Xmas & New Year's Watchlist
by thirteenwaysoflooking | created - 19 Dec 2020 | updated - 6 days ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. My Uncle Antoine (1971)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama
Set in cold rural Quebec at Christmas time, we follow the coming of age of a young boy and the life of his family which owns the town's general store and undertaking business.
Director: Claude Jutra | Stars: Jacques Gagnon, Lyne Champagne, Jean Duceppe, Olivette Thibault
Votes: 3,185
criterion, kanopy
2. The White Reindeer (1952)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life, but instead she gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.
Director: Erik Blomberg | Stars: Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman, Jouni Tapiola
Votes: 2,492
dl, thumb drive
3. The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.
Director: Victor Sjöström | Stars: Victor Sjöström, Hilda Borgström, Tore Svennberg, Astrid Holm
Votes: 14,100
new year's eve. criterion
4.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
A Christmas Secret
(1992)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The future son-in-law of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in a shooting.
Director: Anthony Pullen Shaw | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Diane Baker, Corinne Bohrer, Amy Brenneman
Votes: 379
prudence wants to see. freevee, peacock
5. Kwaidan (1964)
Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Votes: 20,013
criterion, hbo. winter segment
6. The Advent Calendar (2021)
104 min | Horror, Thriller
Eva is a paraplegic. On her birthday, her friend Sophie gives her a strange Advent calendar. It's not the traditional treats you find when you open each drawer, but quirky gifts that are scary and get bloodier.
Director: Patrick Ridremont | Stars: Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri, Janis Abrikh
Votes: 6,003
amc+, watch in december
7.
Remember WENN (1996–1998)
Episode:
The Diva That Wouldn't Die
(1996)
Comedy, Drama
Scott convinces Hilary to host a new gossip show. However, he forgets to tell her that she would have to give up her role on the show "The Hands Of Time".
Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Tom Beckett, Carolee Carmello, George Hall, Margaret Hall
amc
8. Funny Farm (1988)
PG | 101 min | Comedy
A couple swap city life for the country, but their picturesque new hometown turns out to be just a little bit different to what they were expecting.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Kevin O'Morrison, Joseph Maher
Votes: 25,024 | Gross: $25.54M
hbo, watch before xmas
9.
Creature Comforts (2003–2006)
Episode:
Merry Christmas
(2003)
TV-Y7 | 8 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Why does a guide dog pursue a caretaker, and what do reindeer think of Santa? Why do hamsters dread chemistry sets, and what do mice think of mince pies? Christmas is for all animals not just for dogs!
Director: Richard Starzak | Stars: The Great British Public, David Patterson
Votes: 45
dvd, watch by xmas. all 3 dogs want to see this
10. The Apology (II) (2022)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Twenty years after the disappearance of her daughter, a recovering alcoholic is preparing to host her family's Christmas celebration when her estranged ex-brother-in-law arrives unannounced, bearing nostalgic gifts and a heavy secret.
Director: Alison Locke | Stars: Anna Gunn, Linus Roache, Janeane Garofalo, Mary Leeholland
Votes: 2,584
watch by xmas. amc+, hulu
11. The Offering (2022)
R | 93 min | Horror
A family struggling with loss find themselves at the mercy of an ancient demon trying to destroy them from the inside.
Director: Oliver Park | Stars: Nick Blood, Emily Wiseman, Paul Kaye, Allan Corduner
Votes: 7,008
hulu
12. The Christmas Dream (1901)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Fantasy
The entire story of Christmastide is here depicted. The scene opens in a large boudoir of an apparently wealthy man's home. His children, assisted by their governess, are about to retire. ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 511
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXXwV2M8AWo&ab_channel=FilmsbytheYear
13. Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936)
G | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
At an orphanage, the children are sad because they received broken toys as gifts. Professor Grampy sees the children while passing by in his sled and has an idea on how to give them a merry Christmas.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: Everett Clark, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel
Votes: 778
hoopla
14. Last Passenger (2013)
R | 97 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller
A small group of everyday passengers on a speeding London commuter train battle their warped driver who has a dark plan for everyone on-board.
