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Dec 23rd 2120 - Amanda Ripley, the daughter of Ellen Ripley and protagonist in the #AlienIsolation video game, died. This is 2 years before events of Alien. The Aliens novelization has the death as 2178 - 1 year before events of Aliens

📽️📅 Aliens (1986)
2 Screenshots from the movie "Aliens" (1986): First, a close-up of a hand holding a photo of an elderly woman smiling, with text overlay indicating personal and status information. Second, a woman wearing a headset looks focused and concerned, dressed in a military-style uniform with a name tag and patches, set against a dark, industrial background.
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Dec 23rd - Howard Langston discovers the way to his son's heart is to get him a Turboman doll for Christmas.

📽️📅 Jingle All the Way (1996)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Jingle All the Way" (1996): First, a young boy in a karate uniform happily holds up a purple belt, showing a sense of achievement. Second, a woman covers her mouth in surprise or delight while a man next to her smiles, holding a video camera, capturing a joyful moment among family and friends. Third, a man with a playful expression, wearing a purple headband, raises his arms in an energetic gesture in a room decorated with children's drawings. Fourth, the man embraces the young boy warmly, both smiling, conveying a heartfelt connection and happiness.
December 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Dec 23rd 1992 - Kevin & The Sticky Bandits arrive in New York City.

📽️📅 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" (1992): First, two men stand on a bustling New York street, one wearing a beanie and scarf, the other in a thick coat holding a drink. Second, a close-up of a hotel reservation slip from The Plaza Hotel with the name McCallister. Third, a young boy in a winter coat and hat stands in a luxurious hotel lobby, speaking to a tall man in a suit. Fourth, two hotel staff members in formal attire stand behind a counter, one with a slicked-back hairstyle, both looking slightly amused.
December 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Dec 23rd - Ye-sung's birthday. Ye-sung's father (who has a developmental disability) was wrongfully convicted for murder. His cell mates, help sneak his daughter in to visit him. Dec 23rd is also [Redacted for spoilers]

📽️📅 Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2013)
3 Screenshots from the movie "Miracle in Cell No. 7" (2013): First, a man with glasses and an orange shirt speaks with the subtitle "Got yourself a smart daughter." Second, a man joyfully embraces a young girl, with the subtitle "Lee Yong-gu's daughter, Yesung." Third, the man holds the girl close, smiling warmly, with the subtitle "Born on December 23rd at 2:28 p.m."
December 23, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Dec 23rd - Kevin tries aftershave, steals toothbrush, orders pizza, watches a movie and puts on a fake party to scare away the wet bandits

📽️📅 Home Alone (1990)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Home Alone" (1990): First, a young boy with wet, slicked-back hair stands in a bathroom with his hands on his cheeks and a shocked expression. Second, the boy is in a living room filled with Christmas decorations, holding a string that controls a cutout silhouette near a window. Third, the boy sits at a dining table, pointing a remote at a small TV displaying a black-and-white film, with red curtains in the background. Fourth, the boy, dressed warmly in a winter coat and hat, walks alone on a snowy suburban sidewalk.
December 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Dec 23rd - Frank Cross is taken on a taxi ride through his life by the Ghost of Christmas Past.

📽️📅 Scrooged (1988)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Scrooged" (1988): First, a newspaper headline reads "How crafty is Cross?" featuring a man casually reclining with a smug expression. Second, a man in a suit appears to be shouting or reacting with surprise. Third, a table setting shows a glass containing a floating eyeball beside a decorative plate and silverware. Fourth, a male taxi driver with disheveled hair and a scruffy appearance smirks while holding a cigar.
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Dec 23rd 1950 - Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot, who later became known as The Penguin, was born.

📽️📅 Batman Returns (1992)
2 Screenshots from the movie "Batman Returns" (1992): First, a dimly lit office with a character in a fur-collared coat sitting at a desk cluttered with folders, creating a mysterious and tense atmosphere. Second, a close-up of an official document titled "Family Record" for Oswald Cobblepot, showing detailed birth information, including names and a footprint, adding to the film's gothic and dark theme.
December 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Dec 22nd - Tony Stark's mansion was attacked by The Mandarin.

