100 Best Christmas Movies of All Time

All Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) wants is a "fun old-fashioned family Christmas." Unfortunately, his boss, his family, and the universe seem determined to work against him. Prepare to laugh out loud at Clark's misadventures!

This Christmas classic tells the story of an old man named Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) who fills in for Santa in Macy's annual Thanksgiving Day parade. He claims to be the real thing, and everyone swears he's insane—until a young lawyer decides to defend Kris in court with miraculous results.

Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals! When eight-year-old Kevin McCallister's (Macaulay Culkin) family accidentally leaves him home alone while they go away for the holidays, he's left to defend his house from a couple of amateur burglars.

George Bailey (James Stewart) is having a tough time around the holidays until an angel arrives to show him what life would have been like if he never existed. Break out the tissues for this one!

You'll shoot your eye out! Join Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) as he tries to convince the adults in his life—and Santa himself—that a Red Ryder BB gun is the perfect Christmas gift for a young boy.

This might just be the best Christmas movie of all time. We could all learn a lesson in kindness and holiday spirit from Buddy (Will Ferrell), a lovable, grown-up orphan who believes he's one of Santa's elves.

Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye star in this 1954 musical as singing partners who team up with two sisters (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen) to help their former Army commander save his rural Vermont lodge.

Meet the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future—Muppet style. This film is a sweet take on a classic we all know and love.

All aboard! One of the most magical Christmas kids' movies from the past two decades follows a skeptical young boy on a train ride to the North Pole.

There are so many different versions of The Grinch, but you can't beat the original! Your kids will love this remastered edition of the 1966 classic.

Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn will keep the whole family laughing in this charming Christmas rom-com.

When a divorced dad (Tim Allen) accidentally knocks the man in the big red suit off his roof on Christmas Eve, he magically becomes the new Santa—whether he likes it or not.

After watching this feel-good rom-com, you might find that love actually is all around. Come for the star-studded cast, stay for the happy endings!

You've seen the story of Scrooge told in many different ways, but we guarantee that you have never seen it executed in the way that Will Ferrel and Ryan Reynolds have! Prepare for lots of laughs, appearances from some of our favorite Hollywood names, and a surprisingly musical masterpiece.

Two women switch homes for the holidays in hopes of spending time alone, only to find being with someone new is what they really needed.

You've never seen Santa like this before. Kurt Russell stars as a guitar-playing, car-stealing Mr. Claus in this Netflix original Christmas movie. His real-life wife, Goldie Hawn, even makes an appearance!

Uh oh! After discovering their significant others are siblings, two resentful exes (Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding) must hide their romantic history while spending Christmas.

A greedy TV executive (Billy Murray) is planning to stage a live production of A Christmas Carol, but ends up living out a version of that very story himself.

It's the holiday season and Jane wakes up in the hospital to learn that she has amnesia. Now she's on a quest to reunite with her family by Christmas with only one clue to go on—and one handsome nurse to help her find her way.