Movies tagged as "christmas"

Smart People [2008, USA]

Sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Actors: Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden Church, Ashton Holmes, David Denman, Don Wadsworth, Robert Haley, Patrick Sebes, Kevin James Doyle, Paul Huber, Richard John Walters, Scott A. Martin, Adam Kroloff, Patrick Jordan, Rick Warner, Barret Hackney Directors: Download: 720P DIVX IPOD Into the life of a widowed professor comes a new love and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.

In Bruges [2008, UK, Belgium]

Shoot first. Sightsee later.

Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama Actors: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clémence Poésy, Jérémie Renier, Thekla Reuten, Jordan Prentice, Zeljko Ivanek, Elizabeth Berrington, Rudy Blomme, Olivier Bonjour, Mark Donovan, Ann Elsley, Jean-Marc Favorin, Eric Godon Directors: Martin McDonagh Download: 1080P 720P DIVX IPOD Bruges, the most well-preserved medieval city in the whole of Belgium, is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the world. But for hit men Ray and Ken, it could be their final destination; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before Christmas by their London boss Harry to go and cool their heels in the storybook Flemish city for a couple of weeks. Very much out of place amidst the gothic architecture, canals, and cobbled streets, the two hit men fill their days living the lives of tourists. Ray, still haunted by the bloodshed in London, hates the place, while Ken, even as he keeps a fatherly eye on Ray's often profanely funny exploits, finds his mind and soul being expanded by the beauty and serenity of the city. But the longer they stay waiting for Harry's call, the more surreal their experience becomes, as they find themselves in weird encounters with locals, tourists, violent medieval art, a dwarf American actor shooting a European art film, Dutch prostitutes, and a potential romance for Ray in the form of Chloë, who may have some dark secrets of her own. And when the call from Harry does finally come, Ken and Ray's vacation becomes a life-and-death struggle of darkly comic proportions and surprisingly emotional consequences.

This Christmas [2007, USA]

You can't exchange family.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Actors: Delroy Lindo, Idris Elba, Loretta Devine, Chris Brown, Keith Robinson, Laz Alonso, Columbus Short, Sharon Leal, Lauren London, Lupe Ontiveros, Jessica Stroup, Mekhi Phifer, Regina King, David Banner, Ricky Harris Directors: Preston A. Whitmore II Download: 720P DIVX A Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.

Shrek the Halls [2007, USA]

Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy Actors: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Cody Cameron, Susan Fitzer, Christopher Knights, Gary Trousdale, Conrad Vernon, Aron Warner, Marissa Jaret Winokur, Dante James Hauser Directors: Gary Trousdale Download: DIVX IPOD Picking up where Shrek the Third left off, this animated, original, half-hour special finds Shrek (Mike Meyers) doing his best to get into the Christmas spirit. Having promised Fiona (Cameron Diaz) and the kids that this will be the best Christmas ever, the loveable ogre realizes that in order to succeed, he'll have to take a crash course in the holiday. His noble efforts are soon complicated, however, when Christmas arrives and old friends Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), Gingy (Conrad Vernon) and the rest of the gang decide to drop in for a surprise visit.

Fred Claus [2007, USA]

Santa's brother is coming to town.

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy Actors: Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz, Kathy Bates, Trevor Peacock, Ludacris, Elizabeth Banks, Christian Hansen, Jeremy Swift, Elizabeth Berrington, Kevin Spacey, Rio Hackford, Liam James Directors: David Dobkin Download: 720P DIVX Santa's black-sheep brother gets a much-needed shot at redemption in this holiday comedy reuniting actor Vince Vaughn and director David Dobkin (Clay Pigeons, Wedding Crashers). It's not easy being the brother of a benevolent and beloved saint, and no one knows that better than Fred Claus (Vaughn). After struggling for years to live up to the example set by his younger sibling Nicholas (Paul Giamatti), Fred has finally given up. These days Fred is working as a repo man taken to stealing the items he repossesses, and his shady tactics have just landed him in jail. While Mrs. Claus vehemently insists that Fred fend for himself, Nicholas refuses to sit idly by as his brother rots in jail and agrees to set bail if Fred will repay the debt by coming to the North Pole and help make toys for the upcoming Christmas season. But Fred isn't nearly as productive as your average elf, and he's got quite an attitude to boot. With Christmas fast approaching and Fred threatening to sideline Nicholas' entire finely tuned operation, the brother that always struggled to get out from under his sibling's substantial shadow finds out just how far the patience of a saint can be pushed before jolly old Santa reaches his breaking point.

