# Unusual "Christmas" movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309 "2012-12-17T15:04:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/1 "2012-12-17T15:04:12Z")
We have a long-standing tradition of watching the following movies at Christmas time: **Die Hard** “This IS Christmas music” “Now I have a machine gun. Ho ho ho.” “Oh the weather outside is frightful / dum da dum delightful” **The Long Kiss Goodnight** (can’t think of any quotes, but Christmas was definitely a background motif) **Gremlins** “Now I have another reason to hate Christmas.” **Lethal Weapon** “If you think I’m gonna eat the world’s lousiest Christmas turkey by myself, you’re crazy” Josha shoots TV: “Goddamned Christmas.” This is our antidote to the sacchrine fare of the usual slate of Christmas movies (most of which we also usually watch). Can you recommend others in this vein? ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/2 "2012-12-17T15:09:36Z")
Die Hard 2 seems an obvious choice (“Just once, I’d like a regular, normal Christmas. Eggnog, a fuckin’ Christmas tree, a little turkey. But, no. I gotta crawl around in this motherfuckin’ tin can.”) ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/3 "2012-12-17T15:09:56Z")
You can add **Die Hard 2** to that list. Also, [Reindeer games](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184858/) and[Kiss kiss bang bang](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373469/). ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/4 "2012-12-17T16:53:07Z")
[Rare Exports](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401143/) What do I win? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/5 "2012-12-17T16:56:59Z")
**Reindeer Games** When I get in there you better be wearing nothing but a candy cane! 'Tis the season, convict. I’ll definitely check it out this yuletide. **Kiss Kiss Bang Bang** Its hard to believe it was just last Christmas that Harmony and I changed the world. And we didn’t mean to and it didn’t last long. You know a thing like that can’t. Merry Christmas, sorry I fucked you over. Make that two. You know, I always thought it strange they went straight from Die Hard to Die Hard 3. La la la… can’t hear you. ---
**Author:** ![Nature\_s\_Call](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nature_s_call/32/19006_2.png) [@Nature\_s\_Call](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nature_s_Call)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/6 "2012-12-17T17:06:04Z")
Sorry, **Turek** - didn’t see your post till after “submit”… will check that one out too! ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/7 "2012-12-17T19:01:01Z")
_The Ref_ - I need to watch this again–it’s been awhile, but I remember it being good. About a family being robbed and held captive on Christmas. _Bad Santa_ - freaking hilarious _The Ice Harvest_ - just watched this yesterday. It’s kind of a “noir” crime move set around Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/8 "2012-12-17T19:17:44Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > _The Ice Harvest_ - just watched this yesterday. It’s kind of a “noir” crime move set around Christmas. I REALLY like this movie. It was the first movie where I looked at Cusack and said “Oh, you’re kind of old now.” Great performances by Cusack,Oliver Platt and Billy Bob Thornton. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/9 "2012-12-17T19:30:59Z")
_Batman Returns_ What kind of Christmas is it without a tree full of bats? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/10 "2012-12-17T19:42:17Z")
Lost Christmas Dead End ---
**Author:** ![ministryman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/11 "2012-12-17T19:58:31Z")
> [@Nature\_s\_Call](#): > > We have a long-standing tradition of watching the following movies at Christmas time: > **The Long Kiss Goodnight** > (can’t think of any quotes, but Christmas was definitely a background motif) It’s Christmas Eve. Call your fuckin’ kid. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/12 "2012-12-17T20:10:26Z")
**[The Thin Man](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film))** (And **After the Thin Man** is still the best New Year’s Eve movie). **The Ref** is a great one, too. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/13 "2012-12-17T20:22:05Z")
Behind Enemy Lines “Son of a bitch! Did you see this? He puts us on a holiday mission, god damn it!” ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/14 "2012-12-17T21:36:04Z")
Mixed Nuts? ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/15 "2012-12-17T21:59:48Z")
**Santa Claus Vs. the Martians** - They don’t get much more unusual than this one…or worse either. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/16 "2012-12-17T22:05:44Z")
Bad Santa. Ice Harvest. Both seconded. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/17 "2012-12-17T22:44:16Z")
Not exactly a “Christmas” movie, but the last scene does take place around the season. **Robin and Seven Hoods**. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/18 "2012-12-18T15:24:05Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > **[The Thin Man](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film))** (And **After the Thin Man** is still the best New Year’s Eve movie). > > **The Ref** is a great one, too. You stole mine! Definitely _The Thin Man_. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/19 "2012-12-18T15:43:55Z")
> [@Turek](#): > > [Rare Exports](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401143/) > What do I win? 🙂 You win teh internet. That’s the one I came to post. Available on Netflix streaming too! ---
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309/20 "2012-12-18T17:27:17Z")
Stalag 17 is a (obscure?) b&w movie about POWs in a German concentration camp and takes place during the winter, including Christmas. The scene where the GI’s are dancing with each other while they celebrate Christmas is hilarious. During the holiday season it is a must-see film, imo. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-christmas-movies/644309.md?page=2)