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| 1 | Citizen Kane (1941) -- An early scene shows the young Charles Foster Kane receiving a sled as a Christmas gift from his guardian, Mr. Thatcher. | 19281 |
| 2 | The Godfather (1972) -- Christmastime in 1945 forms the backdrop for several murders in Mafia crime drama. | 13769 |
| 3 | Mean Girls (2004) -- Teenage schoolgirls sing and dance to '"Jingle Bell Rock." | 9000 |
| 4 | Toy Story (1995) -- The final scene takes place on Christmas Day. | 7520 |
| 5 | Goodfellas (1990) -- A scene has the mobster protagonists celebrating Christmas after pulling off the Lufthansa heist in December 1978. | 6522 |
| 6 | Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) -- Inhabitants of Halloween Land do a number on Christmas. | 6059 |
| 7 | I Am Legend (2007) -- A viral outbreak occurs on Christmas Eve, and quickly spreads across the entire planet. | 5754 |
| 8 | American Psycho (2000) -- Serial killer Patrick Bateman takes a break from his reign of terror to attend a Christmas party given by his fiancée. | 5063 |
| 9 | Cast Away (2000) -- On Christmas Eve a FedEx plane crashes near an uninhabited island, where the only survivor lives for the next four years. | 4961 |
| 10 | Love Actually (2003 film) -- Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely and interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England. | 4920 |
| 11 | Die Hard (1988) -- On Christmas Eve, terrorists seize control of a Los Angeles skyscraper. | 4420 |
| 12 | Gremlins (1984) -- Bad things happen when a Christmas gift gets wet. | 4290 |
| 13 | Catch Me If You Can (2002) -- An FBI agent pursues an identity-changing con artist over a period of several years. The film includes a number of scenes that take place on different Christmases. | 4269 |
| 14 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) -- A man with scissors for hands adjusts to life in suburbia after the death of his creator, and later he sees the Christmas holiday season. | 4247 |
| 15 | Legion (2010) -- God loses faith in humankind and sends his angels to slaughter them all on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day, Charlie's baby is born, and is deemed the new savior of mankind. | 3781 |
| 16 | Enemy of the State (1998) -- A man is pursued by rogue agents, after he unknowingly obtains incriminating evidence on them, while shopping for Christmas gifts for his family. | 3720 |
| 17 | Rocky IV (1985) -- An epic boxing match between the USSR's Captain Ivan Drago and the USA's Rocky Balboa on Christmas Day. | 3637 |
| 18 | Eyes Wide Shut (1999) -- Around Christmas, a man goes on a sexual odyssey that leads to a mysterious orgy and possibly murder. | 3461 |
| 19 | Batman Returns (1992) -- Batman battles the Penguin, Catwoman, and a corrupt industrialist during the Christmas holiday. | 3339 |
| 20 | Home Alone (1990) -- Kevin McCallister is left behind in the house as his family travels to Paris, and must foil a pair of neighborhood burglars. | 3090 |
| 21 | It's a Wonderful Life (1946 film) -- Classic tale, climaxing at Christmas, of a man who gets to see what his hometown would be like had he never lived. | 3056 |
| 22 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) -- C.S. Lewis tale, in which the return of Christmas to the frozen fantasy world of Narnia is the first sign of its liberation. | 3049 |
| 23 | Brazil (1985) -- At the start of the film, a man is arrested by the secret police during the holidays when he is mistaken for a terrorist due to a misprinted file. Near the end, the main character is visited by his boss who is dressed as Santa Claus on his way to a charity event. | 3018 |
| 24 | Ghostbusters II (1989) --The entire film is set during Christmas and New Years season in New York City, and a Christmas tree is visible during at least one scene. | 2587 |
| 25 | Love Story (1970) -- Romance blossoms between wealthy law student and doomed schoolteacher. A scene has the young man raising money by selling Christmas trees. | 2561 |
| 26 | Ordinary People (1980) -- Affluent suburban family struggles with the aftermath of one son's death and the other's attempted suicide. Includes some Christmas scenes. | 2443 |
| 27 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992 film) --Kevin gets onto the wrong plane and flies to New York where he stops thieves from robbing the toy store. | 2434 |
| 28 | Home Alone (1990 film) --Kevin accidentally gets left behind during Christmas break and defends his house against robbers. | 2219 |
