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Cast:Kathy Bates
1948
American actress and director
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Christmas Is Here Again (2007)
When the evil Krad steals Santa's toy bag he crushes the holiday spirit- and the world's children forget about Christmas. Now, an orphan and her friends embark on a polar adventure to try to stop Krad from destroying Christmas. /// A disabled orphan girl sets out to find Santa's stolen toy sack.
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2007
10/19/2007
G
Video Animated
74 minutes
A
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Director(s):
Robert Zappia
Darrell Van Citters
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Jay Leno / The Narrator (voice)
Ed Asner / Krad (voice)
Kathy Bates / Miss Dowdy (voice)
Madison Davenport / Sophianna (voice)
Colin Ford / Dart (voice)
Brad Garrett / Charlee (voice)
Shirley Jones / Victoria Claus (voice)
Norm MacDonald / Buster (voice)
Daniel Roebuck / Paul Rocco /  Jacque (voice)
Andy Griffith / Santa Claus (voice)



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Fred Claus (2007)
Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole to help Santa and the elves prepare for Christmas in exchange for cash. /// Of the two Claus brothers, Fred (Vince Vaughn) is the troublemaker and polar opposite of his saintly sibling, Nicholas (Paul Giamatti). When Fred's criminal ways finally land him in big trouble, Nicholas bails him out and brings him to the North Pole to work off the debt by making toys. The headaches mount for St. Nick, who not only must deal with his troublemaking brother, but also an efficiency expert who has come to evaluate Santa's operation.
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2007
11/09/2007
PG
Film
116 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
David Dobkin
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00:00:10 "Nick, there's been one thing that's been eating at me since I've been here. That Naughty-Nice List that you got? There's no naughty kids, Nick. They're all good kids. But some of them are scared. And some of them don't feel listened to. Some of them had some pretty tough breaks too. But every kid deserves a present on Christmas." — Fred Claus
00:00:20 North Pole
00:00:30 Santa fight in toy store
00:00:40 Santa hat
00:00:50 skating
Cast:

Vince Vaughn / Fred Claus
Paul Giamatti / Nick 'Santa' Claus
John Michael Higgins / Willie
Miranda Richardson / Annette Claus
Rachel Weisz / Wanda
Kathy Bates / Mother Claus
Trevor Peacock / Papa Claus
Ludacris / DJ Donnie
Elizabeth Banks / Charlene
Jeremy Swift / Bob Elf



Tagline: Everybody has that one relative who can't help but cause problems over the holidays. Even Santa.
Fred Claus  (2007)



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Bad Santa 2 (2016)
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed, and hatred, Willie Soke (Billy Bob Thornton) teams up with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. Along for the ride is chubby and cheery Thurman Merman, a 250-pound ray of sunshine who brings out Willie's sliver of humanity. Mommy issues arise when the pair are joined by Willie's horror story of a mother, Sunny Soke, who raises the bar for the gang's ambitions, while somehow lowering the standards of criminal behavior.
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2016
11/23/2016
R
Film
92 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Director(s):
Mark Waters
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00:00:10 Elvis music
00:00:45 driving through town and decorations
00:01:54 Santa hat in store
00:03:15 Merry F*** Christmas
00:03:30 No place like home for the holidays Music
Cast:

Billy Bob Thornton / Willie Soke
Kathy Bates / Sunny Soke
Tony Cox / Marcus Skidmore
Christina Hendricks / Diane Hastings
Brett Kelly / Thurman Merman
Ryan Hansen / Regent Hastings
Jenny Zigrino / Gina De Luca
Jeff Skowron / Dorfman
Cristina Rosato / Alice
Mike Starr / Jolly Santa



Tagline: Giving the holidays another shot.
Bad Santa 2  (2016)



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Dick Tracy (1990)
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
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1990
06/15/1990
PG
Film
105 minutes
C
Genre:
Action
Comedy
Crime
Director(s):
Warren Beatty
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Cast:

Warren Beatty / Dick Tracy
Charlie Korsmo / Kid
Michael Donovan O'Donnell / McGillicuddy
Chuck Hicks / The Brow
William Forsythe / Flattop
Ed O'Ross / Itchy
Glenne Headly / Tess Trueheart
Seymour Cassel / Sam Catchem
Charles Durning / Chief Brandon
Madonna / Breathless Mahoney



Dick Tracy  (1990)



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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
A housewife who is unhappy with her life befriends an old lady in a nursing home and is enthralled by the tales she tells of people she used to know.
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1991
12/27/1991
PG-13
Film
130 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Jon Avnet
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Cast:

Kathy Bates / Evelyn Couch
Mary Stuart Masterson / Idgie Threadgoode
Mary-Louise Parker / Ruth Jamison
Jessica Tandy / Ninny Threadgoode
Cicely Tyson / Sipsey
Chris O'Donnell / Buddy Threadgoode
Stan Shaw / Big George
Gailard Sartain / Ed Couch
Timothy Scott / Smokey Lonesome
Gary Basaraba / Grady Kilgore



Fried Green Tomatoes  (1991)



