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🎬 Pick something for meChristmas movies, by who's watching or by kind
From the half-hour specials a three-year-old can sit through to the ones to save for after bedtime, plus the classics, the comedies and the love stories. Every title has a parents' guide.
By who's watching
Family Christmas Movies
A Charlie Brown ChristmasThe SnowmanRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
With little kids · 15 picksChristmas Movies and Specials for Little Kids
A Charlie Brown ChristmasHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!The Muppet Christmas Carol
With tweens and teens · 15 picksChristmas Movies for Tweens and Teens
GremlinsNational Lampoon's Christmas VacationDash & Lily
For grown-ups · 15 picksChristmas Movies for Grown-Ups
The HoldoversDie HardLove Actually
By kind
Classic Christmas Movies and Specials
It's a Wonderful LifeMiracle on 34th StreetWhite Christmas
For a laugh · 13 picksFunny Christmas Movies
Prep & LandingThe Santa ClauseElf
Love stories · 10 picksChristmas Romance Movies
White ChristmasThe Princess SwitchEdward Scissorhands
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Christmas
From the half-hour specials to the ones for after bedtime, sorted by who's watching, plus the classics, the comedies and the love stories.
Family Christmas Movies
Christmas movies and specials the whole family can share, youngest guide age first, with who each one suits.
15 picksChristmas Movies and Specials for Little Kids
Gentle Christmas specials and films for ages three to six, each with the one moment that might upset a small child.
15 picksChristmas Movies for Tweens and Teens
Christmas comedies, romances and scares for ages 10 to 15, with exactly what's in each one.
15 picksChristmas Movies for Grown-Ups
Christmas romances, dark comedies, action and horror for after the kids are in bed, and why each isn't for them.
15 picksClassic Christmas Movies and Specials
The Christmas films and TV specials parents and grandparents grew up with, 1946 to 1993, oldest first, with how each has aged.
13 picksFunny Christmas Movies
Christmas comedies from a 22-minute elf special to R-rated mayhem, youngest guide age first, with what's in each one.
10 picksChristmas Romance Movies
Christmas love stories from a 1954 musical to R-rated romances, gentlest first, with what's on screen in each.
Family
Things kids and grown-ups both enjoy.
Family Movie Night Picks
Crowd-pleasers that actually work for kids and adults at once.
22 picksThe Best Animated Movies for the Whole Family
Animated films kids love and adults would choose anyway, from Totoro to The Wild Robot, with an age guide on each.
20 picksLive-Action Family Movies
Real actors, real sets and stories that work for kids and adults together, from Paddington to Wicked.
21 picksNew Family Movies Worth Watching
The best family films since 2020, from The Wild Robot to Toy Story 5, with ages and cautions for each.
16 picksMovies for 6-Year-Olds
Gentle, funny movies a 6-year-old will love and a parent can happily sit through twice, from Totoro to Paddington 2.
21 picksMovies for 8-Year-Olds
Adventures with a little danger for 8-year-olds, from Star Wars to Spirited Away, with what each one contains.
20 picksMovies for 10-Year-Olds
Bigger, older-feeling movies for 10-year-olds, from School of Rock to Wicked, with what a parent should know.
New and recent
The best of the last few years, so you're not rewatching 1995.
The Best New Movies
The best-reviewed, most-talked-about films of 2025 and 2026 so far, from Oscar winners to blockbusters and horror hits.
22 picksThe Best New Series
The best new TV of 2025 and 2026: dramas, comedies, limited series and two returning shows worth catching up on now.
25 picksThe Best Movies of the 2020s (So Far)
The films since 2020 that have lasted: blockbusters, comedies, animation and foreign-language picks worth your night.
Teens and parents
Picks checked against our parents' guide, by age.
Movies for 12-Year-Olds
Twenty movies for the year between family films and teen ones, each checked against our parents' guide.
25 picksThe Best Movies for 13-Year-Olds
Twenty-five movies a 13-year-old will actually want to watch, each checked against our parents' guide.
20 picksMovies for 14-Year-Olds
Twenty movies a 14-year-old will want to see, mostly recent, with what a parent should know about each.
24 picksMovies for 15-Year-Olds
More grown-up picks for mid-teens, from The Dark Knight to Everything Everywhere, with what each one contains.
20 picksMovies for 16-Year-Olds
Twenty well-made R-rated films to share with a 16-year-old, each with exactly what earned the age.
25 picksPG-13 Movies With No Sex Scenes
Strong PG-13 films with no sex scenes, each with a note on the swearing and violence you'll get instead.
21 picksR-Rated Movies That Are OK for Older Teens
Great R-rated films for 15- and 16-year-olds, with exactly what earned each R and what isn't in it.
21 picksShows to Watch With Your Teen
Series a parent and a 12- to 15-year-old can both enjoy, from The Good Place to Arcane, with what to know on each.
21 picksComing-of-Age Movies for Teens and Parents
Films about growing up that a teen and a parent can watch together, from CODA to Stand by Me.
By mood
Start from how you feel tonight.
Cozy Shows to Unwind With
Low-stakes, warm-blanket TV for when you just want to decompress.
22 picksFeel-Good Movies to Lift Your Mood
Films that send you to bed a little happier than you woke up.
20 picksMind-Bending Movies & Shows
Twisty, cerebral picks that reward your full attention (and maybe a rewatch).
22 picksBest Thrillers to Watch Tonight
Edge-of-your-seat picks when you want tension, not comfort.
