DISQUS

Film School Rejects: The Ten Worst Christmas Movies of All-Time

  • ShockTalk Internet Radio · 2 years ago
    I loved Jingle All the Way.

    "Did you get the doll?"
  • Tara · 2 years ago
    Oh the honorable mentions are good ones too.

    But I liked the remake of Miracle on 34th street and the original too.
  • Luro · 2 years ago
    Nice list
  • chris · 1 month ago
    are u serious? this list is fucking horrible, u named a movie that was once movie of the year? fucking retard
  • Chris · 1 month ago
    and fyi some of these are kids movies that were also nominated for best directing actor. u confused dumbass ppl are retarted. this site is disapointing. makes no sense. delete ur fucking accounts and log off
  • Dan · 2 years ago
    I object! Vince Vaughn was hilarious in that Psycho remake.
  • Doug · 2 years ago
    Where is Santa's Slay?
  • Brett · 2 years ago
    You forgot Santa's Slay! http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0393685/ ... so horrible it was almost enjoyable.
  • Richard · 2 years ago
    Agreed that there may be... err... are some Christmas movies out there that are hated more than the ones our writer put on this list BUT these are some rather disgusting flicks nonetheless. And for the most part mainstream movies.
  • NotSure · 2 years ago
    I do not know if you have done, or are planning a best Xmas movie list, but if you are, I strongly recommend "Bernard & the Genie" BBC Television 1991 (American DVD Released by WHAM! USA 2004) starring Lenny Henry, Allan Cumming and Rowan Atkinson. They even squeeze a cameo by Bob Geldof as well. It is nor your traditional Xmas story, but it is based at Xmas, has a Xmas message and children love it as much as the adults.

    Oh, and Bad Santa is fun as well.
  • NinKenDo · 2 years ago
    Another honorable mention should be Bad Santa, or that awful Affleck flick Reindeer Games.
  • michael · 2 years ago
    Silent Night Deadly Night anyone?

    Garbage day!
  • activepost · 2 years ago
    I liked 1923 'Christmas' by Malcolm St. Clair.

    The best part is I have never actually seen it and had to go way out of my way to even hear about it.
  • Joe · 2 years ago
    Yet another honorable mention should be "Elf" Twas just awful.
  • Ben · 2 years ago
    I can't believe Santa with Muscles wasn't included! Here's a review: http://www.agonybooth.com/santa_muscles/
  • Otto Manuel · 2 years ago
    You forgot Michael Keaton in the movie Jack Frost.
  • omer · 2 years ago
    The best Christmas movie ever is definitely SANTA'S SLAY.
  • Otto Manuel · 2 years ago
    You know, something that should never have been done was the movie It Happened One Christmas with Marlo Thomas playing a female George Bailey (It's a Wonderful Life). Although it did have Orson Welles and Cloris Leachman, this was a complete waste of effort. It left me asking, "Why?"
  • Smoo · 2 years ago
    The Preacher's Wife is actually pretty good.

    It may have Whitney in it, who can actually act, bubt it also has Denzel, who we all know can act.

    Watch it, you'll take it off the list.
  • Alex · 2 years ago
    Kiss saves Santa
  • TH · 2 years ago
    Vince Vaughn is not just bad in movies in which he can't swear. He is bad in eVERY movie. He has starred in the two most overrated movies with the under 30 crowd of all time. Swingers sucked right after the NHL 95 on Sega scene. And Wedding Crashers sucked from the second they got to the Cleary house.
  • steve · 2 years ago
    Seriously ... Santa Claus with Muscles should have topped this list. In fact it should have taken first, second and third place.
  • Xmasisfun · 2 years ago
    NinKenDo,
    How could you dislike Bad Santa. It is one of the most hilarious christmas movies of all time. And I have to say that having a fine ass girl in your bed afterword yelling f*@k me santa, f*@k me santa, f*@K me santa is very enjoyable.
  • DiggTHIS · 2 years ago
    Jingle all the way is frickin' hilarious; Sinbad and Phil Hartman are great in this. And the Preacher's Wife is an excellent movie, as is mostly anything w/ Denzel Washington in it, and the Soundtrack was slammin', it probably had Whitney's last GOOD song, be4 well, u know. lol
  • Kelly · 2 years ago
    Why was the Nativity Story on this list? It's the ONLY Christmas movie that is actually about Christmas.
  • Stephen · 2 years ago
    How can you say Gremlins sucked ass?!
  • Seth Brundle · 2 years ago
    Jingle All The Way is one of my favorite Christmas movies.

