Must watch classic December movies

An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.

When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the one and only Santa Claus.

A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save a failing Vermont inn.

The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married, falls in love with a nurse, Lara, amidst the Russian Revolution.

The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son Michael expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.

Upon his transfer to a mental institution, a charming rogue rallies the patients to rebel against the oppressive Nurse Ratched.

A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavy-weight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.

Ted Kramer's wife leaves him, forcing him to learn to care for himself and his young son, and to fight for custody when she returns.

An unemployed actor disguises himself as a woman to land a role in a daytime soap opera, leading to unexpected complications.

The life of Mahatma Gandhi, who led India to independence from British rule through nonviolent civil disobedience.

A young African-American woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over 40 years.