By occasion
Date night, a short evening, or something on in the background.
Binge-Worthy Limited Series
Complete stories that end — no five-season commitment, no cancellation risk.
16 picksBackground Shows for Working
Shows you can half-watch without losing the thread — or your concentration.
20 picksDate Night Movies
Films two adults will both enjoy, across romance, comedy and thrillers, matched to the kind of night you want.
20 picksGreat Movies Under 90 Minutes
Great films that are over in ninety minutes or less: comedies, thrillers, horror, animation and a concert film.
By genre
When you already know what kind of thing you want.
Romantic Comedies That Actually Work
Rom-coms that earn both halves of the word, from When Harry Met Sally... to Palm Springs and Rye Lane.
20 picksSci-Fi Movies Worth Your Evening
Big ideas that also make a great night in, from The Martian and Dune to Project Hail Mary and a few small gems.
21 picksAction Movies With Real Craft
Action you can actually follow: real stunts, clear fights and set pieces built with care, old and new.
21 picksMovies That Are Actually Funny
Comedies that get real laughs, not polite smiles: Game Night, Airplane!, Friendship, Hoppers and more.
20 picksCrime and Heist Movies
Heists, mob sagas and getaway drivers: the best crime films, mostly recent, plus the classics they borrow from.
20 picksDocumentaries Worth Watching
Real stories that grip like fiction: the best documentaries and docuseries, from a ropeless climb to a lost festival.
20 picksTrue Crime Series and Docs
The true-crime series and films that justify the hours, from The Jinx to The Perfect Neighbor, plus a few great dramas.
20 picksForeign-Language Films Worth the Subtitles
Films that make you forget you're reading, from Parasite and RRR to quieter gems in Norwegian, Finnish and Persian.
20 picksAnimated Movies for Grown-Ups
Animation made for adults: R-rated, devastating, strange or just pitched over kids' heads, from Akira to Flow.
19 picksSports Movies Even Non-Fans Love
Sports films that are really about people: underdogs, rivals and families, no rulebook required.
20 picksMusicals and Music Movies
Big musicals, music biopics and concert films, old and new, with notes on which ones the kids can join.
20 picksMovies Based on True Stories
Rescues, frauds, startups and survival stories, with an honest note on how true each film really is.
20 picksWar Movies
From the First World War to Iraq: war films that earn their violence, with notes on how hard each one hits.
TV and series
Shows worth starting, and how far to go.
The Best Comedy Series to Start Now
Comedies worth starting tonight, mostly from the last decade, plus the classics nothing has replaced.
21 picksPrestige Drama Series
The serious, serialized dramas that made TV the main event, from The Sopranos to The Pitt.
20 picksReality and Competition Shows Worth Your Time
Competitions built on real skill or real scheming, and reality shows that treat their people kindly.
22 picksSci-Fi and Fantasy Series
Space operas, dragons, apocalypses and one very strange office: the genre series worth your weekends.
Horror
Every kind of scary, from ghost stories to slashers.
Classic Horror Movies
Psycho, The Thing, The Exorcist and more: the pre-1990 horror films that still frighten, and the ones that fascinate.
20 picksSlasher Movies
Slashers from Black Christmas and Halloween to X, Freaky and Heart Eyes, with how gory each one gets.
20 picksZombie Movies and Shows
From Night of the Living Dead to 28 Years Later: zombie films and series, fast and slow, funny and grim.
20 picksHorror Comedies
Scary movies that want you laughing too, from undead mockumentaries to blood-soaked games of hide-and-seek.
19 picksGhost Stories and Haunted Houses
The restless dead and the houses that won't let go, from jump-scare hauntings to slow, sad ghost stories.
19 picksScary Movies Without Gore
Genuinely frightening films with little or no blood, for viewers who want the dread and the jumps without the splatter.
25 picksThe Best Horror Movies of the 2020s
The decade's best horror so far, from Talk to Me and Barbarian to Sinners, Weapons and 2026's breakout hits.
18 picksScary Series to Binge
Horror series worth a week of late nights, ordered from eerie to the shows you'll want the lights on for.
18 picksThe Best Stephen King Adaptations
The best of Stephen King on screen, from Shawshank and Stand by Me to It, Doctor Sleep and The Long Walk.
20 picksCreature Features and Monster Movies
Sharks, aliens, giant worms, vampires and Godzilla: the best monster movies, from Jaws to Sinners.
13 picksScary Movies for Kids
Thirteen scary movies for kids of about six to ten, from a friendly ghost to Nightbooks, ordered by a scare level rated for children.
17 picksHorror Movies for Teens
Seventeen real horror films for 12- to 15-year-olds, youngest guide age first, from The Haunting to The Orphanage, with what's in each.
Halloween
Scary or not too scary, ordered from gentle to frightening.
Horror Movies for Halloween Night
Twenty-six real scares, ordered from horror-comedy to the films people regret watching alone.
26 picksFamily Halloween Movies
Spooky but not traumatizing: picks for kids and grown-ups together, with a scare level on each.
17 picksHalloween Movies for Little Kids
Gentle Halloween films and specials for ages three to seven, none scarier than a jump played for laughs.
19 picksHalloween Movies for Tweens and Teens
From the scariest family films to PG-13 horror: Halloween picks for ages 10 to 15, with what's in each one.
15 picksSpooky Shows for Kids
Spooky series for kids and tweens, from a preschool vampire to teenage ghost hunters, with a starting age on each.