    Its well-written camp with a good plot.

    I agree it has no business on this list.
  • clockworkdiamond · 2 years ago
    Good list, but how about the "The Star Wars Holiday Special"? Not only the worst x-mass movie ever...might actually be the worst thing to ever jump a shark!
    Though not actually a "Christmas" movie because they were WAY to PC to actually call it that (it is actually called "life day"), but I think that it needs to be here... or on any 10 worst movie lists for that matter. If you have never seen it, find it, sit through the pain and never look at StarWars the same again.
    Here is the Wiki:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star_Wars_Holi...
  • bored · 2 years ago
    No Santa with Muscles!!! Somebody didn't do their research.
  • dar7yl · 2 years ago
    I saw Santa Claus Conquers the Martians way back in '64 (or '65?). I was about 9 at the time. That movie was so creepy it gave me nightmares for a month afterward.
  • Dave Nofmeister · 2 years ago
    Good list. It pretty well shows (mostly) that in the past 10 years, we've lost the ability to make a good Christmas movie.
  • Bob · 2 years ago
    They all suck, but jingle all the way is funny and fairly realistic.
  • mopeyjoe · 2 years ago
    THE GINGERDEAD MAN
    FTW!!!!

    any movie with Gary Busey and undead cookies is deserving of this list
  • Mike · 2 years ago
    Surviving Christmas should have been higher on the list just because Ben Assface gets hit in the face with a shovel!
  • Randy · 2 years ago
    So, I'm really surprised no mention was made of the 1959 film "Santa Claus"
    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053241/

    It's one of the oddest films I've ever seen, and I think it deserves at least an honorable mention on this list for being as bad as it is.
  • Santa Clause · 2 years ago
    This list sucks ass just for the fact that fred clause was on it. that was a great christmas flick and i think a wonderful life should take its place that is by far the worst christmas movie ever i dreaded watching it when i was little it is boring and if i got a dollar for every time i have heard every time a bell rings an angel gets its wings i would by the credits to the movie and burn it.
  • M.Spangler · 2 years ago
    "White Christmas" anyone? I know it's THE holiday classic, but have you ever WATCHED it? A very lame Irving Berlin score, sexist and homophobic to the 1000th degree. The Crosby-Kaye "in drag" sequence is horrifying and the film has very little to do with Christmas at all! Plus, ask anybody who has been in the military and the admiration the dogface Kaye and officer Crosby have with their old General is embarrassingly rendered. NOBODY in uniform would ever act this way.

    Who told Bing Crosby he could dance? And are we really expected to believe that the Crosby-Kaye duo was really wowing audiences nationwide in the era of Chuck Berry and Fats Domino with their old, date, cat-and-cane vaudville routine.

    How on earth did Bing Crosby ever get to be a megastar with this type of trash? Irving Berlin's score is sub par at best and the supporting cast sucks... including the very anorexic Vera Allen.

    Sucks! Sucks! Sucks! This movie sucks!!!!!!!!!!
  • M.Spangler · 2 years ago
    Forgot to mention in the previous post that Dudley Moore's "Santa Claus- The Movie" is quite bad. Special effects are a stretch and Dudley as an elf is very disturbing.
  • MaxieNumber2 · 2 years ago
    Yikes, Christmas movies just aren't good anymore...
  • BigJJ · 2 years ago
    WOW!!! Its A Wonderful Life Was really good movie...i hated Santa Claus 3...no point in it
  • Nick · 2 years ago
    Agreed White Christmas and It's a Wonderful Life are mind numbingly suckass movies that have no business being re-aired every year to ruin my holiday and yours.

