marc, two thieves who are trying to break into the neighborhood’s houses. In the middle of Christmas Eve, with the aim of ransacking the protagonist’s home, the thieves find numerous traps set by Kevin to defend your home. Available on Disney+.

The Grinch

It was the year 2000 when Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment were inspired by the Christmas story How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, written by Dr. Seuss in 1957, to create one of the film industry’s Christmas classics. The entire film is located in Whoville, a town inside a snowflake, preparing for Christmas. However, in a cave in the mountain lives The Grinch, a green being with a small heart who hates this time of year. Available on Netflix.

Nightmare Before Christmas

It is a 1993 animated film in which Jack Skellington, the lord of Halloween, discovers Christmas. Seeing his fascination, he decides to improve it, but his vision is totally contrary to the spirit of the holiday. Among his plans is a kidnapping of santa claus and various macabre changes. Available on Disney+.

elf

This is another Christmas classic. elf tells the story of a baby who finds himself in an orphanage and, after getting into Santa’s sack of presents, ends up at the North Pole. Although he is brought up as an elf there, he soon realizes that he doesn’t fit in, so he travels to New York in search of his true family. Available in Amazon Prime Video.

Klaus

This Spanish animated film was released in 2019 and jumped to the Netflix platform shortly after. It consists of a different vision of the legend of Santa Claus through the experiences of a postman destined for an island in the polar circle who establishes a friendship with a carpenter named Klaus who lives isolated in a cabin full of handmade toys. This friendship brings joy back to Smeerensburg, and together they create a new legacy of generous neighbors, magical legends and lovingly hung socks in the fireplaces.

A film that has won seven Annie Awards, in addition to being nominated for an Oscar for best animated film of 2019.