📽️📅 Iron Man 3 (2013)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Iron Man 3" (2013): First, a woman and a man stand in a room with a fireplace, looking concerned, with the subtitle "Do we need to worry about that?". Second, an aerial view of a modern cliffside house, with news text partially visible at the bottom. Third, a person in an Iron Man suit helmet leans close to another person, with the subtitle "I got you.". Fourth, a close-up of a newspaper headline reading "Mandarin Attack: Stark Presumed Dead," featuring a photo of a man.
December 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Dec 22nd - When his family go on a Christmas vacation, Kevin McCallister was accidentally left behind. He does what any young boy does when he gets left #HomeAlone

📽️📅 Home Alone (1990)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Home Alone" (1990): First, a man and woman stand on either side of a large bed with a red blanket, their expressions tense, in a room with floral wallpaper. Second, a young boy with a mischievous smile looks directly at the camera, with holiday decorations in the blurred background. Third, the boy holds up an adult magazine, obscuring his face, with headline text visible. Fourth, a woman with an expression of shock and realization, sitting in an airplane seat, wearing a white sweater and dangling earrings.
December 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Dec 22nd - IBC Television president Frank Cross was visited by his dead boss, Lew Hayward. Lew warns him he will be visited by 3 more ghosts to help prevent Frank from dying miserable and alone like Lew did.

📽️📅 Scrooged (1988)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Scrooged" (1988): First, an eerie figure covered in cobwebs stands in a misty environment, wearing sunglasses and a cap. Second, a man in a suit looks upward with a serious expression, set against a dark backdrop. Third, a confrontation between a terrified man and a decayed, ghostly figure in tattered clothes, with a cityscape visible through a window. Fourth, the man grimaces in distress, clutching his collar as wind blows through his hair, with blurry city lights in the background.
December 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Dec 21st 2093 - After 2 years, 4 months and 18 days in hyper sleep, the crew of the #Prometheus are woken up by the android David, as the ship arrived at LV-223.

📽️📅 Prometheus (2012)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Prometheus" (2012): First, a vast spacecraft floats in the darkness of space, accompanied by on-screen text reading "Scientific Exploratory Vessel: Prometheus, Date: December 21, 2093, Distance from Earth: 3.27 x 10^14 km, Destination: Undisclosed." Second, a man in a futuristic suit assists a woman wrapped in a yellow blanket as she sips from a cup, inside a sterile, dimly lit ship environment. Third, a scene showing a decorated Christmas tree on a pool table, with a crew member lounging on a couch while others stand nearby, interacting. Fourth, a large futuristic room with a massive glass wall revealing a barren landscape with domed structures outside, as a figure addresses a seated audience.
December 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Dec 21st - Riley North's husband and daughter were murdered.

📽️📅 Peppermint (2018)
2 Screenshots from the movie "Peppermint" (2018): First, a man with a mustache and beard, wearing a gray blazer and blue shirt, sits casually with his arms crossed in an office setting, with a blurred Christmas tree visible in the background. The subtitle reads, "It's December 21st." Second, a woman in a white blouse and dark blazer stands confidently with her arms crossed in front of a large window, with a leafy green plant beside her and a cityscape visible outside. The subtitle reads, "Five-year anniversary of her family's murder."
December 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Dec 21st 2012 - The end of the world according to the Mayan calendar.

📽️📅 2012 (2009)
4 Screenshots from the movie "2012" (2009): First, a man in an orange shirt reports on a mass suicide discovered in Guatemala, shown on a vintage TV screen with subtitles mentioning the Mayan-Quiché calendar. Second, a close-up of a body wrapped in colorful fabric on the same TV screen, with subtitles continuing the narrative about predicting the end of time. Third, the TV displays multiple bodies on the ground, with a dimly lit room in the background; subtitles note the date of the predicted end. Fourth, a dramatic scene of destruction with a wide view of a suburban street filled with wrecked cars, debris, and smoke, indicating chaos and catastrophe.
December 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Dec 21st 1990 - Kevin gets sent to bed by himself. Harry of the Wet Bandits cases the houses in the neighbourhood. Fuller McCallister (a Wet Bandit himself) prepares himself for the evening.

