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Our Favorite Holiday Comedies

Check out these light-hearted comedies for the holiday season.
by IMDb-Editors • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
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  • Lucy Liu, Chris Evans, Dwayne Johnson, J.K. Simmons, and Reinaldo Faberlle in Red One (2024)

    1. Red One

    20242h 3mPG-1334Metascore
    6.2 (147K)
    After Santa Claus is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with a notorious hacker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
    DirectorJake KasdanStarsDwayne JohnsonChris EvansLucy Liu
  • Rowan Atkinson, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Laura Linney, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, and Bill Nighy in Love Actually (2003)

    2. Love Actually

    20032h 15mR55Metascore
    7.5 (566K)
    Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
    DirectorRichard CurtisStarsHugh GrantMartine McCutcheonLiam Neeson
  • Chevy Chase in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

    3. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    19891h 37mPG-1349Metascore
    7.5 (238K)
    The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
    DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette Lewis
  • Will Ferrell in Elf (2003)

    4. Elf

    20031h 37mPG66Metascore
    7.1 (335K)
    Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
    DirectorJon FavreauStarsWill FerrellJames CaanBob Newhart
  • Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly in Bad Santa (2003)

    5. Bad Santa

    20031h 32mR70Metascore
    7.0 (163K)
    A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid.
    DirectorTerry ZwigoffStarsBilly Bob ThorntonBernie MacLauren Graham
  • Steve Martin and John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)

    6. Planes, Trains & Automobiles

    19871h 33mR72Metascore
    7.6 (176K)
    A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion.
    DirectorJohn HughesStarsSteve MartinJohn CandyLaila Robins
  • Bill Murray in Scrooged (1988)

    7. Scrooged

    19881h 41mPG-1338Metascore
    6.9 (125K)
    A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsBill MurrayKaren AllenJohn Forsythe
  • Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone (1990)

    8. Home Alone

    19901h 43mPG63Metascore
    7.7 (714K)
    An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
    DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel Stern
  • Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers (2023)

    9. The Holdovers

    20232h 13mR82Metascore
    7.9 (214K)
    In 1970, a curmudgeonly history teacher at a New England boarding school remains on campus during Christmas break to supervise held over students, and ends up forming an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiDa'Vine Joy RandolphDominic Sessa
  • Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Jeff Gillen, and Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983)

    10. A Christmas Story

    19831h 33mPG77Metascore
    7.9 (177K)
    In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie Parker attempts to convince his parents, teacher, and Santa Claus that a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
    DirectorBob ClarkStarsPeter BillingsleyMelinda DillonDarren McGavin
  • Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in Last Christmas (2019)

    11. Last Christmas

    20191h 43mPG-1350Metascore
    6.5 (100K)
    Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store is not good for the wannabe singer. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn--that seems too good to be true.
    DirectorPaul FeigStarsMadison IngoldsbyEmma ThompsonBoris Isakovic
  • Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds in Spirited (2022)

    12. Spirited

    20222h 7mPG-1355Metascore
    6.6 (57K)
    A musical version of Charles Dickens's story of a miserly misanthrope who is taken on a magical journey.
    DirectorSean AndersStarsWill FerrellRyan ReynoldsOctavia Spencer
  • Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)

    13. White Christmas

    19542hApproved56Metascore
    7.6 (56K)
    A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsBing CrosbyDanny KayeRosemary Clooney
  • Ice Cube, Terry Crews, Don 'D.C.' Curry, Mike Epps, Rickey Smiley, John Witherspoon, Katt Williams, and K.D. Aubert in Friday After Next (2002)

    14. Friday After Next

    20021h 25mR35Metascore
    5.8 (32K)
    Working as security guards, Craig and Day-Day run into the thief who stole their Christmas presents.
    DirectorMarcus RaboyStarsIce CubeMike EppsJohn Witherspoon
  • Tim Allen and Eric Lloyd in The Santa Clause (1994)

    15. The Santa Clause

    19941h 37mPG57Metascore
    6.6 (143K)
    When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
    DirectorJohn PasquinStarsTim AllenJudge ReinholdWendy Crewson
  • Adam Sandler in Eight Crazy Nights (2002)

    16. Eight Crazy Nights

    20021h 16mPG-1323Metascore
    5.3 (28K)
    Davey Stone, an alcoholic with a criminal record, is sentenced to community service under the supervision of an elderly referee. Davey is then faced with trying to reform and abandon his bad habits.
    DirectorSeth KearsleyStarsAdam SandlerRob SchneiderJackie Sandler
  • Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart in Just Friends (2005)

    17. Just Friends

    20051h 36mPG-1347Metascore
    6.2 (134K)
    While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high-school crush and best friend--a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
    DirectorRoger KumbleStarsRyan ReynoldsAmy SmartAnna Faris
  • David Harbour in Violent Night (2022)

    18. Violent Night

    20221h 52mR55Metascore
    6.7 (116K)
    When an elite team of mercenaries breaks into a family compound on Christmas Eve, a disgruntled Santa Claus must take them out to save both the hostages and his Holiday.
    DirectorTommy WirkolaStarsDavid HarbourJohn LeguizamoBeverly D'Angelo

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