There are very few genres of cinema that are judged on the merit of their prestige, but on their potential to make your heart grow three sizes when you see them. We who enjoy the format as much as we do have to agree: Nothing is more aggravating than watching the same old cookie cutter Hallmark movie that you’ve seen 100 times before.
The best kind of Christmas movie is one that engages your senses in new and surprising ways, and then lingers in your mind for an extended period of time. We’ve compiled our list of the Greatest Christmas Movies of all time
For some children in the year 1994, there was a very particular fear that developed in their minds: that Santa Claus would fall off their roofs and die. In fact, I would like to point out that the filmmakers of the mid-1990s did a fantastic job in taking a lovely vacation and turning it into what I would call an absolute nightmare. During the film, Tim Allen inadvertently causes Santa Claus to die on his property, and as a result of that, he has no choice but to assume the role of the next Santa Claus. I think this is a movie packed with a lot of body-shaming material, so it probably won’t fly as well in the new year, but it is often screened during Christmas movie marathons, so it deserves a place here.
I’m sure it is no secret that Richard Curtis’ star-studded ensemble romantic comedy is both beloved and reviled equally. It is impossible to deny that the multi-narrative film has had a significant impact on holiday-centered comedies over the last decade, no matter how much you hate it.
The 1951 adaptation of Charles Dickens’s legendary story is still recognized as being the best adaptation of the story, and it illustrates the well-known story of Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim), who is visited by the ghosts of Christmases past, present, and future during the Christmas Eve celebration of 1951.
It is more than thirty years after Will Ferrell Jr. was born, a clownish orphan raised by Santa Claus and his elves in the North Pole travels to New York City while he searches for the father he never knew-a cynical publisher played by James Caan-in this absurd (and surprisingly sweet) fish-out-of-water fantasy.
The Nightmare Before Christmas stands out as a debate for the ages: is it a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? For the purposes of this discussion, we are going to stick with Christmas for now. It is Tim Burton’s specialty to employ a masterful combination of visual tricks and effects in a creepy manner that no one else can match. I think that the fact that a skeleton Santa shows up on Christmas is okay, as long as it is as charming as the Nightmare of Christmas Past.
This timeless children’s adventure from director Chris Columbus and writer John Hughes follows young Macaulay Culkin after he is left without treatment by his family and finds himself having to fight off a pair of dumb thieves (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) during the holiday season.
There are few films which define Christmas more than Frank Capra’s 1946 fantasy starring Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, who is on the verge of committing suicide when he is visited by an angel who brings to light the true nature of his life.
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