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#20. Zootopia

- Streaming on: Disney+ (subscription)
- Runtime: 108 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Animation
- Director: Byron Howard
- Cast: Rich Moore, Jason Bateman, and Ginnifer Goodwin
- Release date: Feb. 10, 2016

#19. A Charlie Brown Christmas

- Streaming on: Apple TV+ (subscription)
- Runtime: 25 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Animation
- Director: Bill Melendez
- Cast: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, and Tracy Stratford
- Release date: Dec. 5, 1965

#18. Now You See Me 2

- Streaming on: Prime Video (rent/buy)
- Runtime: 129 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Comedy
- Director: Jon M. Chu
- Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, and Woody Harrelson
- Release date: June 2, 2016

#17. Love Actually

- Streaming on: Prime Video (subscription)
- Runtime: 135 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Romance
- Director: Richard Curtis
- Cast: Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, and Emma Thompson
- Release date: Nov. 7, 2003

#16. The Running Man

- Runtime: 101 minutes
- Genres: Action & Adventure and Science-Fiction
- Director: Paul Michael Glaser
- Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, and MarĂ­a Conchita Alonso
- Release date: Nov. 13, 1987

#15. Nobody

- Streaming on: Freevee (free)
- Runtime: 92 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Crime
- Cast: Connie Nielsen, Christopher Lloyd, and Michael Ironside
- Release date: March 18, 2021

#14. Knives Out

- Streaming on: Prime Video (subscription)
- Runtime: 130 minutes
- Genres: Crime and Mystery
- Director: Rian Johnson
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas
- Release date: Nov. 27, 2019

#13. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

- Runtime: 157 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
- Director: Francis Lawrence
- Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, and Peter Dinklage
- Release date: Nov. 15, 2023

#12. White Christmas

- Runtime: 120 minutes
- Genres: Romance and Comedy
- Director: Michael Curtiz
- Cast: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney
- Release date: Nov. 5, 1954

#11. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

- Streaming on: Peacock Premium (subscription)
- Runtime: 26 minutes
- Genres: Animation and Comedy
- Director: Chuck Jones
- Cast: Boris Karloff, Chuck Jones, and Dr. Seuss
- Release date: Dec. 18, 1966

#10. Die Hard

- Runtime: 132 minutes
- Genres: Thriller and Action & Adventure
- Director: John McTiernan
- Cast: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, and Bonnie Bedelia
- Release date: July 15, 1988

#9. Now You See Me

- Streaming on: Prime Video (rent/buy)
- Runtime: 115 minutes
- Genres: Crime and Mystery
- Director: Louis Leterrier
- Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, and Woody Harrelson
- Release date: May 30, 2013

#8. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

- Streaming on: Prime Video (rent/buy)
- Runtime: 47 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Action & Adventure
- Director: Larry Roemer
- Cast: Burl Ives, Billie Mae Richards, and Larry D. Mann
- Release date: Dec. 6, 1964

#7. Home Alone

- Streaming on: Disney+ (subscription)
- Runtime: 103 minutes
- Genres: Family and Comedy
- Director: Chris Columbus
- Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern
- Release date: Nov. 16, 1990

#6. The Grinch

- Streaming on: Peacock Premium (subscription)
- Runtime: 85 minutes
- Genres: Animation and Comedy
- Director: Scott Mosier
- Cast: Yarrow Cheney, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Rashida Jones
- Release date: Nov. 7, 2018

#5. The Holiday

- Streaming on: Philo (subscription)
- Runtime: 136 minutes
- Genres: Romance and Comedy
- Director: Nancy Meyers
- Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, and Jude Law
- Release date: Dec. 5, 2006

#4. How the Grinch Stole Christmas

- Streaming on: Prime Video (subscription)
- Runtime: 104 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Family
- Director: Ron Howard
- Cast: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, and Jeffrey Tambor
- Release date: Nov. 17, 2000

#3. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genres: Comedy and Fantasy
- Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
- Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, and Juliette Lewis
- Release date: Nov. 30, 1989

#2. Elf

- Runtime: 97 minutes
- Genres: Romance and Action & Adventure
- Director: Jon Favreau
- Cast: Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Bob Newhart
- Release date: Nov. 7, 2003

#1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles

- Runtime: 93 minutes
- Genres: Drama and Comedy
- Director: John Hughes
- Cast: Steve Martin, John Candy, and Laila Robins
- Release date: Nov. 25, 1987

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