Christmas Movie Guide

Christmas is coming, and so are Christmas movies old and new.

CMA has gathered together as many reviews of these as we have. We hope these will help you choose what might be age-appropriate and fun for your family.  

Happy viewing.

A Boy Called Christmas

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 8 (sense of peril, threatened violence, sad themes)
18 November 2021

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A Christmas Carol

Not recommended under 8; parental guidance to 12 (scary scenes, supernatural themes)
5 November 2009

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A Christmas Gift from Bob

Not suitable under 10; parental guidance to 13 (adult themes, mild violence, mild coarse language)
10 December 2020

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4

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A Little Women’s Christmas

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (mild themes, lack of interest)
9 December 2025

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4

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An Almost Christmas Story

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 6 (themes, violence, scary scenes)
20 December 2024

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4

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Arthur Christmas

Parental guidance under 5 (scary scenes)
28 November 2011

Age

4

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Best Christmas Pageant Ever, The

Not suitable under 5; parental guidance to 7 (violence, themes, language)
19 November 2024

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4

5

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Candy Cane Lane

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 10 (violence, language)
21 December 2023

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4

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Christmas Candle, The

Parental guidance recommended under 6 due to some scary scenes
13 December 2013

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4

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Christmas Jars

Not suitable under 6; parental guidance to 8 (emotionally sad/distressing themes (abandonment by parent; domestic violence; death of parent). May lack interest for young audiences – most suitable for a slightly older audience due to heavy as well as romantic themes)
7 December 2020

Age

4

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Christmas Karma

Not suitable under 11; parental guidance to 11 (scary scenes, violence, themes)
2 December 2025

Age

4

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8

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Christmas with the Kranks

Parental guidance for pre-schoolers (Viol.)
8 December 2004

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4

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David

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 12 (violence, scary scenes, supernatural themes)
16 December 2025

Age

4

5

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Deck the Halls

Not recommended under 8, PG to 13 (Viol. Theme. Sex. Lang.)
20 November 2006

Age

4

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 9 (animated violence, crude humour, themes)
23 December 2025

Age

4

5

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Dorothy the Dinosaur meets Santa Claus

Recommended for children under 10
23 October 2010

Age

4

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9

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Elf

Parental guidance under 8 (Viol.)
9 November 2003

Age

4

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8

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Elliot the Littlest Reindeer

Not recommended under 5 and Parental guidance to 8 due to scary scenes and coarse language.
10 December 2018

Age

4

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Fred Claus

Parental guidance under 8 (violence, themes)
15 November 2007

Age

4

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Gremlins

Not suitable under 13; parental guidance to 14 (violence, scary scenes, themes, language)
25 December 2023

Age

4

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Grinch, The

Parental guidance under seven (scary scenes, some violence)
3 December 2018

Age

4

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Guess How Much I Love You - Christmas in July Special

Recommended for early childhood. May lack interest for children over the age of 8.
29 July 2019

Age

4

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9

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His Only Son

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 11 (themes, violence, scary scenes). May lack interest under 16.
4 April 2023

Age

4

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8

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16

Home Alone

Not suitable under 7; parental guidance to 9 (slapstick violence, coarse language, and some sexual references)
30 April 2020

Age

4

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Not suitable under 8; parental guidance to 12 (severely trivialised slapstick violence, coarse language, sexual references)
15 December 2020

Age

4

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