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ms liberty

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7. Yes, as is Lethal Weapon. Both storylines happen in the midst of Christmas rituals.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Tue Dec 2, 2025, 06:09 PM

13 hrs ago

Also, The Adventures of Robin Hood (the original, with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Haviland) can be a Christmas movie, too. It doesn't happen during Christmas but it was run on teevee so much on Christmas Day that it acquired the aura.

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Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? I have never seen as I thought it was about car racing . . For those [View all] debm55 15 hrs ago OP

One of the best Xmas movies pfitz59 15 hrs ago #1

When I think of a Christmas movie Bluestocking 15 hrs ago #2

Yes obamanut2012 15 hrs ago #3

It takes place at Christmas time, at the Nakatomi Christmas party if I remember correctly. rsdsharp 15 hrs ago #4

There's a Christmas rom-com with the theme of if "Die Hard" is a Christmas movie, "Love Hard." betsuni 14 hrs ago #5

I Vote No ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #6

Agree with you, ProfessorGAC. If "Rocky " was filmed with Christmas music playing, would Rocky be a Christmas fillm? NO debm55 11 hrs ago #13

Yes, as is Lethal Weapon. Both storylines happen in the midst of Christmas rituals. ms liberty 13 hrs ago #7

I have seen Lethat Weapon. and Lethal Weapon is not a Christmas movie. The setting takes place at Christmas. But the debm55 12 hrs ago #9

One of the earliest scenes is Riggs debating unaliving himself ms liberty 12 hrs ago #11

Yes and he wanted shot by cop in the tree lot because of the death of his wife. Agree with Mel Gibson at that time.. debm55 11 hrs ago #14

Not sure EleanorR 12 hrs ago #8

I guess it was because on the cuts for the film it showed fast cars. So I thought it had something to do with street debm55 12 hrs ago #10

No, its pretty stationary. Xavier Breath 12 hrs ago #12

I haven't seen it, so maybe someone who has seen the movie can answer. debm55 11 hrs ago #15