All 24 Christmas Movies, ranked by 89 players
Players rank Home Alone #1: it wins 77.5% of its matchups (n = 276) and took the title in 18 of 89 brackets. How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Elf follow. Disagree? Christmas Movie Bracket is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished89
Head-to-head picks1,823
Entrants ranked24of 24
Home Alone title share20.2%n = 89
Title odds
Share of 89 finished brackets won
- Home Alone20.2% (18 of 89)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas11.2% (10 of 89)
- Elf9.0% (8 of 89)
- The Polar Express9.0% (8 of 89)
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York6.7% (6 of 89)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas6.7% (6 of 89)
Christmas Movies: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 1,823 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Home Alone77.5%
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas66.8%
- Elf65.1%
- The Polar Express62.0%
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York61.4%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- The Nightmare Before Christmas60.3%
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation57.1%
- The Santa Clause55.8%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- The Muppet Christmas Carol49.3%
- A Charlie Brown Christmas47.3%
- A Christmas Story46.9%
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer45.8%
- Die Hard44.5%
- A Christmas Carol42.1%
- Gremlins41.4%
- Jingle All the Way40.8%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- It's a Wonderful Life38.7%
- Klaus37.4%
- The Holiday33.6%
- Scrooged32.1%
- Miracle on 34th Street28.8%
- Love Actually27.3%
- White Christmas24.3%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Bad Santa19.8%
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Film | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Alone1990 | 214–62 | 77.5% | 18 | 276 | |
| 2 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas2000 | 143–71 | 66.8% | 10 | 214 | |
| 3 | Elf2003 | 136–73 | 65.1% | 8 | 209 | |
| 4 | The Polar Express2004 | 116–71 | 62.0% | 8 | 187 | |
| 5 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992 | 127–80 | 61.4% | 6 | 207 | |
| 6 | The Nightmare Before Christmas1993 | 114–75 | 60.3% | 6 | 189 | |
| 7 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation1989 | 100–75 | 57.1% | 6 | 175 | |
| 8 | The Santa Clause1994 | 91–72 | 55.8% | 3 | 163 | |
| 9 | The Muppet Christmas Carol1992 | 71–73 | 49.3% | 3 | 144 | |
| 10 | A Charlie Brown Christmas1965 | 71–79 | 47.3% | 1 | 150 | |
| 11 | A Christmas Story1983 | 68–77 | 46.9% | 5 | 145 | |
| 12 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer1964 | 66–78 | 45.8% | 2 | 144 | |
| 13 | Die Hard1988 | 65–81 | 44.5% | 3 | 146 | |
| 14 | A Christmas Carol2009 | 59–81 | 42.1% | 0 | 140 | |
| 15 | Gremlins1984 | 55–78 | 41.4% | 1 | 133 | |
| 16 | Jingle All the Way1996 | 53–77 | 40.8% | 0 | 130 | |
| 17 | It's a Wonderful Life1946 | 48–76 | 38.7% | 2 | 124 | |
| 18 | Klaus2019 | 46–77 | 37.4% | 2 | 123 | |
| 19 | The Holiday2006 | 37–73 | 33.6% | 3 | 110 | |
| 20 | Scrooged1988 | 35–74 | 32.1% | 0 | 109 | |
| 21 | Miracle on 34th Street1947 | 32–79 | 28.8% | 1 | 111 | |
| 22 | Love Actually2003 | 30–80 | 27.3% | 1 | 110 | |
| 23 | White Christmas1954 | 27–84 | 24.3% | 0 | 111 | |
| 24 | Bad Santa2003 | 19–77 | 19.8% | 0 | 96 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split. Estimated from each entrant's overall record until the pair has met 20 times.
- A Charlie Brown ChristmasvsA Christmas Story50–50 · estimate from overall records
- The Polar ExpressvsHome Alone 2: Lost in New York51–49 · estimate from overall records
- A Christmas StoryvsRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer51–49 · estimate from overall records
Most lopsided
- Home AlonevsBad Santa92–8 · estimate from overall records
- How the Grinch Stole ChristmasvsBad Santa87–13 · estimate from overall records
- ElfvsBad Santa86–14 · estimate from overall records
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 89 finished brackets.
- UntouchableHome Alone wins 77.5%The best record in the field (n = 276 matchups).
- ClutchThe Holiday: 3 titlesOnly #19 on win rate, but #12 for championships.
- Still waitingA Christmas Carol: no titles yetWins 42.1% of its matchups (n = 140) and has never been crowned.
Upsets need real meetings: a pair shows here once it has met 10 times and the weaker record leads.
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Christmas Movies community ranking?
Home Alone. It wins 77.5% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 276) and took the title in 18 of 89 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Christmas Movies?
89 finished brackets so far, with 1,823 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 24 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16, 24 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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