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Following the “Countdown to Christmas”, it’s always nice to watch some festive films any time Of the year...
A list by MaxdMerc
29
Items on this list69%
Average Rating46h 5m
Total Runtime$2.2B
Total Revenue1
The Shop Around the Corner
Deftly directed by Ernst Lubitsch from a smart, funny script by Samson Raphaelson, The Shop Around the Corner is a romantic comedy in the finest sense of the term.
Movie
January 12, 1940
1h 39m
$0
2
Holiday Inn
With the combined might of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Irving Berlin working in its favor, Holiday Inn is a seasonal classic -- not least because it introduced "White Christmas" to the world.
Movie
September 4, 1942
1h 41m
$3.8M
3
Christmas in Connecticut
War hero Dennis Morgan becomes the object of a publicity stunt staged by magazine publisher Sidney Greenstreet. The corpulent print...
Movie
July 27, 1945
1h 42m
$3M
4
It's a Wonderful Life
The holiday classic to define all holiday classics, It's a Wonderful Life is one of a handful of films worth an annual viewing.
Movie
December 20, 1946
2h 10m
$9.6M
5
White Christmas
It may be too sweet for some, but this unabashedly sentimental holiday favorite is too cheerful to resist.
Movie
October 14, 1954
2h 0m
$1.1M
6
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
This stop-motion animagic version of the classic Christmas tale adds a bit of a twist when Rudolph encounters an abominable...
Movie
December 6, 1964
0h 52m
$0
7
A Charlie Brown Christmas
Christmastime is here. Happiness and cheer. And for Peanuts fans everywhere, it just wouldn't be Christmas without this classic holiday...
Movie
December 9, 1965
0h 25m
$0
8
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
How the Grinch Stole Christmas brings an impressive array of talent to bear on an adaptation that honors a classic holiday story -- and has rightfully become a yuletide tradition of its own.
Movie
December 18, 1966
0h 25m
$0
9
Trading Places
The "nature-nurture" theory that motivated so many Three Stooges comedies is the basis of John Landis's hit comedy. The fabulously...
Movie
June 7, 1983
1h 56m
$90.4M
10
A Christmas Story
Both warmly nostalgic and darkly humorous, A Christmas Story deserves its status as a holiday perennial.
Movie
November 18, 1983
1h 33m
$20.7M
11
Gremlins
Whether you choose to see it as a statement on consumer culture or simply a special effects-heavy popcorn flick, Gremlins is a minor classic.
Movie
June 8, 1984
1h 46m
$153.1M
12
A Christmas Carol
The 1951 adaptation of Charles Dickens' timeless classic is perhaps the most faithful film version -- and Alastair Sim's performance as Scrooge is not to be missed.
Movie
December 17, 1984
1h 41m
$0
17
Batman Returns
Director Tim Burton's dark, brooding atmosphere, Michael Keaton's work as the tormented hero, and the flawless casting of Danny DeVito as The Penguin and Christopher Walken as, well, Christopher Walken make the sequel better than the first.
Movie
June 19, 1992
2h 6m
$280M
19
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation.
Movie
November 19, 1993
1h 16m
$75.6M
20
Miracle on 34th Street
Irrefutable proof that gentle sentimentalism can be the chief ingredient in a wonderful film, Miracle on 34th Street delivers a warm holiday message without resorting to treacle.
Movie
November 18, 1994
1h 54m
$46.3M
23
Elf
A movie full of Yuletide cheer, Elf is a spirited, good-natured family comedy, and it benefits greatly from Will Ferrell's funny and charming performance as one of Santa's biggest helpers.
Movie
November 7, 2003
1h 37m
$228.5M
24
Bad Santa
A gloriously rude and gleefully offensive black comedy, Bad Santa isn't for everyone, but grinches will find it uproariously funny.
Movie
November 26, 2003
1h 32m
$76.5M
25
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
Rare Exports is an unexpectedly delightful crossbreed of deadpan comedy and Christmas horror.
Movie
December 3, 2010
1h 23m
$0
26
Arthur Christmas
Aardman Animations broadens their humor a bit for Arthur Christmas, a clever and earnest holiday film with surprising emotional strength.
Movie
November 23, 2011
1h 37m
$151.3M
29
Better Watch Out
This holiday season, you may be home, but you're not alone... In this fresh and gleefully twisted spin on home-invasion...
Movie
October 6, 2017
1h 29m
$176.3K