91裸聊视频楾is the season for spirited and winless debates about what the best movie is.

No one needs us to remind you about the obvious holiday movies playing on repeat on cable, whether it91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a Wonderful Life91裸聊视频�, 91裸聊视频淗ome Alone91裸聊视频� or 91裸聊视频淟ove, Actually,91裸聊视频� or even those holiday adjacent classics like 91裸聊视频淓yes Wide Shut91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭he Godfather.91裸聊视频� But perhaps you are looking to go beyond the obvious this year (sorry, 91裸聊视频淐hristmas Story,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淲hite Christmas91裸聊视频� etc, etc).

Associated Press Film Writers and have you covered with the best Christmas films for every mood.

A movie that feels like a Christmas movie but isn91裸聊视频檛, really

91裸聊视频淕rand Budapest Hotel91裸聊视频�: Truthfully, there91裸聊视频檚 nothing outside of a little snow to make Wes Anderson91裸聊视频檚 2014 delight a Christmas movie. But I don91裸聊视频檛 think there91裸聊视频檚 another movie that better resembles the experience of opening a present than 91裸聊视频淕rand Budapest Hotel.91裸聊视频� Unwrap Anderson91裸聊视频檚 intricate designs and the movie91裸聊视频檚 Russian doll-like narratives, and smile. (Available for digital rental) 91裸聊视频� Coyle

Best movie for feeling fancy

91裸聊视频淢etropolitan91裸聊视频� (1990): Who among us hasn91裸聊视频檛 dreamt of doing debutante season in New York? Maybe don91裸聊视频檛 answer that, but Whit Stillman91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢etropolitan,91裸聊视频� about a few privileged youths on the Upper East Side, is the ideal film to turn on when you91裸聊视频檙e craving something that feels like an elegant evening on the town but doesn91裸聊视频檛 require breaking out the white tie and ball gowns. (Streaming on Criterion, MAX, Hulu and Prime Video) 91裸聊视频擝ahr

Best performance next to felt

91裸聊视频淎 Muppets Christmas Carol91裸聊视频� (1992): It91裸聊视频檚 one thing to do Dickens with, you know, other humans. But Michael Caine gives an Oscar-worthy performance as Ebenezer Scrooge while sharing the screen with the likes of Beaker and Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. To be fair, though, Gonzo the Great and Rizzo the Rat are also really good in this. (Streaming on Disney+) 91裸聊视频� Coyle

Best Christmas cry

91裸聊视频淭he Umbrellas of Cherbourg91裸聊视频� (1964): Jacques Demy91裸聊视频檚 technicolor musical isn91裸聊视频檛 exclusively set at Christmas, but its final tearjerker scene at that snowy gas station is enough for me. The whole candy-colored experience, from Catherine Deneuve91裸聊视频檚 whimsical bows to Michel Legrand91裸聊视频檚 sweeping, melancholy score just feels right around the holidays. (Streaming on The Criterion Channel) 91裸聊视频擝ahr

The best L.A. Christmas movie

91裸聊视频淜iss Kiss Bang Bang91裸聊视频�: Yuletide traditions don91裸聊视频檛 normally include a motormouth Robert Downey Jr., but Shane Black91裸聊视频檚 2005 neo-noir black comedy is worth revisiting perennially whether or not it technically qualifies as a Christmas movie. In 91裸聊视频淜iss Kiss Bang Bang,91裸聊视频� about a thief-turned-actor in Los Angeles, Christmas is more of a decorative ornament set ironically against all the deliciously unwholesome seediness. (Available for digital rental) 91裸聊视频� Coyle

Best house swapping fantasy

91裸聊视频淭he Holiday91裸聊视频� (2006): Ok, so the cozy English cottage isn91裸聊视频檛 real, but what is? The premise? The romances? Cameron Diaz91裸聊视频檚 sprint through snowy fields and country roads in stilettos? Mr. Napkin Head? (Actually, maybe Mr. Napkin Head). The thing is it doesn91裸聊视频檛 really matter, does it? Nancy Meyers91裸聊视频� romantic fantasy is never trying to be anything other than a delightful movie, a little too earnest, a little too glossy and an unabashed ode to the classic movies Meyers loves right down to Eli Wallach teaching a new generation about the 91裸聊视频渕eet cute.91裸聊视频� (Streaming on Hulu and Prime Video) 91裸聊视频擝ahr

A great Christmas thriller not named 91裸聊视频淒ie Hard91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淭hree Days of the Condor91裸聊视频�: I91裸聊视频檒l take any excuse to rewatch Sydney Pollack91裸聊视频檚 1975 spy thriller with Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway. But, like in 91裸聊视频淜iss Kiss Bang Bang,91裸聊视频� the Christmas backdrop isn91裸聊视频檛 accidental. If the holidays are the ultimate time of togetherness, 91裸聊视频淭hree Days of the Condor91裸聊视频� questions what that means in a post-Watergate world. (Streaming on Paramount+) 91裸聊视频� Coyle

