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Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samue ...
or have Easter as a significant part of them. For Easter specials of regular TV shows, see the list of Easter television specials. For films about the Biblical Easter see List of films based on the Bible.


Animated

* '' Easter Yeggs'', a
Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...
short starring
Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merr ...
, released June 28, 1947 * ''Happy Go Ducky'', a MGM short starring
Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series centers on the ...
released January 3, 1958 * '' Hop'', a 2011
Easter Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the '' Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samue ...
-themed
live-action Live action (or live-action) is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live-action with animation to create a live-action animated film. Live-action is used to define film, video ...
and animated
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directed by Tim Hill * ''
Rise of the Guardians ''Rise of the Guardians'' is a 2012 American 3D computer-animated fantasy action-adventure film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Ramsey (in his feature directorial debut ...
'', a 2012
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movie directed by Peter Ramsey * '' Springtime with Roo'', a 2004 animated film from the Winnie The Pooh franchise * ''
Funny Little Bunnies ''Funny Little Bunnies'' is a ''Silly Symphonies'' animated Disney short film. It was released in 1934. Plot The short is set in the enchanted dell of the titular Easter bunnies, which according to the storybooks, can be visited by those who b ...
'', a 1934 Silly Symphony from
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Comedy

* '' Chocolat'', a 2000 French comedy-drama film * ''
Easter Sunday Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the ''Book of Common Prayer''; "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher''The Whole Works of the Most Rev. James Ussher, Volume 4'') and Samuel Pepys''The Diary of Samuel P ...
'', a 2022 film directed by
Jay Chandrasekhar Jayanth Jambulingam Chandrasekhar (born April 9, 1968) is an American comedian, film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for his work with the sketch comedy group Broken Lizard and for directing and starring in the Broken Lizard ...
* ''
Hank and Mike ''Hank and Mike'' is a 2008 comedy film directed by Matthiew Klinck, from a screenplay written by Paolo Mancini and Thomas Michael. The film tells the story of two blue-collar Easter Bunnies who get fired and try their hand at an assortment of o ...
'', a 2008 film directed by
Matthiew Klinck Matthiew Klinck (September 5, 1978 – January 2, 2016) was a film director and producer who lived in Belize. He founded and operated the cinema arts training and production program Make-Belize Films. On January 4, 2016, Klinck was found dead out ...
* ''
Happy Easter ''Happy Easter'' (french: Joyeuses Pâques) is a 1984 French comedy film directed by Georges Lautner. Cast *Jean-Paul Belmondo as Stéphane Margelle *Sophie Marceau as Julie *Marie Laforêt Marie Laforêt (born Maïtena Marie Brigitte Doum ...
'' (''Joyeuses Pâques''), a 1984 French comedy film * '' Mallrats'', a 1995 comedy film directed by
Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film '' Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, ...


Family

* '' Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure'', a 1998 live-action direct-to-video film directed by
Stephen Furst Stephen Furst (born Stephen Nelson Feuerstein; May 8, 1954 – June 16, 2017) was an American actor, director and producer. After gaining attention with his featured role as Kent "Flounder" Dorfman in the comedy film ''National Lampoon's An ...
* ''
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'', a 1994 film directed by
Rob Reiner Robert Norman Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence with the role of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitcom '' All in the Family'' (1971–1979), a performa ...


Horror

*'' Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottonhell'' (2014) *'' The Being'' (1983) * ''
Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! ''Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!'' is a 2006 American slasher film directed and written by Chad Ferrin. It stars Timothy Muskatell, Charlotte Marie, Ricardo Gray, David Z. Stamp, and Trent Haaga, who also produced the film. ''Easter Bunny, Kill! Kil ...
'', a 2006 film written and directed by
Chad Ferrin Chad Ferrin is an American horror film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Biography Ferrin first broke into the film industry as a production assistant on films such as '' Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers'' and '' Hellraiser: Bl ...
* ''
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'', a 2016 horror-anthology film


Musical

* '' Easter Parade'', a 1948 film directed by
Charles Walters Charles Powell Walters (November 17, 1911 – August 13, 1982) was an American Hollywood director and choreographer most noted for his work in MGM musicals and comedies from the 1940s to the 1960s. Early years Charles Walters was born in Pasa ...


See also

*
List of Easter television episodes This article is a list of Easter-themed television episodes and specials, broadcast on or around Easter. The holiday itself may or may not feature in the episode. Children/Family shows * '' American Dragon: Jake Long: The Egg'' (2005) * '' Arthur ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Easter Films Lists of films set around holidays