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#1 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 100% #1 Adjusted Score: 112176% Critics Consensus: A disarmingly sweet musical led by outstanding performances from Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien, Meet Me in St. Louis offers a holiday treat for all ages. Synopsis: "Meet Me in St. Louis" is a classic MGM romantic musical comedy that focuses on four sisters (one of whom... [More] Starring: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Leon Ames, Lucille Bremer Directed By: Vincente Minnelli
#2 The Shop Around the Corner (1940) 99% #2 Adjusted Score: 112453% Critics Consensus: 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. Synopsis: Alfred Kralik (James Stewart) and Klara Novak (Margaret Sullavan) are employees at Matuschek and Company, a general store in Budapest.... [More] Starring: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Frank Morgan, Joseph Schildkraut Directed By: Ernst Lubitsch
#3 The Holdovers (2023) 96% #3 Adjusted Score: 111827% Critics Consensus: Beautifully bittersweet, The Holdovers marks a satisfying return to form for director Alexander Payne. Synopsis: From acclaimed director Alexander Payne, THE HOLDOVERS follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who... [More] Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, Carrie Preston Directed By: Alexander Payne
#4 Tangerine (2015) 96% #4 Adjusted Score: 103752% Critics Consensus: Tangerine shatters casting conventions and its filmmaking techniques are up-to-the-minute, but it's an old-fashioned comedy at heart -- and a pretty wonderful one at that. Synopsis: After hearing that her boyfriend/pimp cheated on her while she was in jail, a transgender sex worker and her best... [More] Starring: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O'Hagan Directed By: Sean Baker
#5 Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 96% #5 Adjusted Score: 105202% Critics Consensus: 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. Synopsis: In this Christmas classic, an old man going by the name of Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) fills in for an... [More] Starring: Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn, Gene Lockhart Directed By: George Seaton
#6 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 95% #6 Adjusted Score: 105551% Critics Consensus: The Nightmare Before Christmas is a stunningly original and visually delightful work of stop-motion animation. Synopsis: The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown's beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual... [More] Starring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey Directed By: Henry Selick
#7 Little Women (2019) 95% #7 Adjusted Score: 118509% Critics Consensus: With a stellar cast and a smart, sensitive retelling of its classic source material, Greta Gerwig's Little Women proves some stories truly are timeless. Synopsis: In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer,... [More] Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen Directed By: Greta Gerwig
#8 Klaus (2019) 95% #8 Adjusted Score: 98315% Critics Consensus: Beautiful hand-drawn animation and a humorous, heartwarming narrative make Klaus an instant candidate for holiday classic status. Synopsis: A desperate postman accidentally brings about the genesis of Santa Claus.... [More] Starring: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso Directed By: Sergio Pablos
#9 Carol (2015) 94% #9 Adjusted Score: 109723% Critics Consensus: Shaped by Todd Haynes' deft direction and powered by a strong cast led by Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, Carol lives up to its groundbreaking source material. Synopsis: Aspiring photographer Therese spots the beautiful, elegant Carol perusing the doll displays in a 1950s Manhattan department store. The two... [More] Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy Directed By: Todd Haynes
#10 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 94% #10 Adjusted Score: 109009% Critics Consensus: The holiday classic to define all holiday classics, It's a Wonderful Life is one of a handful of films worth an annual viewing. Synopsis: After George Bailey (James Stewart) wishes he had never been born, an angel (Henry Travers) is sent to earth to... [More] Starring: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell Directed By: Frank Capra
#11 Die Hard (1988) 94% #11 Adjusted Score: 101754% Critics Consensus: Its many imitators (and sequels) have never come close to matching the taut thrills of the definitive holiday action classic. Synopsis: New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) on Christmas Eve. He joins... [More] Starring: Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson Directed By: John McTiernan