    Best Christmas movies:
    1. Christmas Vacation ("Don't throw me down, Clark!")
    2. Mickey's Christmas Carol (if that counts as a movie)
    3. Scrooged ("It's a toaster!")
    4. Polar Express
    5. Santa Claus (1985)
  • Braniff · 2 years ago
    It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Story are WAY overrated and overexposed. For that reason alone, I'd consider them to be among the worst Christmas movies.

    Perhaps I shouldn't be comparing apples to turnips, but I think the Charlie Brown Christmas special is just as bad. What are your thoughts on the South Park Christmas shows?
  • Ed · 1 year ago
    re: M. Spangler
    Wow, way to empathetic. Your jealousy is stinkin' up the place.
  • Richard Clifford · 12 months ago
    The Nativity story one of the ten worst? Gimmie a break! The Nativity of Jesus Christ is the reason why we've got Christmas in the first place. If it weren't for him, we wouldn't be celelbrating it on the 25th. of December!
  • gitec01 · 12 months ago
    i agree with you richard clifford.. He is the reason why we celebrate Christmas.
  • meito · 12 months ago
    and the other Christmas movies was made for the children. did you notice all the kids are happy and really enjoy the movie.
  • TheGreenMalice · 12 months ago
    James Gandolfini is watchable in anything. And I have a soft spot for Jingle All The Way.
  • Davebaxter1989 · 11 months ago
    Okay someone needs a Jingle All The Way article as to why it's the best Christmas film. Just watched that a few days ago as I do every year and it is fucking brilliantly terrible.
  • Jordan Raup · 11 months ago
    I agree, I watched Surviving Christmas and Christmas with the Kranks back to back. NEVER again. EVER.
  • RobertFure · 11 months ago
    1. Admission: I like Tim Allen. =(
    2. Jingle All The Way is awesome.
  • Rob_Hunter · 11 months ago
    1. Tim Allen is an ass-bag.
    2. Jingle All The Way is awesome.
  • Cole_Abaius · 11 months ago
    I started watching a film randomly on television a few weeks ago thinking it was a made-for-TV film. Turns out it was Surviving Christmas. I didn't finish it.
  • Silencio · 11 months ago
    This list is flawless.
  • BillBrasky · 11 months ago
    1. Tim Allen was the "dad" of my generation (born in '80)
    2. Jingle all the way is so bad, its good
  • Trace · 11 months ago
    I hate "A Christmas Story." I want to punch the living shit out of that little blonde kid.
  • TL_is_now_TJL · 11 months ago
    I am keeping my fingers crossed that Four Christmases will be added to the list next year.
  • Arou101 · 11 months ago
    I hate all Christmas movies--aside from Elf. That movie is simply genius.
  • TL_is_now_TJL · 11 months ago
    What about Santa Claus The Movie? That was terrible.
  • AngieBatgirl · 11 months ago
    I also hate A Christmas Story. But that movie is almost holy for some people and they rip your ass apart if you dare make a negative comment. And I hate that TNT feels the need to play 24 hours of that crap. There are plenty of other Christmas movies that are BETTER and worthy of 24 hours non-stop.
  • nicky_cavella · 11 months ago
    how bout the top 10 best christmas movies. have JINGLE ALL THE WAY at #1

    ITS TURBOTIME!!!
  • AngieBatgirl · 11 months ago
    (it cut off the rest of my comment)
    I think Surviving Christmas should be number 1 cuz Ben Affleck is in it. I can't stand that guy.
    How about a list of the Top 10 movies released on Christmas...that probably shouldn't have been? (Sorry, I couldn't thing of a way to word that without it sounding weird) Nothing says Christmas like Nazis (Valkyrie) or child-killers (Darkness-a few years ago).
  • Mladen · 11 months ago
    How many other movies are set during Christmas but aren't Christmas movies?

