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Nothing gets us into the "holiday spirit" more than boozy Santas, hitmen banter, and Chevy Chase fa-la-la-la-la-la-ing. Save the saccharine and sentimental seasonal fare for another time and queue up one of these side-splitting comedies instead—spiked eggnog not necessary but definitely encouraged.
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The Santa Clause (1994)
The official unofficial king of Christmas, Tim Allen, dons the big man's belly to play Scott Calvin, a workaholic toy salesman who's about to take his work to the North Pole. After Santa falls off his roof one Christmas Eve, Scott is magically tasked with the man in red's seasonal duties, and thus the adventure—and cookie binging—begins. Watch Now
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Jingle All the Way (1996)
If Arnold Schwarzenegger listing all seven of Santa's reindeer while running through snowy streets and dodging his rival Turbo Man enthusiast, played by Sinbad, isn't funny, then give us coal for Christmas. It's a little bit silly, but the slapstick humor, quality Phil Hartman comedy, and twist ending in this delightful holiday flick are worth every smirk and giggle. Watch Now
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Get Santa (2015)
A holiday movie you may have missed but should definitely seek out is the 2014 British fugitive comedy Get Santa. It stars Jim Broadbent as the bearded one who's jailed after crashing his sleigh and trying to get his reindeer back, with Rafe Spall and Kit Connor playing the father and son duo trying to reunite Santa with his myth and—obviously—save Christmas. Watch Now
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
They did it again. The McCallisters slept in and almost missed their flight to spend Christmas vacation somewhere other than snowy Chicago. This go round, however, the family is headed to Miami and Kevin isn't left at home; he's shuffled onto a different flight and barreling to the hijinks—and Wet Bandit cat burglars—awaiting him in New York City. Watch Now
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
The animated Grinch special, based on Dr. Seuss's classic story, hit television screens in 1966 and every year since then. And it's a must-watch. But when it comes to laughing matters, turn to Ron Howard's reimagined holiday gem starring Jim Carrey. Always the over-actor (love it or hate it), the comedian hops into the mean one's fuzzy shoes to bring the children's tale to life and actually gives one of his best comedic performances. WATCH now
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Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
It may be a bit dated, but the laughs Jim Varney delivers in this 1988 gem as the titular franchise character, Ernest P. Worrell, are the gift of nostalgia. The movie follows a familiar storyline—Ernest must help Santa find his successor and in turn save Christmas for everyone—but you may just be surprised at how much joy you get out of it. Watch Now
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Metropolitan (1990)
If you've ever seen a razor-sharp Whit Stillman film (Damsels in Distress, Love & Friendship), then you're probably familiar with the filmmaker's fancy for banter and comedies of manners. This offbeat '90s cult classic about a group of bougie Manhattanites gossiping their way through the holidays is no different. Watch Now
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Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005)
Though Shane Black's crime comedy centers around a crook pretending to be an actor, there are still enough Santa hats and Christmas trees scattered throughout to qualify the film as a seasonal watch. The cheeky laughs come courtesy of everyone's favorite comeback kid: Robert Downey Jr. Watch Now
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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
If the premise—a woman pretending to be the perfect housewife is put to the test over the course of one Christmas—sounds a bit dated, that's because it is. Peter Godfrey's classic starring Barbara Stanwyck was made in 1945. But throw in a romance and babies, and you'll forget about the word "housewife." Watch Now
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A Christmas Story (1983)
It should be called A Christmas Staple, as no holiday is complete be without Bob Clark's 1940s-set family comedy. A festive story about a kid who spends the season rattling off to anyone who will listen that he wants a Red Ryder BB gun from Santa, it's the gift that keeps on giving laughs. Watch Now
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Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Surprisingly, this one's based on a John Grisham novel. Not surprisingly? Tim Allen delivers on the comedy front. More slapstick than biting wit, this adaptation with a Chris Columbus script gets silly when a ba-humbug couple (Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis) swear off Christmas and everything the holiday entails to go on a cruise. Watch Now
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Love Actually
Yes, Richard Curtis's British ensemble film (documenting the love, loss, and loved ones of eight couples across London a month before Christmas) is one of the sincerest displays of holiday spirit. But it's also actually one of the funniest. Case in point: Bill Nighy as a loose-lipped aging rocker. Watch Now
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Home Alone (1990)
It's been almost 30 years since the McCallisters left their eight-year-old son home alone on Christmas, but the funhouse hijinks between Macaulay Culkin's Kevin and a pair of bumbling burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) make us laugh harder with every passing holiday. Watch Now
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Office Christmas Party (2016)
Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Aniston, Kate McKinnon, and many, many more familiar faces have a merry lowbrow Christmas in this wild ride from the Blades of Glory directors. Josh Gordon and Will Speck's comedy about an office-place holiday rager that gets out of hand includes drinking, drugs, and DJ Kool. Watch Now
