Scrooge
1951 Fantasy, DramaEbenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel miserly businessman until one fateful Christmas Eve when he is visited by three spirits, sent show him how his unhappy childhood and maladaptive adult behavior over has let him a selfish, lonely, bitter old man.
Movies like Scrooge
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Scrooge. Explore films such as A Christmas Carol, Scrooged, and Wonder Woman 1984, around the themes of christmas, greed, ghost. Other notable keywords include scrooge and miser.
#1
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
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#2
Scrooged
Synopsis:
Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing staff member Eliot Loudermilk on Christmas Eve, Frank is visited by a series of ghosts who give him a chance to re-evaluate his actions and right the wrongs of his past.
Starring:
Carol Kane,
Alfre Woodard,
Bill Murray
Plot:
ghost,
christmas,
compassion,
greed,
redemption,
tv show,
unemployment,
christmas show,
hallucination,
based on novel
...
#3
Wonder Woman 1984
Synopsis:
A botched store robbery places Wonder Woman in a global battle against a powerful and mysterious ancient force that puts her powers in jeopardy.
Starring:
Robin Wright,
Kristen Wiig,
Gal Gadot
Plot:
sequel,
dc comics,
superhero,
dc extended universe,
princess,
one woman army,
greed,
abuse of power,
con artist,
action heroine
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#4
It's a Wonderful Life
Synopsis:
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Ward Bond,
Donna Reed
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#5
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Synopsis:
Gellert Grindelwald has escaped imprisonment and has begun gathering followers to his cause—elevating wizards above all non-magical beings. The only one capable of putting a stop to him is the wizard he once called his closest friend, Albus Dumbledore. However, Dumbledore will need to seek help from the wizard who had thwarted Grindelwald once before, his former student Newt Scamander, who agrees…
Starring:
Zoë Kravitz,
Johnny Depp,
Katherine Waterston
Plot:
wizard,
magical creature,
paris france,
sequel,
witch,
murder,
magic,
france,
1920s,
new york city
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#6
Love Actually
Synopsis:
'Love Actually' follows the lives of eight very different couples dealing with their love lives, in various loosely and interrelated tales, all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
Starring:
Colin Firth,
Bill Nighy,
Liam Neeson
#7
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Synopsis:
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain wh…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
Plot:
magic,
wizard,
school of magic,
based on novel,
orphan,
train,
unicorn,
bully,
forest,
ghost
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#8
Giant
Synopsis:
Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shocked by the racial bigotry of the White Texans against the local people of Mexican descent. Rink discovers oil on a small plot of land, and while he uses his vast, new wealth to buy all the land surrounding the Benedic…
Starring:
Rod Taylor,
Dennis Hopper,
Elizabeth Taylor
Plot:
rancher,
epic,
texas,
oil,
rivalry,
racism,
nouveaux riches,
mexican american,
cattle ranch,
national film registry
...
#9
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
...
#10
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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#11
The Innocents
Synopsis:
A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.
Starring:
Deborah Kerr,
Michael Redgrave,
Megs Jenkins
#12
The Apartment
Synopsis:
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apartment to the executives as a place to take their mistresses. Although he often has to deal with the aftermath of their visits, one night he's left with a major problem to solve.
Starring:
David Lewis,
Fred MacMurray,
Jack Kruschen
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#13
Oliver!
Synopsis:
Musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, a classic tale of an orphan who runs away from the workhouse and joins up with a group of boys headed by the Artful Dodger and trained to be pickpockets by master thief Fagin.
Starring:
Oliver Reed,
Leonard Rossiter,
Ron Moody
#14
Little Women
Synopsis:
With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a close family who inevitably have their squabbles and tragedies. But the bond holds even when, later, male friends start to become a part of the household.
Starring:
Eric Stoltz,
Kirsten Dunst,
Christian Bale
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#15
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Synopsis:
As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slugho…
Starring:
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe,
Emma Watson
Plot:
school of magic,
hereditary gift of witchcraft,
murder,
friendship,
witchcraft,
memory,
sequel,
magic,
fire,
hourglass
...
#16
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Synopsis:
When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools — the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. In thi…
Starring:
Brendan Gleeson,
Robbie Coltrane,
Daniel Radcliffe
Plot:
tournament,
wizard,
magic,
school of magic,
heroism,
evil wizard,
witch,
teenage boy,
good versus evil,
boarding school
...
#17
Elf
Synopsis:
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic publisher.
Starring:
Zooey Deschanel,
Will Ferrell,
Faizon Love
#18
Billy Elliot
Synopsis:
Set against the background of the 1984 Miners' Strike, 11-year-old Billy Elliot stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, inner conflict, and standing on his toes.
Starring:
Julie Walters,
Jamie Bell,
Gary Lewis
Plot:
ballet,
miner,
ballet dancing,
audition,
gay friend,
boxing,
royal ballet school,
mining town,
ballet teacher,
dancing
...
#19
Watchmen
Synopsis:
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
Starring:
Stephen McHattie,
Billy Crudup,
Jackie Earle Haley
#20
Kwaidan
Synopsis:
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior'…
Starring:
Kenjirō Ishiyama,
Michiyo Aratama,
Misako Watanabe