Poll: What are the best Christmas movies?

[ivrytwr3]

It's a Wonderful Life is No 1 for me - although it's a hard slog of a movie to get to the pay off.

Scrooged has wonderful memories for me. Saw this at the cinema with a past gf many years ago. Watching it nowadays it's such a feel good film and the ending when it all comes together, always makes the room a little dusty.

 

[rids57]

Personally, I can't start Christmas until I've watched White Christmas

 

[wolfie138]

Lethal Weapon

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I always tend to keep from watching Die Hard until Christmas Eve, the rest I can watch whenever and sometimes multiple viewings.

"Hans, bubby.... I'm your white knight! "

 

[OldKitMan]

Another vote for Trading Places here.

 

[montymint]

It's a known fact that in my household Santa doesn't visit unless Hans Gruber takesa dive off the nakatomi building on Christmas Eve!

 

[2013]

Looks like we have some other votes
Santa Claus the Movie - 2
Trading Places - 2
Lethal Weapon - 1
White Christmas - 1
Love Actually - 1
Pink Panther, Pink Christmas - 1
Krampus - 1
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 2 - 1

 

[jpaul]

Haven't seen it - Joyeux Noel, I'd thought it was more recent than 2005, plots all about the xmas day football match, if it is like all quiet on the western front, it will be a tear jerker.

but a christmas movie = movie always associated with uk xmas too ? both have snow, Doctor Zhivago, "Broadsword calling Dannie Boy" - the school bus escape.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Die Hard as a Christmas movie has become a meme, it's what all the cool kids vote for and why I couldn't click it. Great film though.

A bit like those people who try to get daft songs to Christmas number uno.

 

[Squark]

Got to be Muppet Christmas Carol for me.

 

[Cleisthenes]

No love for Love Actually?

I'm a fan, as terrible as it is!

 

[Shamikebab]

Die Hard as a Christmas movie has become a meme, it's what all the cool kids vote for and why I couldn't click it. Great film though.

A bit like those people who try to get daft songs to Christmas number uno.

It has become a meme, but it's still the best xmas movie.

 

[Bubo]

Personally, I can't start Christmas until I've watched White Christmas

Put me down for White Christmas as well Trading Places. White Christmas is definitely up there as one of the best. As long as you don't spend too long thinking about how anorexic Vera Ellen looks, you'll be fine.

 

[Calpol]

It's not on the list but I watched this is my teenage daughters last year and really rated it. Klaus
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4729430/

 

[G-MAN2004]

Definitely Jingle All the Way. Arnie >

 

[MagicBoy]

Die Hard as a Christmas movie has become a meme, it's what all the cool kids vote for and why I couldn't click it. Great film though.

Started off at #2 on a serious list of alternative Christmas Movies from Mark Kermode about ten years ago...

 

[Murf]

Where the hell is Rocky IV?!?!

 

[Nitefly]

I do like Die Hard but it does seem to be overhyped as a Christmas movie - I think people just like it as action / violence is the opposite of what people think about when it comes to Christmas... still doesn’t make it an amazing Christmas film for me.

Muppets Christmas Carol is really good and charming, probably my favourite.

 

[2013]

Where the hell is Rocky IV?!?!

Ill add it as your choice, but not a xmas movie.

 

[wolfie138]

Reindeer Games is good too. as is Long Kiss Goodnight.