Admittedly, a tough sell for a Christmas Day film. In other words: Not many people are going to find the imagery of Tom Hanks falling to his death on 9/11 a pleasant experience. Thomas Horn plays Oskar Schell, a boy who lost his father (Hanks) on, as Oskar calls it, "the worst day." A mysterious key in his late father’s closet leads young Oskar on a quest to find what it unlocks. At the very least, the key will probably open up an Oscar nomination for Max von Sydow (who does not speak one word in this film), whom Oskar meets along the way. -- M.R.

Admittedly, a tough sell for a Christmas Day film. In other words: Not many people are going to find the imagery of Tom Hanks falling to his death on 9/11 a pleasant experience. Thomas Horn plays Oskar Schell, a boy who lost his father (Hanks) on, as Oskar calls it, "the worst day." A mysterious key in his late father’s closet leads young Oskar on a quest to find what it unlocks. At the very least, the key will probably open up an Oscar nomination for Max von Sydow (who does not speak one word in this film), whom Oskar meets along the way. -- M.R.