25 Best Christmas Movies to Watch This Holiday Season
From timeless classics to modern comfort-watches.
Whether your Christmas tradition runs to Capra-style sentiment, Bill Murray cynicism, or full-throated Will Ferrell sugar-rush, there's a film here for the mood. This list spans the genre's entire range — animated family fare, biting comedies, sweeping romances and the action films half the internet swears count as Christmas movies.
Frequently asked
Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?
It's set on Christmas Eve at a Christmas party with a Christmas soundtrack. We're going with yes.
When is this list updated?
Hand-curated and reviewed each November.