Christmas film reviews

Love Hard (2021): Film information Starring: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet, Harry Shum Jr. and James SaitoDirector: Hernán JiménezReleased: 2021Genre: Christmas romantic comedyRunning time: Approximately 105 minutesUK age rating: 15 Synopsis: Los Angeles dating columnist Natalie thinks she’s met the perfect man online. When she flies across the country to surprise him for Christmas, she discovers she’s been

A Very British Christmas (2019): Film information Starring: Rachel Shenton, Mark Killeen, Isla Cook and Michele DotriceDirector: Steven NesbitReleased: 2019Genre: Christmas romantic comedyRunning time: 90 minutes Synopsis: American opera singer Jessica is travelling to Vienna when a cancelled flight leaves her stranded in Yorkshire. She ends up staying in a picturesque village, where she meets widowed holiday park owner Andrew

A Christmas Karen (2022): Film information Starring: Michele Simms, Meghan Colleen Moroney, Rolin Alexis, Leyla Lawrence and Lee KarlinskyDirectors: Jon Binkowski and Lisa Enos SmithReleased: 2022Genre: Christmas comedy, fantasyRunning time: 98 minutes Synopsis: Karen has alienated practically everyone around her with her selfishness, prejudices and relentless complaints. When three very different Christmas spirits arrive to show her the consequences of

Red One (2024): Film information Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, J.K. Simmons, Lucy Liu, Kiernan Shipka and Kristofer HivjuDirector: Jake KasdanReleased: 2024Genre: Christmas action comedyRunning time: 123 minutes (cinema version)UK age rating: 12A (cinema) Synopsis: When Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole’s head of security must team up with a notorious tracker to rescue him before Christmas is ruined.

Meet Me Next Christmas (2024): Film information Starring: Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, Kofi Siriboe and the members of PentatonixDirector: Rusty CundieffReleased: 2024Genre: Christmas romantic comedyRunning time: 106 minutesUK age rating: PG Synopsis: After a chance encounter at an airport on Christmas Eve, Layla hopes to reconnect with a handsome stranger at a Pentatonix concert the following year. But getting into

Violent Night (2022): Film information Starring: David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Beverly D’Angelo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder and Leah BradyDirector: Tommy WirkolaReleased: 2022Genre: Christmas action comedyRunning time: 112 minutes (cinema version)UK age rating: 15 Synopsis: When a gang of armed mercenaries takes a wealthy family hostage on Christmas Eve, an exhausted, disillusioned Father Christmas finds himself trapped in their mansion. It

The Knight Before Christmas (2019): Film information Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Whitehouse, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Harry Jarvis and Ella KenionDirector: Monika MitchellReleased: 2019Genre: Christmas fantasy romantic comedyRunning time: 92 minutesUK age rating: 12 Synopsis: A mysterious encounter sends Sir Cole, a medieval English knight, from the year 1334 to modern-day Ohio. There he meets Brooke, a teacher who has lost faith

Falling for Christmas (2022): Film information Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young, Jack Wagner and Olivia PerezDirector: Janeen DamianReleased: 2022Genre: Christmas romantic comedyRunning time: 93 minutesUK age rating: PG Synopsis: When wealthy ski resort heiress Sierra suffers a skiing accident and loses her memory, she finds herself staying with a widowed lodge owner and his daughter. While her family

Single All the Way (2021): Film information Starring: Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Luke Macfarlane, Kathy Najimy and Jennifer CoolidgeDirector: Michael MayerReleased: 2021Genre: Christmas romantic comedyRunning time: approximately 100 minutesUK age rating: PG Synopsis: Fed up with his family worrying about his love life, Peter asks his best friend Nick to pretend to be his boyfriend when he visits home for