Best recent kids Christmas movie

91裸聊视频淜laus91裸聊视频�: There91裸聊视频檚 such a steady stream of mediocre or worse holiday movies that it can be easy to miss when a gem arrives. Sergio Pablos91裸聊视频� 2019 animated Netflix film was basically an origin story for Santa Claus by way of a desperate postman stationed in a remote northern village. Further proof, along with 91裸聊视频淢iracle on 34th Street,91裸聊视频� that the best Christmas movies hinge on the postal service. (Streaming on Netflix) 91裸聊视频� Coyle

For the under-five set

91裸聊视频淪haun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas91裸聊视频� (2021): Clocking in at only 30 minutes, this is the perfect film for the littlest ones in the house. It91裸聊视频檚 sweet, funny and adventurous and not even a little bit scary (unless you fear flying sleighs and botched recipes). (Streaming on Netflix) 91裸聊视频擝ahr

Best general holiday-period movie

91裸聊视频淣obody91裸聊视频檚 Fool91裸聊视频�: Robert Benton91裸聊视频檚 1994 Richard Russo adaptation, with Paul Newman, spans Thanksgiving through New Year91裸聊视频檚 Eve. And while that covers Christmas, the richness of 91裸聊视频淣obody91裸聊视频檚 Fool91裸聊视频� exceeds its vaguely holiday setting. It91裸聊视频檚 a movie more about daily smalltown struggles and long-term regrets, yet its warmth could match that any of any more traditional Christmas movie, and then some. That91裸聊视频檚 much owed to Newman, but there are countless great performances here, including Jessica Tandy (in her final film), a never better Bruce Willis and a young Phillip Seymour Hoffman as a sniveling police officer. It makes me happy just thinking about it. (Streaming on Kanopy, available for digital rental) 91裸聊视频� Coyle

For midcentury style and heartbreak

91裸聊视频淐arol91裸聊视频� (2015): Even if Rooney Mara didn91裸聊视频檛 catch Cate Blanchett91裸聊视频檚 eye while wearing a Santa hat behind the counter of a Manhattan department store, Todd Haynes91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淐arol91裸聊视频� would still be one of the loveliest, most achingly tender Christmas movies around. Romance, heartbreak, plaids and martinis, 91裸聊视频淐arol91裸聊视频� is truly flung out of space. (Streaming on Netflix, Paramount+ and MUBI) 91裸聊视频擝ahr

The ultimate TCM Christmas movie

91裸聊视频淐hristmas in Connecticut91裸聊视频� (1945): You don91裸聊视频檛 have to watch it on TCM but it91裸聊视频檚 certainly a fitting place to catch this 1945 screwball classic, with Barbara Stanwyck. She plays a popular homemaking column writer whose false persona as a family woman with a Connecticut farm is challenged when her boss (Sydney Greenstreet) comes for Christmas dinner. As a rule, it91裸聊视频檚 good to watch everything with Greenstreet. But the central conceit of 91裸聊视频淐hristmas in Connecticut91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� that the perfect Christmas is a lie, and isn91裸聊视频檛 that fun 91裸聊视频� has proved remarkably durable. (Streaming on WatchTCM) 91裸聊视频� Coyle

For 19th century New England vibes

91裸聊视频淟ittle Women91裸聊视频� (1994 and 2019): Gillian Armstrong91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淟ittle Women91裸聊视频� just feels like Christmas. Maybe part of that is because it came out around the holidays 30 years ago or that its DVD cover leans into it. But then you remember Beth91裸聊视频檚 piano, the girls stomping through the snow with their Christmas feast, the caroling, the return of their father, the fireplaces and nightcaps and it makes sense. Those wanting all of this with a side of dancing Chalamet, Greta Gerwig91裸聊视频檚 version is there for the taking too. (1994 version available for digital rental; 2019 streaming on Hulu) 91裸聊视频� Bahr

The very best Christmas movie

91裸聊视频淭he Shop Around the Corner91裸聊视频� (1940): You can make a strong case for that other Jimmy Stewart Christmas movie. But in the knock-down, drag-out battle for the Christmas movie title, there91裸聊视频檚 no greater delight than Ernst Lubitsch91裸聊视频檚 timeless love story. One of the most charming movies ever made, partly because it doesn91裸聊视频檛 shy away from real darkness, too. It also makes for a very effective drinking game if you sip something every time someone says 91裸聊视频淢r. Matuschek.91裸聊视频� (Streaming on WatchTCM and Max) 91裸聊视频� Coyle

91裸聊视频淢iracle on 34th Street91裸聊视频� (1947): It91裸聊视频檚 not even a remotely out of the box choice, but George Seaton91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢iracle on 34th Street91裸聊视频� endures as the platonic ideal of a Christmas movie. It91裸聊视频檚 strikingly modern for something that came out 77 years ago with Maureen O91裸聊视频橦ara91裸聊视频檚 single working mom, Natalie Wood91裸聊视频檚 prematurely cynical New York kid and the litigious and capitalistic culture and yet it91裸聊视频檚 all full of hope and holiday spirit (and a healthy amount of glossy capitalism), taking us from the Macy91裸聊视频檚 Thanksgiving Parade through Christmas Day. (Streaming on Disney+, Hulu and Prime Video) 91裸聊视频� Bahr