Out of It’s a wonderful life And A Christmas story To A Christmas story And Eleven, There are tons of classic holiday films streaming. However, because there are so many streaming services out there, finding them can be a hassle.

The following list is not about which Christmas movie is better than the other or what qualifies it as a Christmas movie. It is just a random selection “Rotten Tomatoes” List of The 100 Best Christmas Movies of All Timepresented in alphabetical order.

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Note that the selections below do not include animated Christmas television or film classics. Here you will find a selection of films – including those by Tim Burton The nightmare before Christmas– and where you can stream it here.

Here are 10 live-action Christmas movie classics and where you can stream them from the comfort of your living room.

“A Christmas Story” (1951)

There were many iterations of Charles Dickens’ classic story A Christmas story over the years, but the black and white version starring Alistar Sim is the highest rated version among them Rotten tomatoes with a “fresh” rating of 86%.

Sim plays Ebeneezer Scrooge A Christmas storya dissatisfied businessman who sees the light after being haunted by three Christmas ghosts.

Where to stream: A Christmas story is streaming on Prime Video.

“A Christmas Story” (1983)

Peter Billingsley plays Ralphie Parker in director Bob Clark’s Christmas classic, in which Ralphie dreams of getting a Red Ryder Range BB gun.

Darren McGavin also plays Ralphie’s father – aka the Old Man – A Christmas story while Melinda Dillion plays the boy’s mother.

Rotten tomatoes critics gave A Christmas story an 89 percent “fresh” rating based on 61 reviews.

Where to stream: A Christmas story is streaming on Max.

“Eleven” (2003)

Will Ferrell stars in Jon Favreau’s Christmas favorite, which also stars Zooey Deschanel, Bob Newhart, James Caan, Ed Asner and Peter Dinklage.

Ferrell plays Buddy, an overgrown elf who sets out from the North Pole to New York City to find his biological father (Caan).

Rotten tomatoes critics gave Eleven an 86 percent “fresh” rating based on 203 reviews.

Where to stream: Eleven is streaming on Max and Hulu.

“It’s a Wonderful Life” (1939)

Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a disillusioned businessman who is given a chance by an angel, Clarence (Henry Travers), to revisit his life and the lost impact it would have had he not existed.

Donna Reed also plays George’s wife, Mary It’s a wonderful lifewhich is directed by legendary filmmaker Frank Capra.

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Rotten tomatoes critics gave It’s a wonderful life a 94% “fresh” rating based on 98 reviews.

Where to stream: It’s a wonderful life is streaming on Prime Video.

“The Holdovers” (2023)

Set at a New England prep school in 1970. The leftovers Paul Giamatti stars as Paul Hunnam, a moody prep school teacher tasked with looking after students who have no homes (so-called “leftovers”) during the Christmas holidays.

Initially bitter about the task, Paul eventually joins the school’s sole remnant, Angus Tully (Dominic Sessa), and a grieving cook, Mary Lamb (Da’Vine Joy Randolph), who form a makeshift family who together… celebrates holidays.

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Directed by Alexander Payne, The leftovers earned Randolph an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.

Rotten tomatoes critics gave The leftovers a 97% “fresh” rating based on 362 reviews.

Where to stream: The leftovers is streaming on Prime Video.

“Love Actually” (2003)

It is set at Christmas time in the United Kingdom. Actually love follows a group of loosely connected people over the holidays whose lives eventually intersect.

Hugh Grant leads the ensemble in the role of British Prime Minister David Actually lovewhich was written and directed by Richard Curtis. Love Actually also stars Emma Thompson, Bill Nighy, Alan Rickman, Martine McCutcheon, Laura Linney, Colin Firth, Martin Freeman, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rodrigo Santoro, Andrew Lincoln and Liam Neeson.

Rotten tomatoes critics gave Actually love a 64% “fresh” rating based on 228 reviews.

Where to stream: Actually love is streaming on Prime Video and Fubo.

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

Chevy Chase once again takes on the role of family man Clark Griswold National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacationthe third holiday film after National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) and National Lampoon’s European Vacation (1985).

Like the first two Vacation Movies, The Griswolds’ Christmas holidays is not going as smoothly as planned. Beverly D’Angelo reprises her role as Clark’s wife Ellen Christmas holidaysand Randy Quaid is also back as cousin Eddie Johnson. Juliette Lewis and Johnny Galecki take on the roles of Clark and Ellen’s children Audrey and Rusty.

Rotten tomatoes critics gave National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation a 71% “fresh” rating based on 56 reviews.

Where to stream: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is streaming on Max.

“Scrooged” (1988)

Bill Murray plays the Ebenezer Scrooge-like Frank Cross in “Scrooged,” an updated version of “Scrooged.” A Christmas storya jaded television executive who must confront his painful past when three Christmas ghosts visit him.

Director: Richard Donner, Lubricated Karen Allen, John Glover, Carol Kane and Alfre Woodard also star.

Rotten tomatoes Critics gave Scrooged a 71% “Fresh” rating based on 52 reviews.

Where to stream: Lubricated is streaming on Paramount+, Fubo and Prime Video.

“Santa Claus” (1994)

Tim Allen plays Scott Calvin, a divorced father who is recruited to take Santa’s place after he is involved in an accident with the former St. Nick.

Director: John Pasquin, Santa Claus Wendy Crewson, Richter Reinhold and David Krumholtz also star.

Rotten tomatoes critics gave Santa Claus a 73% “fresh” rating based on 52 reviews.

Where to stream: Santa Claus is streaming on Disney+.

“White Christmas” (1994)

Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye play Bob Wallace and Phil Davis, a famous song-and-dance team who round up their Army colleagues to put on a Christmas show and help save a troubled resort owned by their former boss, General Thomas F . Waverly, heard (Dean Jagger).

Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen also star in the famous song-and-dance sister group Betty and Judy Haynes.

Rotten tomatoes critics gave White Christmas a 76% “fresh” rating based on 45 reviews.

Where to stream: White Christmas is streaming on Prime Video.

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