Winter holidays are coming and it is really difficult for us to spend them without a good, kind film. A person always expects magic, miracles and good mood from the New Year., and directors try not to disappoint the audience by creating an appropriate movie. However, it can be very difficult to choose a movie specifically for family viewing, so we are in a hurry to help you with the choice.
What is required from films of the reporting genre? First of all, restraint no dirty jokes and obscenities so that viewers can watch movies with their families. Agree, such a condition sharply narrows the room for maneuver, but such films are still available and they really create a New Year's mood.
On Christmas Eve
Director: Jay Russell
Genre: drama, comedy
Year of issue: 2014
Let's start with a relatively modest and most recent film in the collection, which fully lives up to expectations. The main trump card of the tape "On Christmas Eve" is the atmosphere. The picture is simply filled to the top with New Year's attributes and cozy, fluffy snow.. The film, of course, is incredibly kind, and the director wants to forgive even cheap melodramatic tricks.
Before Christmas, an unknown person drops a box containing a puppy at the mall. Employees who find an unexpected gift are at a loss and decide by lot to determine who will take care of the dog. As it should be, according to the law of the genre, from this moment all the most interesting begins.
[webnavoz_rating id=86399]Christmas present
Director: Brian Levant
Genre: comedy
Year of issue: 1996
It's not often you get to see Arnold Schwarzenegger play in a family comedy, so hurry up to fill this gap if you haven't seen the movie A Gift for Christmas. I don’t want to talk about the stereotyped tape and other shortcomings, because Arnie's disarming smile crosses out any cons and makes the picture funny. Also here, James Belushi starred in a small role - the viewer has something to see.
Howard is not a very good family man and a caring father. The man is completely immersed in work and does not even pay attention to the fact that a neighbor takes his wife away. But on Christmas Eve, Howard has one last chance, he must keep his long-standing promise and give his son a Turboman doll. True, for the protagonist, even such a mission may be impossible.
[webnavoz_rating id=86400]Mr. Popper's penguins
Director: Mark Waters
Genre: comedy
Year of issue: 2011
It's no secret that Jim Carrey is a powerful dramatic actor, a talented comedian, and now also a supplier of family films. Mr. Popper's Penguins is far from an outstanding movie, but it is really kind and funny, reminiscent of old films when dirty jokes were not yet in trend. Children are delighted with this tape, and adults are always happy to see Jim again, what else do you need for the New Year?
Thoma is a quite successful person, but his personal life has not been very successful. The wife left the main character, and for the children he has not been an exemplary father for a long time. However, everything changes with the penguins that Thoma gets in the mail. At first, the man is furious and tries to get rid of the annoying guests, but then he realizes that they are his chance.
[webnavoz_rating id=86401]The Grinch Stole Christmas
Director: Ron Howard
Genre: comedy
Year of issue: 2000
And here is another comedy with Jim Carrey, which is more appropriate to call a Christmas fairy tale. The picture was warmly received by the audience and even received an Oscar for best makeup. Indeed, for the reincarnation of the actor in the Grinch, a titanic work of the staff was required. However, even through a thick layer of "plaster" Kerry is simply inimitable in his facial expressions.
The Grinch was not a very pretty child, so his peers constantly mocked him. The hero is forced to distance himself from society and be left alone with his anger. One day, the Grinch decided to brutally take revenge on the offenders and steal their favorite holiday - Christmas.
[webnavoz_rating id=86402]Curly Sue
Director: John Hughes
Genre: comedy
Year of issue: 1991
Another picture that is certainly worthy of mention before the winter holidays. This is an insanely sweet comedy melodrama that can melt even an icy heart.. James Belushi and his young partner play 100%, and although the development of the plot is easy to read from the very beginning, before the New Year you want to watch just such films, kind and unpretentious.
Tramp Bill and baby Sue roam the streets of Chicago, every day they spend in search of lodging and food. Despite the desperate situation, the couple does not lose heart and finds a way out of any situation. One day, fate confronts Bill and Sue with a woman who turns out to be a chance for them to start everything from scratch.
[webnavoz_rating id=86403]mouse hunting
Directed by: Gore Verbinski
Genre: comedy
Year of issue: 1997
Undoubtedly, one of the most outstanding family comedies, which has been pleasing viewers of all ages for a long time. Feature-length debut of Gore Verbinski, who went on to direct The Ring and Pirates of the Caribbean. Black humor does not look cruel here, and the cunning mouse will surely appeal to children., in addition, the action of the film takes place in winter, which gives the audience a New Year's mood.
The brothers inherit a huge mansion and are actively preparing it for sale. The plans of relatives are violated by an incredibly perspicacious mouse that bypasses any traps. Gradually, the hunt for a rodent turns into a real insanity, and the very existence of the mansion is already at stake.
[webnavoz_rating id=86404]The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Director: Andrew Adamson
Genre: fantasy
Year of issue: 2005
The movie "Chronicles of Narnia", in its essence, is quite complex, but kind and wintery. The author of the book, on which the tape was filmed, tried to veiledly accustom readers to Christian values and filled his work with symbolism. Hollywood masters skillfully bypassed this moment and created fantasy gamehardly made the story any worse.
The children discover that the old closet contains a portal to fairyland, Narnia. Eternal winter reigns there, as the evil sorceress subjugated the world to her power. The heroes have a unique chance to free the magical kingdom from the oppression of the invader.
[webnavoz_rating id=86405]Sleepless in Seattle
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Genre: Romance
Year of issue: 1993
There is no doubt that this film, starring Thoma Hanks, is more aimed at a female audience. He is emotional, unhurried and tells us a love story. However the main engine of the plot here is a little boy, and the events take place on the eve of Christmas. That's what makes Sleepless in Seattle a good family movie.
Sam can't move on from his wife's death, but his young son doesn't even think about giving up. He calls the radio and gets his father to tell his story. Now girls from all over the country want to meet Sam, but is there the one among them?
[webnavoz_rating id=86406]Family rental
Directed by: Ted Kotcheff
Genre: Romance
Year of issue: 1997
Another romantic comedy, which is the place in the list of pre-Christmas films. Not too well-known actors play in the film "Family for Rent", but with their sincerity they simply captivated the audience. Before us is a love story that unfolds against the backdrop of Christmas decorations and gives us a little more kindness..
Sam needs to be an exemplary family man in order to please a potential buyer of the company. The man in a hurry begins to look for candidates who are ready to pretend to be his wife. Sam finds a woman with a little girl, and although at first they are unpleasant to each other, everything gradually changes.
[webnavoz_rating id=86407]Home Alone
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Genre: comedy
Year of issue: 1990
It is hardly necessary to say much about this film, since it is worn out to holes by the domestic audience. Before the New Year, all TV channels vied with each other to show “Home Alone”, hoping to attract viewers. We know almost every line by heart and invariably regret that Macaulay Culkin has grown up and is no longer that sweet boy.
The most important thing is that the film manages to create a truly New Year's atmosphere in our homes. Almost every detail of the picture reminds of the onset of Christmas, because it is already on the threshold - it's time to decorate the Christmas tree, go sledding and eat sweets on both cheeks. It will not be a mistake to say that we have a cult film in front of us, which will be an example of a New Year's family comedy for a long time to come.
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