all I want for Christmas: curated cinema holiday countdown #23
open the virtual door to find the perfect holiday film to fulfill a heartfelt desire
An Advent calendar of holiday movies to fulfill heartfelt desires.
All I want for Christmas is… to have a love-hate, cat-and-mouse, same-time-next-year check-in with my best frenemy every Christmas Eve.
And the film for that is… 2002’s Catch Me If You Can:
See also my curmudgeonly movie lover’s unpleasant Advent calendar from 2021.
US: stream on Paramount+ (via Prime and Apple TV) and Prime (leaves in 9 days); rent/buy on Prime and Apple TV
UK: stream on Prime; rent/buy on Prime and Apple TV
See Catch Me If You Can at Letterboxd for more viewing options, including in all other global regions.
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