Directors: Omid Nooshin, Ridoin El Aissati | Stars: Dougray Scott, Kara Tointon, Iddo Goldberg, David Schofield
Votes: 7,402 | Gross: $0.01M
xmas. kanopy, tubi
15. To Catch a Killer (2023)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Baltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer (Shailene Woodley) is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator (Ben Mendelsohn) to help profile and track down a disturbed individual terrorizing the city.
Director: Damián Szifron | Stars: Shailene Woodley, Ben Mendelsohn, Jovan Adepo, Ralph Ineson
Votes: 37,914
hulu. watch after xmas, before/around new year's.
16. Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973)
88 min | Drama, Fantasy, Family
Life changes dramatically for a Czech housemaid when the family coachman gives her three magical hazelnuts.
Director: Václav Vorlícek | Stars: Libuse Safránková, Pavel Trávnícek, Carola Braunbock, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,654
17. The Leech (2022)
Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Horror
A devout priest welcomes a struggling couple into his house at Christmas time. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly becomes the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of his home is jeopardized.
Director: Eric Pennycoff | Stars: Jeremy Gardner, Graham Skipper, Taylor Zaudtke, Rigo Garay
Votes: 501
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18.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
I Know What You Did Next Xmas
(2023)
TV-14 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Bender and Zoidberg travel through time to attack Robot Santa.
Directors: Crystal Chesney, Peter Avanzino | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 1,293
hulu
19.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
Xmas Story
(1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Fry learns how Christmas has changed and remained the same over the last 1000 years when a Robot Santa terrorizes New New York.
Directors: Peter Avanzino, Bret Haaland, Rich Moore | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 3,187
hulu
20.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
A Tale of Two Santas
(2001)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Fry, Leela and Bender make a delivery to Neptune, they run afoul of the robot Santa Claus. Bender takes his place, but the previous Santa's fearsome reputation makes his job difficult.
Director: Ron Hughart | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 2,599
hulu
21.
Futurama (1999– )
Episode:
The Futurama Holiday Spectacular
(2010)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Three separate holiday stories: X-mas, Robanaca and Kwanzaa. 1. Once more Robot Santa comes to town. Besides the violence he spreads, this time he sings to the crew of the pine tree that ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Claffey | Stars: Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 2,148
hulu
22. Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
An opium-addicted choirmaster develops an obsession for a beautiful young girl and will not stop short of murder in order to have her.
Director: Stuart Walker | Stars: Claude Rains, Douglass Montgomery, Heather Angel, David Manners
Votes: 609
dl (fingers crossed)
23. Marketa Lazarová (1967)
Not Rated | 162 min | Drama, History, Romance
A grim portrayal of the shift from Paganism to Christianity in medieval central Europe - as a young virgin promised to God is kidnapped and raped by a marauder who her religious father seeks to kill in return.
Director: Frantisek Vlácil | Stars: Josef Kemr, Magda Vásáryová, Nada Hejna, Jaroslav Moucka
Votes: 6,033
24. The Abominable Snow Baby (2021 TV Movie)
24 min | Animation, Family
A short animated story in which a baby yeti turns up in a town after a heavy snowstorm.
