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Plot Summary:
The Julekalender was a Danish TV series that ran at Christmas 1991. It was written and performed almost entirely by a trio of Danish comedy musicians called De Nattergale with financial and technical assistance from TV2, a Danish television company. It was hugely successful at the time, causing many invented phrases from the series to enter popular culture and was later released on VHS, and recently, DVD. It had 24 episodes, as has been typical of other TV "calendars" before and since The Julekalender.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Music
Country: Denmark
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: spoof, parody
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Jul på Vesterbro (2003)
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As Christmas approaches, life is not problem-free for Stewart Stardust. He is running behind with the rent and faces eviction if he doesn't pay up, and when his son is released from prison Stewart must provide for him as well. But Stewart is a happy man: He's found a good spot for his hot-dog stand and expects to make good money in the busy month of December. So when the engine of his hot-dog stand is stolen, he is understandably upset. Luckily, the immigrant Kefir turns up to fix the engine for free, but are immigrants really so friendly, or is something fishy going on?.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 12 min
Plot tags: sketch comedy
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Roundhouse (1992)
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Roundhouse is an American sketch comedy television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1992 through 1996.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 461
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sketch comedy
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Cunk on Christmas (2016)
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Philomena Cunk is on a festive mission to track down the true meaning of Christmas, and find out exactly what it wants. It's an insightful documentary which takes her on a journey from pagan winter festivals and the nativity story, via 'Sir Charles Dickings', all the way up to today's obsession with Santa. Along the way Philomena will be grilling a variety of experts, trying to expose the truth about Christmas, such as why people still put up with 'brussels sprouts'.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 516
Genere: Comedy, History
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, spoof, parody
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My Southern Family Christmas (2022)
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Under the guise of a journalist, Campbell has a chance to get to know her biological father for the first time – without him ever knowing who she really is. As she spends time with him and his family, as well as with the town’s record keeper, she realizes that families are messy, wonderful things. In the end, Campbell must decide if she’s going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth to her father – a decision that will change their family Christmas forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: gay cinema
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A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong (2017)
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The Mischief Theatre Company return as the Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society who are this time determined to ignore a BBC blacklisting by hijacking a live production of Charles Dickens' famous festive fable. Yet they struggle with studio direction and special effects, and trying to keep a professional cast at bay.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 882
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: parody, christmas horror
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A New Diva's Christmas Carol (2022)
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Aphrodite was made famous back in the day for performing THE timeless love song of the era. The song that everyone plays at their weddings, in every sappy commercial for diamonds or rings or puppies or soldiers coming home. It made her a ton of money, but Aphrodite HATES this song. She’s now the meanest judge on Pop The Question but her life changes when Brianna, becomes the breakthrough contestant, exuding love and purity. When Aphrodite reluctantly becomes her mentor, she does everything possible to steer her away from love and love anthems and so is visited by three spirits who take Aphrodite on a journey through love (and Christmas) past, present and future to try and shake her out of her funk and let love back in!.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 148
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Three Wise Guys (2004)
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One December day around Christmastime I am in the city of Las Vegas talking to Harry the Horse about this and that, when I hear this yarn about a citizen by the name of Murray Crown (Tom Arnold), who runs a clip joint which he prefers to call a casino. It seems that this Murray Crown not only has the John Laws breathing down his neck, but it is also a fact that he is married to this doll called Shirley (Katey Sagal), who is known far and wide as the green-eyed type.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 434
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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Christmas Plus One (2022)
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When sisters Cara and Amy make a pact to find their soulmates by next Christmas, they’re not expecting to be so successful! One year later, Amy’s winter wedding approaches and Cara finally finds her own perfect man, inviting him as her plus one. But after immediately losing his number, all hope is lost. Will she find him in time to make her Christmas wish come true? Or does love have other plans for Cara?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 451
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
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My Favorite Christmas Tree (2022)
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Kyla is a skilled genealogy researcher who’s made a thriving business of putting together family trees. When she comes across new information regarding her mother’s mysterious extended family, she and her sister travel to the charming town of Conifer, hoping to piece together their ancestry. The search leads Kyla to a generations-old Christmas tree farm, its stubborn but handsome owner… and, possibly, love.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 454
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
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My Favorite Christmas Melody (2021)
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Once a promising singer-songwriter, Abby now finds herself writing uninspired jingles for commercials. As she heads home for the holidays, she's enlisted by the local high school music teacher to help save the school arts program. In the process, Abby rediscovers her voice and regains the confidence to go after her dreams and lets the possibility of love in too.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 271
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
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A Big Fat Family Christmas (2022)
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Liv is a photojournalist eager to make it on her own. To get a dream assignment – shooting the Chang family’s annual holiday party for a cover story – she doesn’t reveal that they are in fact, her family. When she finds herself growing close to Henry, the coworker covering the story with her, she wants to confide in him but doesn’t want to jeopardize her big break.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
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The Christmas Retreat (2022)
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When Kim's boyfriend breaks up with her instead of proposing, Kim's mom takes her away to a Christmas Retreat to reconnect with the spirit of the holiday. There she meets newly unemployed Mark.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 534
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
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Merry Swissmas (2022)
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Alex is an ambitious architect who is looking forward to celebrating Christmas at her mother’s beautiful Swiss Inn, until she finds out that her former best friend Beth who married Alex’s ex-boyfriend Jesse will also be there. Could a new romance with the Inn’s handsome manager and single-father Liam be the key to show Alex the magic of Christmas and open her up to forgiveness this holiday season?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 691
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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A Tale of Two Christmases (2022)
