'90s Christmas Movies For Kids

1 Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

Year: 1999

Rating: NR

Age your child will enjoy it: 3+

What to look out for: This adorable Christmas movie is totally harmless, but the fact that Santa isn't real is addressed in Goofy and Max's storyline, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie are huge brats in the beginning of their story (something you may want to stress to your kids is not cool).

1 / 8

2 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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Year: 1998

Rating: G

Age your child will enjoy it: 3+

What to look out for: This cheesy, heartwarming Christmas story about nonconformity and finding your "people" is adorable and totally harmless.

2 / 8

3 The Santa Clause

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Year: 1994

Rating: PG

Age your child will enjoy it: 6+

What to look out for: I mean, the whole plot of the movie stems from Scott scaring Santa into a fatal fall off the roof, so do with that tidbit what you will. Other than that and a few hard references to Scott's divorce with Charlie's mother, this movie is totally wholesome and hysterical.

3 / 8

4 Miracle on 34th Street

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Year: 1994

Rating: PG

Age your child will enjoy it: 6+

What to look out for: There is little to argue against when it comes to this adorable film (though the original 1947 version is totally better), but at first, Susan is a firm disbeliever in Santa, which could prompt your kids to ask some questions about Santa Claus's existence.

4 / 8

5 Home Alone

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Year: 1990

Rating: PG

Age your child will enjoy it: 7+

What to look out for: The wet bandits are super creepy and talk briefly about biting off each one of Kevin's fingers one by one. There's a bit of swearing, some violence, and Kevin is basically a murderer without the actual murder (you know it's true).

5 / 8

6 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

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Year: 1992

Rating: PG

Age your child will enjoy it: 7+

What to look out for: As in the first Home Alone film, there's a ton of physical comedy and slapstick violence, plus a bit of language. (And yes, Kevin is still pretty much a murderer without the actual murder.)

6 / 8

7 Jack Frost

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Year: 1998

Rating: PG

Age your child will enjoy it: 8+

What to look out for: I'm still not over Michael Keaton's car crash nearly 20 years later, and your kid may never be either. That, and the fact that even though he eventually puts things right with Charlie (as a snowman), he has to go back to being a normal dead person. As he disappears (but not before appearing as Michael Keaton once more) the camera pans and "Landslide" begins to play through the credits — it's devastating, but so worth the heartbreak.

7 / 8

8 Jingle All the Way

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Year: 1996

Rating: PG

Age your child will enjoy it: 7+

What to look out for: Arnold Schwarzenegger is certifiably insane in this movie (as is Sinbad) and some of his crazy actions are dangerous, leading to explosions and car chases. The main plot of the movie is all about the stress of consumerism around the holidays and can send some kids the wrong message about what Christmas is really supposed to be about.

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