Directors: Massimo Fenati, Reg Isaac | Stars: Julie Walters, Hugh Dancy, David Harewood, Ramesh Mahtani
Votes: 281
25. The Brood (1979)
R | 92 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalized wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art Hindle, Henry Beckman
Votes: 34,342
hbo
26. The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976 TV Movie)
TV-G | 192 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An incredible story about a man who misplaced the cities and found his love during the one special night - New Year's celebration.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Andrey Myagkov, Barbara Brylska, Yuriy Yakovlev, Aleksandr Shirvindt
Votes: 13,538
dl. new year's
27. Joyeux Noel (2005)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, History, Music
In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
Director: Christian Carion | Stars: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Natalie Dessay
Votes: 32,006 | Gross: $1.05M
prime
28. Carnival Night (1956)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A new chief of a "Culture House" is planning to hold a terribly boring New Year concert. A group of young amateur actors are doing their best to liven up the concert.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov | Stars: Igor Ilyinsky, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Yuri Belov, Georgiy Kulikov
Votes: 3,097
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxrtUnWBCeI&t=11s&ab_channel=Mosfilm
29. Transsiberian (2008)
R | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A Transsiberian train journey from China to Moscow becomes a thrilling chase of deception and murder when an American couple encounters a mysterious pair of fellow travelers.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Kate Mara
Votes: 54,750 | Gross: $2.20M
kanopy, vudu, roku, tubi
30. Christmas Eve (1947)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
To save her fortune from a designing nephew, Matilda Reed must locate her three long-lost adopted sons in time for a Christmas Eve reunion.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: George Raft, George Brent, Randolph Scott, Joan Blondell
Votes: 829
plex
31. Bad Samaritan (2018)
R | 110 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
A pair of burglars stumble upon a woman being held captive in a home they intended to rob.
Director: Dean Devlin | Stars: David Tennant, Robert Sheehan, Kerry Condon, Carlito Olivero
Votes: 26,127 | Gross: $3.44M
kanopy, hoopla, pluto, plex
32. The Sacrifice Game (2023)
99 min | Horror
It's bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can't go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a murderous gang arrives on their doorstep - just in time for Christmas.
Director: Jenn Wexler | Stars: Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Chloë Levine, Gus Kenworthy
Votes: 2,100
33. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 16,849
34. The Lemon Drop Kid (1951)
Approved | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
Directors: Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Darwell
Votes: 2,260
35. Die Hard 2 (1990)
R | 124 min | Action, Thriller
John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Bruce Willis, William Atherton, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 383,320 | Gross: $117.54M
36. The Night Before Christmas (1961)
68 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Surreal Soviet-era Christmas fantasy movie.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Aleksandr Khvylya, Lyudmila Myznikova, Yuri Tavrov, Lyudmila Khityaeva
Votes: 2,068
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCUx7tTtSj0&ab_channel=AnthonyPeronto
37. Dinner for One (1963 TV Short)
Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Comedy
At Miss Sophie's 90th birthday dinner, her butler James must fill in for her four departed friends - and that includes lots of drinks before every course.
Directors: Heinz Dunkhase, Franco Marazzi | Stars: Freddie Frinton, May Warden, Heinz Piper
Votes: 7,955
38. Christmas Story (2007)
PG | 83 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
The touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.
Director: Juha Wuolijoki | Stars: Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Otto Gustavsson, Jonas Rinne, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 4,699
39. Batman Returns (1992)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
While Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken
Votes: 327,720 | Gross: $162.83M
40. The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974 TV Movie)
TV-G | 51 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. | Stars: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving
Votes: 11,645
41. Stalag 17 (1953)
Not Rated | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, War
After two Americans are killed while escaping from a German P.O.W. camp in World War II, the barracks black marketeer, J.J. Sefton, is suspected of being an informer.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss
Votes: 58,833
42. The Coca-Cola Kid (1985)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Ex-marine turned Coca-Cola marketing guru Becker is on a mission to boost sales in Australia when he discovers a dry spot in the Outback, where everyone is guzzling homegrown brew - and not a drop of his company's cola.
Director: Dusan Makavejev | Stars: Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr, Chris Haywood
Votes: 3,470
43. Blast of Silence (1961)
Approved | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A hired killer from Cleveland has a job to do on a second-string mob boss in New York, but a special girl from his past and a gun dealer with pet rats get in his way.
