Sammi Hanratty Movies

Robert Zemeckis directs this animated version of the Yuletide classic A Christmas Story. The story centers on Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey), a penny-pinching miser who cares nothing for the people around him, least of all his hopelessly downtrodden employee Bob Cratchit (Gary Oldman) and infectiously optimistic nephew, Fred (Colin Firth). On Christmas Eve, after a frightening encounter with the ghost of his deceased business partner, Jacob Marley, Scrooge is visited by three spirits -- the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come -- who take him on an eye-opening journey to expose the truths he is reluctant to face. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

A heartbroken young man returns to his hometown seeking the comfort of old friends, only to find that familiar faces can mask evil intentions. His relationship with Alice (Beau Garrett) having recently ended, lovelorn college student Billy (Nick Stahl) travels back to Northern Virginia and starts hanging around with his childhood pal Stanley (Jonathan Jackson). It's been years since Billy and Stanley have seen each other, and now the more time they spend together, the more obvious it becomes that Stanley isn't the same guy he used to be. Concerned, Billy seeks the advice of Stanley's roommate, Christian (Christopher M. Clark), who has also noticed some disturbing patterns in Stanley's behavior. As their investigation gets under way, Billy and Christian uncover some bloody evidence that seems to link their troubled friend with a violent crime, and sets all three men on a tragic collision course with destiny. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Tim Allen returns as a regular guy-turned-Jolly Old Elf in the second sequel to the 1994 hit The Santa Clause. Scott Calvin (Tim Allen), who doubles as Santa Claus, has settled into his home at the North Pole with his new wife, Carol (Elizabeth Mitchell), and is preparing for another Christmas when he receives a visitor -- Jack Frost (Martin Short), the cold-weather sprite who has been sent to help out St. Nick by Mother Nature (Aisha Tyler) and Father Time (Peter Boyle) after making a scene at a meeting of the Council of Legendary Figures. However, while Jack is supposed to acting as an assistant to Santa, he has a habit of making things go haywire, and as it happens this is no mistake -- Jack is hoping that an exasperated Santa will quit his position so Jack can take over and finally have a holiday he can bend to his will. Meanwhile, Scott has invited Carol's parents, Bud (Alan Arkin) and Sylvia (Ann-Margaret), over for a long-promised visit, but since he needs to keep his other identity a secret, he and his elves are forced to go to great lengths to convince them that they're actually in Northern Canada. Wendy Crewson, Judge Reinhold, and Spencer Breslin also reprise their roles from the first two Santa Clause films. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi