# 30 Love Actually (2003): “Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely and interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England” (imdb.com).
--Sam: "But you know, the thing about romance is... people only get together right at the very end..." --
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- # 30 Love Actually (2003): “Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely and interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England” (imdb.com). --Sam: "But you know, the thing about romance is... people only get together right at the very end..." --
- #29 Eight Crazy Nights (2002): “Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at redemption-spend the holiday performing community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail…” (imdb.com). --Mayor: "Whitey, for the first time your partner Davey Stone did something good for this community." Eleanore: "What'd he do? Steal beer for everyone?" --
- #28 Batman Returns (1992): “When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda” (imdb.com). --The Penguin: "You're just jealous, because I'm a genuine freak and you have to wear a mask!" Batman: "You might be right." --
- #27 Edward Scissorhands (1990): “An uncommonly gentle young man, who happens to have scissors for hands, falls in love with a beautiful teenage girl” (imdb.com). --Kim: "Hold me." Edward: "I can't." --
- #26 Meet Me in St. Louis (1944): “In the year before the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York” (imdb.com). -- Rose Smith: "Money. I hate, loathe, despise and abominate money." Mr. Alonzo Smith: "You also spend it." --
- #25 Polar Express (2004): “On Christmas Eve, a doubting boy boards a magical train that's headed to the North Pole and Santa Claus's home” (imdb.com). The Conductor: "The thing about trains... it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on." --
- #24 The Snowman (1982): “Wordless (save for the song "Walking in the Air") animated adventure about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, only for it to come to life that night and take him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.” (imdb.com). -- Older James: "I remember that winter because it had brought the heaviest snows I had ever seen. Snow had fallen steadily all night long and in the morning I woke in a room filled with light and silence, the world seemed to be held in a dream-like stillness. It was a magical day..." [brief pause] Older James: "...and it was on that day I made the snowman." --
- #23 White Christmas (1954): “A successful song-and-dance team become romantically involved with a sister act and team up to save the failing Vermont inn of their former commanding general” (imdb.com). -- Phil Davis: "How can a guy *that* ugly have the nerve to have sisters?" Bob Wallace: "Very brave parents." --
- #22 Christmas in Connecticut (1945): “A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas” (imdb.com). -- Alexander Yardley: "[Elizabeth's baby needs medical attention] I don't want anything to happen to that baby. It will ruin my circulation." Felix Bassenak: "It won't do the baby no good, neither." --
- #21 Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983): “The classic Disney animated characters play the roles in this animated retelling of the Charles Dickens masterpiece” (imdb.com). Ebenezer Scrooge: "Spirit, whose lonely grave - is this? [gasps as the ghost strikes a match, illuminating the tombstone: it reads 'EBENEZER SCROOGE'] " Ghost of Christmas Future: "[Pulls back his hood, revealing himself to the viewers as Pete, then tossing Scrooge into the grave] Why, yours, Ebenezer! The richest man in the cemetery! HAHAHAHAHAHA!" --
- #20 The Santa Clause (1994): “When a man inadvertently kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place” (imdb.com). -- Scott Calvin: "Where is he?" Laura: "Well, he could be listening to records jumping up and down on his bed wearing a red hat and galoshes." Scott Calvin: "I don't care what Neil's doing. Where's Charlie?" --
- #19 Gremlins (1984): “A boy inadvertently breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town” (imdb.com). -- Billy Peltzer: "They're Inside." Kate: "All Of Them?" --
- #18 The Bishop's Wife (1947): “A bishop trying to get a new cathedral built prays for guidance. An angel (Cary Grant) arrives, but his guidance isn't about fundraising” (imdb.com). Prof. Wutheridge: "God bless you!" Dudley: "Thank you! I'll pass that recommendation along."; --
- #17 Miracle on 34th Street (1947): “When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing” (imdb.com). -- Doris: "Would you please tell her that you're not really Santa Claus, that actually is no such person?" Kris Kringle: "Well, I hate to disagree with you, but not only IS there such a person, but here I am to prove it." --
- #16 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966): A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville” (imdb.com). -- Narrator: "And what happened, then? Well, in Whoville they say - that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day. And then - the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of *ten* Grinches, plus two!" --
- #15 Shop Around the Corner (1940): “Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realizing that they're falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal” (imdb.com). -- [Alfred Kralik has just disclosed to Klara Novak that he is her anonymous pen pal] Alfred Kralik: "Are you disappointed?" Klara Novak (Miss Novak): "Psychologically, I'm very confused... But personally, I don't feel bad at all." --
- #14 Lethal Weapon (1987): “A veteran cop, Murtough, is partnered with a young homicidal cop, Riggs. Both having one thing in common, hating working in pairs. Now they must learn to work with one and other to stop a gang of drug smugglers” (imdb.com). Martin Riggs: "You don't trust me at all, do you?" Roger Murtaugh: "Well, I'll tell you what. You make it through tomorrow without killing anybody, especially me, or yourself, then I'll start trusting you." Martin Riggs: "Fair enough."
