It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is widely considered the best Christmas movie ever, lauded for its heartwarming story of family and kindness that has remained a classic tradition for decades. Directed by Frank Capra, it frequently tops critic and audience lists, including those from IMDb and the BBC.
The most beloved movies among people who have seen them are also the three most viewed: Home Alone (56% of viewers love it), A Charlie Brown Christmas (52%), and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (49%).
Best. Christmas. Ever!, a holiday movie starring Heather Graham, Jason Biggs, and Brandy Norwood is available to stream now. Watch it on Netflix on your Roku device.
What is the best selling Christmas story of all time?
Arguably the most famous of all Charles Dickens' tales, A Christmas Carol is his most popular book in the United States, with over two million copies sold in the hundred years since it was first published there. It is even included in Penguin's top 100 must-read classic books, not just those for Christmas.
While "top" is subjective, consistently beloved Christmas movies include classics like It's a Wonderful Life, family favorites like Home Alone, heartwarming tales like A Christmas Story, and modern classics like Elf, alongside action-packed debate-starters like Die Hard, all frequently appearing on "best of" lists from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes.
Kanneganti Brahmanandam (born 1 February 1956) is an Indian actor and comedian known for his work in Telugu cinema. Recognised as one of India's finest and highest-paid comic actors, he holds the Guinness World Record for the most screen credits for a living actor, having appeared in over 1,000 films.
A new poll has revealed what the UK's favourite festive films are, and the winner is a Christmas classic. Home Alone was crowned the top Christmas film in a survey of 2,000 people by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), who are responsible for age ratings in the UK.
The highest-grossing Christmas movie, not adjusted for inflation, is the 2018 animated film The Grinch (also known as Dr. Seuss' The Grinch), earning over $540 million globally, followed by the classic Home Alone (1990) and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Newer films often dominate these lists due to higher ticket prices, with The Polar Express and A Christmas Carol also ranking high.
51,420 minutes is the runtime of Logistics, the world's longest film, an experimental Swedish art project by Erika Magnusson and Daniel Andersson, clocking in at 35 days and 17 hours (857 hours). It follows the reverse chronological, real-time production of a pedometer, from a store back to its manufacturing in China, exploring globalization and consumption.
Titled 100 Years, the project is scheduled for release on November 18, 2115. Created in partnership with Louis XIII Cognac, which itself takes a century to mature, the film is sealed inside a high-tech vault programmed to unlock exactly 100 years after production wrapped.
The longest film ever made is the 2012 Swedish experimental movie Logistics, with a runtime of 857 hours (35 days, 17 hours), documenting a pedometer's journey in reverse time from a store in Sweden back to its Chinese factory. For traditional, plot-driven films, the longest are much shorter but still extensive, with examples like Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo (2019) at 21 hours, or classic epics like Lawrence of Arabia (1962) at around 3.5-4 hours.
