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I watched 73 films theatrically this year, and from that 73 I have narrowed it down to my favourite 20.

New Year's Eve is a 2011 film directed by Garry Marshall, written by Katherine Fugate, and starring Halle Berry, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jon Bon Jovi, and Michelle Pfeiffer. It has a massive ensemble cast with multiple stories going on at once.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a 2024 Christmas movie directed by Dallas Jenkins and starring Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, and Beatrice Schneider. It's based on The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson.

It's A Wonderful Life is a 1946 film directed by Frank Capra and starring Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Henry Travers. It's based on The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern.

The Polar Express is a 2004 Christmas movie directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Nona Gaye, and Jimmy Bennet. It's based on the The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.

Elf is a 2003 Christmas movie directed by Jon Favreau and starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, and Mary Steenburgen. It is often considered one of the best Christmas movies of all time.

The Santa Clause 2 is a 2002 Christmas movie directed by Michael Lembeck and starring Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Eric Lloyd. The Santa Clause 3 is a 2006 Christmas film directed by Michael Lembeck and starring Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Martin Short. The Santa Clauses is a Christmas series on Disney+ created by Jack Burditt and starring Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, Austin Kane, and Elizabeth Allen-Dick.

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 stop-motion animated film directed by Wes Anderson and starring George Clooney, Meryl Streep, and Jason Schwartzman. It's based on the novel by Roald Dahl.

Parkland is a 2013 historical drama written and directed by Peter Landesman and starring Zac Efron, Paul Giamatti, and Billy Bob Thornton. It's based on the book Reclaiming History Four Days in November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by  Vincent Bugliosi.

Frozen II is a 2019 animated film directed by Jennifer Lee and starring Kristen Bell, ldina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff. The film has a darker tone than the first film.

Secondhand Lions is 2003 a film written and directed by Tim McCanlies and starring Haley Joel Osment, Michael Caine, and Robert Duvall. It's a coming of age story.

The Apprentice is a 2024 biopic directed by Ali Abbasi, Gabriel Sherman, and starring Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, and  Maria Bakalova. It's based on Donald Trump's life in the late 1970s, early 1980s.

Nosferatu is a 1922 silent horror film directed by F. W. Murnau and starring Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, and Greta Schröder. It was loosely based on Dracula by Bram Stoker.

The VelociPastor is a 2017 comedy horror movie written and directed Brendan Steere and starring Gregory James, Alyssa Kempinski, and Daniel Steere. It's not meant to be taken seriously at all.

It Follows is a 2015 horror film written and directed by David Robert Mitchell and starring Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, and Olivia Luccardi. The premise is what if a curse could be an STD?

Bates Motel is a series that ran from 2013-2017. by Carlton Cuse, Kerry Ehrin, and Anthony Cipriano and starring Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke. It's a modern-set prequel to Psycho.

Psycho II is a 1983 film directed by Richard Franklin, written by Tom Holland, and starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, and Meg Tilly. Psycho III is a 1986 film directed by Anthony Perkins, written by Charles Edward Pogue, and starring Perkins, Diana Scarwid, and Jeff Fahey. Psycho IV: The Beginning is a 1990 film directed by Mick Garris, written by Joseph Stefano, and starring Anthony Perkins, Henry Thomas, and Olivia Hussey.

The Phantom is a 1996 superhero film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Billy Zane, Kristy Swanson, and Treat Williams. It's based on Frank Falk's The Phantom comic strip, which started in 1936.

Desperate Housewives is a dramedy show that ran from 2004 to 2012. It was created by Marc Cherry and stars Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Marcia Cross, Eva Longoria, and Nicollette Sheridan. This episode covers the first four seasons. We Are Going To Tell is a Desperate Housewives podcast hosted by Summer and Christy. Follow them on Instagram, Tik Tok, and YouTube @wearegoingtotell, and be sure to check out their podcast wherever you listen. https://linktr.ee/wearegoingtotell

A Knight's Tale is a 2001 comedy directed by Brian Helgeland and starring Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany, and Shannyn Sossamon. It's very loosely based on The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, Bettany's character in the film.