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With the same old films in heavy rotation on television every December \u2014 think Home Alone<\/em><\/a>, A Christmas Story<\/em><\/a> and Love Actually<\/em><\/a> \u2014 you may be sleeping on other yuletide favorites from the silver screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n 1988\u2019s Scrooged<\/em>, for example, marked Bill Murray<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s first film since Ghostbusters<\/em>, and it puts a modern-day spin on Charles Dickens\u2019 Christmas Carol<\/em>. The underrated movie<\/a> also featured appearances from three of Murray\u2019s brothers, actors Brian Doyle-Murray<\/strong>, Joel Murray<\/strong> and John Murray<\/strong>.<\/p>\n And nearly three decades later, Scrooged\u2019s<\/em> lead star teamed up with the likes of George Clooney<\/strong><\/a> and Amy Poehler<\/strong><\/a> for the 2015 Netflix musical A Very Murray Christmas<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you ever are going to have a Christmas show that you are going to watch with another person, and you are going to turn to them and kiss them and they are going to kiss you back, this will be that show,\u201d Bill told Variety<\/em><\/a> in December 2015.<\/p>\n 2005\u2019s The Family Stone<\/em>, on the other hand, puts the \u201cfun\u201d in family dysfunction, as a tightly-wound Sarah Jessica Parker<\/strong><\/a> joins Diane Keaton<\/strong><\/a>, Claire Danes<\/strong><\/a>, Luke Wilson<\/strong><\/a> and Rachel McAdams<\/strong><\/a> at her \u201cmean girl\u201d best.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Meredith was probably somebody who had very high standards for herself and lived in a world that was about discipline, appearance, success, ambition, and personal achievement. I think it made her actually quite touching,\u201d Parker told Vulture<\/em><\/a> in December 2018 of her flawed character. \u201cI really liked her, and I was sorry that she suffered so much, that she was so hard on herself and so hard on others. She was making an attempt to have a full life, a life that she thought was a portrait of success. I found those qualities very human.\u201d<\/p>\n When it comes to more conventional holiday rom-coms<\/a>, fans shouldn\u2019t miss 1995\u2019s While You Were Sleepin<\/em>g, starring Sandra Bullock<\/strong><\/a> as a hapless romantic who comes to the rescue of the handsome stranger she\u2019s been crushing on for eons.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, if you like action flicks, Hollywood classics, or Mary-Kate<\/strong><\/a> and Ashley<\/strong><\/a> movies, we\u2019ve got you covered, too. Yes, the Olsen twin\u2019s To Grandmother\u2019s House We Go<\/em> is a staple of the season despite being left off most people\u2019s must-watch lists.<\/p>\n
\n While You Were Sleeping, A Very Murray Christmas, The Family Stone.<\/span> Shutterstock (3)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n