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Annie (1999)      S3.E5
A little orphan girl catches the attention of a kind man named Mr. Warbucks, who wants to adopt her, but the cruel, strict orphanage owner has a scheme to keep Annie - and her reward money.
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1999
11/07/1999
Unrated
TV Series Episode
90 minutes
C
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Director(s):
Rob Marshall
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Cast:

Kathy Bates / Miss Agatha Hannigan
Alan Cumming / Daniel Francis "Rooster" Hannigan
Audra McDonald / Grace Farrell
Kristin Chenoweth / Lily St. Regis
Victor Garber / Oliver Warbucks
Alicia Morton / Annie
Dennis Howard / F.D.R.
Vic Polizos / Beat Cop
Ernie Sabella / Mr. Bundles
Erin Adams / Tessie



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Unconditional Love (2002)
When Grace's husband leaves her after 25 years, she flies to England for her singer idol's funeral. She meets his lover and they return to Chicago to hunt down the idol's killer.
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2002
08/23/2002
PG-13
Film
124 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Musical
Director(s):
P.J. Hogan
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Kathy Bates / Grace Beasley
Rupert Everett / Dick Simpson
Dan Aykroyd / Max Beasley
Jonathan Pryce / Victor Fox
Ashley Anne Ayer / 'Hitchcock Railway' Dancer
Kaja Stiglic / 'Hitchcock Railway' Dancer
Lisa Nicole Wilkerson / 'Hitchcock Railway' Dancer
Beth Littleford / Morning Chicago T.V. Host
Amo Gulinello / T.V. Station Intern
Meredith Eaton / Maudey



Unconditional Love  (2002)



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Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy (2004)
Popeye, Olive and Bluto head out to find Popeye's long lost Pappy.
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2004
11/09/2004
TV-G
Video Animated
44 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Ezekiel Norton
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Billy West / Popeye (voice)
Billy West / Poopdeck Pappy (voice)
Tabitha St. Germain / Olive Oyl (voice)
Tabitha St. Germain / Swee'Pea (voice)
Kathy Bates / The Sea Hag (voice)
Garry Chalk / Bluto (voice)
Sanders Whiting / Wimpy (voice)
Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy  (2004)



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Warm Springs (2005)
The stirring true story of Franklin D. Roosevelt's battle with polio in 1921.
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2005
04/30/2005
Not Rated
TV Movie
121 minutes
C
Genre:
Biography
Drama
Director(s):
Joseph Sargent
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Cast:

Kenneth Branagh / Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Cynthia Nixon / Eleanor Roosevelt
David Paymer / Louis Howe
Tim Blake Nelson / Tom Loyless
Matt O'Leary / Fred Botts
Matt Malloy / Lionel Purdy
Andy Davoli / Jake Perini
Nelsan Ellis / Roy Collier
Jane Alexander / Sara Delano Roosevelt
Kathy Bates / Helena Mahoney



Warm Springs  (2005)



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Charlotte's Web (2006)
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
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2006
12/15/2006
G
Film
97 minutes
C
Genre:
Adventure
Comedy
Family
Director(s):
Gary Winick
Writer(s):
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Cast:

Julia Roberts / Charlotte the Spider (voice)
Steve Buscemi / Templeton the Rat (voice)
John Cleese / Samuel the Sheep (voice)
Oprah Winfrey / Gussy the Female Goose (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer / Golly The Male Goose (voice)
Kathy Bates / Bitsy the Cow (voice)
Reba McEntire / Betsy the Cow (voice)
Robert Redford / Ike the Horse (voice)
Thomas Haden Church / Brooks the Crow (voice)
André 3000 / Elwyn the Crow (voice)



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The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.
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2015
10/06/2015
PG
TV Movie
99 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Family
Director(s):
Stephen Herek
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Sophie Nélisse / Gilly Hopkins
Kathy Bates / Maime Trotter
Glenn Close / Nonnie
Octavia Spencer / Ms. Harris
Julia Stiles / Courtney
Bill Cobbs / Mr. Randolph
Billy Magnussen / Ellis
Zachary Hernandez / W.E.
Clare Foley / Agnes
Sammy Pignalosa / Rajeem



The Great Gilly Hopkins  (2015)



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Traitor (2018)      S8.E7
With her powers waning, Cordelia enlists the help of Coco to bring justice for the coven and take the first step in stopping Michael.
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2018
10/24/2018
TV-MA
TV Series Episode
45 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Horror
Sci-Fi
Director(s):
Jennifer Lynch
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Sarah Paulson / Cordelia Goode
Adina Porter / Dinah Stevens
Billie Lourd / Mallory
Leslie Grossman / Coco St. Pierre Vanderbilt
Emma Roberts / Madison Montgomery
Cheyenne Jackson / John Henry Moore
Kathy Bates / Ms. Miriam Mead
Frances Conroy / Myrtle Snow
Lance Reddick / Papa Legba
Taissa Farmiga / Zoe Benson



Trivia: SPOILER: The scene Bubbles McGee (Joan Collins) is acting out is a direct satire of a scene from the Tales from the Crypt (1972) segment "And All Through the House" where the character played by Joan Collins also kills her husband, only to be attacked by an escaped mental patient dressed as Santa C
American Horror Story  (2011 - )



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