- #13 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993): “Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept” (imdb.com). -- Jack Skellington: [singing] "There's children throwing snowballs / instead of throwing heads / they're busy building toys / and absolutely no one's dead..." --
- #12 Trading Places (1983): “A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires” (imdb.com). Louis Winthorpe III: "I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked me. I lost my job, I lost my house, Penelope hated me and it was all because of this terrible, awful Negro." --
- #11 Scrooged (1988): “A cynically selfish TV executive gets haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve” (imdb.com). -- Ghost of Christmas Past: "Let's face it, Frank. Garden slugs got more out of life than you." Frank Cross: "Yeah? Name one!" --
- #10 The Ref (1994): “A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve” (imdb.com). -- Caroline: "How can we both be in the marriage and I'm miserable and you're content?" Lloyd: "Luck?" --
- #9 A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965): “Repelled by the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find the true meaning of Christmas” (imdb.com). -- Charlie Brown: "Thanks for the Christmas card you sent me, Violet." Violet: "I didn't send you a Christmas card, Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown: Don't you know sarcasm when you hear it?" --
- #8 Home Alone (1990): “An 8-year-old boy, who is accidentally left behind while his family flies to France for Christmas, has to defend his home against idiotic burglars” (imdb.com) -- Marv: "He's only a kid Harry. We can take him." --
- #7 The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992): “The Muppet characters tell their version of the classic tale of an old and bitter miser's redemption on Christmas Eve” (imdb.com). -- Rizzo the Rat: "Boy, that's scary stuff! Should we be worried about the kids in the audience?" Gonzo: "Nah, it's all right. This is culture!" --
- #6 A Christmas Story (1983): “Ralphie has to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect gift for the 1940's” (imdb.com). Ralphie as Adult: [narrating] "I have since heard of people under extreme duress speaking in strange tongues. I became conscious that a steady torrent of obscenities and swearing of all kinds was pouring out of me as I screamed..." --
- #5 Bad Santa (2003): “A miserable conman and his partner pose as Santa and his Little Helper to rob department stores on Christmas Eve. But they run into problems when the conman befriends a troubled kid, and the security boss discovers the plot” (imdb.com). Kid: "Candy corn?" Willie: "Well they all can't be winners!" --
- #4 Elf (2003): “After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is sent to the U.S. in search of his true identity” (imdb.com) Buddy: [phone rings, Buddy picks it up] "Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color?" --
- #3 Christmas Vacation (1989): “The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster” (imdb.com). – --Bethany: "Is your house on fire, Clark?" Clark: "No, Aunt Bethany, those are the Christmas lights.” --
- #2 It's a Wonderful Life (1946): “An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed” (imdb.com). -- Clarence: "You've been given a great gift, George: A chance to see what the world would be like without you." --
- #1 Die Hard (2007): There is no greater holiday tradition than John McClaine vs. Nakatomi Plaza. What better way to celebrate Christmas than with a New York cop fighting German terrorists in a Japanese building set to a holiday musical score: Makes you feel all warm and toasty. -- Hans Gruber: [during a shootout with McClane, who is barefoot] "Karl, schieß dem Fenster [sic] ..." Hans Gruber: [Karl gives Hans a puzzled look. Exasperated, Hans repeats it in English] "*Shoot* the *glass!" --
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