CHRISTMAS WITH A DIFFERENCE

There's a definite chill in the air at FILMCLUB – so unless someone's left the back door open again, we're thinking Christmas must be coming. And there are, of course, plenty of famous and timelessly heart-warming Christmas films out there. What would the festive season for a film lover be without It's A Wonderful Life, or Miracle on 34th Street, The Nightmare Before Christmas or Scrooge? But as film lovers ourselves, we also want to share with our members some of the lesser known Yuletide movies that are every bit as fantastic as their more celebrated peers – and to recommend some more of our favourites that might not strictly be about Christmas, but which we think in some way sum up what's great about the idea of coming together in mid-winter and huddling around... well, in our case it's huddling around a movie. So if you want to join us here with our season of Christmas movies with a difference, then just grab a mince pie and a seat and make yourself at home.

SHOWING 1-10 OF 13 FILMS 1 2

A Warning To The Curious (PG)

Running Time : 50 mins

Year Produced : 1972

Director : Lawrence Gordon Clark
Cast : Peter Vaughan Clive Swift David Cargill John Kearney Julian Herrington

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1 Votes (Members)

Duck Soup (U)

Running Time : 68 mins

Year Produced : 1933

Director : Leo McCarey
Cast : Groucho Marx Harpo Marx Chico Marx Margaret Dumont Zeppo Marx

All trace of reason and logic are joyfully cast aside in this wild comedy starring the much-loved 30s comics the Marx Brothers. The story begins when the totally unqualified Rufus T Firefly becomes dictator of the shambolic country of Freedonia, and is soon involved in a senseless war with next-door Sylvania - but the plot is barely relevant in a film this hilarious, where all that really matters is the constant barrage of madcap jokes that stars Groucho, Harpo and Chico joyfully deliver!

142 Votes (Members)

Elf (PG)

Running Time : 97 mins

Year Produced : 2003

Director : Jon Favreau
Cast : Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Zooey Deschanel Edward Asner

It's never easy finding out that you're not who you thought you were - but that's exactly what happens to Buddy the Elf. Having spent his whole life in the North Pole working for Santa Claus with his fellow elves, he learns that he was in fact adopted by his elf father - and if that wasn't enough, he finds out that he's human too! Shocked and confused, Buddy sets off to New York to track down his real father - beginning a magical, hugely funny Christmas adventure that will appeal to both elves and humans.

430 Votes (Members)

How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 animated) (U)

Running Time : 26 mins

Year Produced : 1966

Director : Chuck Jones Ben Washam
Cast : Boris Karloff

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58 Votes (Members)

Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) (12)

Running Time : 111 mins

Year Produced : 2005

Director : Christian Carion
Cast : Diane Kruger Gary Lewis Guillaume Canet Benno Furmann Dany Boon

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Millions (12)

Running Time : 98 mins

Year Produced : 2004

Director : Danny Boyle
Cast : Alexander Nathan Etel James Nesbitt Alun Armstrong Christopher Fulford Lewis McGibbon

Seven-year-old Damien and his nine-year-old brother Anthony have an interesting problem on their hands - a bag containing �265,000 has dropped into their lives, and with only a few days left before the British pound is replaced forever by the Euro, they only have one week to spend it, give it away, or try to return it to its owners. What the boys do with the cash, and how they feel about their sudden fortune, makes for a thought-provoking film full of hilarity, excitement and unexpected twists and turns.

An audio description is available on this DVD.

114 Votes (Members)