THEME EXPLORATION

Holiday wonder

27 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Bedtime For Sniffles
Bedtime For Sniffles
1940 · Chuck Jones
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Hayao Miyazaki
The Holiday
The Holiday
2006 · Nancy Meyers
Florianópolis Dream
Florianópolis Dream
2018 · Ana Katz
The Miracle of Marcelino
The Miracle of Marcelino
1990 · Ladislao Vajda
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas
1993 · Henry Selick
Inspector Bellamy
Inspector Bellamy
2009 · Claude Chabrol
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
2026 · Tetsuo Yajima
So Can I
So Can I
1975 · Abbas Kiarostami
Appointment with Death
Appointment with Death
1989 · Alfonso Cuarón
The Cassandra Cat
The Cassandra Cat
1963 · Vojtěch Jasný
Aquesta nit o mai
Aquesta nit o mai
1992 · Ventura Pons
Kiss the Girls
Kiss the Girls
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
Rêve de Noël
Rêve de Noël
1900 · Georges Méliès
A Grand Day Out
A Grand Day Out
1990 · Nick Park
Trolls Holiday
Trolls Holiday
2017 · Joel Crawford
A Bramble House Christmas
A Bramble House Christmas
2017 · Steven R. Monroe
Borrowed Hearts
Borrowed Hearts
1997 · Ted Kotcheff
Deathcember
Deathcember
2019 · Ruggero Deodato
Designing Christmas with You
Designing Christmas with You
2023 · Jo-Anne Brechin
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead
2018 · Ben Wheatley
Jeans and T-Shirt
Jeans and T-Shirt
1983 · Mariano Laurenti
Meyer from Berlin
Meyer from Berlin
1919 · Ernst Lubitsch
Shrek Stories
Shrek Stories
2013 · Simon J. Smith
The Penguins of Madagascar: Happy King Julien Day
The Penguins of Madagascar: Happy King Julien Day
2010 · Eric Darnell
The Tunnel
The Tunnel
2019 · Pål Øie
Troublesome Night 4
Troublesome Night 4
1998 · Herman Yau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra USA

His masterpiece 'It's a Wonderful Life' quintessentially captures the magic of holiday wonder through examining how individual lives create ripples of meaning and joy during Christmas.

 Richard Curtis United Kingdom

Curtis specializes in heartwarming holiday narratives like 'Love Actually' that blend humor, romance, and genuine wonder at the interconnectedness of human experience during festive seasons.

 Hayao Miyazaki Japan

Miyazaki infuses his films with dreamlike wonder and enchantment, creating festive and magical atmospheres that celebrate the extraordinary beauty hidden within everyday holiday moments and human connection.