Non Coventional Holiday Movies

[YCRanger]

So with the holidays coming up really soon everyone is taking out their old favorite holiday movies and watching them. The old favorites always get shown, Miracle of 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life, etc. But do you have a movie that you break out around Christmas(or other December holidays) that others might not consider . . . Christmas-ish? Mine would probably be Cool Runnings. But that movie is good for any time of the year. Also I was thinking about Die Hard since that's sort of Christmassy right? I mean they're all at a holiday party before the poop hits the fan.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Hogfather and Gremlins spring to mind.

 

[Marter]

Joyeux Noël is a really, really good one. Highly recommended. It's about the 1914 Christmas ceasefires.

I mention it because lots of people think of it more as a war movie and don't classify it as a "Christmas movie." This is despite it taking place around Christmastime.

And, yes, Die Hard is another one that's not conventionally a "Christmas movie." I still consider it one. It takes place on Christmas, after all.

Serendipity, if I'm remembering correctly, also takes place around the holidays. I remember it being okay.

 

[Rose and Thorn]

The Holiday and Love Actually are some of my favorite holiday movies. Although neither of them are really ABOUT christmas, they just both take place during the holiday season. I love me my romantic comedies.

Home Alone is another good one, it can be watched at any time during the year really.

Also The Family Stone! Ahh there are so many great ones. I know what I am doing after christmas.

 

[YCRanger]

The Holiday and Love Actually are some of my favorite holiday movies. Although neither of them are really ABOUT christmas, they just both take place during the holiday season. I love me my romantic comedies.

Home Alone is another good one, it can be watched at any time during the year really.

Also The Family Stone! Ahh there are so many great ones. I know what I am doing after christmas.

Ah yes, how could I forget Home Alone!
If I recall the Family Stone was brutal. I spent most of my time cringing over the uncomfortable situations. Yikes

 

[anthony87]

Die Hard.

It's just not Christmas without Die Hard.

 

[Hazy992]

I'm glad that Die Hard has already been mentioned a bunch of times. Best Christmas movie ever

Also Die Hard 2 isn't bad either.

 

[Senor Smoke21]

My christmas eve tradition is pub with the homies then Die Hard when I get home.
Best christmas film ever

 

[vun]

We watch Love Actually and the Home Alone movies every Christmas, although I prefer a more traditional Christmas movie; nothing beats the Polar Express. Nothing says traditional Christmas like a big stonking locomotive.

 

[fix-the-spade]

Also I was thinking about Die Hard since that's sort of Christmassy right? I mean they're all at a holiday party before the poop hits the fan.

Lethal Weapon!
It's a christmas movie, pretty much the whole plot takes place on christmas eve...

 

[DrRockor]

Die Hard.

It's just not Christmas without Die Hard.

same. Its set on christmas therefore its a christmas film.

 

[Dectomax]

Die Hard.

It's just not Christmas without Die Hard.

"Now I have a machinegun! Ho-Ho-Ho!"

Yeah, the only festive movie I've watched so far has been Die Hard...I'm not exactly the festive type. In the words of Grumpy Cat: "Dashing through the..No."

 

[M K Ultra]

Nothing says traditional Christmas like a big stonking locomotive.

That sounds incredibly pervy.

Also MST3K episode 321 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.

 

[wolf thing]

Brazil, the terry Gilliam movie, the Christmas theme is through out the film and it is just a great film

 

[Flamezdudes]

My family and I almost always at least watch Home Alone around the Christmas time every year now, Love Actually as well usually. There are some others really... but I can't remember them at the moment.

 

[MetalDooley]

Bad Santa - can't believe no one mentioned that yet.One of the best non-conventional christmas movies around
Die Hard 1&2
Gremlins

There's a ton of B-movie horror films that take place on or around christmas.Here's a list if anyone's interested.Can't vouch for the quality as I've only seen some of them

http://www.imdb.com/list/ooW_lCUs4zQ/

 

[Auron]

Batman Returns, I've said it.

 

[HardkorSB]

Santa's Slay:

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

The traditional Holdiday Movie with my fam is Monty Python's The Life of Brian.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

Around this time of year, I usually watch Tokyo Godfathers and The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. Both are anime films that are somewhat Christmas-related.