Christmas FEEL GOOD Movies - You Have To See These Films!
A list of Christmas themed films that enable a new film genre titled "FEEL GOOD" movies because they are all heartwarming stories that relate to the human kindness and love for family, friends and/or complete strangers. Which of these films is your favorite FEEL GOOD film?
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- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.A FEEL GOOD classic film. Who can forget that classic line at the end of the film voiced by little Karolyn Grimes who played George Bailey's (played by Jimmy Stewart) daughter Zuzu when she said "Daddy teacher says every time you hear a bell rings an angel gets his wings!"
- DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsEdmund GwennMaureen O'HaraJohn PayneAfter a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film. This is Mrs. Shullivan's favorite Christmas film.
Pure Magical Genius
Please read my full review dated December 25th, 2019 - DirectorJoe RothStarsTim AllenJamie Lee CurtisDan AykroydWith their daughter, Blair, away in Peru, Luther and Nora Krank decide to skip Christmas all together until she decides to come home, causing an uproar when they have to celebrate it at the last minute.A FEEL GOOD comedy Christmas classic film. Seeing what happens to Luther (Tim Allen) and Nora Krank (Jamie Lee Curtis) after they decide to visit a tanning salon was worth the price of admission alone.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternAn eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film
- DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette LewisThe Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.A FEEL GOOD comedy Christmas classic film
- DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsAlastair SimJack WarnerKathleen HarrisonEbenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.A FEEL GOOD classic film. To this day actor Alistair Sim's portrayal of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is frightful and despicable but oh so good when he redeems himself after visits by the three ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
Please read my full review dated October 25th, 2018 - DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBing CrosbyDanny KayeRosemary ClooneyA successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film. This is one of my all time favorite CHRISTMAS films. ....."We'll follow the old man wherever he wants to go!"
The perfect Christmas themed film to warm everyone's heart and soul.
Please read my full review dated November 12th, 2018. - DirectorClay KaytisStarsKurt RussellDarby CampJudah LewisThe story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.A FEEL GOOD Christmas classic film Both inspirational and heart warming. Best Christmas present ever!!
Please read my full review dated December 25th, 2019 - DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy CrewsonWhen a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsAlyvia Alyn LindKelli BerglundGerald McRaneyLast December, just in time for Christmas, Dolly Parton delighted viewers and critics alike with her deeply heartwarming tale drawn straight from her inspiring real life and music.A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
Please read my full review dated February 09th, 2017 - DirectorLeo McCareyStarsBing CrosbyIngrid BergmanHenry TraversAt a big city Catholic school, Father O'Malley and Sister Benedict indulge in friendly rivalry, and succeed in extending the school through the gift of a building.A FEEL GOOD classic film
- DirectorSean AndersStarsWill FerrellRyan ReynoldsOctavia SpencerA musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.
- DirectorBill ClarkStarsTom BerengerSarah WildorThomas BriggsWhen a heartbroken boy loses the precious wooden treasure that links him to his dead father, his worried mother convinces a carver to create a replacement.A FEEL GOOD film
The Simple Things In Life At Christmas Can Heal a Broken Heart
Please read my full review dated December 18th, 2013 - Includes the original stories of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / Frosty the Snowman / Frosty Returns / Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol / Little Drummer Boy / Cricket on the Hearth.
- DirectorEdwin L. MarinStarsReginald OwenGene LockhartKathleen LockhartAn elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve.Closing in quickly on its 100 year anniversary this film still is visually appealing.
Please read my full review dated December 19th, 2023 - StarsCharlie AdlerHamilton CampChristine CavanaughA caveless kid comes to live with the Flintstones on Christmas and ends up geting himself and Fred stuck in prison right before Fred is going to play Santa Claus in the Bedrock parade.A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
- DirectorNicholas GouldenStarsJames CosmoJohn HeffernanRuby RoyleLost and alone, a young girl forms an unlikely alliance with a lonely homeless man as she struggles to get a message to her family in time for Christmas.
- DirectorSteven R. MonroeStarsAutumn ReeserDavid Haydn-JonesLiam HughesFinn Conrad becomes suspicious as to why his father left a nurse, named Willa $100,000, and goes undercover to investigate. When she discovers his true identity, will it keep her from ever trusting him again?There truly are family tragedies that end up generating some goodwill during theChristmas season
Please read my full review dated December 18th, 2018 - DirectorBob ClarkStarsPeter BillingsleyMelinda DillonDarren McGavinIn the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.A FEEL GOOD classic comedy film
- DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy CartwrightHomer is forced to become a department store Santa when Marge spends the family's Christmas savings on removing Bart's tattoo.
- DirectorRobert LiebermanStarsHarley Jane KozakJamey SheridanEthan EmbryA brother and sister attempt to bring their divorced parents back together for Christmas.A FEEL GOOD Christmas film
- DirectorDavid E. TalbertStarsKimberly EliseOmar EppsDanny GloverA dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since their mom died.A FEEL GOOD classic Christmas film
- DirectorBharat NalluriStarsDan StevensMark SchrierPatrick Joseph ByrnesThe journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.Many men and women may have wrote but Charles Dickens stirred emotions that last a lifetime
Please read my full review dated December 15th, 2018 - DirectorAndrew CividinoDan LevyStarsEugene LevyCatherine O'HaraDan LevyJohnny is hoping to ring in the holidays with a traditional Rose Christmas party like they used to. However, getting everyone to participate will be easier said than done.Such a memorable Christmas episode I won't soon forget to watch every Christmas season!
Please read my full review dated January 17th, 2019 - DirectorGary YatesStarsAimee TeegardenBrett DaltonLolita DavidovichThis holiday romance is based on the incredible story about organ donor Chris Dempsey and recipient Heather Krueger, who were brought into one another's lives by a transplant surgery that led to a miraculous romance.