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We wish you a Merry Christmas. Well, if you prefer to stay indoors this festive holiday, below are the top 10 Christmas movies to watch.
Sorry DSTV might not be screening all of them but you can rent them at a video club and jump on your sofa, control that remote and start watching.
Top 10 Christmas movies to watch:
1. “A Christmas Story”
Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940s. (94 mins.)
Director: Bob Clark
Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Scott Schwartz
2. “Home Alone”
An eight-year-old boy who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas must defend his home against idiotic burglars. (103 mins.)
Director: Chris Columbus
Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
3. “Christmas Vacation”
The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. (97 mins.)
Director: Jeremiah Chechik
Stars: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Johnny Galecki
4 “Miracle on 34th Street”
When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalised as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. (96 mins.)
Director: George Seaton
Stars: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Gene Lockhart
5. “The Santa Clause”
When a man inadvertantly kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place. (97 mins.)
Director: John Pasquin
Stars: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd
6. “Bad Santa”
A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve.
But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot. (91 mins.)
Director: Terry Zwigoff
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham, John Ritter
7. “Jingle All the Way”
A father decides to dream the impossible; to get a Turbo Man action figure for his son just before Christmas. (89 mins.)
Director: Brian Levant
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson
8. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
Big budget remake of the classic cartoon about a creature intent on stealing Christmas. (104 mins.)
Director: Ron Howard
Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski
9. “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”
A college student experiences difficulty in getting home for Christmas after being hazed by his friends . . . (86 mins.)
Director: Arlene Sanford
Stars: Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Adam LaVorgna, Gary Cole
10. “Jack Frost”
A father, who can’t keep his promises, dies in a car accident.
One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever. (101 mins.)
Director: Troy Miller
Stars: Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Joseph Cross, Mark Addy
Bongani Ndlovu
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