Who says that it actually has to be a holiday for you to enjoy watching a holiday movie? Some people get quite a lot of enjoyment out of watching Valentine's Day movies in September and Christmas movies in June.
Here are a few that can be enjoyed no matter what time of year it is! Home for the Holidays: This movie stars Holly Hunter as a single mother who travels back to her childhood home to spend Thanksgiving weekend with her family.
Robert Downey Jr.
plays her brother and the rest of the supporting cast of characters is charming and wonderful as they play their dysfunctional family roles perfectly! What makes this family so charming is that their dysfunction comes from being a traditional family.
Dad plays the organ and turns the hose on kids who argue while Mom nitpicks and the sister tries to be the perfect homemaker.
You will not stop laughing until the credits roll! Love Actually: The great thing about this holiday movie is that it is not technically a holiday movie.
Sure the story takes place in the month before and after Christmas and so many of the activities that the characters engage in are Christmas related.
Really though, the story is about personal relationships and how intertwined we all can be.
This is a movie that you will want to put on repeat so that you can figure out just how all of the characters are connected! Planes Trains and Automobiles: Steve Martin plays a man whose only wish is to get home and spend the Thanksgiving Day with his family in this movie.
Along the way he finds himself stuck with the loud and slightly obnoxious John Candy.
This hysterical movie can be enjoyed no matter what time of year it is.
Edward Scissorhands: This movie takes place around Halloween, but it doesn't have to be October thirty first to enjoy one of Johnny Depp's first movie roles.
Who doesn't have a soft spot in their heart for the young man with scissors for hands who simply wanted to find a way to hold the girl he loved? This is also one of Tim Burton's first popular movies and a great introduction to his oddball style! When Harry Met Sally: This movie's quintessential scene takes place on New Year's Eve but you don't have to wait until the ball starts dropping in Times Square to enjoy watching the chemistry between Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal.
This movie about how people come together is a classic and is what helped make Meg Ryan a star.
One of the best things about the movie watching experience is that, if the movie is good, a movie can transport you to another time and another place.
This is why it is so popular to watch summer movies in the winter and winter movies in the summer-the thrill of escaping your current surroundings for something better.