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Krampus (2015)
A lot of the dialogue in Michael Dougherty's fantasy fits into the "It's funny because it's true" category. Yes, technically Krampus is rooted in Central European folklore about a horned demon who punishes bad behavior, but the family dysfunction and general disdain for those one is related to? Well, that's a universal theme. Watch Now
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Mean Girls (2004)
Perhaps we're reaching; to call Mean Girls a Christmas movie is like calling Regina George a contender for Miss Congeniality. But what can't be denied: "Jingle Bell Rock" is an iconic moment in Christmas-related cinema. And you never need an excuse to watch this Tina Fey/Mark Waters mash-up. Watch Now
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Elf (2003)
Jon Favreau's holiday hit, about a man-child elf who's sweet on warm hugs, maple syrup, and ABC gum, achieved insta-classic the second it was released. If you're not laughing out loud from Will Farrell's antics, then you just might just be a cotton-headed ninny muggins. Watch Now
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Just Friends (2005)
Real-life comrades Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris are the nonexistent comedy troupe we wish would go on tour. Her timing and his slapstick go together like Dusty Dinkleman and a crap tune. Watch Now
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Scrooged (1988)
'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the TV studio, not a creature was getting anything but a towel. Bill Murray humbugs his way through three supernatural visits in Richard Donner's '80s holiday essential that does the classic Dickens tale a solid. Watch Now
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National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Everyone has some version of Aunt Bethany, bless her. Watch her and the oodles of zany Griswolds who come out of the woodwork—and driveway-parked recreational vehicle—to celebrate the holidays and just try to retain your composure. Watch Now
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Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013)
Everyone's favorite mouthy matriarch goes country in this festive addition to Tyler Perry's Madea franchise. Agreeing to spend the holidays with her friend's daughter out in the sticks, Madea unleashes on a rural small town getting ready for its Christmas Carnival. Fighting with the KKK, tongue-lashing Larry the Cable Guy, and whipping misbehaving little kids into shape: It's all gloriously here. WATCH now
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Bad Santa (2003)
Isn't every man in a Santa suit a con man on some level? Terry Zwigoff's Golden Globe-nominated raunch-com takes that sentiment to another level as it follows a criminal posing as the big man to rob department stores. It's funny, it's naughty, and it's literally in the holiday spirit—which is vodka. Watch Now
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Trading Places (1983)
When you wanna cry, you watch The Dodo's animal videos. When you wanna laugh, you find Eddie Murphy—especially 1980s Eddie Murphy. Here, he plays Billy Ray Valentine, the broke street hustler who switches places with Dan Akroyd's privileged yuppie for social satire that gets better with age. Watch Now
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Why Him? (2016)
Meeting the boyfriend: it's enough to get any parent's tinsel in a tangle. Especially when that boyfriend—played by James Franco—is a tech billionaire fluent in the art of "no filter." That's the impetus for John Hamburg's modern comedy—its absurdity knows no bounds. Watch Now
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The Night Before (2015)
A sleeper hit of 2015, Jonathan Levine's holiday fantasy traverses the debauchery of NYC on a quest to find the Nutcracka Ball and stars a trio of guys—Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, and Anthony Mackie—who make ugly sweaters look good. Bonus: Ilana Glazer as Rebecca Grinch. Watch Now
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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Check the PC manners at the door. This stupid-funny stoner comedy sends its titular characters on another foggy adventure and is as offensive, over the top, and inappropriate as the dinner conversation you're inevitably going to have to excuse yourself from come Christmas day. Watch Now
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Four Christmases (2008)
One holiday is stressful enough. Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn's Kate and Brad endure four—each filled with kooky relatives and parent-inflicted humiliation—in Seth Gordon's merry little cringe fest, which steals belly laughs despite a seriously flawed script. Watch Now
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Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones—alone on the holidays, watching syndicated television, chugging red wine, impersonating Celine Dion, wearing red jammies—is all of us at some point. And the laughs don't stop 'til the credits roll. Watch Now
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In Bruges (2008)
Christmas isn't the focus of Martin McDonagh's tragicomic gem, but it is an excuse for a pair of hitmen (Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell) to lay low after a job gone wrong. The city's enchantment, the actors' deadpan, and especially the humorous banter—it's all such a gift. Watch Now
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8 Women (2002)
It was the chambermaid in the library with the lead pipe. Or was it? Francois Ozon takes viewers on a Clue-esque ride through a remote mansion in 1950s France during the holidays, when a patriarch is murdered and the eight women closest to him all have a motive. Oh, it's also a musical. Buy the DVD
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