If the only thing a Christmas movie takes is being set on or around Christmas, Batman Returns and Eyes Wide Shut are Christmas movies. Oppenheimer has a Christmas scene, is that a Christmas movie too? Clearly there’s a line somewhere.

Wrong. As I have said in a similar conversation:

I’m going to argue that Die Hard is NOT a Christmas movie. It’s simply a movie where the events within it, happen to take place around Christmas time.

Die Hard is to Christmas movies what Top Gun is to romance movies, or what Casablanca is to war movies. Just because it contains a thing, doesn’t mean it’s about said thing.

There are 2 kinds of people, those who say die hard is a Christmas movie, and those who are wrong.

So is Gremlins.

…melon farmer.

heck yeah, it’s a christmas film. the whole thing is based around a christmas party and is all about love

Every scene in this movie is a work of art. It’s so rare for a movie to check as many boxes as this one does so perfectly. it has humor, a love story, action, Alan Rickman, a heist, and most of all Christmas!

Happy holidays everyone! Hoping you can all get together and have a few laughs with your loved ones.

No, we all do not.

Indeed. It’s perhaps the only Christmas movie.

Absolutely. There can be zero disagreement on this.

Every movie that’s set during Christmas is a Christmas movie. I’m watching Eyes Wide Shut with my wife tonight

No.

That’s like saying Flight Club is a movie about soap.

The best christmas movie!

Die Hard is awesome, but I’ve always liked The Ref too.

Why Die Hard is a Christmas Movie:

• there’s a grinch who spoils the party
• “You’re, uh…?” “Clay. Bill Clay.” (checks directory to see if naughty or nice)
• need help? call a plump do-gooder (the cop at the donut shop)
• anxiously expecting a vehicle to land on the roof
• “It’s Christmas, Theo! It’s the time of miracles, so be of good cheer!”
• a good guy climbs down the chimney / elevator shaft