Peacock

A crusty teacher, a student with nowhere to go, and a cook who is grieving spend Christmas break at an empty boarding school. Paul Giamatti. Rated R for language, and it is one of the best Christmas films in years. On Peacock.

A pile of London love stories collide at Christmas, some delightful and some that have aged worse than others. Rated R. On Netflix and Peacock. We still put it on, with a little side-eye at a couple of the plots.

Benedict Cumberbatch voices the Grinch in the 2018 animated one, which is brighter and kinder than you might remember from the trailer. On Peacock. Very easy for kids.

Jim Carrey in the full green makeup, committing completely. The 2000 live-action Grinch, on Peacock. Louder than the cartoon, and a lot of millennials want exactly that.

Steve Martin just wants to get home for Thanksgiving, and John Candy is the universe's answer. Rated R for one very famous meltdown. On Paramount+ and Peacock. The Thanksgiving movie.

A family tries to cook their late mother's recipes and not fall apart doing it. Danny Glover holds the center. On Hulu and Peacock. Have a plate nearby.