#12 The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) 94% #12 Adjusted Score: 96547% Critics Consensus: More of a stocking stuffer than a fully-rounded parcel, this yuletide excursion is a delightful showcase for Drax, Mantis, and a very game Kevin Bacon. Synopsis: Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot engage in some spirited shenanigans.... [More] Starring: Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Zoe Saldana Directed By: James Gunn
#13 The Apartment (1960) 93% #13 Adjusted Score: 107070% Critics Consensus: Director Billy Wilder's customary cynicism is leavened here by tender humor, romance, and genuine pathos. Synopsis: Insurance worker C.C. Baxter (Jack Lemmon) lends his Upper West Side apartment to company bosses to use for extramarital affairs.... [More] Starring: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurray, Ray Walston Directed By: Billy Wilder
#14 Little Women (1994) 93% #14 Adjusted Score: 95722% Critics Consensus: Thanks to a powerhouse lineup of talented actresses, Gillian Armstrong's take on Louisa May Alcott's Little Women proves that a timeless story can succeed no matter how many times it's told. Synopsis: In this 1994 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic, the March sisters confront growing pains, financial shortages, family tragedies and... [More] Starring: Winona Ryder, Gabriel Byrne, Trini Alvarado, Samantha Mathis Directed By: Gillian Armstrong
#15 Arthur Christmas (2011) 92% #15 Adjusted Score: 98482% Critics Consensus: Aardman Animations broadens their humor a bit for Arthur Christmas, a clever and earnest holiday film with surprising emotional strength. Synopsis: Everyone knows that, each Christmas, Santa Claus delivers presents to every last child on Earth. What everyone doesn't know is... [More] Starring: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent Directed By: Sarah Smith
#16 Tokyo Godfathers (2003) 92% #16 Adjusted Score: 93997% Critics Consensus: Beautiful and substantive, Tokyo Godfathers adds a moving -- and somewhat unconventional -- entry to the animated Christmas canon. Synopsis: Middle-aged alcoholic Gin (Toru Emori), teenage runaway Miyuki (Aya Okamoto) and former drag queen Hana (Yoshiaki Umegaki) are a trio... [More] Starring: Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Toru Emori Directed By: Satoshi Kon
#17 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020) 90% #17 Adjusted Score: 93678% Critics Consensus: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey celebrates the yuletide season with a holiday adventure whose exuberant spirit is matched by its uplifting message. Synopsis: Decades after his apprentice betrays him, a once joyful toymaker finds new hope when his bright young granddaughter appears on... [More] Starring: Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose Directed By: David E. Talbert
#18 Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) 89% #18 Adjusted Score: 92758% Critics Consensus: Rare Exports is an unexpectedly delightful crossbreed of deadpan comedy and Christmas horror. Synopsis: A young boy named Pietari (Onni Tommila) and his friend Juuso (Ilmari Järvenpää) think a secret mountain drilling project near... [More] Starring: Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Ilmari Järvenpää, Peeter Jakobi Directed By: Jalmari Helander
#19 A Christmas Story (1983) 89% #19 Adjusted Score: 95028% Critics Consensus: Both warmly nostalgic and darkly humorous, A Christmas Story deserves its status as a holiday perennial. Synopsis: Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie... [More] Starring: Peter Billingsley, W. Lyle Richardson, Melinda Dillon, Ian Petrella Directed By: Bob Clark
#20 Edward Scissorhands (1990) 89% #20 Adjusted Score: 94172% Critics Consensus: The first collaboration between Johnny Depp and Tim Burton, Edward Scissorhands is a magical modern fairy tale with gothic overtones and a sweet center. Synopsis: A scientist (Vincent Price) builds an animated human being -- the gentle Edward (Johnny Depp). The scientist dies before he... [More] Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall Directed By: Tim Burton
#21 Better Watch Out (2016) 88% #21 Adjusted Score: 90361% Critics Consensus: Carried by its charismatic young cast, Better Watch Out is an adorably sinister holiday horror film. Synopsis: Ashley travels to the suburban home of the Lerners to baby-sit their 12-year-old son Luke at Christmastime. She must soon... [More] Starring: Levi Miller, Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Dacre Montgomery Directed By: Chris Peckover
