Santa's Apprentice

A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.

Runtime

1h 43m

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Cast

Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during nighttime visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Runtime

1h 26m

Director

Brian Henson

Cast

Michael Caine, Don Austen, Dave Goelz

Crustacés et coquillages is a fresh French comedy film with numerous surprise turnarounds and about the tolerance of a family of four. The family spend an idealistic summer vacation together where each of the family members gets involved in a new or old relationship.

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau

Cast

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Gilbert Melki, Jean-Marc Barr

Monsieur Hulot, Jacques Tati’s endearing clown, takes a holiday at a seaside resort, where his presence provokes one catastrophe after another. Tati’s masterpiece of gentle slapstick is a series of effortlessly well-choreographed sight gags involving dogs, boats, and firecrackers; it was the first entry in the Hulot series and the film...

Runtime

1h 27m

Director

Jacques Tati

Cast

Nathalie Pascaud, Louis Pérault, Micheline Rolla

The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.

Runtime

1h 33m

Director

Bob Clark

Cast

Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley