American Holiday films have become a cinematic trope, even an entire category of film financing. Escape the bubble with some of these great holiday films made around the world - from England to India to Israel!
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Nativity!
- 2009 Movie
- 4.4/5
Watching children's nativity productions doesn't seem like worthwhile cinema, but this movie makes elementary school pageants compelling viewing. It is part of a series that features a well known British Actor attempting to produce a child's nativity play, for a very amusing watch.23Nativity! 2009 Movie •4.4/5British Christmas musical comedy film directed by Debbie Isitt and...Watching children's nativity productions doesn't seem like worthwhile cinema, but this movie makes elementary school pageants compelling viewing. It is part of a series that features a well known British Actor attempting to produce a child's nativity play, for a very amusing watch.
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Rare Exports
- 2010 Movie
- 3.6/5
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Joyeux Noël
- 2005 Movie
- 3.3/5
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Get Santa
- 2014 Movie
- 2.1/5
An edgy black comedy about Santa crashing his sleigh into modern-day London, getting imprisoned for stealing reindeer and having to find a way out of the mess! A marked change of tone from most Christmas movies, and wildly entertaining.6Get Santa 2014 Movie •2.1/5British Christmas comedy film directed and written by Christopher Smith.An edgy black comedy about Santa crashing his sleigh into modern-day London, getting imprisoned for stealing reindeer and having to find a way out of the mess! A marked change of tone from most Christmas movies, and wildly entertaining.
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The Tower
2013 Movie •4.2/5
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2003 Movie •4.4/5
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2004 Movie •4.2/5
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