In search of Christmas cheer. Top 7 Christmas movies of recent years

7. "Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey"

• 2020
• USA
• Musical, fantasy, family
• Director: David E. Talbert
• Starring: Madalene Mills, Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose
• IMDb Rating: 6.5

Geronikas Jungle (Forest Whitaker) is a unique inventor of toys that have no equal. For many years he has been creating marvelous products for children, and before Christmas there is always a frenzy in Jungle's store. One day his former apprentice Gustafson (Keegan-Michael Key) steals the inventor's ideas. Then Jungle's granddaughter Journey (Madalene Mills) takes up the cause and decides to restore justice and bring back her grandfather's holiday spirit.

The music for the movie was composed by Oscar nominee John Debney, who has written soundtracks for dozens of famous films, including "The Passion of the Christ", "The Jungle Book", and "Iron Man 2".

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6. "Happiest Season" 

• 2020
• USA, Canada
• Drama, melodrama, comedy
• Director: Clea Duvall
• Starring: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Alison Brie
• IMDb Rating: 6.6

Harper (Mackenzie Davis) invites sweetheart Abby (Kristen Stewart) to visit her parents for Christmas. Abby sees the trip as the perfect opportunity to propose to Harper. But there's a catch: Harper's conservative mother (Mary Steenburgen) and father (Victor Garber) have no idea that their daughter's choice has fallen to a woman.

"An enjoyable Christmas movie about accepting yourself and your loved ones, whatever they may be", — adeline666. 

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5. "Spirited"

• 2022
• USA
• Musical, comedy, family
• Director: Sean Anders
• Starring: Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Patrick Page, Sunita Mani
• IMDb Rating: 6.6

Curmudgeonly misanthropic PR manager Clint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds) is visited by the spirit of Christmas Marley (Will Ferrell) and his coworkers. Once a year, they "cure" one soul on the eve of the holiday. Since the PR man has a disdain for Christmas, the choice of spirits fell on him. Except that Briggs absolutely believes in neither good nor magic and flatly refuses to change.

The soundtracks to the movie were written by Oscar and Golden Globe winners in the category Best Song Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who received awards for their work in Damien Chazelle's musical "La La Land". The composers also wrote music for the movie "Dear Evan Hansen" and the musical "The Greatest Showman".

"Spirited may be the best Christmas movie I've ever seen. At first I was skeptical that it was a musical, I don't watch that kind of stuff. But after 20 minutes of watching it, I was sucked right in. Ryan Reynolds as always smokin' hot and shines with his unique sense of humor. Ferrell is good, too. I think the movie will be useful for those who suffer from a lack of New Year's mood. This movie can be re-watched every New Year's Eve", — Beezy21.

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4. "A Boy Called Christmas"

• 2021
• UK, France
• Fantasy, drama, adventure, family
• Director: Gil Kenan
• Starring: Henry Lawfull, Stephen Merchant, Maggie Smith, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Ayomide Garrick
• IMDb Rating: 6.7

Young Nicholas (Henry Lawfull) embarks on a dangerous journey north to find his father. The man left years ago in search of the village of Elfhelm, where elves are said to have lived. Since then, no one has seen him. On the way Nicholas is waiting for many miracles and trials, which will eventually lead the boy to the magical world. Perhaps there he is finally waiting for the long-awaited meeting with his father?

"A magical fairy tale. Gives the atmosphere of the new year, inspires faith in the best. It's just right for the holidays", — Hotchu_chipsov.

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3. "The Man Who Invented Christmas"

• 2017
• Ireland, Canada
• Drama, comedy, biography
• Director: Bharat Nalluri
• Starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Patrick Joseph Burns, Miriam Margulies
• IMDb Rating: 7.0

In 1843, Christmas in England was not the nation's favorite holiday. It is then, after a string of failures, that a young Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) begins work on "A Christmas Carol", the tale of avaricious Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) and his transformation. The anti-hero of the piece will change in the most unexpected ways in the course of the book, as will his very understanding of Christmas.

"Great movie, watched it with my 5 year old child, really enjoyed it!" — jj_cas.

"An interesting look at the process of writing a book)", — PontiS.

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2. "The Christmas Chronicles" 

• 2018
• USA
• Fantasy, comedy, adventure, family movie
• Director: Clay Kaytis
• Starring: Kurt Russell, Judah Lewis, Darby Camp, Oliver Hudson, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
• IMDb Rating: 7.0

Brother and sister Teddy (Judah Lewis) and Kate Preece (Darby Camp) want to prove the existence of Santa Claus, for which they plan to track him down and videotape him. They manage to catch the master of Christmas doing his job, only the holiday is jeopardized. Together with Santa they go on a magical journey and try to save Christmas.

"Turned it on for background and couldn't tear myself away. Awesome Christmas/Christmas tale. Didn't recognize Kurt Russell right away, and a nice addition at the end in the form of Goldie Hawn. Will definitely watch the second part with this couple", — Vikos92.

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1. "Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas" 

• 2021
• USA
• Musical, fantasy, drama, comedy
• Director: Richard Shepard
• Starring: Jane Levy, Skylar Astin, Alex Newell, John Clarence Stewart, Andrew Leeds
• IMDb Rating: 7.2

After a medical examination, Zoe (Jane Levy) has been given an unusual superpower — she can hear people's feelings and thoughts in the format of popular songs. Christmas is approaching, which means the girl will face a mass of other people's experiences. Despite this, in memory of her father, Zoe takes up the organization of the holiday. The girl's lover Max (Skylar Astin), who recently received the exact same musical superpower, supports the girl, but does not fully understand the importance of the moment for Zoe.

The movie is a continuation of the series "Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist". The picture can be seen and those who have not seen the story of the main character: the first minutes of the movie gives a description of all the events that take place in the series.

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