Discovering Christmas Films

December. 16,2018      
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Gathering for a Christmas lunch, the film critics and writers of Discovering Film discuss the merits of 20 films from Bill Murray's star turn in Scrooged, the James Stewart classic It's a Wonderful Life, Ingmar Bergman's Fanny & Alexander, to Bruce Willis' memorable Die Hard.

Bonnie Greer as  Self

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