| 29 | Annie Hall (1977) -- A scene has Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) forced to attend a Christmas party in Hollywood. | 2091 |
| 30 | Das Boot (1981) -- German U-boat makes a perilous mission during World War II. Includes a Christmastime scene aboard a supply ship. | 1937 |
| 31 | CBC's The True Meaning of Christmas Specials (2002) -- Hosted by David Foley, this parody of Christmas specials and many classic Christmas stories follows David and friends as he seeks to learn the meaning of Christmas Specials, beyond selling knick-knacks for $49.99. | 1932 |
| 32 | Donnie Brasco (1997) -- FBI agent infiltrates '70s crime family. A scene has characters celebrating Christmas by exchanging cards stuffed with hundred-dollar bills. | 1927 |
| 33 | Rent (2005) -- The first half of the movie takes place on Christmas Eve and the days leading up to the new year. The second half of the movie shows the events of the next year, with the movie ending on Christmas Eve. | 1914 |
| 34 | A Christmas Carol (2009), Walt Disney Pictures/ImageMovers Digital performance capture film starring Jim Carrey. | 1902 |
| 35 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989 film) -- As usual, the Griswold family plans turn to disaster, this time at Christmas. | 1900 |
| 36 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) -- A crook poses as an actor and gets tangled up in a crime during a Christmas setting. | 1738 |
| 37 | Die Hard 2 (1990) -- On Christmas Eve, terrorists seize control of air traffic control at a Washington DC airport. | 1718 |
| 38 | A Christmas Story (1983) -- All Ralphie wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder BB gun. | 1704 |
| 39 | Trading Places (1983) -- A rich man and a poor man switch classes as part of a social experiment through the holiday season. | 1699 |
| 40 | The Holiday (2005) -- Two women swap homes for the holidays and meet up with their dream men. | 1692 |
| 41 | Moonstruck (1987) -- Romantic comedy-drama takes place during, or just prior to, the holiday season. | 1686 |
| 42 | Babe (1995) -- The segment "Pork is a Nice Sweet Meat" takes place on Christmas Day. | 1645 |
| 43 | Serendipity (2001) -- Opening scene set to Cool Yule at Bloomingdale's during the Christmas rush. John and Sara meet when they both reach for the same pair of gloves, which they are buying to be Christmas presents. | 1644 |
| 44 | Sleepless in Seattle (1993) -- Woman responds to plea from lonely widower on Christmas Eve radio program. | 1633 |
| 45 | Lethal Weapon (1987) -- A young suicidal cop is partnered with a veteran officer to solve a murder during the holidays. | 1562 |
| 46 | Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) -- Songwriter Dave Seville takes in three chipmunks, who can sing, during the Christmas season. The movie features the classic "Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)". | 1560 |
| 47 | Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) -- Trying to secure a new job in order to obtain legal custody of his son, Ted Kramer interviews for one (and gets it) during an office Christmas party. | 1514 |
| 48 | Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) -- The title character is introduced to her primary love interest at her parents' Christmas party, among several holiday-themed scenes. | 1475 |
| 49 | About a Boy (2002) -- A bachelor enjoys a life of ease thanks to the royalties from a Christmas song his father composed. | 1463 |
| 50 | Just Friends (2005) -- Record producer inadvertently comes home for Christmas 100 pounds lighter, and tries to rekindle the flame with his high school crush; hilarity ensues. | 1343 |
| 51 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) -- A holiday-themed sequel to the animated Disney theatrical film. | 1321 |
| 52 | Elf (2003) -- A human, raised at the North Pole, searches for his family in New York. | 1314 |
| 53 | The Polar Express (2004) -- A magical train takes a boy and other children who stop believing in Santa Claus up north to meet the man himself. | 1309 |
| 54 | Holiday Inn (1942 film) -- Musicians prepare for a white Christmas at a cozy lodge. | 1287 |
| 55 | Ernest Saves Christmas (1988 film) -- Everyman-type Ernest helps Santa. | 1186 |
| 56 | The American President (1995) -- Has a scene with the White House staff at a party in the Executive residence. | 1149 |
| 57 | In the Good Old Summertime (1949) -- Musical remake of The Shop Around the Corner. | 1110 |
| 58 | The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) -- Naive mail clerk is installed as president of a manufacturing company. Film takes place during the holiday season. | 1074 |
