With Christmas just a few days away, many will be breaking out their favorite Christmas movies to watch with their family and friends. FandangoNow, Fandango’s premium digital video service, got into the holiday spirit by surveying more than 1,000 movie fans, asking what their favorite Christmas movies were, which were made in the 21st Century, from 2000 and on, and the winner was the 2003 holiday classicElf. Here’s what Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis had to say about this belovedChristmas moviein a brief statement.
“Elfis the most belovedholiday moviein my household because it’s a film that makes you feel warm, happy and silly, and everyone needs some of that come the holidays. That, plus Will Ferrell’s elf antics will never get old!”
The top 5 holiday movies are rounded out byThe Polar Express,Love Actually, which actually got aLove Actually 2sequel of sorts on NBC’s Red Nose Day special, along withDr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmasand the R-rated classicBad Santa. The top 10 are rounded out byThe Holiday,The Best Man Holiday,Krampus,Arthur ChristmasandThe Night Before. All in all, there were 28 movies in total selected by the fans, which were all produced on or after the year 2000, which showcases the diverse array of holiday movies that have come out over the past 17 years.
The rest of the field of favorite Christmas movies as voted on by the FandangoNow fans includeDisney’s A Christmas Carol, last year’soutrageous comedy Office Christmas Party,Family Man,Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas, withSanta Clause 2in 15th place. That is followed byChristmas With the Kranks,Four ChristmasesandSanta Clause 3, but the very first movie,The Santa Clause, isn’t eligible for this list since it was released in 1994, but it seems that the franchise still holds up quite well with fans.
The final 10 movies on this list areA Very Harold and Kumar Christmas,This Christmas,Fred Claus,Almost Christmas,Just Friends,Black Nativity,Unaccompanied Minors,Deck the Halls, the sole foreign film on the list,Joyeux NoelandLove the Coopers. We reported earlier this month thatKurt Russell is starring as Santa Clausfor an untitled Netflix movie, so it’s certainly possible that movie could find a place on this list in the next few years. If you’re in the mood to start watching these holiday movies now, you’re able to head on over toFandangoNowfor options on how to rent or purchase these movies.