#22 Trading Places (1983) 88% #22 Adjusted Score: 92991% Critics Consensus: Featuring deft interplay between Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, Trading Places is an immensely appealing social satire. Synopsis: Upper-crust executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and down-and-out hustler Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) are the subjects of a... [More] Starring: Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche Directed By: John Landis
#23 Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) 86% #23 Adjusted Score: 92630% Critics Consensus: Tongue-in-cheek satire blends well with entertaining action and spot-on performances in this dark, eclectic neo-noir homage. Synopsis: Two-bit crook Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) stumbles into an audition for a mystery film while on the run from... [More] Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen Directed By: Shane Black
#24 A Christmas Tale (2008) 86% #24 Adjusted Score: 90961% Critics Consensus: A sharp black comedy about a chaotic family holiday gathering, A Christmas Tale is always involving, thanks to an impressive ensemble cast. Synopsis: When steely French matriarch Junon (Catherine Deneuve) learns she has leukemia, she asks her children and grandchildren at the family... [More] Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Françoise Bertin Directed By: Arnaud Desplechin
#25 Gremlins (1984) 86% #25 Adjusted Score: 93234% Critics Consensus: 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. Synopsis: A gadget salesman is looking for a special gift for his son and finds one at a store in Chinatown.... [More] Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Frances Lee McCain Directed By: Joe Dante
#26 Elf (2003) 86% #26 Adjusted Score: 92966% Critics Consensus: 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. Synopsis: Buddy (Will Ferrell) was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves.... [More] Starring: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner Directed By: Jon Favreau
#27 Happiest Season (2020) 82% #27 Adjusted Score: 93940% Critics Consensus: A jolly good time with heartfelt performances and more than enough holiday cheer, all you'll want for Christmas is Happiest Season. Synopsis: This romantic comedy is about longtime lesbian couple Abby (Kristen Stewart) and Harper (Mackenzie Davis), who made plans to go... [More] Starring: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber Directed By: Clea Duvall
#28 Batman Returns (1992) 81% #28 Adjusted Score: 89177% Critics Consensus: 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. Synopsis: The monstrous Penguin (Danny DeVito), who lives in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with wicked shock-headed businessman Max Shreck... [More] Starring: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken Directed By: Tim Burton
#29 While You Were Sleeping (1995) 81% #29 Adjusted Score: 85246% Critics Consensus: While You Were Sleeping is built wholly from familiar ingredients, but assembled with such skill -- and with such a charming performance from Sandra Bullock -- that it gives formula a good name. Synopsis: Lonely transit worker Lucy Eleanor Moderatz (Sandra Bullock) pulls her longtime crush, Peter (Peter Gallagher), from the path of an... [More] Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle Directed By: Jon Turteltaub
#30 The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) 79% #30 Adjusted Score: 88036% Critics Consensus: The Man Who Invented Christmas adds holiday magic to the writing of A Christmas Carol, putting a sweetly revisionist spin on the story behind a classic yuletide tale. Synopsis: In 1843 London, author Charles Dickens finds himself in financial trouble after writing three unsuccessful novels in a row. Desperate... [More] Starring: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Justin Edwards Directed By: Bharat Nalluri
#31 A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) 79% #31 Adjusted Score: 80746% Critics Consensus: It isn't as much fun as an official Red Ryder carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time, but A Christmas Story Christmas remains a sequel worth celebrating. Synopsis: The family comedy "A Christmas Story Christmas" is the long-awaited follow-up to annual holiday favorite, "A Christmas Story." This... [More] Starring: Peter Billingsley, Julie Hagerty, Erinn Hayes, Ian Petrella Directed By: Clay Kaytis
#32 Bad Santa (2003) 78% #32 Adjusted Score: 85676% Critics Consensus: A gloriously rude and gleefully offensive black comedy, Bad Santa isn't for everyone, but grinches will find it uproariously funny. Synopsis: In this dark comedy, the crotchety Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton) and his partner (Tony Cox) reunite once a... [More] Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham Directed By: Terry Zwigoff
