10 of Best Box Set Films to Watch over Christmas

Christmas is the perfect opportunity to veg out at home with family and friends, eat great food  and rewatch some of your favourite movies. The holidays are the perfect time to watch over long film sagas and trilogies, the dark cold winter nights are perfect for binge watching some classic saga films you haven’t got around to watching in a while!

These films are perfect for cozying up in front of a warm fire, with a hot chocolate in hand.

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Without further ado let’s get into the 10 best box set films to watch this Christmas!

1. The Harry Potter Film Series

Up first, is the beloved franchise of Harry Potter. The film series is based on the best selling novels of the same name. There are eight fantasy films in total to watch. Starting with the Philosophers Stone and ending with The Deathly Hallows – Part 2. If it’s been a while since you and family or friends have sat down to watch Harry Potter, it might be time for a movie marathon. All together the watch time accumulates to just under 20 hours.

2. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

This film series consists of the three epic fantasy films, based on J.R.R Tolkien’s fantasy novels It begins with the Fellowship of the Ring and ends with the Return of the King. If you want to watch the movies back to back it will take you around 9 and a half hours.

3. The Die Hard Film Series

In total there are 5 Die Hard films with one more installation to the franchise on the way.  They are action films, the original Die Hard from 1988 has been listed as one of the best Christmas films ever. It starts with Die Hard and as of now ends with A Good Day to Die Hard. In total a movie marathon will take you, just over 10 hours.

4. The Godfather Trilogy

This classic films series consists of three crime drama films, directed by the famous Francis Ford Coppola. In total the back to back watch time comes in at around 9 hours.

5. The Twilight Saga

This film series consists of five fantasy romance films based on the best selling novels of the same name. It begins with Twilight and ends with Breaking Dawn – Part 2. This is a perfect marathon watch with friends. The run time is just over 10 hours.

6. The Star Wars Original Trilogy

The original Star Wars films consist of three films, beginning with Episode IV: A New Hope and ending with Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. A back to back marathon will take you over 6 hours. If you really enjoy watching this trilogy you also have the prequels and sequels to look forward to binging as well.

7. The Hunger Games Film Series

These sci-fi, dystopian, adventure films are based on the novels of the same name. The series begins with The Hunger Game and ends with Mockingjay- Part 2. The run time for a marathon is just over 9 hours.

8. The Santa Clause Film Series

This traditional Christmas series is perfect for a family watch. These comedy films have 3 installations ending with Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause and the run time for a marathon is just under 5 hours.

9. The Rocky Film Series

This series is an accumulation of American boxing drama films. It begins with Rocky the 1976 classic and ends with Creed II, the recent 2018 release. The run time for the full series is 15 hours.

10. The Toy Story Franchise

Another family friendly option to close off the list is the Toy Story films. All together there are 4 films to watch along with the kids. The run time is over 6 hours.

Hopefully this list gives you some enjoyable options for a movie marathon with your friends and family!