Mr. Woodcock [2007, USA]

Letting Go Of Your Past Is Hard... Especially When It's Dating Your Mom.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, Melissa Sagemiller, Ethan Suplee, Jacob Davich, Kyley Baldridge, Alec George, Joseph Michael Sargent, M.C. Gainey, Brent Briscoe, Dave Kuhr, Lisa K. Wyatt, Kurt Fuller Directors: Craig Gillespie Download: DIVX IPOD Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students.

P2 [2007, USA]

A new level of fear.

Genres: Horror, Thriller Actors: Wes Bentley, Rachel Nichols, Jamie Jones, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Simon Reynolds, Philip Williams, Miranda Edwards, Grace Lynn Kung, Stephanie Moore Directors: Franck Khalfoun Download: 720P DIVX IPOD The story centers on a corporate climber who gets stuck working late on Christmas Eve and finds herself the target of an unhinged security guard. With no help in sight, the woman must overcome physical and psychological challenges to survive.

A Dennis the Menace Christmas [2007, Canada, USA]

Genres: Comedy, Family Actors: Maxwell Perry Cotton, Robert Wagner, Kim Schraner, George Newbern, Louise Fletcher, China Anne McClain, Heidi Hayes, Jake Beale, Isaac Durnford, Marie Matiko, Richard Dumont, Jack Noseworthy, Matthew Comeau, Godfrey, Michael Lerner Directors: Ron Oliver Download: DIVX IPOD Dennis Christmas is a Dennis The Menace version of A Christmas Carol where Mr. Wilson plays his own version of Scrooge. While Dennis has problems of his own with the neighborhood bully, he does his best to try and give Mr. Wilson the Christmas Spirit. Dennis causes his usual damage and Mr. Wilson ends up breaking Dennis' spirit. An Angel of Christmas Past Present and Future steps in to help save Christmas for the Mitchells, the Wilsons, and everyone else.

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause [2006, USA]

His time at the North Pole is about to go South.

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy Actors: Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Eric Lloyd, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Spencer Breslin, Liliana Mumy, Martin Short, Ann-Margret, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Art LaFleur, Aisha Tyler, Kevin Pollak, Jay Thomas Directors: Michael Lembeck Download: 1080P DIVX IPOD Santa's got problems: it's a few days before Christmas and production lags, Mrs. Claus is about to give birth and wants family time, and Jack Frost (tired of second billing) is on probation under Santa's supervision. Santa tries to support his wife by bringing her parents to the North Pole (to preserve the secret of Santa, they must think it's Canada). Santa also brings his ex, her husband, and their daughter Lucy. Inside the toy factory, Jack makes mischief and hatches a plan to become Santa. With Santa juggling that many snow globes, something is bound to go wrong. But if things get too difficult, Santa can always exercise his option to invoke the Escape Clause. Will he?

Miss Potter [2006, UK, USA]

The life of Beatrix Potter is the most enchanting tale of all.

Genres: Biography, Drama Actors: Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Barbara Flynn, Bill Paterson, Matyelok Gibbs, Lloyd Owen, Anton Lesser, David Bamber, Patricia Kerrigan, Judith Barker, Chris Middleton, Lucy Boynton, Oliver Jenkins, Richard Mulholland Directors: Chris Noonan Download: DIVX IPOD Thirty years old and single, Beatrix Potter lives in London with her social-climbing parents, who are exasperated that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which since childhood she has lovingly drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warne's first project. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix and together they carefully arrange publication. This proves the first of many successes, offering her the possibility of escaping from both her parents' way of life and London.

Away from Her [2006, Canada]

It's never too late to become what you might have been

Genres: Drama, Romance Actors: Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent, Olympia Dukakis, Kristen Thomson, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, Grace Lynn Kung, Stacey LaBerge, Lili Francks, Andrew Moodie, Deanna Dezmari, Judy Sinclair, Tom Harvey, Carolyn Heatherington Directors: Sarah Polley Download: 720P DIVX IPOD Fiona and Grant are an Ontario couple who have been married for over 40 years. Now, in the oncoming twilight of their years, they are forced to face the fact that Fiona's "forgetfulness" actually is Alzheimer's Disease. After Fiona wanders away and is found after being lost, they agree she must go into a nursing home. For the first time in the five decades their relationship has spanned, they are forced to undergo a long-time separation since the nursing home has a "no-visitors" policy for the first 30 days of a patient's stay, so they can adjust to their new surroundings. When Grant visits Fiona after the orientation period, he is devastated to find out that not only has she seemingly forgotten him, Fiona has transferred her affections to another man. The other man is Aubrey, a wheelchair bound mute patient at the nursing home. As the distance between husband and wife grows, Grant must draw upon his love for Fiona to perform an act of self-sacrifice in order to ensure her happiness.