📽️📅 Home Alone (1990)
3 Screenshots from the movie "Home Alone" (1990): First, a young boy wearing glasses, a patterned shirt, and red suspenders sits at a dining table holding a Pepsi can, smiling mischievously. Second, a man in a police officer's uniform, with a serious expression, stands in a warmly decorated home with floral wallpaper and framed art on the walls. Third, a young boy in a plaid shirt stands in a kitchen near a pizza box, looking up and speaking to someone off-screen.
December 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Dec 21st - Clark Griswold's last day at work before his #ChristmasVacation.

📽️📅 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
4 Screenshots from the movie "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989): First, a close-up of an advent calendar being opened to reveal a vintage-style illustration for December 21st. Second, a man in a business office wearing a white shirt and tie, smiling with a casual demeanor, with the subtitle "Just finishing up a few things. Last day of the year for me." Third, the same man wearing a red sweater and staring wide-eyed out of a frosted window framed by plaid curtains. Fourth, a woman in a red swimsuit standing outdoors in a lush garden surrounded by colorful flowers, looking over her shoulder.
December 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Dec 21st 1977 - Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren attempt to contact the spirit of an elderly man haunting the Hodgson family, at their home in Enfield, London.

📽️📅 The Conjuring 2 (2016)
3 Screenshots from the movie "The Conjuring 2" (2016): First, a man in a sweater vest and tie leans into a microphone, speaking in a dimly lit room with the subtitle, "It's December the 21st, 1977." Second, a young woman sits in a worn armchair under a lit lamp, surrounded by investigators seated in a dark, aged living room, with the subtitle, "If there's something here that would like to communicate with us." Third, the same scene shows the group listening intently, with a decorated Christmas tree visible through a frosted window, and the subtitle, "It says it won't talk with you all looking at me like this."
December 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Dec 21st 1952 - Therese visited Carol's home in New Jersey. Carol's husband, Harge, unexpectedly arrived home early to take their daughter away for Christmas. Therese witnessed them argue

📽️📅 Carol (2015)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Carol" (2015): First, a blonde woman with soft curls and red lipstick sits in a dimly lit setting, speaking with the subtitle, "Would you like to come visit me this Sunday?" Second, a young brunette woman with bangs, wearing a white collared blouse and dark sweater, responds with a soft expression and the subtitle, "Yes." Third, a close-up of an open planner showing "December 21, Sunday" with handwritten notes reading "Carol Aird, Seventh Ave entrance, 2 PM." Fourth, the brunette woman plays the piano in a warmly lit living room with a decorated Christmas tree in the background, while the blonde woman stands nearby, observing.
December 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Dec 21st - Screenwriter Joe Gillis, who forgotten silent film star Norma Desmond hires as a script doctor, was born.

📽️📅 Sunset Boulevard (1950)
3 Screenshots from the movie "Sunset Boulevard" (1950): First, a woman wearing a patterned headscarf and elegant jewelry sits in a dimly lit room, holding her hands together with the subtitle, "When were you born? I mean, what sign of the zodiac?" Second, a man in a suit with a contemplative expression stands in the same room, with the subtitle, "December 21." Third, the woman looks thoughtful while holding a small book, with the subtitle, "Sagittarius. I like Sagittarians. You can trust them."
December 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Dec 20th - The Grinch convinces Cindy Lou Who that instead of sending a letter to Santa, she should meet him face to face. When she discovers she doesn't have time to get to the North Pole, she decides to trap Santa instead.

📽️📅 The Grinch (2018)
3 Screenshots from the movie "The Grinch" (2018): First, the Grinch, a tall green character wearing a red and white striped scarf, stands in a snowy Whoville village with a mischievous expression, saying, "Let me guess. Small child, December 20," while a blonde girl with pigtails and a red bow faces him. Second, the Grinch gestures dramatically, continuing, "rabidly searching for a 'really important' lost letter?" while standing near a sleigh filled with wrapped presents and his small dog. Third, the Grinch leans forward with a sly smile and adds, "Might it be your list of demands to Santa?" as the girl watches him.
December 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Dec 20th - Serial killer, Jack Frost, was being transferred for his execution when the van crashed into a chemical truck. The chemicals dissolved Jack's body, causing him to fuse with the snow. Discovered by the police the next day