| 59 | Soldier (1998) -- Includes a Christmas party among the settlers before Todd's exile. | 1021 |
| 60 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) -- Claymation adaptation of the popular song. Rudolph, and Hermey the Misfit Elf, overcome rejection for their differences and help Santa Claus make his Christmas Eve trip. | 1016 |
| 61 | The Apartment (1960) -- A young executive climbs the corporate ladder by loaning out his apartment to bosses for their extramarital trysts. The bulk of the film takes place between Christmas and New Year's Eve. | 1008 |
| 62 | The Family Stone (2005 film) -- Uptight woman wants acceptance from eccentric clan at Christmastime. | 997 |
| 63 | The Family Man (2000) -- Modern take on It's a Wonderful Life. A man who is given the chance to see what his life would have been like if he'd stayed with his college girlfriend. | 995 |
| 64 | Bad Santa (2003) -- A conman poses as Santa to rob stores on Christmas Eve. | 964 |
| 65 | Jingle All the Way (1996 film) -- Dad, while searching for season's hot toy, finds season's true meaning. | 912 |
| 66 | While You Were Sleeping (1995) -- After a lonely transit worker saves a man on Christmas Day, she spends the holidays with his family and pretends to be his fiancee while he lies in a coma. | 892 |
| 67 | The Santa Clause (1994 film) -- When Santa falls off his roof, a harried ad exec is required to assume the mantle. | 881 |
| 68 | Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007) -- Nudist aliens take over the world, and the Planet Express crew are made homeless at Christmas. Also, Santa Claus helps in the final battle. | 839 |
| 69 | Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) -- In one chapter, a Missouri family has itself a merry little Christmas. | 838 |
| 70 | An Affair to Remember (1957) -- Lovers are parted after a planned liaison is thwarted by a car accident. Film climaxes on Christmas Eve. | 795 |
| 71 | Black Christmas (1974, remade 2006) -- A stranger terrorizes sorority girls during the holiday break. | 787 |
| 72 | The Night of the Hunter (1955) -- The final scenes of the film have the children enjoying Christmas since the capture of their pursuer. | 787 |
| 73 | Four Christmases (2008 film) -- A couple struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day. | 770 |
| 74 | A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) -- a 28-minute film in which Charlie Brown searches for the true meaning of Christmas, by directing a Christmas play while shunning the hyper-commercialization of Christmas. | 765 |
| 75 | Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film) -- | 762 |
| 76 | This Christmas (2007) -- The Whitfield family comes together for their first Christmas in several years. | 754 |
| 77 | The Proposition (2005) -- In 1880s Australia, a captured outlaw is given until Christmas Day to find and kill his murderous older brother. | 721 |
| 78 | Three Days of the Condor (1975) -- Espionage thriller takes place during the holiday season. | 708 |
| 79 | Eight Crazy Nights (2002) -- A half-Jewish, half-Christian man, who gave up on Christmas and Hanukkah after his parents both die around the holidays, is shown the error of his ways when he is forced into community service by refereeing a Junior Basketball team. | 691 |
| 80 | Go (1999) -- Three intertwining plots that happen to involve one drug deal on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles. | 639 |
| 81 | The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) -- Jim Henson's creations tackle Charles Dickens' festive favorite. | 631 |
| 82 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006 film) -- Third film in The Santa Clause series, Santa battles Jack Frost to keep his title. | 598 |
| 83 | Stalag 17 (1953) -- American POWs fight among themselves a few days before Christmas. | 557 |
| 84 | Fanny and Alexander (1982) -- Opening scenes take place at Christmas. | 555 |
| 85 | Scrooged (1988) -- Modern interpretation of Dickens' story, with holiday spirits visiting a cynical TV exec. Starring Bill Murray. | 539 |
| 86 | The Lion in Winter (1968) -- Christmas 1183 is the setting for palace intrigues with King Henry II and family. Remade in 2003. | 538 |
| 87 | Diner (1982) -- Old childhood friends, now grown, get together during the holidays in 1959 Baltimore. | 536 |
| 88 | Reindeer Games (2000) -- Convict released from prison gets caught up in a heist due to mistaken identity. | 513 |
