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Top Ranked Christmas Movies

These fan-favorite Christmas movies have an average IMDb user rating of 7 or higher and at least 10,000 votes.
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  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    1. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (542K)
    An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman see the value of his own life.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel Barrymore
  • Boris Karloff and Dal McKennon in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

    2. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    196626mGTV Movie
    8.3 (64K)
    A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
    DirectorsChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffThurl RavenscroftJune Foray
  • Bill Melendez and Peter Robbins in A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

    3. A Charlie Brown Christmas

    196525mTV-GTV Movie
    8.3 (48K)
    Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
    DirectorBill MelendezStarsAnn AltieriChris DoranSally Dryer
  • Bruce Willis in Die Hard (1988)

    4. Die Hard

    19882h 12mR72Metascore
    8.2 (1M)
    A New York City cop, John McClane, tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas Eve party at the Nakatomi Plaza Skyscraper in Los Angeles, California.
    DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie Bedelia
  • Joan Cusack, Jason Schwartzman, Rashida Jones, Sergio Pablos, Will Sasso, J.K. Simmons, and Neda Margrethe Labba in Klaus (2019)

    5. Klaus

    20191h 36mPG65Metascore
    8.2 (223K)
    A simple act of kindness always sparks another, even in a frozen, faraway place. When Smeerensburg's new postman, Jesper, befriends toymaker Klaus, their gifts melt an age-old feud and deliver a sleigh full of holiday traditions.
    DirectorsCarlos Martínez LópezSergio PablosStarsJason SchwartzmanJ.K. SimmonsRashida Jones
  • Pernilla Allwin and Bertil Guve in Fanny and Alexander (1982)

    6. Fanny and Alexander

    19823h 8mR100Metascore
    8.1 (70K)
    Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBertil GuvePernilla AllwinKristina Adolphson
  • Billie Mae Richards in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

    7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    196447mApprovedTV Movie
    8.0 (41K)
    A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
    DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. Mann
  • A Christmas Carol (1951)

    8. A Christmas Carol

    19511h 26mApproved
    8.1 (28K)
    Ebenezer Scrooge, a curmudgeonly, miserly businessman, has no time for sentimentality and largely views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
    DirectorBrian Desmond HurstStarsAlastair SimJack WarnerKathleen Harrison
  • 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
  • Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

    10. The Nightmare Before Christmas

    19931h 16mPG82Metascore
    7.9 (405K)
    Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
    DirectorHenry SelickStarsDanny ElfmanChris SarandonCatherine O'Hara
  • Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, Jeff Gillen, and Darren McGavin in A Christmas Story (1983)

    11. 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
  • Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, Edmund Gwenn, and John Payne in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

    12. Miracle on 34th Street

    19471h 36mApproved88Metascore
    7.9 (59K)
    After a divorced New York mother hires a nice old man to play Santa Claus at Macy's, she is startled by his claim to be the genuine article. When his sanity is questioned, a lawyer defends him in court by arguing that he's not mistaken.
    DirectorGeorge SeatonStarsEdmund GwennMaureen O'HaraJohn Payne
  • George C. Scott in A Christmas Carol (1984)

    13. A Christmas Carol

    19841h 40mPGTV Movie
    7.8 (20K)
    A bitter old miser who rationalizes his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three spirits visit him on Christmas Eve.
    DirectorClive DonnerStarsGeorge C. ScottFrank FinlayAngela Pleasence
  • Mickey Rooney, George S. Irving, and Dick Shawn in The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

    14. The Year Without a Santa Claus

    197451mApprovedTV Movie
    7.7 (13K)
    When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsShirley BoothMickey RooneyDick Shawn
  • Daniel Brühl, Guillaume Canet, and Alex Ferns in Joyeux Noel (2005)

    15. Joyeux Noel

    20051h 56mPG-1370Metascore
    7.6 (34K)
    In December 1914, an unofficial Christmas truce on the Western Front allows soldiers from opposing sides of the First World War to gain insight into each other's way of life.
    DirectorChristian CarionStarsDiane KrugerBenno FürmannGuillaume Canet
  • Michael Caine, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, and Steve Whitmire in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

    16. The Muppet Christmas Carol

    19921h 25mG64Metascore
    7.8 (78K)
    The Muppets put their spin on the tale of an elder, Christmas-hating miser who is visited by spirits who foretell his future and share secrets from his past and present, which helps change his view on life.
    DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve Whitmire
  • Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, and Daniel Stern in Home Alone (1990)

    17. 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
  • Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees, Robie Lester, and Keenan Wynn in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)

    18. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

    197048mApprovedTV Movie
    7.7 (19K)
    A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsFred AstaireMickey RooneyKeenan Wynn
  • 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)

    19. 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)

    20. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    19891h 37mPG-1349Metascore
    7.5 (239K)
    The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.
    DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsChevy ChaseBeverly D'AngeloJuliette Lewis
  • Trading Places (1983)

    21. Trading Places

    19831h 56mR69Metascore
    7.5 (178K)
    A snobbish Wall Street commodities broker and a wily street hustler find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaire brothers who run a brokerage house.
    DirectorJohn LandisStarsEddie MurphyDan AykroydRalph Bellamy
  • Alec Guinness, Albert Finney, Richard Beaumont, David Collings, Frances Cuka, Philip DaCosta, Edith Evans, Derek Francis, Gaynor Hodgson, Raymond Hoskins, Gordon Jackson, Roy Kinnear, Michael Medwin, Kenneth More, Laurence Naismith, Suzanne Neve, Anton Rodgers, Paddy Stone, and Kay Walsh in Scrooge (1970)

    22. Scrooge

    19701h 53mG58Metascore
    7.5 (13K)
    A musical retelling of Charles Dickens' classic novel about an old bitter miser taken on a journey of self-redemption, courtesy of several mysterious Christmas apparitions.
    DirectorRonald NeameStarsAlbert FinneyAlec GuinnessEdith Evans
  • Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, and Vera-Ellen in White Christmas (1954)

    23. 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
  • Judy Garland, Tom Drake, and Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

    24. Meet Me in St. Louis

    19441h 53mApproved94Metascore
    7.5 (30K)
    Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsJudy GarlandMargaret O'BrienMary Astor
  • Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)

    25. Gremlins

    19841h 46mPG70Metascore
    7.3 (268K)
    After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
    DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt Axton

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