5 Christmas Shows That Aren’t Your Usual Sappy Stories

The festive season calls for some feel-good flicks - but these ones aren't your usual yuletide tales

We all know and love the usual Christmas must-watch shows; titles like Home Alone, It's a Wonderful Life and Love Actually come to mind. But if you're hoping to avoid the usual suspects this year, you're in luck. There's a flood of interesting Christmas-related shows coming up that aren't dripping and soggy with too much sappiness.

Here are five that are worth catching. Parental discretion is advised; and by that, we mean you may or may not want to catch some of these with the folks in the room.

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4. A Street Cat Named Bob [PG13]

When James Bowen found an injured ginger tom cat curled up in a hallway, he had no idea just how much his life was about to change. He was struggling to survive on the streets of London and the last thing he needed was a pet. Yet James couldn’t resist helping the strikingly intelligent feline, whom he quickly christened Bob.

He slowly nursed Bob back to health and then sent the cat on his way, imagining he would never see him again. But Bob had other ideas.

Now in theatres.

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