Ranker’s Top 5 Christmas Movies
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Christmas is a time for tradition. That means eating the same meals, gathering with the same family members, and watching the same movies that we’ve associated with this cherished season of giving since the time we were kids. The question is: are you a normal, well-adjusted person who likes to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas every December? Or are you a heartless troll who insists to everyone that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, despite the fact that it is clearly just a movie that happens to take place during Christmas?
Our readers made their opinions on this important topic known on our list of The Best Christmas Movies of All Time. Here are the five most popular films according to 30,000 voters.
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#1: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
It’s a comedy classic, not a children’s cartoon, that tops this list. Heartwarming stories about the spirit of Christmas are great in theory, but according to Ranker readers, nothing really tops Chevy Chase being terrorized by a squirrel.
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#2: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
A Christmas movie about someone who hates Christmas — this movie has something for everyone. It’s hard not to be impressed that a movie made in 1966 has been able to maintain its popularity for so long!
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#3: Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin. Joe Pesci. Weaponized Rube-Goldberg machines. Need we say more?
#4: Elf
Elf was made in 2003, making it the only Top 5 entry released in the last 20 years. That probably explains why voters under 30 are twice as likely to vote it up on this list, according to Ranker Insights.
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