📽️📅 Jack Frost (1997)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Jack Frost" (1997): First, a close-up of a man shouting with an intense expression, accompanied by the subtitle, "Deep fried Jack sewed at midnight." Second, a man smirking under red lighting while holding an object, saying, "Looks like deep fried Jack is off the menu." Third, a hand holding a note card with the words "SOMEBODY DIED" written on it, signed "Sam" from "Marla," dated "12/21." Fourth, a sinister-looking snowman with sharp, twig-like eyebrows and a carrot nose, staring ominously.
December 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Dec 20th - Patrick Bateman asked Paul Allen the immortal question - "Do you like Huey Lewis and the News?".

📽️📅 American Psycho (2000)
4 Screenshots from the movie "American Psycho" (2000): First, two men in suits sit in a corporate office, with one asking, "Do you remember where you were the night of Paul's disappearance." Second, the same scene continues, with the man adding, "which was on the 20th of December?" Third, a man wearing a clear plastic raincoat smiles and gestures towards a stereo system in a modern apartment, saying, "In '87, Huey released this--." Fourth, the same man walks confidently behind another man seated with his back turned, adding, "I think their undisputed masterpiece is 'Hip To Be Square.'"
December 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Dec 20th 1959 - Sam Loomis & Lila Crane head to the Bates Motel to investigate Marion's disappearance. While there, they meet Norman's mother

📽️📅 Psycho (1960)
3 Screenshots from the movie "Psycho" (1960): First, a man in a suit and another man in a white shirt stand tensely in a dimly lit room, their expressions serious and apprehensive. Second, an older woman sits in a chair in a dimly lit basement, her back turned to the viewer, surrounded by barrels and rustic furniture. Third, a blonde woman cautiously enters the basement, holding the door slightly ajar, her face showing concern and determination.
December 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Dec 20th 1935 - IRL Patrick Tierney was the last person to die while working on the Hoover Dam. This was exactly 13 years to the day that the first person died, who just so happened to be Patrick's father, John Tierney.

📽️📅 Boyhood (2014)
3 Screenshots from the movie "Boyhood" (2014): First, a man with shoulder-length hair wearing a blazer and graphic t-shirt sits in a green booth at a diner, speaking while gesturing subtly, with the subtitle, "The last death at the Hoover Dam construction site." Second, the man continues speaking in the same position, with the subtitle, "was his son, Patrick Tierney." Third, the scene remains unchanged, as he finishes his statement with the subtitle, "who died on December 20, 1935."
December 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Dec 19th - Amy's extremely critical mother Ruth arrives for Christmas. She comments on Amy's skin, hair, weight, food choices and lack of a Christmas tree, while also disregarding her boyfriend Jessie as hired help.

📽️📅 A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
3 Screenshots from the movie "A Bad Moms Christmas" (2017): First, a man smiling and greeting a woman with short blonde hair, saying, "Hi, Ms. Redmond, I'm Jessie. So nice to meet you." The setting is a warmly decorated home with Christmas decorations. Second, a woman wearing sunglasses and a blue scarf instructs the man to take bags upstairs, saying, "Please take the bags upstairs. Gracias." A man in the background looks surprised. Third, the same woman, now without her sunglasses, speaks directly to someone, saying, "Amy, it's December 19th."
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Dec 19th - Christopher Marshall (Ralph Fiennes) asks Marisa Ventura (Jennifer Lopez) if they can give their relationship a second chance.

📽️📅 Maid in Manhattan (2002)
4 Screenshots from the movie "Maid in Manhattan" (2002): First, a woman in a cozy white sweater sits at a kitchen table with a mug in hand, looking pensive, while a young boy asks, "Is today the 19th?" amid a festive background with a small Christmas tree. Second, a young boy speaks confidently to reporters, surrounded by microphones and notepads, asking, "Do you think she should get a second chance?" Third, a close-up of a man in a suit looking intently at someone off-camera, delivering the line, "Can we start over?" Fourth, a tender moment as the man embraces and kisses the woman in front of a large window with a painted backdrop of the Empire State Building, while the boy smiles in the background.
December 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM