Christmas 2018: the Best Shows and Films to Watch on Netflix

Joe Keery and Gaten Matarazzo in "Stranger Things"

If you love Netflix and have some free time this Christmas, hundreds of TV shows and movies are waiting for you. From original thrillers like Stranger Things to new Christmas movies — push your gifts aside and get close to your TV. Here are the best films and shows to watch this Christmas.

Black Mirror – Series and the Movie

As we anxiously wait for the first ever Black Mirror movie to come out this December, take a recap of Charlie Booker’s TV series thriller that has graced TV since 2011. The show is a fictional drama series that highlights a world where high-tech innovations collide with dark instincts. Black Mirror is one of the best series on TV. It’s creative, thrilling and worth every minute.

Stranger Things

Almost everyone who loves Netflix can’t shut up about Stranger Things. A horror-thriller set in the 1980s, Stranger Things follows the lives of four kids and their friend Eleven—a young girl with supernatural gifts. The girls have the powers to fight an inter-dimensional monster that moves through walls and occasionally comes to the help of her new friends.

The Holiday

Starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Jack Black—The Holiday is a 2006 romantic comedy film that has appeared on TV almost every Christmas. The film surrounds the lives of two women seeking love. But because of personal issues, they swap homes and try luck dating new guys.