| 89 | Christmas with the Kranks (2004 film) -- When a suburban couple decide to forgo Christmas festivities, preferring to take a cruise to the Caribbean instead, their neighbours refuse to allow such Scrooge-like behaviour. | 511 |
| 90 | Millions (2004) -- Two young British brothers, one very religious, clash over how to spend a chance acquisition of £229,520 (later revealed as stolen) before the fictional conversion to the Euro takes place on or near Christmas Day. | 503 |
| 91 | Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (1974) -- An animated account of young Virginia. | 496 |
| 92 | Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) - The controversial slasher film about a murderous Santa Claus. It was followed by four sequels. | 484 |
| 93 | Fred Claus (2007) -- Fred Claus, Santa's bitter older brother, is forced to move to the North Pole. | 479 |
| 94 | The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs Clause (2002 film) -- Sequel to The Santa Clause; Santa must find a Mrs. Claus. | 476 |
| 95 | The Shop Around the Corner (1940) -- Bickering store clerks pine for pen pals as the holidays approach. | 475 |
| 96 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966) -- Mean and stingy green creature wants to ruin the holidays. (Animated; musical) | 470 |
| 97 | Deck the Halls (2005) -- | 468 |
| 98 | Unaccompanied Minors (AKA Grounded) (2006 film) -- Bored kids make up their own holidays whilst stuck in an airport after Christmas. | 465 |
| 99 | Tales from the Crypt (1972) -- The first segment in this horror anthology is about a woman who kills her husband in their house on Christmas Eve, and is thus unable to call the police when a madman in a Santa costume is outside of the house. | 458 |
| 100 | Look Who's Talking Now (1993) -- The Ubriacco family struggles to be together for Christmas. | 453 |
| 101 | Shrek the Halls (2007) -- Shrek's first Christmas flick. | 449 |
| 102 | Tokyo Godfathers (2003) -- A homeless trio (an alcoholic ex-athlete, a teenaged runaway, and an aging drag queen) are redeemed when they discover an abandoned infant at Christmas. | 443 |
| 103 | Jack Frost (1998) -- Dad gets second chance as snowman. | 442 |
| 104 | Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983 film) -- Disney's animated film adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic story. | 439 |
| 105 | The Thin Man (1934) -- Comic murder mystery includes several Christmas scenes. | 439 |
| 106 | White Christmas (1954 film) -- As in Holiday Inn, musicians bring Irving Berlin's lyrics to Vermont lodge. | 438 |
| 107 | Jack Frost (1996) -- Dead serial killer comes back as snowman. | 410 |
| 108 | Mixed Nuts (1994 film) -- Christmas at a crisis hotline center. | 405 |
| 109 | Santa Buddies (2009) -- | 400 |
| 110 | Santa's Slay (2005) -- In this horror/comedy movie it is revealed that Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an Angel, but when the bet is off, he returns to his evil ways. | 397 |
| 111 | Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987) | 378 |
| 112 | Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) -- Biopic for the fat man in the red suit. | 373 |
| 113 | The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000) -- A girl steals a weather machine from Santa Claus to make it snow on Christmas Day, but the machine breaks, and causes an out-of-control snowstorm. | 373 |
| 114 | The Nativity Story (2006) -- The Biblical account of the birth of Jesus Christ. | 363 |
| 115 | Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) -- A Puerto Rican family, living in the area of Humboldt Park in west Chicago, face what may be their last Christmas together. | 357 |
| 116 | The Preacher's Wife (1996) -- Remake of The Bishop's Wife. | 355 |
| 117 | It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) -- Kermit is shown what life would be like for the rest of the Muppets without him, in this spoof of It's a Wonderful Life. | 354 |
| 118 | Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) -- Martians kidnap Santa Claus because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents. | 353 |
| 119 | The Matador (2005) -- Businessman and hit man strike up an odd friendship. The second half of the film takes place during the Christmas season. | 353 |
| 120 | The Ice Harvest (2005) -- A seemingly perfect crime on Christmas Eve spirals out of control. | 350 |
| 121 | A Christmas Memory (1966) -- Award-winning adaptation of Truman Capote's poignant, nostalgic reminiscence about his childhood best friend â a childlike elderly relative with whom he makes fruitcakes and other gifts, in Depression-era Alabama. | 313 |
