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12 Holiday Movies So Bad, They're Good

December 20, 2021

As we hunker down for another cautiously celebratory holiday season spent mostly on our butts in front of the TV, here are a few must-see holiday films that received poor reviews but bring joy and merriment to those who derive pleasure from ridiculousness.

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Unaccompanied Minors NCELLED ALL FLIGHTS CANCELLED ALL FLEGHTS UNACCOMPANiED RS MiN pa him - - - - - عامز Loca - un - CRACKED.COM If you can endure 1.5 hours of Rob Riggle chasing children around an airport with only the promise of cameos by Jessica Walter, Mindy Kaling, and BJ Novak to sustain you, this is the movie for you. — Source

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Silent Night, Deadly Night CRACKED.COM This absurd 1984 psychological thriller features a serial killer in a Santa suit who goes on a killing spree triggered by PTSD. from witnessing his parents' murder at the hands of a murderous Santa. Mental health myth aside, this cult favorite is worth a watch if you're in the mood for a bloody Santa slasher. — Source

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Santa Jaws CRACKED COM This movie is what happens when a really bad idea is seen through to completion: a young kid draws a comic of a shark with a Santa hat on his dorsal fin that comes to life and kills his whole family. Complete with gratuitously gory deaths and a giant, sharpened candy cane weapon, Santa Jaws is sure to polarize the entire family. — Source

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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians SANTA BRINGS CHRISTMAS FUN TO MARS! Blast off for Mars... with Santa and 2 pair of Earth Kids! Science- -Fun-Fiction at its height! JOSEPH E SEVINE - SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS INSPACE-BLAZING COLOR CRACKED CONI Complete with a plot-spoiling title, this 1964 sci-fi comedy is the earliest film on this list and perhaps the most ridiculous. Despite regular appearances on lists of the worst films ever made due to its terrible acting and beyond cheesy depiction of Martians, it has attained cult status for those very same reasons. — Source

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause CRACKED.COM Why oh why did Tim Allen agree to star as an accidental Santa in not one but two sequels for an already middling holiday film franchise? The third film in the series takes a truly unhinged turn when Martin Short, aka Jack Frost, becomes Santa and turns the North Pole into a capitalistic theme park. — Source

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Elves CRACKED.COM, This truly unhinged 1989 holiday horror film features a demonic, ancient elf who is the central figure in a modern-day Neo-Nazi plan to create a human elfhybrid master race which Hitler had always dreamed would conquer the world. Need we say more? — Source

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Deck the Halls CRACKED.COM This cringe-worthy, comedic Christmas classic's major shortcoming is its terrible premise: a holiday decoration war between two suburban neighbors. The film is salvaged because those warring neighbors are portrayed by none other than Danny DeVito and Matthew Broderick, who plays a self-proclaimed Christmas expert. — Source

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A Christmas Horror Story

A Christmas Horror Story CHRISTMAS HORROR STORE STORY AX and adidas FIRE sals KNOW AND BOOKS VIRGENT CRACKED.COM If you've ever wanted to hear William Shatner portray an alcoholic radio DJ describing a series offour interwoven horror stories, look no further! This 2015 Canadian gem fits perfectly into the truly absurd genre of Christmas horror movies, complete with zombie elves and Krampus. — Source

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Christmas Evil CRACKED.COM In this 1980s holiday psychological horror thriller, a man who was mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, goes on a murderous rampage dressed as-you guessed it-Santa. — Source

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A Merry Friggin' Christmas THIS CHRISTMAS IS NO VACATION GRAGKED.COM This poorly reviewed holiday comedy which is, tragically, Robin Williams' first posthumous film, focuses on a dysfunctional family and particularly the relationship between an alcoholic father, Williams, and his uptight son, Joel McHale. — Source

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A Mom For Christmas 2 CRACKED.COM This 1990 comedy has a precious premise-a: young, motherless girl wishes for a mother for the holidays. However, instead of an actual person, a store mannequin comes to life and becomes Olivia Newton-John whose humanity expires on Christmas eve. — Source

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Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights CRACKED.COM If you like Adam Sandler or animated holiday movies-which most people don't-look no further than this unique and polarizing movie, which centers on Jewish characters during Hannukah. If your sense ofhumor includes lame, nearly unbearable late-night cartoons, it's a must watch. — Source

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