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52. Scrooged. It's a funny but dark comedy.

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Sun Dec 8, 2024, 02:57 PM

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I generally dislike Christmas movies because they're too sentimental and cloying, but this one is edgy enough for me.

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What is your favorite Christmas movie--any type-action, romance, comedy.etc. [View all] debm55 Saturday OP

White Christmas. Followed by Scrooge, the 1951 version of A Christmas Carol. rsdsharp Saturday #1

Thank you rsdsharp. enjoy. debm55 Saturday #2

sorry I don;t know why my computer is doing this. debm55 Saturday #3

Same here😊 Rebl2 Saturday #15

White Christmas for me, too. dmr Sunday #49

I agree with all of that. And to be honest, rsdsharp Sunday #50

The Nine Kittens of Christmas Stargleamer Saturday #4

1951 "Scrooge" with Alistair Sim. Paladin Saturday #5

A Christmas Story Sanity Claws Saturday #6

"You'll shoot your eye out, kid." n/t sarge43 Saturday #11

Love that movie!!! ailsagirl Saturday #21

"Home Alone" 1990 film anciano Saturday #7

I love home alone. One and Two !!!!!! Trueblue1968 Sunday #61

A Christmas Story or Die Hard, depending on my mood. catbyte Saturday #8

Bad Santa Mad_Dem_X Saturday #9

It is a fun movie. pandr32 Sunday #62

Action or comedy. My two favorites are Luciferous Saturday #10

Die Hard and the first Lethal Weapon are both high quality Christmas fare jmowreader Saturday #12

thank you. I have not seen either . Are they about Christmas or have Christmas elements in them? debm55 Sunday #48

They both happen around Christmas. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sunday #64

They're both set at Christmastime and have many Christmas elements jmowreader Sunday #65

A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart (1999) arkielib Saturday #13

My favorite Rebl2 Saturday #16

Thank you arkielib. I liked that version too. debm55 Sunday #47

A Christmas Carol sorcrow Saturday #14

How Rebl2 Saturday #18

Thank you socrow. I always watched the Mister Magoo version as a kid. debm55 Sunday #46

A Muppet Christmas Carol Rizen Saturday #17

Agree! mwmisses4289 Sunday #24

We used to watch it every year when my son was young. Thank you debm55 Sunday #45

"Santa Claus and the Ice Cream Bunny" is a treat not to be missed. Different Drummer Saturday #19

Thank you Different Drummer. However, I saw Santa Clause Conquers the Martians as a child and it was corney. debm55 Sunday #44

White Christmas and Love Actually mnhtnbb Saturday #20

Thank you very much for your two choices, mnhtnbb. Great movies. debm55 Sunday #43

It's A Wonderful Life. Dulcinea Sunday #22

Agree. Thank you Dulcinea. and enjoy debm55 Sunday #42

Scrooge/Alister Sim, Scrooged/Bill Murray... electric_blue68 Sunday #23

Your 2 On On My List Too ProfessorGAC Sunday #26

Ah, now I see 👍 electric_blue68 Sunday #32

Thank you, electric_blue68 debm55 Sunday #41

Quick List ProfessorGAC Sunday #25

Some people do. Thank you for your list ProfessorGAC. debm55 Sunday #40

While You Were Sleeping Jrsygrl96 Sunday #27

Thank you Jrsygrl96 debm55 Sunday #39

Home Alone bottomofthehill Sunday #28

Thank you bottomofthehill. That is funny. debm55 Sunday #38

Bad Santa RandySF Sunday #29

Thank you RandySF Great. debm55 Sunday #37

The Thin Man displacedvermoter Sunday #30

Excellent selections, Thank you displacedvermoter. debm55 Sunday #36

Probably "Elf" or, of course, "Die Hard" underpants Sunday #31

Thank you very much underpants. I will read your link. debm55 Sunday #35

"Fitzwilly," a generally-panned flick starring Dick van Dyke and Barbara Feldon... malthaussen Sunday #33

HAHAHHAAHH Thank you Mal debm55 Sunday #34

Love, Actually - a flat-out masterpiece Glorfindel Sunday #51

Thank you Glorfindel. debm55 Sunday #56

Scrooged. It's a funny but dark comedy. Ocelot II Sunday #52

Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Sunday #57

They are legion, but... aka-chmeee Sunday #53

Thank you aka-chmee debm55 Sunday #58

The Bishop's Wife oldtime dfl_er Sunday #54

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The Ref is my #1 choice, and is in my top 10 best movies ever ms liberty Sunday #55

Thank you ms.liberty. debm55 Sunday #60

Joyeux Noel pandr32 Sunday #63

Seen it and agree. During the bleakest of times Prairie_Seagull Monday #68

Meet Me In St. Louis, Trading Places, Gremlins Wiz Imp Sunday #66

A Christmas Story with Alastair Sims wnylib Sunday #67