| 122 | Surviving Christmas (2004 film) -- A young millionaire pays a family to spend Christmas with him. | 306 |
| 123 | Christmas Carol: The Movie, (2001), an animated film starring the voices of Kate Winslet, Nicolas Cage and Michael Gambon. | 303 |
| 124 | The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) -- (Claymation) Santa decides to take a holiday one year. So Mrs. Claus corrals Heat Miser and Snow Miser, along with children of the world, to show Santa that people still believe in him. | 302 |
| 125 | The Perfect Holiday (2007 film) -- A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother. | 302 |
| 126 | Bell, Book and Candle (1958) -- Modern-day witch tries to woo unsuspecting publisher. The first part of the film takes place at Christmas. | 295 |
| 127 | The Sure Thing (1985) -- Hostility turns to romance as college students travel cross-country during Christmas break. | 288 |
| 128 | Hogfather (2006) -- It's Hogswatch on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has happened. | 287 |
| 129 | Barbie in a Christmas Carol (2008) -- An adaptation of A Christmas Carol starring Barbie. | 274 |
| 130 | I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998 film) -- A college student finds it hard to get home for the holidays. | 265 |
| 131 | Going My Way (1944) -- Young priest is mentored by his aging predecessor in urban parish. Film concludes with a Christmas Eve scene. | 263 |
| 132 | Santa Baby (2006 TV) -- Mary Class is a highly successful business executive - who just happens to be the daughter of Santa Claus. But when her father falls ill, Mary returns to the North Pole and the life she left behind to take over for her dad and implement her innovative ideas for running Christmas. | 262 |
| 133 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2002 film) -- When a young boy catches his mom kissing Santa, he decides to be as naughty as he can until he drives Santa back to the North Pole. | 244 |
| 134 | Noel (2004) -- A series of events link five disparate strangers in New York on Christmas Eve. | 240 |
| 135 | Scrooge (1951) -- Dickens' ghostly meditation on the holiday. This version of the story, with Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge, is regarded as one of the best. | 240 |
| 136 | The Great Ziegfeld (1936) -- A scene has the Broadway impresario lavishing his family with Christmas presents. | 233 |
| 137 | Scrooge (1970) -- A musical adaptation of Dickens' tale, starring Albert Finney as in the title role. | 224 |
| 138 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) -- Memoir of girl's coming of age in turn-of-the-century Brooklyn includes scene of her impoverished father bringing home a vendor's discarded Christmas tree for the holiday. | 224 |
| 139 | Holiday in Handcuffs (2007) -- A struggling artist working as waitress kidnaps one of her customers to bring home and meet her parents at Christmas. | 223 |
| 140 | Santa with Muscles (1996) -- An evil millionaire gets amnesia and then believes that he is Santa Claus. | 220 |
| 141 | Auntie Mame (1956) -- One scene has free-spirited eccentric Mame Dennis attempting to support herself as a Macy's sales clerk during the holidays. | 218 |
| 142 | The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983) -- A church Christmas pageant touches the hearts of a family of juvenile deliquents. | 216 |
| 143 | The Associate (1996) -- A woman making it on Wall Street by creating a pretend male partner. During Christmas Eve, she is hounded by everyone about the fictional man she created. Eventually she finds out that the man is inducted into the hall of fame. | 212 |
| 144 | All That Heaven Allows (1955) -- Lonely widow seeks love with younger gardener in the face of her adult children's disapproval. Includes a memorable Christmas scene. | 208 |
| 145 | Make the Yuletide Gay (2009) -- An openly gay college student struggles with concealing his sexual orientation from his parents when he goes home for Christmas. | 206 |
| 146 | Lady in the Lake (1947) -- Noir mystery takes place on Christmas Eve. | 203 |
| 147 | The Odessa File (1974) -- Political thriller is set around Christmas, and has "Christmas Dream" as its theme song. | 202 |
| 148 | Funny Farm (1988) - A couple buys their dream farmhouse in the country, but end up divorcing. They attempt to sell their farmhouse by bribing the local townspeople to create the perfect fantasy Christmas to impress prospective buyers. | 202 |
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