11 Christmas Movies That Are Perfect From Start to Finish

For many, Christmas is a time for both celebration and reflection. After 350+ days of the rat race of life, it's a time to spend with loved ones and hyper-focus on what's important in preparation for the year ahead. Movies are an essential part of the holiday season, and though there are countless Christmas movies in existence, (some of them deeply awful), some become classics for a reason. The following discusses Christmas movies that are not only festive and affecting, but genuinely great, damn near-perfect works of cinematic craft. This list does not include essential TV specials A Charlie Brown Christmas or How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Obviously, you should watch those, too.