Movies like Christmas with the Kranks
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Christmas with the Kranks. Explore films such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Home Alone 3, and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, around the themes of bikini, christmas, cat. Other notable keywords include singing and arrest.
#1
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Synopsis:
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
Starring:
Jim Carrey,
Molly Shannon,
Taylor Momsen
Plot:
dog,
dr. seuss' how the grinch stole christmas,
christmas,
dr seuss,
monster,
little girl,
village,
girl,
singing,
the color green
...
#2
Home Alone 3
Synopsis:
9-year-old Alex Pruitt is home alone with the chicken pox. Turns out, due to a mix-up among nefarious spies, Alex was given a toy car concealing a top-secret microchip. Now Alex must fend off the spies as they try break into his house to get it back.
Starring:
Scarlett Johansson,
Alex D. Linz,
Olek Krupa
#3
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Synopsis:
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.
Starring:
John Heard,
Catherine O'Hara,
Macaulay Culkin
Plot:
new york city,
christmas,
home alone,
airport,
holiday,
hotel,
wish fulfillment,
child versus adult,
city,
fireworks
...
#4
Jingle All the Way
Synopsis:
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and…
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Sinbad,
Phil Hartman
Plot:
christmas,
action figure,
christmas movie,
1990s,
watching tv,
karate,
hero,
toy,
neighbor,
parade
...
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#5
Catch Me If You Can
Synopsis:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner,
Tom Hanks,
Brian Howe
Plot:
impostor,
race against time,
deception,
mother son relationship,
scam,
fraud,
forgery,
con artist,
airplane,
revenge
...
#6
Gone Girl
Synopsis:
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Starring:
Rosamund Pike,
Ben Affleck,
Boyd Holbrook
#7
Die Hard
Synopsis:
NYPD cop John McClane's plan to reconcile with his estranged wife is thrown for a serious loop when, minutes after he arrives at her office, the entire building is overtaken by a group of terrorists. With little help from the LAPD, wisecracking McClane sets out to single-handedly rescue the hostages and bring the bad guys down.
Starring:
Bruce Willis,
Alan Rickman,
Alexander Godunov
#8
About Time
Synopsis:
The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.
Starring:
Domhnall Gleeson,
Rachel McAdams,
Bill Nighy
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#9
The Knight Before Christmas
Synopsis:
A medieval English knight is magically transported to present day where he ends up falling for a high school science teacher.
Starring:
Vanessa Hudgens,
Arnold Pinnock,
Josh Whitehouse
#10
Krampus
Synopsis:
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
Starring:
David Koechner,
Conchata Ferrell,
Toni Collette
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#11
The Simpsons Movie
Synopsis:
After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
Starring:
Yeardley Smith,
Hank Azaria,
Tress MacNeille
Plot:
pig,
lake,
dome,
adult animation,
adult humor,
helicopter,
alaska,
polar bear,
escape,
grand canyon
...
#12
Edward Scissorhands
Synopsis:
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
Starring:
Kathy Baker,
Johnny Depp,
Winona Ryder
Plot:
scissors,
compassion,
surrealism,
misfit,
love,
castle,
magical realism,
self discovery,
coming of age,
dark fantasy
...
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#13
A Christmas Carol
Synopsis:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Starring:
Colin Firth,
Jim Carrey,
Gary Oldman
Plot:
christmas,
ghost,
christmas eve,
3d animation,
christmas movie,
holiday,
haunted house,
cemetery,
graveyard,
banker
...
#14
War of the Worlds
Synopsis:
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daughter for a rare weekend visit, a strange and powerful lightning storm touches down.
Starring:
Miranda Otto,
Yul Vazquez,
Lisa Ann Walter
Plot:
alien,
survival,
underground,
mass death,
escape,
paranoia,
near death experience,
cult film,
disaster,
destroyed city
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#15
The Wolf of Wall Street
Synopsis:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Starring:
Jonah Hill,
Margot Robbie,
Jon Bernthal
#16
The Three Stooges
Synopsis:
While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry and Curly inadvertently stumble into a murder plot and wind up starring in a reality TV show.
Starring:
Jane Lynch,
Will Sasso,
Sean Hayes
#17
The Spy Next Door
Synopsis:
Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.
Starring:
Madeline Carroll,
George Lopez,
Jackie Chan
#18
The Polar Express
Synopsis:
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
Starring:
Daryl Sabara,
Tom Hanks,
Josh Hutcherson
#19
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Synopsis:
Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.
Starring:
Danny Elfman,
Catherine O'Hara,
Glenn Shadix
Plot:
christmas,
halloween,
villain,
scientist,
gothic,
mayor,
stop motion animation,
santa claus character,
good versus evil,
holiday
...
#20
The Goonies
Synopsis:
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
Starring:
Joe Pantoliano,
Corey Feldman,
Josh Brolin
Plot:
treasure hunt,
group of friends,
treasure map,
teen comedy,
treasure,
map,
pirate,
teen movie,
outlaw,
hiking
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