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Creepy Christmas
100

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star in this Stanley Kubrick masterpiece that is undoubtedly a Christmas flick.

Eyes Wide Shut

100
You'll "shoot your eye out" if you got what Ralphie asked for in this Christmas movie.

A Christmas Story

100

This 1969 TV special features a famous snowman and a mischievous magician.

Frosty The Snowman

100

When people ask if a movie qualifies as a Christmas movie, this is *always* the first film that gets mentioned.

Die Hard

100

A new entry to the Christmas horror slate, this third installment of the franchise features Art the Clown wearing a Santa suit.

Terrifier 3

200

There is a Christmas party at a bar set to the tune of "Frosty the Snowman" in this all-time classic gangster movie.

Goodfellas

200

Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup. The four main food groups of elves of course.

Elf

200

Christmas X Halloween = Movie Magic

The Nightmare Before Christmas

200

Director Shane Black is known for his Christmas obsession and this 2013 MCU installment is no different.

Iron Man 3

200
In this 2015 movie, a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing all Christmas non-believers is unleashed on a family.

Krampus

300

The opening of this 1992 comic book movie takes place around the giant Christmas tree in the town square - until someone wreaks havoc on the townspeople.

Batman Returns

300

Jimmy Stewart stars in this all-timer from Frank Capra.

It's A Wonderful Life

300

Based on the Dr. Seuss classic, this animated movie follows "a mean one" as he learns the true meaning of Christmas.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

300

Dan Aykroyd dawns a Santa suit in this movie and that's definitely enough for it to be a Christmas movie

Trading Places

300

David Harbour stars in this 2022 Christmas movie that isn't really "horror" but contains a violent Santa - and that's pretty horrific.

Violent Night

400

Jazz piano players sometimes have to play holiday medleys. And sometimes they evolve into magnificent masterpieces.

La La Land

400

Joe Pesci won an Oscar for his work in 'Goodfellas' and then proceeded to make this movie this same exact year.

Home Alone

400

Snow Miser and Heat Miser aren't enough to keep Santa Claus away in this animated classic.

The Year Without A Santa Claus
400

Released the same day as 'Ghostbusters' on June 8 of 1984, this film takes place during the holiday season and features a mix of humans and little creatures.

Gremlins

400

In 1984, Billy the slashing Santa came to the silver screen across the nation in this film to much moral panic.

Silent Night, Deadly Night

500

This Ridley Scott film features a gift exchange around the Christmas tree that is anything but joyful.

House of Gucci

500

Even when there is no snow in Vermont, you can still have a heartwarming Christmas.

White Christmas

500

This animation style may give some people nightmares and others dreams of Santa handing out the first toy to a boy who believes in the Robert Zemeckis movie.

The Polar Express

500

Well regarded as the most "Christmas-y" of the entire franchise, this first installment added some extra magic to the Christmas films canon.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

500

The first real "slasher" movie, this 1974 horror classic was directed by Bob Clark just 9 years before he directed "A Christmas Story".

Black Christmas