Festive Films Advent Calendar: 8 December
Our film picks for some seasonal streaming…
Warner Bros
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1949
Comedy
Drama
PG
Seasonal romantic drama starring Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh. Connie, a war widow devoted to her small son, Timmy, intends to marry the dependable Carl in order to achieve security. However, on a trip to find Timmy a Christmas present, Connie meets Steve, a Californian drifter, who proceeds to woo Connie through her little boy's desire for a train set.
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1990
Fantasy
Drama
PG
Fantasy starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder. Edward is a man-made boy built by an inventor whose sudden death leaves his creation with sharp metal shears instead of hands. After he is discovered by an Avon lady, who takes him home to her family, Edward is greeted with curiosity by the outside world.
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2019
Fantasy
Animation
PG
The town of Smeerensburg above the Arctic Circle takes pride in being the most miserable and selfish place on the planet. Hapless postman Jesper is stationed in Smeerensburg as punishment. In the course of his duties, he meets a brilliant toymaker called Klaus.
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2022
Comedy
Thriller
15
Action fantasy comedy starring David Harbour. It's Christmas Eve but Santa Claus is not feeling his usual cheery self plying his gift-giving trade in an increasingly cynical and materialistic age. However, when he arrives at the mansion of the super-rich Lightstones, just as ruthless mercenaries have taken the family hostage in order to rob their vault, he resolves to rescue them and hand out some season's beatings.
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1954
Comedy
Romance
PG
Musical starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. Old army buddies Phil Davis and Bob Wallace travel with the glamorous Haynes sisters to the Columbia Inn in Vermont. There, Phil and Bob are reunited with their old commanding officer, General Waverly, who is now struggling to keep the hotel going. The visitors decide there's only one answer - to put on a show.
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2023
Comedy
Drama
15
Period comedy drama starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Dominic Sessa. Paul Hunham, the crotchety classics teacher at a boys' boarding school, is tasked with supervising the students who have been forced to stay on campus during the Christmas break. Four of the lads are soon whisked off for a skiing trip, leaving Paul and his colleague, cafeteria manager Mary, with just one remaining charge: Angus Tully, who wants nothing more than to run away.
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1983
Comedy
15
Comedy starring Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis. Millionaires Mortimer and Randolph Duke create an experiment in human nature by framing their niece's fiancé Louis, a pompous stockbroker, for theft and drug pushing, and replacing him with conman Billy Ray Valentine. Their wager is that Valentine will make good and Louis will turn to crime.
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2003
Comedy
Fantasy
PG
Seasonal comedy fantasy starring Will Ferrell and James Caan. Raised by Santa's helpers at the North Pole, human infant Buddy matures into a strapping adult and outgrows his cramped surroundings. His resultant determination to find his real father, Walter, sends Buddy on an exciting trip to New York.
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