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Christmas

Six franchises chosen for a room with several generations in it and half your attention on the food.

6 picks

The Christmas problem is not finding something good. It is finding something that works with your family in the room, your attention half on the food, and someone arriving in an hour.

These are picked for that, not for quality alone. Nothing here punishes you for missing ten minutes.

  1. 01

    Middle-earth

    9 titles · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    The traditional answer, and traditional for a reason. Three films, one a day, and the extended editions if the house is committed.

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  2. 02

    Harry Potter

    11 titles · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Almost every film has a Christmas in it. Eight of them will comfortably cover the whole break.

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  3. 03

    Toy Story

    6 titles · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Ninety minutes, works at every age in the room, and the only real risk is an adult crying at the fourth one.

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  4. 04

    Indiana Jones

    6 titles · Action & Thriller

    The afternoon slot. Nobody needs to have seen the previous one, and nobody minds if you fall asleep.

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  5. 05

    Die Hard

    5 titles · Action & Thriller

    Yes it is. Set at a Christmas party, about a man trying to get to his family, and the argument is part of the tradition now.

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  6. 06

    Back to the Future

    3 titles · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    For the evening after the relatives leave. Under six hours for all three and it has not aged a day.

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