This Is the Worst Christmas Movie of All Time, According to Critics
There are some holiday movies worth an annual rewatch—this isn't one of them.
Whether you find yourself tearing up at the end of It’s a Wonderful Life or getting butterflies when Mark tells Juliet, “To me, you are perfect” in Love Actually, everyone’s got a holiday movie they relish the opportunity to re-watch every year. However, for every holiday movie that becomes a classic, there’s one so rotten it’s amazing it even got made.
Using Rotten Tomatoes data from critics and audiences, we’ve identified the most hated holiday movie ever. Before you ruin your annual holiday movie marathon with a film the whole group will be itching to turn off, read on to discover the holiday movie so bad critics call it “dreadful” and say it “kills Christmas.” And if you want something actually worth watching, This Is the Single Most Popular Holiday Movie of All Time, Survey Says.
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Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 36 percent
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A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 33 percent
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A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 32 percent
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Star Wars: Holiday Special (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 27 percent
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Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 27 percent
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Four Christmases (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 25 percent
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Bad Santa 2 (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 24 percent
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I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 23 percent
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Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 23 percent
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The Christmas Candle (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 21 percent
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Fred Claus (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 21 percent
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Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 20 percent
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Pinocchio’s Christmas (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 20 percent
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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 20 percent
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Santa Buddies (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 20 percent
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 20 percent
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Love the Coopers (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 18 percent
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Saving Santa (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 17 percent
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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 17 percent
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Jingle All the Way (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 15 percent
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Merry Christmas (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 14 percent
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Black Christmas (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 14 percent
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A Merry Friggin’ Christmas (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 14 percent
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 13 percent
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Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 13 percent
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Surviving Christmas (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 7 percent
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Christmas With the Kranks (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 5 percent
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All I Want For Christmas (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 0 percent
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Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 0 percent
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Christmas in Wonderland (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes Critics’ Score: 0 percent
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