Stories with a strong human element. You are free to get your action fix if you so desire. If you're looking for a comedy, thriller, or straight-up horror film, they have plenty to choose from. However, a truly outstanding drama may often be difficult to beat. To help you narrow down your options, we've highlighted one of the best dramas right now. Of course, there is a decisive moment in a drama.

Dale Filmmaker Martin Scorsese's criminal drama The Departed got him the Best Director Oscar in 2006, although he was just trying to have a good time at the time. Scorsese claimed that after serious epics like The Aviator and Gangs of New York, he chose to produce a commercial film, remaking the Hong Kong thriller Infernal Affairs with an all-star cast. The outcome is a highly entertaining criminal drama featuring outstanding performances, including one of Leonardo DiCaprio's best roles to date. Not only did the picture win Best Director, but also Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Film Editing at the Academy Awards. Mank Adam Chitwood David Fincher is the director.

Jack Fincher is the author of this film. Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Tuppence Middleton, Charles Dance, and Tom Burke star as Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Tuppence Middleton, Charles Dance, and Tom Burke. The genuine tale behind the inspiration and composition of Citizen Kane's screenplay is the subject of acclaimed filmmaker David Fincher's first Netflix feature, which is catnip for cinephiles.

Mank follows Hollywood screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he goes through the ups and downs of being a charming and in-demand script doctor, as well as a few years later as he creates and writes the first draft of Citizen Kane. Oldman gives a towering performance as a besieged man who sees a shot at glory and takes it. Mank examines the true-life inspirations for the characters and tale of Kane, with Oldman giving a towering performance as a beleaguered man who sees an opportunity at greatness and takes it.

Fincher constructs a sumptuous black-and-white picture that looks (and sounds) like it was released in 1941, and the execution is superb. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross provide a sumptuous retro score that underpins the entire affair, and Amanda Seyfried shines as actress Marion Davies. Adam Chitwood (Adam Chitwood) Image courtesy of A24 for the Florida Project. Sean Baker is the director. Sean Baker and Chris Bergoch are the authors. Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe, and Caleb Landry Jones are among the cast members. The Florida Project is both amazing and human, and it will shatter your heart completely. Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) is a six-year-old girl who lives in a motel in Kissimmee, Florida, right around the block from DisneyWorld. Moonee's days are packed with excitement as she makes the most of living in a motel with her single mother on a week-to-week basis.

From It's a Wonderful Life to Home Alone, these great holiday flicks will put you in the festive spirit right away.

The ultimate way to get into the holiday mood is to curl up on the sofa with a mug of hot chocolate and watch a marathon of the best Christmas movies ever created, and it's never too early to start. Everyone knows that one of the best parts of the holiday season is watching a wonderful holiday film while the snow falls outside (along with decorating the tree and baking Grandma's famous Christmas cookie recipe). There are so many must-watch holiday films on our list, including Christmas movies for kids, so-bad-they're-good holiday rom-coms, funny Christmas comedies, and Christmas horror movies, whether you're in the mood for a tried-and-true family holiday classic or a romantic Hallmark Christmas movie that's as saccharine as a plate of freshly-baked sugar cookies. Our definitive list of the best Christmas movies of all time includes classic and contemporary films, ensuring that there is something for everyone in the family to enjoy. So get your Christmas beverages and home-theater munchies (a.k.a. popcorn) ready.

• 3 Godfathers
• A Bad Moms Christmas
• A Christmas Story
• A Christmas Tale (Un Conte de Noël)
• A Madea Christmas
• A Merry Friggin' Christmas
• All I Want for Christmas
• All Is Bright
• Almost Christmas
• Arthur Christmas
• Babes in Toyland
• Bad Santa
• Bad Santa 2
• Better Watch Out
• Black Nativity
• Carol
• Christmas Eve
• Christmas in Connecticut
• The Christmas Tree
• Christmas with the Kranks
• Cup of Cheer
• Daddy's Home 2
• Deck the Halls
• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• Elf
• Ernest Saves Christmas
• Female Trouble
• Fitzwilly
• Four Christmases
• Fred Claus
• Friday After Next
• Funny Farm
• Gremlins
• Holiday Affair
• Holidate
• Home Alone
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
• Home for Christmas
• How the Toys Saved Christmas
• I'll Be Home for Christmas
• I'll Be Seeing You
• It Happened on Fifth Avenue
• It's a Wonderful Life
• Jack Frost
• Jingle All the Way
• Journey to the Christmas star
• Joyeux Noël
• Just Friends
• Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
• Lady in the Lake
• Last Christmas
• Less Than Zero
• Look Who's Talking Now
• Love Actually
• Love the Coopers
• Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
• Miracle on 34th Street
• Miracle on 34th Street
• Mixed Nuts
• Mr. Soft Touch

Over the years, Christmas has evolved to mean different things to different people, and the films featured reflect that. If you're nostalgic for the holidays, you'll be glad to find that It's a Wonderful Life and Christmas Inn made our list of the best holiday movies. Look for A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas if this time of year reminds you of sitting around the TV, anticipating those annual specials. There's horror (Black Christmas), comedy (Trading Places), horror and comedy (Gremlins), and even a tinseled superhero somewhere (Batman Returns). Tangerine and Carol are a great place to go if you want to celebrate your independence. Meanwhile, with The Christmas Chronicles and Klaus, Netflix has made significant progress in the Kris Kringle quadrant. And if spending Christmas at a place you don't want to be, trapped in a building with people you don't like, we've got the perfect movie for you: Die Hard! Now we have a comprehensive list of excellent Christmas films.

