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There are 10756 movie, TV, and many other titles having to do with Christmas
 
Total number of characters named Santa: 1267
 
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For 5/22
 
 
Laurence Olivier born this day in 1907 and left us on Jul 11 in 1989
English actor and director
Thurl Ravenscroft born Feb 06 in 1914 and left us on this day in 2005
American actor and bass singer
Michael Constantine born this day in 1927 and left us on Aug 31 in 2021
Greek-American actor
Playing:  Santa Claus 1 time
Richard Benjamin born this day in 1938
American actor and film director
Paul Winfield born this day in 1939 and left us on Mar 07 in 2004
American actor
Sean Gunn born this day in 1984
American actor
Seasons of the Heart (1994)
A high powered, female publisher who becomes responsible for her young grandson when her daughter becomes involved with drugs.
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Video Type:
1994
05/22/1994
Not Rated
TV Movie
100 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Lee Grant
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Carol Burnett / Vivian Levinson
George Segal / Ezra Goldstine
Eric Lloyd / David
Jill Teed / Ellen
Malgorzata Zajaczkowska / Building Manager
Florence Paterson / Sarah, housekeeper
Scott Marlowe / Mike Santucci
Harvey Atkin / Myron
Nicu Branzea / Building Manager's Husband
Lisa Blake Richards / Sophia



Seasons of the Heart  (1994)



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Paraguay 76 (2015)
Fide is a man who has stopped believing in Christmas after an incident in his childhood, but this year a magical and surprising event will come to his doorstep.
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Video Type:
2015
05/22/2015
Approved
Film Short
20 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Director(s):
Juan Carlos Salas Tamez
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Reynaldo Reyes / Fide
Yamilet Alanis / Mamá (Isabel)
Carlos Almaguer / Fide
Mauricio Alvarez / Niños
Hernaldo Burnes / San Nicolás
Raul Garcia Cardenas / Ayudante San Nicolás 2
Francisco Colmenero / Narrator
Jorge Delgado Gomez / Ayudante San Nicolás 3
Marilú Gonzalez / Anciana Uruguay
Erick Guajardo / Ayudante San Nicolás 1



Paraguay 76  (2015)



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Repeat Performance (1947)
On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.
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Video Type:
1947
05/22/1947
Approved
Film
91 minutes
C
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Film-Noir
Director(s):
Alfred L. Werker
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Louis Hayward / Barney Page
Joan Leslie / Sheila Page
Virginia Field / Paula Costello
Tom Conway / John Friday
Richard Basehart / William Williams, the Poet
Natalie Schafer / Eloise Shaw
Benay Venuta / Bess Michaels
Ilka Grüning / Mattie 
Repeat Performance  (1947)



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Burp! Pepsi v Coke in the Ice-Cole War (1984)
The rise of Coca-Cola and its duel with Pepsi-Cola: how these two giants aim to conquer the World.
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Video Type:
1984
05/22/1984
Approved
TV Movie
60 minutes
C
Genre:
Documentary
Director(s):
Alan Lowery
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

John Pilger / Self - Reporter
Donald M. Kendall / Self - Chairman PepsiCo Inc.
Donald Keough / Self - President Coca Cola Company
Wilbur Kurtz / Self - Retired Coca Cola Archivist
John Scullez / Self - President Pepsi Cola Company
Harvey Yazijian / Self - Co-author of 'The Cola Wars'
Burp! Pepsi v Coke in the Ice-Cole War  (1984)



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Tong hau goo si (1986)
A Chinese immigrant to America is sucked up into the Chinese underworld when he finds greater acceptance in the arms of a small gang.
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Video Type:
1986
05/22/1986
R
Film
87 minutes
C
Genre:
Action
Crime
Director(s):
Philip Chan
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Simon Yam / Mickey Lee
Daisey Yong / Stacey
Te-Pin Tan / Paul Lee
Anthony Gioia / Det. Martineli
Christopher O'Connor / Capt. Silverman
Quitan Han / Mr. Chen
Dan Lau / (Guest star)
Lun Chia / (Guest star)
Maria Jo / (Guest star)
Tong hau goo si  (1986)



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A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
In the 1940s South, an African-American man is wrongly accused of the killing of a white store owner. In his defense, his white attorney equates him with a lowly hog, to indicate that he didn't have the sense to know what he was doing. Nevertheless convicted, he is sentenced to die, but his godmother and the aunt of the local schoolteacher convince the schoolteacher to go to the convicted man's cell each day to try to reaffirm to him that he is not an animal but a man with dignity.
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Video Type:
1999
05/22/1999
PG-13
TV Movie
105 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Joseph Sargent
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Don Cheadle / Grant Wiggins
Cicely Tyson / Tante Lou
Mekhi Phifer / Jefferson
Irma P. Hall / Miss Emma
Brent Jennings / Reverend Ambrose
Lisa Arrindell / Vivian Baptiste
Dana Ivey / Edna Guidry
Frank Hoyt Taylor / Sheriff Guidry
Stuart Culpepper / Henri Pichot
Patty Mack / Inez