#33 Anna and the Apocalypse (2017) 77% #33 Adjusted Score: 83425% Critics Consensus: Anna and the Apocalypse finds fresh brains and a lot of heart in the crowded zombie genre - not to mention a fun genre mashup populated by rootable characters. Synopsis: A zombie apocalypse threatens the sleepy town of Little Haven - at Christmas - forcing Anna and her friends to... [More] Starring: Ella Hunt, Malcolm Cumming, Sarah Swire, Christopher Leveaux Directed By: John McPhail
#34 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 77% #34 Adjusted Score: 81647% Critics Consensus: It may not be the finest version of Charles Dickens' tale to grace the screen, but The Muppet Christmas Carol is funny and heartwarming, and serves as a good introduction to the story for young viewers. Synopsis: The Muppets perform the classic Dickens holiday tale, with Kermit the Frog playing Bob Cratchit, the put-upon clerk of stingy... [More] Starring: Michael Caine, Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, Jerry Nelson Directed By: Brian Henson
#35 Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022) 77% #35 Adjusted Score: 78688% Critics Consensus: Perhaps it isn't quite as much fun as a movie about a murderous robot Santa ought to be, but for fans of holiday horror, Christmas Bloody Christmas is still a gift. Synopsis: It's Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic... [More] Starring: Riley Dandy, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray, Dora Madison Directed By: Joe Begos
#36 White Christmas (1954) 77% #36 Adjusted Score: 82084% Critics Consensus: It may be too sweet for some, but this unabashedly sentimental holiday favorite is too cheerful to resist. Synopsis: Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen)... [More] Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera-Ellen Directed By: Michael Curtiz
#37 Happy Christmas (2014) 76% #37 Adjusted Score: 79044% Critics Consensus: Intelligent, well-acted, and satisfyingly low-key, Happy Christmas marks another step in prolific filmmaker Joe Swanberg's creative evolution. Synopsis: An immature party girl (Anna Kendrick) moves in with her brother's family to get over a breakup and throws their... [More] Starring: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham Directed By: Joe Swanberg
#38 LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (2020) 75% #38 Adjusted Score: 77584% Critics Consensus: The Force isn't fully with this Lego Star Wars adventure, but its affectionate franchise callbacks and self-aware humor should please fans looking to spend their holidays in a galaxy far, far away... Synopsis: "The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" reunites Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie, Rose and the droids for a joyous feast on... [More] Starring: Kelly Marie Tran, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Matt Lanter Directed By: Ken Cunningham
#39 Merry Christmas (2005) 74% #39 Adjusted Score: 77659% Critics Consensus: The poignant humanity on display in Joyeux Noel makes its sentimentality forgivable. Synopsis: With the advent of World War I, Europe is thrown into a brutal and vicious chaos as men are forced... [More] Starring: Diane Kruger, Benno Fürmann, Guillaume Canet, Gary Lewis Directed By: Christian Carion
#40 The Ref (1994) 73% #40 Adjusted Score: 76847% Critics Consensus: Undeniably uneven and too dark for some, The Ref nonetheless boasts strong turns from Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spacey, as well as a sharply funny script. Synopsis: Bickering spouses (Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey) annoy the cat burglar (Denis Leary) who takes them hostage in their Connecticut home.... [More] Starring: Denis Leary, Judy Davis, Kevin Spacey, Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. Directed By: Ted Demme
#41 The Santa Clause (1994) 73% #41 Adjusted Score: 77106% Critics Consensus: The Santa Clause is utterly undemanding, but it's firmly rooted in the sort of good old-fashioned holiday spirit missing from too many modern yuletide films. Synopsis: Divorced dad Scott (Tim Allen) has custody of his son (Eric Lloyd) on Christmas Eve. After he accidentally kills a... [More] Starring: Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson, Eric Lloyd Directed By: John Pasquin
#42 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1967) 100% #42 Adjusted Score: 102683% Critics Consensus: 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. Synopsis: This made-for-TV Christmas special is a classic.