Top 10 Christmas Movies With a Dark Twist
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Top 10 Christmas Movies With a Dark Twist

Bah, humbug! How would you rank the disastrous holidays in these flicks?

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1 A Christmas Story
Ralphie pulverizes his glasses with his new BB gun, a dog eats the Christmas turkey, and the Parkers' holiday goes up in smoke. 210 1010
2 It's a Wonderful Life
Sure, it ends okay. But the movie starts with George Bailey about to commit suicide, and it takes a village to turn him around. 199 961
3 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Poor Clark Griswold wants nothing more than a happy holiday, but things go from bad to worse once his redneck relatives come to town. 199 959
4 Home Alone
Little Kevin may have had an okay Christmas, but his fretful mom and tormented tormentors definitely weren't feeling the holiday spirit. 186 892
5 Gremlins
A guy walks into a Chinatown shop looking for a last-minute gift, and, before you know it, a small town is terrorized by evil gremlins. 89 821
6 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Jim Carrey's Grinch vamps around stealing Christmas, and it's as bad for the residents of Whoville as it for us, watching at home. 62 858
7 Bad Santa
Even if Billy Bob Thornton's Santa didn't get gunned down, this would still qualify as the most depressing Christmas movie of our generation. -52 844
8 Christmas With the Kranks
Chaos ensues after the Kranks' decision to skip Christmas is thwarted when their daughter announces she's coming home for the holidays. -143 763
9 Silent Night, Deadly Night
On Christmas Eve, a criminal in a Santa suit slaughters little Billy Chapman's parents. You can imagine where things go from there. -218 736
10 Reindeer Games
Ben Affleck's hammy Santa-suit-clad turn in this pic earns him a permanent spot on Hollywood's naughty list. -230 722