The list of movies that will put you in the festive mood is for all of us who are not happy about the fact that Christmas is just around the corner. In order not to turn into the Grinch, with a warm blanket and a cup of hot cocoa for an hour or two on the couch with a good movie, we remember again what it was like when we still believed that Santa Claus existed.
1. Home Alone, 1990
8-year-old Kevin stays home alone for Christmas as his family flies to France. His original ideas on how to defend yourself against stupid burglars are a Christmas classic that you can't get enough of.
2. Miracle on the 34th Street (Miracle on the 34th Street), 1994
6-year-old Susan is taught by Santa Claus in New York a lesson that everyone should follow: that dreams come true if you really believe in them.
3. Elf, 2003
Buddy the gnome is an orphan at the North Pole who is allowed by Santa to travel to New York, where in search of his father Walter and his true identity, he learns about the more and less amusing sides of human life.
4. Love Actually, 2003
The British romantic comedy is certainly one of those films without which we romantic girls cannot imagine the Christmas holidays. The combination of British humor, various love stories and the cream of the crop (Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley and others) is something that no one can hate.
5. The Polar Express (The Polar Express), 2004
An animated film with Tom Hanks warms us regardless of age. In it, a boy boards a train bound for Santa's home at the North Pole.
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6. Joyeux Noël, 2005
During the bloody First World War, the French, the Scots and the Germans get to know each other on Christmas Eve as people and not as enemies from opposite sides.
7. The Holiday, 2006
2 women, 2 different ends of the world, same problem: men. Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet switch homes and meet two of their favorite actors: Jude Law and Jack Black.
8. A Christmas Carol, 2009
In this modern animated version of Charles Dickens' classic novel, Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth and others take us into the world of the most famous miser of all time: Ebenezer Scrooge.
9. Arthur Božiček (Arthur Christmas), 2011
In the animated film, Santa's clumsy grandson Arthur answers the question that interests every child: "How does Santa Claus blow presents all over the world in just one night?"
10. Letters of St. Nikolaju (Listy do M.), 2011
The film is based on the stories of various characters, which intertwine in various ways. A romantic story directed by Mitja Okorn, a Slovenian, takes us to the events of Christmas Eve in Warsaw with original humor.
