A Boy Called Christmas
An origin story for Father Christmas that takes grief seriously, which is rarer than it should be.
Festive Factor 71 out of 100: A different kind of Christmas.Christmas films by year
Christmas films of 2021
Every Christmas film released in 2021 that we have scored, best Festive Factor first.
At a glance
We have scored 8 Christmas films released in 2021. The highest by Festive Factor: A Boy Called Christmas (71), 8-Bit Christmas (61) and Father Christmas Is Back (52). Certificates: 1 U, 1 PG, 4 12, 1 15 and 1 with no UK certificate listed.
Ranked by Festive Factor
Highest ratified score first. A film still waiting for its ratified score comes after them.
8-Bit Christmas
A nostalgia piece that knows exactly which Christmas it is remembering: 1988, a boy, and a games console he…
Festive Factor 61 out of 100: A different kind of Christmas.
Father Christmas Is Back
Plenty of famous British faces, John Cleese and Elizabeth Hurley among them, gathered at a grand country…
Festive Factor 52 out of 100: A different kind of Christmas.
Christmas at Castle Hart
Lacey Chabert, an Irish castle and a case of mistaken identity: if you know Hallmark, you know the shape…
Festive Factor 49 out of 100: A different kind of Christmas.
Robin Robin
Aardman swapped clay for needle felt here, and the whole thing looks stitched by hand on a kitchen table…
Festive Factor 49 out of 100: A different kind of Christmas.
Single All the Way
A man tired of turning up single to his family's Christmas talks his best friend into posing as his…
Festive Factor 44 out of 100: A different kind of Christmas.
Red Snow
A vampire romance novelist takes in a wounded bat at Christmas and gets far more research than she bargained…
Festive Factor 34 out of 100: A different kind of Christmas.
Boxing Day
Aml Ameen writes, directs and stars as a London-born author who flies home from Los Angeles with his…
Festive Factor 25 out of 100: A different kind of Christmas.Swipe for more films →