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10 Best Movies Like Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

If you loved Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Cries and Whispers

Cries and Whispers

1972★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs....

#2
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1952★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours th...

#3
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum

1939★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas for fans of Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting ...

#4
The Gauntlet

The Gauntlet

1977★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute w...

#5
La Notte

La Notte

1961★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan....

#6
Two Evil Eyes

Two Evil Eyes

1990★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A duo of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a greedy wife's attempt to embezzle her dying husband's fortune, and a sleazy reporter's adoption of a strange black cat....