Black Christmas [2006, Canada, USA]

This holiday season, the slay ride begins.

Genres: Horror, Thriller Actors: Katie Cassidy, Michelle Trachtenberg, Lacey Chabert, Kristen Cloke, Andrea Martin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Crystal Lowe, Oliver Hudson, Jessica Harmon, Leela Savasta, Kathleen Kole, Karin Konoval, Robert Mann, Dean Friss, Cainan Wiebe Directors: Glen Morgan Download: HIDIVX IPOD Not all Christmas stories are full of cheer - take the disturbing childhood of Billy Lenz, for example. Born during Christmas, little Billy Lenz suffered from Jaundice because of a liver defect, and was unwanted by his cruel mother (who only saw the husband she'd come to despise when she looked at her son). While she let her true feelings be known to him with beatings and abuse, only his father showed him compassion like a parent should. But on Christmas Eve in 1975, his unfaithful mother gave him one of the most cruelest gifts of all, as she made five-year-old Billy observe his beloved father's brutal murder at her own hands and those of her lover with a claw hammer. Before burying him under the house, she locked Billy in the attic for good, to hold his silence of what he'd witnessed that night. His only contact from then on was when she came to punish him for making a noise or other such trivial nuisances, while she was with her lover and starting a "new" family. As Billy's mother fell pregnant with a daughter and treated her with love, which Billy had never experienced with his mother, Billy came out of the attic on Christmas Eve 1991, taking a rolling pin to his mother's head, and a pointed tree ornament to her lovers eye before leaving his sister as disfigured as he was by blinding her. Before he could finish the job police forced there way in and dragged him off to mental institution and his sister a foster home, whose eye sight was saved in one eye... but not the other. Cut to the present where a security guard has been monitoring Billy's progress since he came into his care, back in 1991. Knowing full well that during this time for fifteen years, Billy has made a break from this asylum, but never succeeding... until now. Far away, his childhood home is now a sorority house, where nine sisters and their house-mother are celebrating the holiday season together ...but tonight they're about to get a surprise visitor... and it's not Santa.

Infamous [2006, USA]

Genres: Biography, Drama Actors: Sigourney Weaver, Toby Jones, Gwyneth Paltrow, Andrew Halbreich, Juliet Stevenson, Michael Panes, Hope Davis, Frank G. Curcio, Sandra Bullock, Isabella Rossellini Directors: Douglas McGrath Download: DIVX IPOD On November 16, 1959, Truman Capote reads about the murder of a Kansas family. There are no suspects. With Harper Lee, he visits the town: he wants to write about their response. First he must get locals to talk, then, after arrests, he must gain access to the prisoners. One talks constantly; the other, Perry Smith, says little. Capote is implacable, wanting the story, believing this book will establish a new form of reportage: he must figure out what Perry wants. Their relationship becomes something more than writer and character: Perry killed in cold blood, the state will execute him in cold blood; does Capote get his story through cold calculation, or is there a price for him to pay?

The Holiday [2006, USA]

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Actors: Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach, Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell, Miffy Englefield, Emma Pritchard, Sarah Parish, Shannyn Sossamon, Bill Macy, Shelley Berman, Kathryn Hahn, John Krasinski Directors: Nancy Meyers Download: DIVX IPOD In London, Iris Simpkins write a wedding column in a newspaper and has an unrequited love for her colleague Jasper Bloom. Nearby Christmas, she is informed that Jasper is engaged and will marry another colleague, and her life turns head over heels. In Los Angeles, the movie-trailers maker Amanda Woods has just broken with her unfaithful boyfriend Ethan and wants to forget him. Amanda access a house exchange website, and impulsively swaps her mansion for Iris' cottage in Surrey for the holiday along the next two weeks. While in Surrey, Amanda meets Iris' widow brother and book editor Graham and they fall in love for each other. Meanwhile Iris meet her next door neighbor, the ninety year old screenplay writer Arthur, who helps her to retrieve her self-esteem, and the film composer Miles, and they fall in love for each other.

Friends with Money [2006, USA]

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance Actors: Catherine Keener, Jason Isaacs, Timm Sharp, Joan Cusack, Greg Germann, Hailey Noelle Johnson, Simon McBurney, Frances McDormand, Jake Cherry, Jennifer Aniston, Bob Stephenson, Marin Hinkle, Scott Caan, Troy Ruptash, Elizabeth Keener Directors: Nicole Holofcener Download: HIDIVX DIVX HPC A drama about three married women, their husbands, and their lone single friend.