Do you want to know how we came up with this Christmas movie list? Every film on the list is new and explores the spirit of Christmas and the holiday season as a primary theme. Then we sorted them all by our ranked formula, which takes into account the film's release year as well as the amount of reviews, to come up with the definitive list of holiday flicks that melted the hearts of even the most jaded critics.

The critically panned Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is not included on this list. We debate if 'Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong' about this sequel on our podcast. And now you're ready to enjoy a cinematic wonderland filled with the Best Christmas Movies of All Time!

With a list of films that will keep you entertained until (at least) January, you may immerse yourself in the joyous festive genre.

Every one of us, may God bless us. The seasons are changing, and so are our movie preferences. The great prestige films visit theaters at the end of the year, but the fare becomes a little more sugary closer to home (as in.. in your living room).

Christmas movies are the bastions of holiday pop culture, depending on your stomach for benevolence and good will. When November arrives, who are we if not a perfect blend of George Bailey, Andrew Lincoln with a poster board, and several Vanessa Hudgenses?

The films listed above include classics, new favorites, and a few weird fringe flicks that we cram into the holiday simply because we enjoy them so much. Nothing like an excellent, if formulaic, story set to the jingle jangle of Christmas bells with a mug of hot chocolate or mulled wine. Even if you're a non-conformist who doesn't share everyone else's enthusiasm for Christmas and the holidays, there's something in here for you. Gremlins? Do you want to die? We assure you that we have something.

Bill Nighy emanates real threat – and far too much charm – in David Hare's intricate, gritty world. Irresistible…

In Turks & Caicos, Bill Nighy plays Johnny Worricker and Winona Ryder plays Melanie Fall. Johnny Worricker was last seen on Page Eight three years ago, standing in front of an airport departure board. He appeared in Turks and Caicos movie last night for the second installment of David Hare's post-9/11 political trilogy. The tax haven off the coast of Miami isn't the worst place on the planet for a former MI5 agent (Bill Nighy) to eat lobster on the beach, but it's much better for waiting for danger. Worricker was quickly drawn into the complex, grubby world of corrupt financiers and politicians, which satisfyingly led back to the compromised British prime minister Alec Beasley (Ralph Fiennes) from Page Eight. Trouble arrived in the form of CIA agent Christopher Pelissier (Christopher Walken), and Worricker was quickly drawn into the complex, grubby world of corrupt financiers and politicians.

The writing was excellent, as one would expect from Hare. Characters may have had a habit of answering every question with another question – but that could just be how spies communicate – but no needless exposition was used. The subplot of the femme-fatale finance PR was the only element that felt artificial in any manner. Hare recently stated that modern thrillers contain too much death and mayhem; Turks & Caicos contained only one murder, which he felt was too many. The funders didn't have to be sexual predators for us to realize they were slime-balls.

The cast was a who's who of Hollywood. Winona Ryder, Helena Bonham-Carter, and Rupert Graves all had great performances alongside Nighy, Walken, and Fiennes. But this was mostly a Bill Nighy show. I was perplexed by how all the women he encounters find him appealing – he had Ryder, Bonham-Carter, and a hotel maid, played by Julie Hewlett, all jostling for his attentions last night – but that could just be jealousy on my part. Worricker may appear to be another of Nighy's lost old-boy plays on the surface, but there's a true edge and a sense of foreboding beneath the surface. Hare's rage matches Hare's.

Hare is frequently labeled as a left-wing playwright, as if his work is merely agitprop. This not only ignores the emotional richness of his plays, but it also ignores the nuance. Hare isn't interested in slamming financiers or right-wing politicians since they aren't especially nuanced targets. He doesn't expect them to do anything other than behave in their own self-interest. Hare's rage and scorn are focused primarily at politicians, benefactors, and attention seekers who pretend to be on the left but have sacrificed their values.

Beasley may only make a cameo appearance in Turks & Caicos, but he is the pulse of the island, just as he is in Page Eight. Tony Blair should be substituted for Alec Beasley. Worricker added near the conclusion, as Beasley's financial gain from his role in the war on terror was revealed: "He has the stature of a statesman. Not a politician, to be sure. This is a considerably more lucrative line of work. Is there any territorial issue in the world that he isn't capable of resolving from the comfort of his five-star hotel?" I hope Hare enjoyed writing it as much as I enjoyed hearing it. Next Monday, the third installment of the trilogy, Salting the Battlefield, will air. I'm looking forward to it.

There was a common perception that Spitting Image had run its course by the time it was pulled off the air after 18 seasons in 1996. Certainly, the audience agreed. What happened to Spitting Image, Arena? (BBC4) served as a timely reminder that nothing has come close to it since. Today's politicians may feel like they're constantly scrutinized by the media, but they don't have to deal with the cruelty of the Spitting Image latex puppets on a weekly basis. It was hit or miss, like much on-the-fly political humor, and some sketches perished on the spot. The ones that struck their target, on the other hand, were rewarded. Norman Tebbit's motorcycle bovver boy alter ego was never far away, and David Steel's career was doomed from the minute he appeared in bed with David Owen as a small child.

Most importantly, Spitting Image was apolitical. Michael Foot and Tony Benn, as well as Margaret Thatcher and Michael Heseltine, had equal chances of receiving it. Whoever required a kicking received one. Cameron, Osborne, Clegg, and Miliband are unaware of their birth.