Festive season ahead: tune into the spirit
Beamafilm
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02/12/2025
As the year begins to wind down, we can look forward to one of the simplest joys of the holiday season: curling up with a festive film. Whether it’s a timeless classic, a heartwarming romance, or a story filled with music, magic, and celebration, holiday movies offer a special kind of comfort, an invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect.
For families, festive films are a ritual. They create shared memories, spark nostalgia, and offer moments of laughter, reflection, and warmth. For friends, they’re an excuse to gather, unwind, and settle into the season’s relaxed rhythm. And for those who enjoy a solo movie night, festive films become a gentle companion, a way to rest, recharge, and find a sense of calm amid the busyness of December.
There’s something universal about the way holiday stories bring people together. Perhaps it’s the familiar themes of kindness, hope, love, and togetherness. Or maybe it’s the simple pleasure of letting a story wrap around you like a cosy blanket. However we celebrate, festive flicks help us tune into the spirit of the season, reminding us of what matters, and giving us space to feel joy.
This month on Beamafilm, we’re embracing the festive mood with a curated selection of holiday favourites and feel-good films to brighten the season. Whether you’re planning a movie night with the whole family, scheduling a friends-only watch party, or taking an evening for yourself, we have something to help you usher in the celebrations.
Peruse our festive season watchlist here, get comfortable, press play and lean into the season!
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Eve, A Christmas loving professional wish granter, takes on the task of decorating the high-end condo for a reclusive writer who is spending the holidays out of town.
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In a Christmas classic, an angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed.
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It is Christmas Eve, a time of excitement for the Silberhaus children. Presented with a magical Nutcracker from their loving godfather, young Marie and Fritz are destined for a night they will not soon forget.
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A 16-year-old tries to play matchmaker for her widowed father during Christmastime.
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With Christmas around the corner, Zooey and Flip want to make sure that every penguin has a proper holiday feast.
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Harlequin holiday romance favourites you'll fall in love with.
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Follows Marie, as she makes a wish and becomes the same size as her toy nutcracker, who is really a prince under a spell, and they must travel to the magical Land of Flowers to save the world from the rat people.
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Two spinsters have their world shaken when a Parisian cook enters their lives.
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Based on L. Frank Baum’s Christmas tales, Santa’s Castle recounts the story of how one Christmas all was not well in Laughing Valley.
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A gorgeous, French multi-millionaire comes to Montana to do a deal and photo shoot with a major cosmetics company and meets the woman of his dreams.
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Two children set out to foil the thieves who have stolen their horse.
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A single woman swears off dating, after every boyfriend she’s had finds the love of their life immediately after breaking up with her.
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It's Fishmas in Fishtail Reef, and Fifi and all her friends at Fish School are super excited to spend a fun-filled vacation with their families.
A chef trying to get away from a series of disappointments, both personal and professional, goes on vacation, only to clash with the resort’s grumpy chef.
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Barney and his friends sneak into the local department store after hours hoping to use rare toys to swap for things on their lists.
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When department store executive Madison is charged with coming up with a fresh idea for the holiday season, she decides that instead of a classic Santa, this year they would hire a young Santa with lots of fashionable style.
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A pair of star-crossed lovers – an undercover cop and a defense lawyer who met while pursuing a major crime lord – are put in jeopardy when one of them gets kidnapped by a corrupt element imbedded in Philadelphia’s most revered...
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A special Christmas concert starring Grammy-winner Al Walser is recorded in Hollywood with a live audience.
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A year has gone by since the events of The Wizard's Christmas, and the people have slowly begun to rebuild under the new Christmas Wizard. The city is buzzing with excitement and preparations are in full swing for the first new...
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The holiday season has started and Molly Cooper is looking for joy. Finally living her childhood dream, Molly swaps her quaint farmhouse for London Financier Patrick Kingston’s posh apartment.
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Wedding Planner, Kelsey Wilson, is about to have her big break: planning her beloved cousin's lavish and exclusive wedding.
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A culinary lifestyle show with a royal difference. In stately homes and royal palaces we will learn about the fine tradition and glamour of the most distinguished kitchens and dining tables around the world.
A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.
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Wanted by the law, likeable bushrangers Sam Cash and cigar smoking accomplice Joe Brady are men with purpose and the know how to stay one sneaky step ahead of the authorities.
‘Archipelago New York’ is a three-part documentary series presenting a modern-day exploration of the surprisingly exciting and diverse natural landscape of New York Island by sailboat.
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