Looking for movies to watch during the holidays? Take this quiz to find out which movie you should watch next.

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quiz design/Jessie Jalca

A Christmas Carol: A bitter old man unwillingly follows three Christmas spirits through time to learn to appreciate the holiday and the joy Christmas spreads.
Die Hard: A police officer and his wife hold their Christmas party in the wrong place and the wrong time, and get caught up in terrorist activity. When the terrorists capture his wife, he decides to stop at nothing to return her safely home.
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Six-year-old Who Cindy Lou seeks to reignite a more pure and generous Christmas spirit not wrapped up in gifts. To do this, she decides to welcome the bitter Grinch back to Whoville.
Elf: When Buddy the Elf finds out he is actually a human, he goes on a quest to find his birth father in New York. Sticking out like a sore thumb, Buddy inadvertently transforms the world of everyone he meets, spreading the Christmas joy.
Frosty the Snowman: A magician’s mishap with his magical hat turns a snowman named Frosty into a living being. The magician now chases after Frosty, but a young girl tries to help the snowman evade the selfish man.
Full Court Miracle: The high school basketball players at Philadelphia Hebrew Academy have never won a game, but they learn about the ancient story of a Jewish warrior and priest named Judah Macabee. Immediately inspired, they seek help from a former professional basketball player, a man who they believe can coach them. Unfortunately, the plan proves much more complicated than it initially appears.
Home Alone: After accidentally sleeping in while his family flew to a Christmas vacation in Paris, 8-year-old Kevin McCallister initially has a fun time on his own. However, when a pair of criminals called the “Wet Bandits” plan to rob his house, Kevin’s mission changes from having fun to defending his house.
It’s a Wonderful Life: An angel confronts a man who wishes he was never born, revealing to the man how many lives he has affected.
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas: Mickey and his friends learn valuable Christmas lessons in three different short stories.
The Night Before: A trio of friends continue their long-lasting tradition of embarking on an adventure to find the Nutcracker Ball, supposedly “the craziest Christmas party ever.”
The Nightmare Before Christmas: After opening a portal from Halloween Town to Christmas Town, Jack Skellington decides to celebrate Christmas, unaware of how his plan to usurp the role of Santa Claus would become disastrous.
The Polar Express: One Christmas Eve, a mysterious train gathers a chosen group of children to go on an adventure to witness the awe-inspiring North Pole and Santa Claus.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: Born with an abnormally red nose, young reindeer Rudolph and his misfit friends search for a place that will accept them.
The Santa Clause: Divorced advertising executive and father Scott Calvin accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from the roof on Christmas Eve. After he and his son finish Santa’s trips and visit the North Pole, Scott finds that he has 11 months to get his affairs in order before reporting back to the workshop to become the new Santa.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Roughly 30 years after Return of the Jedi, the Rebel Alliance has become the Resistance, an organization trying to defeat the Galactic Empire-inspired military dictatorship known as the First Order. A new generation of heroes emerge, joining forces with Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa.
Victor Frankenstein: The young assistant of Victor Frankenstein, Igor Strausman helps his mentor with grotesque experiments to make living beings out of those already dead, unaware of the trouble the experiments would later bring him.

Remember to grab a yummy holiday dessert to go with the movie. For sources of newly released entertainment, click here.

By Jessenia Jalca

I'm a senior and the design editor on the newspaper staff. I love God, and I love dogs.

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