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The Best Christmas Movies of All Time Ranking

Rotten Tomatoes Ranked the 50 Best Holiday Movies of All Time, and Yes, Die Hard Is Included

Dec 18 2018

Just in time for the holidays, Rotten Tomatoes did us all a solid and ranked the top 50 Christmas movies of all time. While we don't agree with all their choices — Arthur Christmas over The Polar Express? Really?! — the number one film is pretty perfect. Scroll through all their picks ahead, and then check out our essential list of festive movies you need to check out between now and Dec. 25!

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48. Frosty the Snowman (1969)

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47. Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

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46. The Preacher's Wife (1996)

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45. Home Alone (1990)

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44. National Lampoon's Christmas Holiday (1989)

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43. Love Actually (2003)

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42. Krampus (2015)

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41. The Night Before (2015)

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40. Scrooged (1988)

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39. The Best Man Holiday (2013)

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38. Black Christmas (1974)

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37. The Ref (1994)

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36. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

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35. Joyeux Noel (2005)

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34. Happy Christmas (2014)

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33. The Santa Clause (1994)

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32. White Christmas (1954)

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31. Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)

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30. While You Were Sleeping (1995)

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29. Bad Santa (2003)

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28. Batman Returns (1992)

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27. The Bishop's Wife (1948)

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26. The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

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25. Elf (2003)

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24. A Christmas Carol (1951)

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23. Gremlins (1984)

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22. Better Watch Out (2016)

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21. Trading Places (1983)

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20. Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

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19. Un Conte de Noel (2008)

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18. Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

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17. Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

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16. Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

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15. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

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14. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

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13. A Christmas Story (1983)

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12. Arthur Christmas (2011)

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11. Die Hard (1988)

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10. Remember the Night (1940)

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9. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1967)

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8. The Apartment (1960)

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7. Babes in Toyland (1934)

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6. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

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5. The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

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4. Holiday Inn (1942)

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3. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

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2. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

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1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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