    Die Hard... Home Alone....
    Anybody else know any?
  • ANGRYBROOMSTICK · 11 months ago
    agree. It's so corny as hell!
  • RPaine · 11 months ago
    Where's Jack Frost, that movie was stupid...
    and what is everybody's problem with Tim Allen, he may not elevate most of the Christmas movies, but he sure isn't the reason they are crap.
  • Adam_Sweeney · 11 months ago
    I will ask if I can make this happen. Haha.
  • schmokey · 11 months ago
    you listened to santa claus 2 with the dirctors commentary on, get a life
  • CryGuy · 11 months ago
    I'm pretty sure Tim Allen was born before 1980.
  • ejdaddy · 11 months ago
    OH by the way the best ever with no argument (and if any1 does i`ll shoot them) is...........The Muppets Christmas Carol. Bar NONE. LUVS YA ALL
  • Cody · 11 months ago
    I like Tim Allen!
  • Boz · 11 months ago
    Nic Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey....Trapped in Paradise (1994). Awful. Painful to watch. Joyless holiday dreck.

    I can hear the producers planning this monstrosity...Who's big right now? Nic Cage. Who's "funny" right now? Dana Carvey and Jon Lovitz. Let's put them in a movie!! Great. What kind of movie? Meh, it's June, we can slam this out in 6 months...make it a Christmas movie. Script? You don't need a script! Carvey and Lovitz will improv all the dialogue and Cage can just go along for the ride. It'll be box office gold!!!

    I've trimmed toenails that were more interesting than this waste of time, space, and matter.
  • TheBoggler · 11 months ago
    And I'm pretty sure Bill was saying that HE was born in '80.

    And I actually somewhat enjoyed the other two The Santa Claus movies. D:
  • ejdaddy · 11 months ago
    Firstly where the feck is jingle all the way, (so so so bad even my kids hate it). and if you had any kind of xmas spirit about ya the santa claus with tim the man allen rocks. ps why no santa claus the movie, I mean Dudley Moore in tights with pointy shoes PPPPPPLLLLLLease.... Peace out and merry yule tides and wicked new year all.
  • Mitch · 11 months ago
    Agreed.
    Elf was, in fact, genius.
  • Mitch · 11 months ago
    You are right.
    People can be so fucking stupid.
    =D
  • dge · 11 months ago
    People always have opions and I am giving mine. People need to clean their language up when responding in the internet
  • adrian · 8 months ago
    what the hell are ye on about, some these are brilliant
    get a sense of humour or a sense of christmas
  • njw · 5 months ago
    I loved Black Christmas...?
  • SPARTEN · 3 weeks ago
    WHO EVER VOTED ON THE MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS AS ONE OF THE WORST MOVIES, IS GOT TO BE ONE SICK F... AND DOES NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF HEART. THAT MOVIE HAS BEEN PUTTING SMILES ON LITTLE CHILDRENS FACES FOR MORE THE 70 YEARS. LOVE TO RUN INTO PEOPLE WHO VOTE ON THE MOVIES, COULD IT BE THE SAME PEOPLE THAT VOTE FOR IDOLS LIKE THE QUEER ADAM LAMBERT. THATS WHAT THE NEW AGE OF AMERICA LOVES TO SEE ON T.V. QUEERS. WE ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM IN IRAN, AND IN THE U.S.A. IF IT DOES NOT HAVE NAKED WOMEN OR QUEERS, ITS NOT CONSIDER T.V. AMERICA IS DYING, NO GUTS,NO GLORY. AT LEAST OLD AMERICA HAD GUTS.
  • armadilla · 2 weeks ago
    Christmas is all about love and giving and helping others in need , and nothing says Happy Christmas more then some artificial Christmas trees donations , as for the movies , no matter how terrible they are , if it preserves the Christmas spirit it is ok for me
  • Courtney Lavallie · 2 weeks ago
    what sad is i'v acually seen quit a few of these. more then once too. haha