Netflix, MyCanal or the France.TV platform are full of films to discover with the family during the holidays.
Unfold the blankets and prepare the hot chocolates: the Christmas holidays having started, the season of afternoons spent on the sofa is officially open. The perfect opportunity to discover feature films with the family.
Streaming platforms are full of films designed for the holidays. BFMTV.com offers you a selection of 6 of them, classified according to the age of the children they are aimed at.
For 3-5 year olds
• Merry Christmas, Mog! – France TV
This twenty-minute animated short film follows Mog, the Thomas family cat. The feline takes a dim view of the excitement that grips his masters as Christmas approaches. Feeling neglected, he retreats to the snowy roof to sulk…
• Shaun the Sheep, Christmas Escape – Netflix
The famous plasticine character prepares for the holidays with his family in this small format adventure. In 20 minutes, the animal decorates its house, browses a Christmas market and embarks on a crazy sleigh race through the clouds.
For ages 6-9
• That Christmas – Netflix
This British animated film follows with humor and tenderness the thwarted New Year's Eves of a gallery of characters, while Santa Claus finds himself trapped by a snowstorm. “Intertwined stories of families, friends and small miracles (which) intersect during the holidays,” summarizes the platform. A film inspired by a series of children's books by Richard Curtis (director of Love Actually).
• Abominable – France TV
Yi, a Chinese teenager, divides her life between her mother, her friends and her violin, which she has not touched since the death of her father. Her daily life changes when she meets Everest, a yeti with magical powers, on the roof of her building in Shanghai. They embark on a journey to the snowy Himalayan mountains to help the animal find its parents… while trying to escape the evil Mr. Burnish, a wealthy businessman who seeks to capture it.
For 10-15 year olds
• Christmas at Candy Cane Lane – Prime Video
In this holiday comedy, Eddie Murphy plays a father who inadvertently makes a deal with an evil elf. As chaos settles in the city, he embarks with his wife and children on a crazy epic to cancel this contract before being turned into a figurine.
• Dear Santa – MyCanal (via Paramount+)
Due to a spelling mistake, young Liam's letter to Santa Claus arrives directly in the mailbox of the devil himself (Jack Black).
The latter decides to play the game and, pretending to be Santa Claus, he appears to the teenager to offer to grant him three wishes. But Liam doesn't know that at the end of these three gifts, he will have to give her his soul.
