![]() Released for the holiday season in 2001, there is plenty of Christmas imagery and spirit within the movie which will already give you a nice holiday feeling, but there's something about the sheer joy of the Christmas scenes in the film that really make it a truly heartwarming film as Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) gets to experience his first real, true Christmas thanks to his friends. Looking for a little fantasy for a Christmas movie, then look no further than the first Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Photo: Warner Bros.) Say it with me: Die Hard is a Christmas movie. But really, it's about coming together, reconciliation, and honestly the chaos of the holiday season - it's just wrapped up in one wild action flick. You could even argue that Hans Gruber is definitely Grinch-like villain if you want to go there. It's a great action movie, has a fun holiday setting, but what drives Die Hard into holiday movie territory (no matter what anyone include Willis himself might say) is that at its core, the film is about an estranged family that is trying to come back together at Christmas. However, before he can get to the party, the tower is taken over by German radical Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and the film from there sees McClane trying to stop Gruber and save his wife. But hey, isn't Christmas, at least some of the time? prev nextĮveryone has an opinion on this one but yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie - and not just because of its holiday setting! Yes, Die Hard is set at the Christmas holiday as NYPD Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) heads to Los Angeles to reconcile with his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) and he goes to a holiday party at Nakatomi Plaza (Holly works for Nakatomi Corporation). It's something that offers sort of an alternative to the warm and fuzzy holiday fare, one that speaks to people who fall a bit outside of the ordinary - or even those who are already over family togetherness by the time Christmas arrives. These elements come together as something of a satire of the holiday genre, a tale of bleak, violent sadness juxtaposed against some twinkling lights. Bruce Wayne, well, he's possibly comics' most famous orphan. Penguin is thrown into a frozen river by his parents and left to drown as an infant. What makes Batman Returns a holiday film is how it takes the idea of the festive, family-oriented holiday and importance of togetherness and flips it with a darker take centered around characters with no family at all. ![]() The film is set around Christmas time, but for holiday films that isn't the only criteria. The movie also features this universe's origin of Catwoman/Selina Kyle (played by Michelle Pfeiffer) as well as Christopher Walken as the deeply corrupt businessman, Max Shreck. The film is, in a word, unique and centers largely around The Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot (Dany DeVito) who has some very nefarious plans for Gotham City - including killing all of its firstborn sons. Released in 1992 and directed by Tim Burton, Batman Returns is the sequel to 1989's Batman and sees Michael Keaton reprising his role as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Let's just jump right in with one of the more controversial picks, Batman Returns. Want to see what we've chosen (and maybe make your movie watching list while you're at it)? Read on for our selections and be sure to weigh in with your favorites in the comments. A few of the choices on this list may be a little controversial, but there really is something for everyone here. ![]() In the spirit of Christmas and other assorted winter holidays, we've come up with nine non-traditional Christmas movies to watch this holiday season. Everything from fantasy to action to horror to even comic book, there's an offbeat holiday movie for everyone. There are non-traditional holiday movies out there that don't necessarily fall into the "Christmas movie" category, but are still holiday films, just in disguise. Or maybe you just don't like Christmas stories that feel like, well, Christmas stories but still want to do something festive with your movie-watching this December. But what if you don't like traditional holiday movies? For some, they've seen A Christmas Story, It's A Wonderful Life, Elf, Bad Santa, and countless others way too many times.
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