Every holiday season there are movies that are either touching or humorous. Here are the five best holiday films to watch before the holiday season comes to an end.
Every holiday season there are movies that are either touching or humorous. Here are the five best holiday films to watch before the holiday season comes to an end.
#5 Scrooged (1988)- While there are many holiday comedies that are either funny with a lot of laughs, some barely contain any laughs and original jokes. However, this comedic modern day twist of Charles Dickens beloved story A Christmas Carol is a film that most people will enjoy. With bits of humor, storytelling, numerous gags and puns, and a strong performance by Bill Murray, Scrooged is a comedic story that will have you laughing from start to finish.
#4 National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)- This holiday flick may not be as funny as the rest of its predecessors, but it provides a few descent moments of laughter and holiday joy. Despite the film’s shallow story and a plot that is thin on fresh jokes, the performance of its cast and it’s witty dialogue and Christmas humor are what make National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation a holiday flick that provides us with warm holiday cheer.
#3 A Christmas Carol (1984)- This film adaption of the beloved Charles Dickens story does an amazing job with staying true to its source material and the time setting. With an outstanding performance by George C. Scott as Ebenezer Scrooge, a Victorian styled setting, great costume design, and dark story elements, this film adaption is a must watch for the holiday that reminds us all to cherish and love Christmas as it is.
#2 Elf (2003)- This beloved holiday classic provides a touching story of finding out who we are, finding the purpose of our life, and what it takes to spread the holiday spirit and joy to those around us who have lost sight of the Christmas spirit and have forgotten those around them. With a strong and comedic performance by Will Ferrell, the film’s holiday humor and jokes, provide an original holiday love story. Elf is one comedy that is a must watch for every holiday season.
#1 It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)- This #1 holiday film has become the greatest piece of holiday cinema of all time. Despite being a box office failure at the time of its release and receiving negative reception from critics and audiences, the film has come to receive critical acclaim from audiences alike and is considered one of the greatest holiday films to be shown on television during the Christmas season. It’s a story that teaches us that we must love ourselves for what we have done with our lives even if they have not gone as planned. With heart warming performances from the films lead actor’s James Stewart and Donna Reed, It’s A Wonderful Life is the holiday movie that reminds us all to love our lives.
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