Even though several new Christmas films are released every year, we always return to our favorite classics. While the countdown to the holiday season is well underway, the newspaper USA Today has put together its list of the 20 best Christmas films of all time… and some of their choices will surprise many!
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We are first surprised to see the family comedy Mom, I missed the planea great classic of the genre, can be found at 20e (and last) rank in the charts behind certain forgettable titles like Our most beautiful season (with Kristen Stewart), which appears at 18e rang.
The choice of the film at the top of the list also turns out to be questionable, in our humble opinion. Ghosts celebrating (Scrooged), with Bill Murray, is a fun retelling of Charles Dickens’ tale, but did it really deserve to be in the top spot?
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Several essential films of the holiday season were completely excluded from the top 2, such as Boreal Express, A Christmas story, Dr. Seuss: the curmudgeon who wanted to ruin Christmas (with Jim Carrey as the Grinch) and the charming romantic comedy The holidays, with Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet
Otherwise, the top 5 of the list seems quite logical to us. The classic Life in beautyreleased in 1946, ranked second, followed by the comedy The elfof Really love (Love Actually) and Miracle on the 34e rue.
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Without further ado, here is the winners of the 20e au 1is rang
20) Mom, I missed the plane (1990), with Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci
19) The ice harvest (2005), with John Cusack and Connie Nielsen
18) Our most beautiful season (2020), with Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis
17) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
16) Lethal Weapon (1987), with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
15) Merry Christmas (2005), with Guillaume Canet and Diane Kruger
-14) Nwhite christmas (1954), with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye
13) Gremlins (1984), with Phoebe Cates and Corey Feldman
12) Appointment (1940), with James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan
11) A Christmas story (1983), with Jeff Gillen and Peter Billingsley
10) A Christmas Carol (1951), with Alastair Sim
9) La Garçonnière (1960), with Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine
8) Those who remain (2023), with Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa
7) Crystal Trap (1998), with Bruce Willis
6) The tree has balls (1989), with Chevy Chase and Randy Quaid
5) The miracle of the 34e rue (1947), with Maureen O’Hara and John Payne
4) Really love (2003), with Hugh Grant and Keira Knightley
3) The elf (2003), avec Will Ferrell
2) Life is beautiful (1946), with James Stewart
1) Ghosts celebrating (1988), with Bill Murray and Carol Kane
