Netflix Life
Fansided

Best Christmas movies set in each state

ByReed Gaudens|
HOME ALONE - Eight year old Kevin MacAllister (Macaulay Culkin) gets lost in the shuffle as his large, upper-middle class suburban family rushes to make a plane that will ferry them off to their Christmas vacation in France; Kevin, having been banished to an attic room as punishment, is subsequently forgotten. At first this is a dream come true, as for the first time in his young life he has no one to answer to but himself, and he takes full advantage of his newfound freedom, eating junk food and watching late-night horror flicks. But when the bumbling Wet Bandits Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) target his house for a robbery, Kevin must step up to defend his home; he sets a maze of booby traps so elaborate that only an eight year old imagination could concoct them. (20TH CENTURY FOX)MACAULAY CULKIN
HOME ALONE - Eight year old Kevin MacAllister (Macaulay Culkin) gets lost in the shuffle as his large, upper-middle class suburban family rushes to make a plane that will ferry them off to their Christmas vacation in France; Kevin, having been banished to an attic room as punishment, is subsequently forgotten. At first this is a dream come true, as for the first time in his young life he has no one to answer to but himself, and he takes full advantage of his newfound freedom, eating junk food and watching late-night horror flicks. But when the bumbling Wet Bandits Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern) target his house for a robbery, Kevin must step up to defend his home; he sets a maze of booby traps so elaborate that only an eight year old imagination could concoct them. (20TH CENTURY FOX)MACAULAY CULKIN
41 of 50
Christmas movies
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 20: Amber Stevens West attends the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s 19th Annual Les Girls at Avalon Hollywood on October 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images)

South Dakota: Christmas Unwrapped

Release Year: 2020

Directed By: Bosede Williams

Starring: Amber Stevens West, Marco Grazzini, Cheryl Ladd, Cherion Drakes, Anthony Sherwood, Morgan Kelly, Izzy Perry, Jodi Larratt, Roger Dunn, Stacey Coke

Full disclosure: Christmas Unwrapped doesn’t actually take place in South Dakota. But the film’s co-star Cheryl Ladd, who’s best known for starring in the original Charlie’s Angels television series, comes from Huron, South Dakota. It’s enough to give the Lifetime Christmas movie a South Dakota flair even though it was filmed a few thousand miles up north in Canada. Christmas Unwrapped stars Amber Stevens West as a reporter named Charity, who’s tasked by her boss, Janet (Cheryl Ladd), with profiling millionaire Erik Gallagher (Marco Grazzini).

Every year, Erik collects millions of dollars to help the less fortunate during Christmastime, but he’s always insisted that the donations come from Santa Claus. Charity takes it open herself to sniff out the true identity of Erik’s donor, all the while wearing down to his confident convictions and infectious charm. When she does discover who funds the donations, Charity must decide if the truth is more important than love and holiday spirit. Christmas Unwrapped premiered on Lifetime as one of the many brand-new original Christmas movies, and with the chemistry of its leads and exciting story, it’s sure to become someone’s annual favorite.

Home/Netflix Movies