Drama
Desmond Doyle is devastated when his wife abandons their family on the day after Christmas. His unemployment, and the fact that there is no woman in the house to care for the children—Evelyn, Dermot and Maurice—make it clear to the authorities this is an untenable situation. The Catholic Church and the Irish courts decide to put the Doyle children into Church-run orphanages.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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A Midnight Clear
Święta noc
The Greatest Store in the World
Athisayan
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Homecoming
Mistletoe & Menorahs
One Fine Christmas
Vaselinetjie
Mixed Nuts
The Christmas Cure
A Dream for Christmas
Silent Night
Powder Blue
Christmas Holidate
VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas
Scrooge
A Christmas Carol
Christmas Cottage
The Christmas Star
SIMILAR MOVIES
A Midnight Clear
IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 1992
In 1944 France, an American Intelligence Squad locates a German Platoon wishing to surrender rather than die in Germany's final war offensive. The two groups of men, isolated from the war at present, put aside their differences and spend Christmas together before the surrender plan turns bad and both sides are forced to fight the other.Święta noc
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 2024
On Christmas Eve, Ewa awaits her scattered family’s return - her husband Adam arrives from Germany, but a buried conflict erupts and he storms out, leaving her alone. Soon a charming, slightly drunk stranger named Mikołaj, dressed as Santa, knocks on her door, and she lets him in, sparking an unexpected intellectual and sensual game. Their encounter takes a tense turn when Adam unexpectedly returns.The Greatest Store in the World
IMDB 4.8 | Dec , 1999
Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternative place to stay. At first, they live in temporary housing, but the conditions are unbearable. Geraldine reacts quickly and the family decides to take up residence in Scottley's, the best department store in London. They must keep it a secret from doorman Brian (whom the girls call Mr. Whiskers), and a couple of bumbling thieves who want to rob the store safe of its jewels.Athisayan
IMDB 2.8 | Apr , 2007
Devan is an orphan raised by Maya, an investigative journalist. When she is abducted before she can expose a high-profile group of criminals, Devan consumes an invisibility potion to try and save her.The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2024
The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.Homecoming
IMDB 5.9 | Jul , 2009
A jilted ex-girlfriend plots revenge after her former beau comes back to their hometown with a new lover.Mistletoe & Menorahs
IMDB 5.8 | Dec , 2019
When a determined toy company executive, Christy, must learn about Hanukkah in a hurry in order to land a big account, she enlists the help of her co-worker's friend Jonathan, who happens to also be in desperate need of turning his bachelor pad into a Christmas Wonderland to impress his girlfriend's father.One Fine Christmas
IMDB 5.2 | Nov , 2019
The families on Christmas Street have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday season.Vaselinetjie
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2017
At the age of 8, Vaselinetjie is taken away by the Welfare and send to the orphanage. It's a strange, hard, dangerous world of rebel children, fierce house mothers,friends, first loves and where she finally finds true self-acceptance.Mixed Nuts
IMDB 5.4 | Dec , 1994
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.The Christmas Cure
IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 2017
A doctor returns home for Christmas to find that her father has decided to retire from his own practice. After reuniting with her high school sweetheart, she wonders if she should stay and take over her father's practice.A Dream for Christmas
IMDB 6 | Dec , 1973
A Southern minister is assigned to a poor church in California where the congregation is drifting away and the church itself is scheduled for demolition.Silent Night
IMDB 5.9 | Dec , 2002
Fact-based World War II story set on Christmas Eve, 1944, finds a German Mother and her son seeking refuge in a cabin on the war front. When she is invaded by three American soldiers and then three German soldiers, she successfully convinces the soldiers to put aside their differences for one evening and share a Christmas dinner.Powder Blue
IMDB 6.1 | May , 2009
On the gritty streets of LA, the destinies of four people desperate for connection and redemption are about to collide.Christmas Holidate
IMDB 2 | Nov , 2023
When single businesswoman Holly Harper uses her company's unreleased dating app to ease family tension during the holidays, a glitch in the app causes more than one date to arrive.VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas
IMDB 5.1 | Oct , 2002
It's 1880's London, and Cavis Appythart and Millward Phelps (Bob and Larry) are putting the finishing touches on their first Christmas musical, "The Princess and the Plumber." Filled with spectacle and more electric lights than London has ever seen, Cavis is convinced his impressive show will "teach London to love!" Unfortunately, a church Christmas pageant staged by Little Edmund Gilbert (Junior Asparagus) is opening the same night, right down the street, and features the "Star of Christmas"– A priceless artifact that hasn't been seen in 80 years. Just how far will Cavis go to make sure his show opens on top? Find out in this hilarious, action-packed adventure which teaches that it's the true story of God's love that shows us how to love one another– at Christmas time and throughout the year!Scrooge
IMDB 7.4 | Nov , 1951
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman, until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show him how his unhappy childhood and adult behavior has left him a selfish, lonely old man.A Christmas Carol
IMDB 7.5 | Oct , 1984
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.Christmas Cottage
IMDB 6.3 | Oct , 2008
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in danger of losing the family home.The Christmas Star
IMDB 5.6 | Dec , 1986
Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas.