'It's a Wonderful Life' is top Christmas film with critics
Updated: 2012-12-21 14:42
(Agencies)
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"You look at the list and it's all the classics ... the cream floats to the top," Atchity said, adding that the rankings were weighted to reflect the amount of reviews a film received, which could artificially boost or decline a score.
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Films from the 1960s and 1970s were notably absent from the list. Atchity said studios were more focused at that time on work by big-name directors than on seasonal films.
Here are the 25 best-reviewed Christmas films of all time, according to website Rotten Tomatoes:
* "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)
* "Holiday Inn" (1942)
* "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993)
* "Stalag 17" (1953)
* "Miracle on 34th Street" (1947)
* "Die Hard" (1988)
* "Arthur Christmas" (2011)
* "A Christmas Story" (1983)
* "Trading Places" (1983)
* "Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale" (2010)
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* "Lethal Weapon" (1987)
* "A Midnight Clear" (1992)
* "A Christmas Tale" (2008)
* "While You Were Sleeping" (1995)
* "Scrooge (A Christmas Carol)" (1951)
* "Elf" (2003)
* "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" (2005)
* "Gremlins" (1984)
* "The Santa Clause" (1994)
* "The Bishop's Wife" (1947)
* "Bad Santa" (2003)
* "8 Women" (2002)
* "Batman Returns" (1992)
* "White Christmas" (1954)
* "The Ref" (1994)
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