Happy Christmases In Hard Times
AMC Movie List

Happy Christmases In Hard Times

A tight budget doesn't have to mean an unhappy holiday. How would you rank these uplifting flicks?

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1 It's a Wonderful Life
Jimmy Stewart finds redemption at the hands of a sympathetic angel in this time-honored holiday classic. 192 280
2 Trading Places
In this classic comedy, Dan Aykroyd's businessman learns he can be happier with the love of a good woman than with all the money in the world. 125 241
3 Disney's A Christmas Carol
In this CGI spectacular, Bob Cratchit and family manage to thaw the heart of miserly Scrooge and get a Christmas goose with the help of three rascally ghosts. 28 196
4 Gremlins
The town of Kingston Falls bands together and has a happy holiday despite the invasion of their town by an army of evil critters. 13 215
5 The Family Man
It's A Wonderful Life gets a remake, as Nicolas Cage's greedy exec learns about the happy life (and Christmas) that could have been. 3 213
6 We're No Angels
Humphrey Bogart is one of three ex-convicts who hide out with an unsuspecting family and eventually make their Christmas a thing of splendor. -11 171
7 Catch Me If You Can
Christmas is both the best and worst of times for Leonardo DiCaprio's con, as it evokes memories of his poor but happy family as he plans his next scam. -26 202
8 The Gift of the Magi
 -30 160
9 Fred Claus
In this Vince Vaughn comedy, Christmas is saved despite an efficiency expert (Kevin Spacey)'s best efforts to run Santa out of business. -53 187
10 Soldier
Kurt Russell's emotionless killing machine learns about feelings after being exiled to a harsh alien planet's shantytown and receiving his first Christmas present. -77 169