The Best Christmas Movies of All Time

This Nick Hornby adaptation sounds as sugary as Love Actually, and even shares a plot point with the 2004 film of the same name. Hugh Grant plays a slacker playboy who survives on the money his late songwriter father made from a novelty Christmas single, but who grows to appreciate love and family after befriending a young boy (Nicholas Hoult). Throw it out of your mind at your own peril; it’s witty, poignant, and full of sharp wit and spiky energy.

Favorite Quote:  “Me, I didn’t mean anything. About anything, to anyone. And I knew that guaranteed me a long, depression-free life.” This movie is supposed to be wholesome!