The best Christmas movies can always see the humor in the holiday season. There are gifts to buy, menus to plan, events to attend and a jolly mood required. When it's time to take a rest, a funny Christmas movie might be just what the elves ordered.
The fact that this fish-out-of-water story stars Will Ferrell makes it simple to overlook the film's PG rating. Buddy the Elf departs from the North Pole for the cynical city of New York, so gather the whole family together and watch.
In 2003, Billy Bob Thornton played a foul-mouthed mall Santa who's secretly planning a Christmas heist. He winds up bonding with a kid and developing holiday spirit in spite of himself. The film is one of the sweetest and dirtiest of all time.
The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie. They play three childhood friends who celebrate Christmas Eve together. It's nice to see a movie about adults celebrating the holidays instead of having to do it for the sake of doing it.
A Christmas Story is one of the best Christmas movies of all time. Once you strip it of its rose-colored nostalgia, it's pure comedy gold.
Even if you don't have the benefit of 3D, there are plenty of jokes that kill in two dimensions. There's also an unforgettable cameo from Neil Patrick Harris that's a guaranteed laugh.
The National Lampoon movies have a knack for taking romanticized moments of family life and revealing them for the messy, hilarious ordeals they often can be. Watching them is a balm, and will make your family the jolliest bunch of a-holes this side of the nuthouse.
Danny Glover plays a widower who invites his grown children home for the holidays, where drama ensues. All unhappy families are good fodder for Christmas movies, and so is Danny Glover in Happy-Go-Lucky, starring him and his co-star Amy Poehler.
This Prince and the Pauper-style comedy takes place around Christmastime, even though it isn't about huddling around the tree, and it has a message about the kindness of people (or lack thereof). Additionally, Dan Aykroyd is wearing one of the filthiest Santa outfits ever captured on camera.
Bad Moms stars Kathryn Hahn, Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell. They play three moms who have to deal with their own mothers' issues during the holidays.
In Bill Murray's hands, the shopworn stereotype of a Christmas crank becomes a figure of hilarity. It just goes to show that if you mix Murray and ghosts, the result is always funny.
Is Home Alone really a comedy? Is it an action movie? Sure — and a family drama as well. A reboot, Home Sweet Home Alone, came out last year on Disney+. You can throw this on even if the family can't agree on what type of Christmas movie to watch.
The Revenant is the many-years-later sequel to The Best Man. It follows a group of college friends who reunite for the holidays, stirring up lots of old-friend group dynamics. The film is equal parts comedy and melodrama, so only throw it on if you really want to feel the full spectrum of emotions.
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