A Lesson Before Dying  (1999)



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Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets (2005)
Five Indians living in London find themselves thrown together when two of them are implicated for a bomb blast. An Indian lawyer enters the scene to bail them out of their predicament.
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2005
05/22/2005
Approved
Film
160 minutes
C
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Director(s):
Vivek Agnihotri
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Anil Kapoor / Advocate Krishan Pundit
Suniel Shetty / Rocker
Arshad Warsi / Chip
Emraan Hashmi / Deva
Irrfan Khan / Pipi
Tanushree Dutta / Simran "Sim" Chopra
Mumait Khan / Special Appearance (Song)
Emma Bunton / Anna
Delia Antal / Lover
Kelly Dorji / Roshan Abbas



Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets  (2005)



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Adoration (2008)
For his French-class assignment, a high school student weaves his family history in a news story involving terrorism, and goes on to invite an Internet audience in on the resulting controversy.
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Video Type:
2008
05/22/2008
R
Film
100 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Atom Egoyan
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Devon Bostick / Simon
Rachel Blanchard / Rachel
Louca Tassone / Young Simon
Kenneth Welsh / Morris
Yuval Daniel / Security Agent
Scott Speedman / Tom
Jeremy Wright / Delivery Guy
Arsinée Khanjian / Sabine
Noam Jenkins / Sami
Thomas Hauff / Nick



Adoration  (2008)



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Anna (2009)
In a small Danish fishing village, a young girl faces the challenges of puberty and first love.
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2009
05/22/2009
Approved
Film Short
35 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Rúnar Rúnarsson
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Marie Boda / Anna
Daniel Stampe / Ole
Petrine Agger / Mor
Kristianna Nordoy / Veninde
Leonora Nielsen / Ida
Henrik Noël Olesen / Fa
Anna  (2009)



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Far from the Madding Crowd (2015)
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
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2015
05/22/2015
PG-13
Film
119 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Romance
Director(s):
Thomas Vinterberg
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Carey Mulligan / Bathsheba Everdene
Matthias Schoenaerts / Gabriel Oak
Tilly Vosburgh / Mrs. Hurst
Mark Wingett / Bailiff #1
Dorian Lough / Bailiff #2
Sam Phillips / Sergeant Doggett
Tom Sturridge / Sergeant Francis Troy
Juno Temple / Fanny Robbin
Bradley Hall / Joseph Poorgrass
Hilton McRae / Jacob Smallbury



Far from the Madding Crowd  (2015)



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Penny Dreadful (2014–2016) 
A Blade of Grass (2016)      S3.E4
With the help of Dr. Seward, Vanessa undergoes hypnosis to relive her time in the Banning Clinic.
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2016
05/22/2016
TV-MA
TV Series Episode
56 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Director(s):
Toa Fraser
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Eva Green / Vanessa Ives
Rory Kinnear / John Clare
Patti LuPone / Dr. Seward
Penny Dreadful  (2014–2016) 



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The Winning Season (2009)
A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.
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2009
05/22/2023
PG-13
Film
104 minutes
C
Genre:
Comedy
Sport
Director(s):
Jim Strouse
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Sam Rockwell / Bill
Emma Roberts / Abbie
Rob Corddry / Terry
Emily Rios / Kathy
Rooney Mara / Wendy
Jessica Hecht / Stacey
Connor Paolo / Damon
Meaghan Witri / Tamra
Melanie Hinkle / Mindy
Shana Dowdeswell / Molly



The Winning Season  (2009)



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Wicked As They Come (1956)
A poor but beautiful woman sets her sights on rising to the top, and lets nothing stand in her way--including murder.
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Rating:
Video Type:
1956
05/22/1956
Approved
Film
94 minutes
Columbia
M
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Cast:

Arlene Dahl / Kathleen 'Kathy' Allen, nee Allenborg
Philip Carey / Tim O'Bannion
Herbert Marshall / Stephen Collins
Michael Goodliffe / Larry Buckham
Ralph Truman / John Dowling
Sidney James / Frank Allenborg
David Kossoff / Sam Lewis
Faith Brook / Virginia Collins
Frederick Valk / Mr. Reisner
Marvin Kane / Mike Lewis



Wicked As They Come (1956)



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