Director: Allen Baron | Stars: Allen Baron, Molly McCarthy, Larry Tucker, Peter Clune
Votes: 5,673
44. More About the Children of Noisy Village (1987)
85 min | Family
There are only a handful of children living in Bullerbyn. This film follows their story through the fall and winter, picking up at the moment "The Children of Noisy Village" finishes.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Linda Bergström, Crispin Dickson Wendenius, Henrik Larsson, Ellen Demérus
Votes: 1,372
45. Magicians (1982 TV Movie)
147 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
New Year's fairy tale that true love can work wonders.
Director: Konstantin Bromberg | Stars: Alexandra Yakovleva, Aleksandr Abdulov, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Valentin Gaft
Votes: 2,053
46. Come Look at Me (2001)
Not Rated | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
Before New Year Eve the windows of vast city are glowing from within by colored Christmas lights. It seems that behind each of these windows carefully stored favorite holiday.It seems that ... See full summary »
Directors: Mikhail Agranovich, Oleg Yankovskiy | Stars: Oleg Yankovskiy, Irina Kupchenko, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, Natalya Shchukina
Votes: 739
47. Balkan Spy (1984)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
Convinced that his subtenant is a spy and an enemy of the state, a man falls into deep paranoia which leads to absurd and destructive chain of events.
Directors: Dusan Kovacevic, Bozidar 'Bota' Nikolic | Stars: Danilo 'Bata' Stojkovic, Bora Todorovic, Mira Banjac, Sonja Savic
Votes: 12,433
48. Innocence Unprotected (1968)
75 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Documentary about the famous Serbian athlete and movie enthusiast who made a feature film during the Nazi occupation of Belgrade and had some problems after the liberation because of that.
Director: Dusan Makavejev | Stars: Dragoljub Aleksic, Bratoljub Gligorijevic, Vera Jovanovic, Ana Milosavljevic
Votes: 893
49. Merry Christmas Octopus (1987)
92 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Eva and her younger brother Johnny own two sentient octopuses made out of strange matter. Will their parents divorce and ruin Christmas? Will a scientist find a way to use their pets as fuel? Live action film with stop-motion octopuses.
Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Dagmar Havlová, Pavel Zednícek, Zaneta Fuchsová, Milan Simácek
Votes: 198
50. The Star of Bethlehem (1956 TV Short)
17 min | Animation, Short
A nativity story animated with music performed by the Glyndeboume Festival Chorus.
Directors: Vivian Milroy, Lotte Reiniger, Jan Sadlo | Stars: Anthony Jacobs, Barbara Ruick
Votes: 121
51. Coup de Grâce (1976)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, War
A countess' unrequited love for an army officer leads to disaster.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Margarethe von Trotta, Matthias Habich, Rüdiger Kirschstein, Mathieu Carrière
Votes: 1,396
52. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Passed | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor, Lucille Bremer
Votes: 27,695 | Gross: $7.57M
53.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
Santa '85
(1985)
Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Kris Kringle's Christmas is rudely interrupted when he lands in the clink with a bunch of bogus Santas after tripping a home burglar alarm. The cynical sheriff doesn't believe his story, so... See full summary »
Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Douglas Seale, Pat Hingle, Gabriel Damon, Marvin J. McIntyre
Votes: 419
54. Home Before Dark (1958)
Not Rated | 136 min | Drama
Simmons is magnetic as Charlotte, her lovely, delicate face reflecting the inner turmoil of a woman battling for sanity after she walks out of a mental institution.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Jean Simmons, Dan O'Herlihy, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Votes: 1,272
55.
Hardy Bucks (2010– )
Episode:
A Castletown Christmas
(2010)
TV-MA | Comedy
The lads have worked hard to have the best Christmas ever, but the scheming Viper and a power outage create holiday mayhem.
