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50 Best Christmas Movies 50 Best Christmas Movies Rank Title EIDR ID 1 A Christmas Story (1983) 10.5240/639B-28F7-DE40-F323-66A8-U 2 Bad Santa (2003) 10.5240/C733-1656-F5E2-77E1-5738-K 3 Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 10.5240/89E2-FF30-502E-AEC3-2A2A-K 4 It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) 10.5240/FFC3-D95E-B31B-A6B8-19B7-8 5 Black Christmas (1974) 10.5240/4B77-07A8-04B6-B6DF-F58C-M 6 A Christmas Carol (1951) 10.5240/684B-1F6E-AD85-389C-6702-6 7 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 10.5240/7F83-5D50-BC21-D072-CC4C-1 8 A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) 10.5240/25AB-C4B1-FFF5-ED73-1635-S 9 Gremlins (1984) 10.5240/C205-A812-46FC-2B77-BD52-A 10 Elf (2003) 10.5240/E330-D7FA-B25E-65E5-665C-Q 11 Die Hard (1988) 10.5240/08B0-F8C2-5525-BF22-BA07-4 12 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) 10.5240/8221-9FEE-6B43-2A8D-D415-E 13 A Christmas Tale (2008) 10.5240/2988-8795-1B12-8EC4-1053-T 14 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) 10.5240/C89F-0FF3-A4A5-6EC5-2988-B 15 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) 10.5240/CA2D-7927-3635-DD8D-7D75-U 16 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) 10.5240/D052-43C7-AAAE-ADE5-2B15-Q 17 Home Alone (1990) 10.5240/0E32-F462-4504-55F0-355B-B 18 3 Godfathers (1948) 10.5240/DAF7-073C-0B94-0707-9EEC-3 19 Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 10.5240/D3E8-6F1E-2F68-A406-9429-D 20 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 10.5240/621E-08B4-CA58-18A8-CC05-M 21 Edward Scissorhands (1990) 10.5240/7418-A7AF-2A8A-E1AF-E469-C 22 The Snowman (1982) 10.5240/EFAA-75DE-A768-E705-BCA1-7 23 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) 10.5240/940F-EE17-9402-56F8-991D-C 24 Batman Returns (1992) 10.5240/CDA3-6A33-E7D0-ED42-1509-Q 25 Scrooged (1988) 10.5240/BF97-53AC-42CA-2C06-B077-M 26 8 Women (2001) 10.5240/D31E-E4C9-F8BB-14EC-A570-B 27 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and 10.5240/F9FB-C0F8-D2A2-AD64-FF91-9 the Wardrobe (2005) 28 In Bruges (2008) 10.5240/466F-4D37-F0DC-5C4F-A69F-R 29 The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) 10.5240/F9E8-A328-E141-6513-35B7-O 30 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) 10.5240/BED8-AAC0-74AB-BC3C-FC7D-1 31 Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) 10.5240/B663-8EC4-039D-A941-250F-R 32 Brazil (1985) 10.5240/79CC-AEBE-FA78-8015-29F9-A 33 Trading Places (1983) 10.5240/3BF1-5500-DE89-33E8-EE72-S 34 While You Were Sleeping (1995) 10.5240/0AC1-B6E9-F14A-C0EB-9986-H Rank Title EIDR ID 35 Christmas Evil (1980) 10.5240/97A3-4BB0-72B6-57E2-3FCD-P 36 About a Boy (2002) 10.5240/A6B1-A1E7-5909-E39C-43A1-Z 37 ’R Xmas (2001) 10.5240/E624-67AF-13A5-0AED-2CA7-R 38 Babes In Toyland (1934) 10.5240/A305-2177-CDAF-5BC5-ABDC-C 39 Mickey’s Christmas Carol (1983) 10.5240/4C57-E850-C82E-58C9-FE9E-K 40 White Christmas (1954) 10.5240/76CC-8329-5AFB-2183-25E5-1 41 Holiday Inn (1942) 10.5240/D11C-FCD8-9E2E-BC4D-05BF-G 42 Prancer (1989) 10.5240/8648-1382-BCFD-EBDA-777E-Q 43 Lethal Weapon (1987) 10.5240/EFC0-9686-9E9D-8C3B-7577-V 44 Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) 10.5240/57C5-C7E3-EC61-9AA0-B4EB-B 45 The Holiday (2006) 10.5240/EDD2-77F8-B131-CC10-62F6-L 46 The Polar Express (2004) 10.5240/0E8E-C250-E484-9794-A9F2-0 47 Christmas in Connecticut (1945) 10.5240/4827-8C57-2312-841B-8DCF-C 48 Joyeux Noël (2005) 10.5240/4829-E0F8-780F-40C5-338F-P 49 Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) 10.5240/8F72-95FE-66DC-8D32-6BB3-1 50 Love Actually (2003) 10.5240/0A05-C9CF-A7CC-2985-3680-4 20 Worst Christmas Movies Rank Title EIDR ID 1 Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) 10.5240/C199-5A7E-7C63-597F-CE53-4 2 Elves (1989) 10.5240/6E13-4CA0-D2F4-43F8-9808-S 3 Santa Claus (1959) 10.5240/49E9-29D9-04EB-EBDB-E39B-5 4 Last Ounce of Courage (2012) 10.5240/24E3-8E3E-F2D4-75A1-ABA6-U 5 Jingle All the Way 2 (2014) 10.5240/8C83-8B54-8E4F-2342-1F14-E 6 Santa With Muscles (1996) 10.5240/70F0-9368-68BE-DD95-08C8-C 7 Santa Claws (1996) 10.5240/7BBA-3F47-9C8E-5495-3DFE-4 8 A Christmas Story 2 (2012) 10.5240/A130-215E-EBAB-F859-C7D5-N 9 Jack Frost 2: Revenge of the Mutant Killer 10.5240/19EA-C4BB-3BEF-CEA2-74F6-W Snowman (2000) 10 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) 10.5240/CA2D-7927-3635-DD8D-7D75-U 11 Deck the Halls (2006) 10.5240/9369-1D8A-0002-C14B-8307-K 12 Surviving Christmas (2004) 10.5240/C61F-51F5-1422-C70A-389B-J 13 Christmas Evil (1980) 10.5240/97A3-4BB0-72B6-57E2-3FCD-P 14 The Nutcracker in 3D (2009) 10.5240/BE64-4397-550F-2729-C65E-H 15 Black Christmas (2006) 10.5240/02C5-1299-4A1B-AF01-29F3-X 16 I’ll Be Home For Christmas (1998) 10.5240/0A7F-936E-7B74-18FF-4ED6-P Rank Title EIDR ID 17 Santa’s Slay (2005) 10.5240/49CA-C95A-BF0F-91C2-2643-I 18 Christmas Caper (2007) 10.5240/12FF-5ADC-780F-CC1F-51CB-2 19 Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever (2014) 10.5240/C98A-E16A-CFC1-5482-1D87-O 20 Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July 10.5240/3533-498C-9857-CFCF-3061-4 (1979) Honorable Mention Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972) 10.5240/2486-C25B-530A-4974-5519-4 .
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