Popsugar Entertainment Christmas Movies 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 18 December 2018 by Quinn Keaney Image Source: Everett Collection 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! 48 Frosty the Snowman (1969) Image Source: Everett Collection 1 / 48 47 Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) Image Source: Everett Collection 2 / 48 46 The Preacher's Wife (1996) Image Source: Everett Collection 3 / 48 45 Home Alone (1990) Image Source: Everett Collection 4 / 48 44 National Lampoon's Christmas Holiday (1989) Image Source: Everett Collection 5 / 48 43 Love Actually (2003) Image Source: Everett Collection 6 / 48 42 Krampus (2015) Image Source: Everett Collection 7 / 48 41 The Night Before (2015) Image Source: Everett Collection 8 / 48 40 Scrooged (1988) Image Source: Everett Collection 9 / 48 39 The Best Man Holiday (2013) Image Source: Everett Collection 10 / 48 38 Black Christmas (1974) Image Source: Everett Collection 11 / 48 37 The Ref (1994) Image Source: Everett Collection 12 / 48 36 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) Image Source: Everett Collection 13 / 48 35 Joyeux Noel (2005) Image Source: Everett Collection 14 / 48 34 Happy Christmas (2014) Image Source: Everett Collection 15 / 48 33 The Santa Clause (1994) Image Source: Everett Collection 16 / 48 32 White Christmas (1954) Image Source: Everett Collection 17 / 48 31 Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) Image Source: Everett Collection 18 / 48 30 While You Were Sleeping (1995) Image Source: Everett Collection 19 / 48 29 Bad Santa (2003) Image Source: Everett Collection 20 / 48 28 Batman Returns (1992) Image Source: Everett Collection 21 / 48 27 The Bishop's Wife (1948) Image Source: Everett Collection 22 / 48 26 The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) Image Source: Everett Collection 23 / 48 25 Elf (2003) Image Source: Everett Collection 24 / 48 24 A Christmas Carol (1951) Image Source: Everett Collection 25 / 48 23 Gremlins (1984) Image Source: Everett Collection 26 / 48 22 Better Watch Out (2016) Image Source: Everett Collection 27 / 48 21 Trading Places (1983) Image Source: Everett Collection 28 / 48 20 Christmas in Connecticut (1945) Image Source: Everett Collection 29 / 48 19 Un Conte de Noel (2008) Image Source: Everett Collection 30 / 48 18 Tokyo Godfathers (2003) Image Source: Everett Collection 31 / 48 17 Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Image Source: Everett Collection 32 / 48 16 Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Image Source: Everett Collection 33 / 48 15 A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) Image Source: Everett Collection 34 / 48 14 Edward Scissorhands (1990) Image Source: Everett Collection 35 / 48 13 A Christmas Story (1983) Image Source: Everett Collection 36 / 48 12 Arthur Christmas (2011) Image Source: Everett Collection 37 / 48 11 Die Hard (1988) Image Source: Everett Collection 38 / 48 10 Remember the Night (1940) Image Source: Everett Collection 39 / 48 9 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1967) Image Source: Everett Collection 40 / 48 8 The Apartment (1960) Image Source: Everett Collection 41 / 48 7 Babes in Toyland (1934) Image Source: Everett Collection 42 / 48 6 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Image Source: Everett Collection 43 / 48 5 The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Image Source: Everett Collection 44 / 48 4 Holiday Inn (1942) Image Source: Everett Collection 45 / 48 3 Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Image Source: Everett Collection 46 / 48 2 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Image Source: Everett Collection 47 / 48 1 It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Image Source: Everett Collection 48 / 48 Christmas MoviesHoliday EntertainmentMoviesHoliday