Best Family Holiday Movies to Watch

It’s the MOST WONDERFUL (movie) time of the year.

Are you planning to relax and enjoy a Christmas film with your entire family? Whether your grandchildren are staying over for a sleepover or your college-age children are returning home, there are lots of winter wonderlands to lose yourself in while lounging on the couch. With you in mind, we’ve put together the definitive list of the top holiday family films; these are just as entertaining for grownups as they are for children.

The reason these movies’ stories mostly revolve around Santa, snowmen, and silver bells is since, regrettably, there aren’t many family-friendly Hanukkah and Kwanzaa movies. Save Adam Sandler’s animated film Eight Crazy Nights for the older kids, even though we’ve included it in our roundup below. (In typical Sandler flair, it contains some explicit humor.) While Hollywood really has to improve and produce more diverse movies, in the meanwhile there are fortunately lots of happy, nostalgic Christmas movies that are entertaining to watch.

Make some popcorn and get the comfy blankets out of the closet as here are some top picks for family-friendly Christmas films.