The milk and cookies have been finished, and the presents have all been delivered. Christmas Day might have passed, but there’s still plenty of holiday spirit in the air! The wintery snow continues to fall, and bright lights fill the streets with plenty of sparkle throughout as the New Year gets closer and closer. What better way to spend the holidays than with a good movie to cozy up to?

There are a bunch of new releases perfect for the whole family this year to catch at the theater, including Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Mufasa: The Lion King, and Wicked, just to name a few. And once you’ve caught up on everything at the theaters, we still have plenty of wintery favorites to fill up the rest of your holiday season. There’s something for everyone in the family this winter, including the classics on this list that make for a great holiday watch.

When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

While the film takes place over the course of more than ten years and a variety of seasons in between, two of the most pivotal moments in Harry and Sally’s story occur on New Year’s Eve, so we think that qualifies it as a perfect film to watch after Christmas, but while you’re still feeling that holiday spirit. Plus, Carrie Fisher is in this one, and that should be enough of a reason to watch any movie.

Over twelve years, Harry and Sally seek to answer one of life’s most neverending questions: can men and women ever be friends? The two go from being strangers forced to share a car together, to being constantly annoyed with one another, to having more pleasant conversations, and maybe, just maybe, there’s something else there. But then again, shouldn’t you want to spend the rest of your life with someone that you consider a friend? Perhaps what Harry and Sally are really trying to answer is if all of the best relationships start out as friendships.

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

If your taste in holiday movies doesn’t exactly involve Santa Claus and twinkling lights, we know that Nosferatu is just the movie this season for you. So, after you’ve made a trip out to the theater to catch that one – and if you loved Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this year – be sure to continue it with another film that’s just as wacky as you would expect from a Tim Burton film.

Winona Ryder stars alongside Johnny Depp in this unconventional gothic romance where the artificial humanoid creation named Edward, who, you guessed it, has scissors in the place of hands, falls in love with the teenage Kim. Despite Edward’s outward appearance, things aren’t all creepy and kooky, as Edward has a heart of gold and does his best to make himself useful in the traditional neighborhood.

But of course, the most iconic moment in the film is the reason it gets put on our list of wintery favorites: the ice dance. With his scissor hands, Edward is fantastic at carving ice sculptures, and during the holidays, he carves a beautiful one just for Kim, who is so mesmerized by her first time seeing snow – or rather ice – falling that she can’t help but dance in it. It’s a beautiful moment paired with a hauntingly lovely score by Danny Elfman, and although Edward and Kim might be an unorthodox couple, we still think they are perfect for the winter season.

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

It’s almost New Year’s, which means it’s time for New Year’s resolutions! Have you finished your list yet? Or maybe just one resolution is enough to commit to. We won’t judge. If you want a way to keep track of your progress, though, as the years roll on, may we suggest a diary? After all, it worked for Bridget Jones. Or, kind of.

Bridget’s resolutions for the new year are to stop smoking, stop drinking, lose a little weight, and to find the perfect man for her. As is the case with many resolutions, it’s not always easy, and that’s especially true for Bridget, who bounces back and forth between the feelings she has for Daniel, and the ones that later start to blossom for Mark. All of which Bridget has been taking ample notes of in her diary throughout the year. So many detailed notes over the course of many different stages of emotions and feelings that we sure hope no one would ever find and read the diary other than Bridget. Right? Or sometimes, maybe spilling your secrets is the best way to end up achieving those New Year’s resolutions.

Serendipity (2001)

This romantic comedy with Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack might be set during the holiday season, with the two sharing a chance encounter while out Christmas shopping in New York, it isn’t overly Christmasy. So grab your glass of frozen hot chocolate, because this one is perfect for any cozy date night during the winter months. While Harry and Sally might be asking questions about friendship, Jonathan and Sara question if fate is strong enough to bring them back together again, or if their singular shared perfect night of winter magic will be just that.

Rather than directly trade their contact information – or even so much as a last name – they decide to send their phone numbers out into the universe in hopes that fate might lead them back together again, should the other ever find the five-dollar bill or the book that their numbers are written on. As years pass, the odds of fate stepping in seem less and less likely, and perhaps Jonathan and Sara have lost their chance at the one that was perfect for them.

