Our list of 25 must-see movies NOT about Santa, Rudolph and/or Frosty to watch this Christmas season.
Reminder: Most of these are NOT PG.
Theyre for us older folks for the most part, check the ratings on them first people!
This is a Christmas Movie!
if they dare challenge you.
Ah, the magic of near-death experiences.
Except, her sons not the nicest kid in the world.
In fact, hes a pain.
Its a feel good movie with a kick.
And a couple of very mean nut shots.
Well of course its the Ghostbusters.
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis are back in proton packs and theyre out to stop him.
These men are, after all, GENIUSES.
Okay, so Alan Rickman isnt a Christmas prerequisite, but shouldnt he be?
If you havent seenEnemy of the State,start with this one.
Oh, and this one has Christmas Presents.
Sounds Christmas-y to me, what do you think?
So, Nicholas Cage plays a cop who is good.
So, whats our loophole you ask?
We WISH we had a winning lotto ticket.
Directed by Andrew Bergman and written by Jane Anderson.
A working dad loses his job and his stay at home mom housewife suddenly becomes an advertising executive.Mr.
Momis funny, cute and a classic Michael Keaton movie you shouldnt miss.
Its a feel-good comedy from the 80s.
Well, they do show Halloween passing by, so Christmas is just around the corner.
That counts, right?
Maybe they mention Christmas in there, I cant recall…
There you go, reason to watch.
Look for the loophole!
Directed by Stan Dragoti and written by, thats right, John Hughes.
DB Sweeney and Moira Kelly are two very different people with very different lives.
Hes a hockey player, and shes a figure skater.
So, how does this translate to romantic comedy goodness?
Its funny, its awesome, and it had multiple endings way before that was cool.
Directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Jonathan Lynn and John Landis.
This one is another romantic comedy, though there are no loopholes for it.
It reminds me of my mom, because she loves Tom Selleck and its a Tom Selleck movie.
Christmas-y to me, maybe not so much for anyone else, but you never know.
Check it out, see if you find your own loophole.
Online, Netflix, rent it at Blockbuster, do SOMETHING.
Directed by Nora Ephron and written by Miklos Laszlo and Nora and Delia Ephron.
Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr. in a romantic comedy about Fate and Destiny and Soulmates.
That, people, is Christmas-y.
We can thank Diane Drake for writing it and Norman Jewison for directing it.
Watch it though, its fun.
Directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley.
No wait, thats wrong.
Sure, that works.
Meanwhile, the boy manages to stop Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern from getting their holiday crime spree on.
If you were deprived as a child and never saw them, now is a good time to watch.
I know, Groundhog Day is the wrong holiday.
Thats the point, right?
NON-Christmas-y, but still Christmas-y.
Replace Groundhog Day with Christmas and everything else is there.
Snow, a blizzard, being cold and a valuable moral lesson.
All good for the season without actually being about Santa, reindeer or people made of snow.
… Thats the loophole, your laughs are my gift to you.
Yeah, I know, Im reaching now.
Harry and Sally meet.
This would seem like the end of the movie, but its only the beginning.
Directed by Andrew Fleming, story by Peter Filardi and screenplay written by Peter Filardi and Andrew Fleming.
Nope, no loophole, just awesome witchcraft goodness.
This is definitely kid friendly, fun for adults and just an all around good movie.
Its anIts a Wonderful Lifekind of movie, which is a Christmas movie.
Not a stretch, definite loophole area.
Directed by Mike Mitchell, book written by William Steig and screenplay by Josh Klausner and Darren Lemke.
This is for the Potterheads who think they need an excuse to watch even more Harry Potter.
Its on the list.
Watch the movies, read the books, go nuts guys.
We also lost the first Dumbledore, who I thought was absolutely perfect for the part.
No, they have nothing to do with each other, save theyre all animated movies.
So why are they listed together and on this list?
And these do that for me and for a lot of people.
So, for now, I leave you all with 25 movies.