Directors: Mike Cockayne, Chris Tordoff | Stars: Martin Maloney, Owen Colgan, Peter Cassidy, Tom Kilgallon
Votes: 22
56. An Everlasting Piece (2000)
R | 103 min | Comedy
Colm is a Catholic, and George is a poetry-loving Protestant. In Belfast, Northern Ireland in the 1980s, they could have been enemies, but instead, they became business partners. After ... See full summary »
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Barry McEvoy, Brían F. O'Byrne, Anna Friel, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 1,743 | Gross: $0.08M
57.
Father Ted (1995–1998)
Episode:
A Christmassy Ted
(1996)
TV-14 | 55 min | Comedy
Father Ted wins the "Golden Cleric", for saving a fellow group of priests from an embarrassing situation.
Director: Declan Lowney | Stars: Dermot Morgan, Ardal O'Hanlon, Frank Kelly, Pauline McLynn
Votes: 884
58. Repeat Performance (1947)
Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.
Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie, Virginia Field, Tom Conway
Votes: 1,962
59. They Live by Night (1948)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Romance
An escaped convict injured during a robbery falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Cathy O'Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva, Jay C. Flippen
Votes: 9,361
60. I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948)
Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A dancer is pinned for murder after his shoe prints are found at the scene of the crime. His wife follows the trail of clues to the genuine killer.
Director: William Nigh | Stars: Don Castle, Elyse Knox, Regis Toomey, Charles D. Brown
Votes: 878
61. Backfire (1950)
Passed | 91 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
While recuperating from wartime back injuries at a hospital, veteran Bob Corey is visited on Christmas Eve by a beautiful stranger with an even stranger message.
Director: Vincent Sherman | Stars: Viveca Lindfors, Dane Clark, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien
Votes: 1,791
62. Roadblock (1951)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Honest LA insurance detective Joe Peters becomes corrupt after falling in love with sensual gold-digger model Diane.
Director: Harold Daniels | Stars: Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore, Louis Jean Heydt
Votes: 1,568
63. The Moodys (2012)
Comedy
An Australian family gathers for Christmas. Love them or hate them, your family is forever. Whatever happens, your family loves to welcome you home for Christmas. But do you really want to be there?
Stars: Ian Meadows, Patrick Brammall, Danny Adcock, Robina Beard
Votes: 1,292
64. The Children of Green Knowe (1986)
100 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
A young boy goes to live with his great-grandmother. While she tells him stories of his ancestors, he begins to see the spirits of children who lived in the house during the reign of Charles II.
Stars: Alec Christie, Daphne Oxenford, George Malpas, Heather Ramsay
Votes: 199
65. Winter of the Witch (1969 TV Movie)
24 min | Comedy, Family
The life of a witch is disrupted by the arrival of a boy and his mother. The intruders' presence makes her struggle to adjust to the modern world, and to change from bad to good witch. ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Herman | Stars: Hermione Gingold, Anna Strasberg, Roger Morgan, Burgess Meredith
Votes: 170
66. Budet laskovyy dozhd (1984)
10 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
Animated Film based on Ray Bradbury's novel "The Martian Chronicles", on the short story called "There Will Come Soft Rains..."
Director: Nazim Tulyahodzhayev | Star: Aleksandr Lenkov
Votes: 619
67.
Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode:
Such Interesting Neighbors
(1987)
Not Rated | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Rattlesnakes, howling coyotes, sudden earthquakes and time warps jar the Lewis family in their new home, and all the bizarre incidents seem linked to the Hellenbecks, their weird next-door ... See full summary »
Director: Graham Baker | Stars: Frederick Coffin, Marcia Strassman, Ina Fried, Victoria Catlin
Votes: 175
68. The Great North (2021– )
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy
The adventures of a single dad and his weird Alaskan family.
Stars: Nick Offerman, Jenny Slate, Will Forte, Dulcé Sloan
Votes: 5,621
69. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Willoughby Chase is the grand but remote home of Sir Willoughby and Lady Green and their daughter Bonnie.
