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The Only Christmas Films You Need This Festive Season

From ‘Die Hard’ to ‘Elf,’ These Christmas Movies Will Get You in the Holly Jolly Spirit

Manyun Manyun
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The Only Christmas Films You Need This Festive Season
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‘Tis the Season 🎄

There is no debate; Die Hard is a Christmas movie whether you like it or not…

‘Tis the season to be jolly,’ also, get blind drunk, gain 20lbs, and pretend how appreciative you are for another pair of socks. Most importantly, December—that’s right, we celebrate X-Mas month-long around these parts—and the Christmas season is a month where we can rewatch our favorite films from entertainment news and, for some, teach the kids of today that they “don’t make ’em as they used to.”

Whether you’re home alone, like Macaulay Culkin, or surrounded by loved ones, the following flicks are the only Christmas films you need this festive season!

 

Die Hard (1988)

I might as well start the argument early. Actually, nah, there is no debate; Die Hard is a Christmas movie whether you like it or not because killing German terrorists on Christmas Eve fits the bill. Plus, when John McClane leaves one of the terrorists wearing a Santa hat with a jumper reading: “Now I have a machine gun. Ho, Ho, Ho,” I think that more than qualifies for an X-Mas movie, don’t you?

Tell your family that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, and Christmas in Hollis by Run-DMC bumping on the soundtrack says so. Of course, John McClane can be watched in January, April, or September, but nothing quite beats entering the X-Mas season with the sound of rocket launchers, machine guns, and C4 explosives.

Home Alone (1990)

As children, we can always relate to the desire to want our family to disappear; heck, even as adults, that sentiment holds some weight. Sadly, when the reality kicks in, being left alone isn’t quite exactly what you expected, especially when two thieves are attempting to rob your house. That’s why Home Alone will forever be a regular on our television screens and is the second-highest-grossing X-Mas film in Cinema history. Not only is it relatable, comedic, and delivers a dose of suspense, but it’s set during Christmas, a time when we should always be thankful if we aren’t alone.

KEVIN!

Macaulay Culkin’s fame and prominence might have dwindled in his adult years, but Home Alone has immortalized him in cinema and in the minds of past and future generations.

Not forgetting, Home Alone 2 hits just as hard!

Elf (2003)

Will Ferrell portrays an Elf with a childlike personality that was raised in the North Pole but isn’t actually an Elf… If it’s belly laughs you seek, belly laughs you’ll find when watching Elf.

What’s beautiful about Elf is that it’s hilarious but significantly more than just a funny flick. It’s sincere and wholesome, with laughter sprinkled in between. For a genre that’s been watered down and disrespected in recent years, this one’s a modern-ish Christmas movie that the entire family, from Grandma to toddler, will enjoy!

Batman Returns (1992)

Gotham’s dark and eery backdrop might not strike you as the perfect setting for a Christmas movie, but Tim Burton’s Batman Returns has been replayed during the festive season for the last three decades.

Why? It’s Batman, for starters, but Michelle Pfeiffer in an all-black latex suit, dancing under a mistletoe with the big black bat, might have something to do with it.

Jokes aside, a Gotham City covered in snow, including scenes like when the Penguin’s cronies lunge from oversized gift-wrapped presents and destroy the Christmas tree, give this dark action film a rightful place in the X-Mas movie list.

What does Bruce Wayne do when he receives unwanted socks at Christmas? Batman returns it.

American Psycho (2000)

We might as well prepare for the horrific numbers that will read on the weighing scales by finalizing our Christmas movie list with a horror/thriller. And, in my opinion, nothing quite hits like Christian Bale portraying a homicidal Wall Street psychopath named Patrick Bateman.

“Well, you can always be thinner, look better” is a quote from the incredible vein psychopath Bateman that will specifically reign true during Christmas.

I know what you’re thinking: “This isn’t a Christmas movie,” blah blah… Listen, there are scenes involving a Christmas work party and Christmas trees, and that’s more than enough to warrant this classic as a viable X-Mas watch.

Bale’s performance is outstanding and one that propelled him to the heights of Hollywood. It’s convincing and terrifying but also f*cking hilarious. Better yet, it’s on Netflix right now!

Honorable Mentions

It’s simply just too damn difficult to curate a Christmas movie list without leaving some bangers out… In step the honorable mentions:

Gremlins (1984)

Bad Santa (2003)

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

Ghostbusters II (1989)

You’ve Got Mail (1998)

Scrooged (1998)

Big (1988)

Every Harry Potter Film (2001-2011)

Trading Places (1983)

Lethal Weapon (1987)

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