Rent (2005)

If you loved the music in Wicked and are looking to stay in the holiday spirit, Rent is another Broadway adaptation that has been praised for its stellar cast. In the film, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Taye Diggs all reprise their roles from the original Broadway production, and it just wouldn’t be the same without them.

This one is less of a Christmas movie, and more just has Christmas elements to it. So while Christmas of 1989 does partially serve as a backdrop for the film, the focus is more on the lives and relationships of a group of bohemians in New York City, all of whom are facing their own obstacles. Make sure you have your tissue boxes ready for this one, because the holiday season isn’t the easiest for this group of friends. But there’s still plenty of love to go around, which, of course, is the best way to measure your life.

New Year’s Eve (2011)

For the fans of Love Actually (2003) who are looking for something more tailored to December 31 rather than December 25, New Year’s Eve also features an ensemble cast whose relationships and lives interconnect just as the year is coming to a close. It serves as the second film in Garry Marshall’s unconnected trilogy that began with Valentine’s Day (2010), so you can go ahead and put that one on your list too to watch in a couple of months.

Of course, the movie had to be set in New York City, because what other city serves as the perfect backdrop for New Year’s Eve? There’s plenty of drama going on with the famous ball drop at Times Square, including a near-disastrous malfunction of the main event, along with parties throughout the city that have their own chaotic drama. But January 1 isn’t just New Year’s Day. It’s someone’s birthday too. Actually, quite a lot of people share their birthday with the first holiday of the year, including two newborn babies whose parents are competing to have their baby be the very first one born in the new year. Everyone has to ring in the new year in some way, right?

Frozen (2013)

After making sure to catch Mufasa at the theaters, be sure to follow it up with Frozen for a perfect family movie night! This first installment in the franchise continues to be a favorite for kids of all ages, with some of Disney’s catchiest songs that your children will definitely ask to be played on loop over and over again.

This tale of two sisters, Elsa – the magical Queen of Arendelle with ice powers that she’s working to gain control of – and Anna – the bubbly and optimistic Princess – proves that the love between two siblings is simply unmatched. And, of course, you can’t forget about Olaf, the snowman who longs to spend a hot summer day relaxing in a swimming pool. Don’t worry, Olaf. Warmer days are just around the corner!

I, Tonya (2017)

There’s nothing even remotely festive about I, Tonya. There’s nothing even all that joyful, in all honesty. But what sport and activity is more themed towards winter than ice skating? While ice skating might be fun for everyone to partake in at least once during the winter, sometimes when we don’t want to fall on the ice so much and would prefer our hands stay nice and toasty, we opt to leave the skating to those that might have a little more skill in the area.

The biographical film stars Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding, an Olympic figure skater who, after enduring a lifetime of intense training and abuse, is caught in the middle of an attack on one of her competitors. Of course, while based on a true story, the film does note that the interviews that Tonya and her husband Jeff provided as a foundation for the script were incredibly contradictory at almost every single point. And while the coldness of the ice is pretty much the only seasonal thing about this movie, the performances from Margot Robbie and Allison Janney, in the role of Tonya’s abusive mother, in particular, are worthy of praise.

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)

To finish off our wintery list, what better way than rounding it off with the marking of the end of winter and the arrival of spring? The exact date of Lunar New Year varies from year to year, but it typically falls in January or February. So, while Everything Everywhere All at Once takes place across multiple parallel universes, in Evelyn’s (Michelle Yeoh) home world, she is trying to prepare for her Chinese New Year party while also trying to handle her laundromat business along with her struggling relationships with both her husband and daughter. Oh, and now she also has to save the multiverse.

Sure, the Chinese New Year party might take a bit of a backseat for a majority of the film, but the incredible performance by all of the cast, as well as the film’s central message of showing kindness and empathy – which are also key messages during the holidays – even when nothing in the world makes sense, is true power. Now, we all are simply aspiring to find someone that we wouldn’t mind just doing laundry and taxes with.