Director: Stuart Orme | Stars: Stephanie Beacham, Mel Smith, Emily Hudson, Aleks Darowska
Votes: 549
70. Godland (2022)
Unrated | 143 min | Drama
At the end of the 19th century, a young Danish priest is sent to a remote part of Iceland. The deeper he travels into the Icelandic landscape, the more he loses a sense of his own reality, his mission and his sense of duty.
Director: Hlynur Pálmason | Stars: Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Vic Carmen Sonne, Jacob Lohmann
Votes: 7,118
71.
Play for Today (1970–1984)
Episode:
Dog Ends
(1984)
72 min | Comedy, Drama
Arthur's life is becoming miserable as he has to share his family home with an elderly dog and his incontinent father. His neighbour suggests a specialist who can help resolve the situation - but has Arthur fully understood?
Director: Carol Wiseman | Stars: Leonard Rossiter, Pat Heywood, David Threlfall, Lesley Manville
Votes: 37
72.
Night Gallery (1969–1973)
Episode:
The Diary/A Matter of Semantics/Big Surprise/Professor Peabody's Last Lecture
(1971)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A strange diary shows gossip columnist her sad future. / Dracula visits a blood bank with an odd request. / Hawkins the hermit promises a surprise to three boys if they dig for it. / Professor Peabody publicly ridicules Lovecraftian gods.
Directors: Jerrold Freedman, William Hale, Jack Laird, Jeannot Szwarc | Stars: Patty Duke, Virginia Mayo, David Wayne, Cesar Romero
Votes: 421
73.
ITV Playhouse (1967–1982)
Episode:
Casting the Runes
(1979)
Not Rated | 47 min | Comedy, Drama
Like Curse of the Demon (1957), this adaptation is only very loosely based on the original ghost story by M.R. James. However, it does feature eerie scenic views and is directed by Lawrence "Ghost Story For Christmas" Gordon Clark
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark | Stars: Iain Cuthbertson, Jan Francis, Bernard Gallagher, Joanna Dunham
Votes: 188
74. Ghost Mountaineer (2015)
100 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
Urmas Eero Liiv's feature film "Must alpinist" (Ghost Mountaineer) is a youth film with elements of horror which is based on real life events which took place during the Soviet era. It ... See full summary »
Director: Urmas E. Liiv | Stars: Priit Pius, Reimo Sagor, Hanna Martinson, Liis Remmel
Votes: 1,002
75. The Territory (1981)
100 min | Drama, Horror
A small group of well-to-do vacationers go on a hiking trip into the woods. Foolishly unprepared to deal with Mother Nature and their situation, they wander around lost for days and weeks, ... See full summary »
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Geoffrey Carey, John Paul Getty III, Jeffrey Kime, Camila Mora-Scheihing
Votes: 293
76.
Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode:
The Burston Rebellion
(1985)
TV-14 | Drama
On a chilly winter's day in 1911, Kitty and Tom Higdon arrived in the Norfolk village of Burston to take up positions in the village school. Their arrival was to irrevocably change the lives of the villagers and their children.
Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Eileen Atkins, Bernard Hill, John Shrapnel, Nicola Cowper
Votes: 10
77. Frosty (1965)
84 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
A fairy-tale about a conceited young man and a young woman with a tyrannical step-mother, who must overcome magical trials in order to be together.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Aleksandr Khvylya, Natalya Sedykh, Eduard Izotov, Inna Churikova
Votes: 5,529
78. Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (1963)
75 min | Family, Fantasy
Olya and Yalo save the people of the looking glass from lies.
Director: Aleksandr Rou | Stars: Olga Yukina, Tatyana Yukina, Tatyana Barysheva, Andrei Stapran
Votes: 1,486
79. Barierata (1979)
114 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In this picture, the barrier epitomizes the line between reality and dreams, the pattern of harmony and happiness. The delicate, pretty, sensitive Dorotea and the sedate middle-aged ... See full summary »
Director: Christo Christov | Stars: Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Vania Tzvetkova, Yevgeniya Barakova, Maria Dimcheva
Votes: 238
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