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Thanks to some Christmas magic, Emma gets to experience two different Christmases – one where she stays in the city and celebrates with a new crush and his friends, and one where she returns home for all the traditions with her family…and Drew, a longtime friend who may have feelings for her. Emma’s double holiday ultimately helps her discover what will truly make her happy in life as well as in love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 758
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Inventing the Christmas Prince (2022)
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Shelby is about to quit her job as a rocket engineer when her daughter becomes convinced that her Scrooge-like boss, Evan, is the Christmas Prince from a story Shelby invented years ago.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Catering Christmas (2022)
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A fledgling caterer, Molly Frost, is hired by Jean Harrison, the perfectionistic director of the renowned Harrison Foundation, to cater this year’s annual Christmas Gala dinner. Things get complicated when Molly falls for Jean’s nephew, Carson, 30s, a travel photographer with no desire to take over the family’s foundation… until his aunt assigns him to the task of making sure the catered dinner goes perfectly.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
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Christmas in Pine Valley (2022)
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Natalie is the owner of a successful farm and home goods store that garners the attention of a major magazine. The magazine sends a reporter named Josh to profile Natalie’s company thinking it's a family-run business. Little does he know that Natalie's business is run by her with the help of longtime family friends. Knowing how much the article will help struggling farm, Natalie must convince Josh that her "family" and Christmas traditions are all real.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: gay cinema
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Annie Cooper has big shoes to fill when she takes over as CEO of her late grandmother’s small-town cookie company and is doing her best to help their struggling business get back on track. That task gets more daunting when her grandmother’s secret recipe is stolen during the Christmas party. As Annie tries to crack the case and uncover the culprit she works with Sam, the owner of a local bakery, to recreate the recipe in the hope of saving the company and her job. As Annie and Sam bake batch after batch in pursuit of the perfect one, they begin to learn that their lives go together like milk and cookies.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 937
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
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An out of work artist discovers a special Christmas temp agency that matches her with a handful of festive jobs, but falls into a creative rut while juggling holiday preparations and feelings for the agency's HR manager.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 470
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: emotional
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When a hard-working but uninspired sous chef accidentally discovers her boyfriend is going to propose to her on Christmas Eve, she begins doubting their future together; especially when a handsome maple farmer rescues her from a snowstorm.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 402
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 91 min
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Christmas Flow (2021)
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An unlikely Christmas romance blossoms between a famous rapper and a tenacious journalist. But can they make it work despite their differences?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 906
Genere: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: touching, romantic, light, sincere, feel good
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Nissene i bingen (2021)
Plot Summary:
Norwegian Christmas calendar where 24 santas compete to be the last man standing.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 424
Genere: Comedy
Country: Norway
Duration:
Plot tags: parody, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Steppin' into the Holiday (2022)
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Former Broadway star, Billy Holiday, meets Rae, the charismatic owner of a local dance studio. Billy volunteers to help Rae with a dance recital fundraiser, their collaboration clicks and romantic sparks start flying.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 720
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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Christmas All Over Again (2016)
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A mischievous, swag-obsessed boy must overcome his inner Scrooge, or remain caught in a cycle where everyday is a Christmas without presents.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 313
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min
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Jolly Good Christmas (2022)
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David is an American architect who relocates across the pond to take up a job at a prestigious London firm. As the clock counts down to Christmas Day, David is running out of time to buy his girlfriend – who also happens to be his boss’s daughter – a thoughtful present so he resorts to buying her a somewhat uninspired gift card.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 90 min
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We Wish You a Married Christmas (2022)
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Becca and Robby are a married couple having a hard time connecting with each other as the holidays approach. Just before Christmas, they head to a cozy Vermont inn at the advice of their marriage coach so they can recharge. Their weekend away gets unexpectedly extended when a mishap puts their car out of commission and just may put them on the road to a very happily married Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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A Royal Family Christmas (2015)
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In the sequel to "A Royal Family Holiday", the children Phillip "Flip" Royal (Romeo Miller), a good-looking spiritual guru; Austin Royal (Eric Myrick III, At Sunrise), a Washington, D.C. community activist; Kelsey Royal (Chelsea Tavares, Fright Night), a fashion designer's gopher; and Pamela Royal (Taquilla Whitfield, Magic Mike XXL), a hair and nail salon owner; join forces to reunite their parents in time for Christmas. They try every trick in the book - including "playing nice" and setting aside old sibling rivalries - only to learn their mom and dad are enjoying "the single life." Their plan also goes awry as getting their parents back together ends up taking a back seat to their own personal and professional drama.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 84
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
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Marry Us for Christmas (2014)
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In the sequel to the popular UP Original Movie Marry Me For Christmas, it's a year after Marci and Blair declared their love for each other and decided to tie the knot. But as the big day approaches, Marci is so consumed with work that she hasn't had time to plan her wedding. To make matters worse, she may have to team up with former assistant/fake fiancé Adam to win a project she's been vying for - a little tidbit she hasn't shared with Blair. But Blair, as it turns out, has a secret of his own. Thanks to years of doing pro bono work for financially-strapped clients, he quickly is running out of cash and might have to accept an offer to work for his longtime nemesis, Marci's manipulative cousin Preston. Meanwhile, Marci's mother Stephanie is making some rather bold moves of her own with her sexy salsa teacher, Antonio, who's more than a little smitten with her - and about 20 years her junior. Will there be a wedding for Christmas? Better yet - whose wedding will it be?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 188
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Undercover Holiday (2022)
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When returning home for the holidays, newly minted pop star Jaylen tells her protective family that Matt is her new beau, when in reality, he’s her overzealous security guard.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 764
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
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A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (2008)
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When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way, they discover that Christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends Christmas wish come true.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, feel good, humorous, not serious, christmas special