People love to argue this point, but you rarely ever see anyone argue it isn't, so thought I'd say nuh-uh to that. Well there you go, a little treat for you.

Prometheus is a Christmas movie.

I mean, it was released in July. It was a summer blockbuster. But the novel (Nothing Lasts Forever) is specified as a Christmas set story, and the setting (Christmas Eve) of the movie supports it. But the release does make it a summer hit. 15th July.

Then neither is "It's a Wonderful Life", it is a movie about a man going through depression and wanting to end his life...and it's set partly around Christmas time.

My argument for Christmas Songs is "If you can play it outside the Christmas season & it not feel weird, it's not a Christmas Song." (Ie East 17's Stay Another Day which is great but could be played outside Christmas fine IMO). I think that logic could be applied to movies to disqualify Die Hard.

This is *excellent* logic, thank you.

I genuinely agree. A Christmas movie must have themes associated with Christmas. Die Hard is just a movie set at Christmas time.

But it is, though

just bringing balance to the force

OK, but we can agree that Violent Night is a Diehard movie, yes?

Someone had to say it, and you're the only person brave enough

Any movie is a Christmas movie if you try hard enough.

Any movie is a Christmas movie if you Die Hard enough.

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Oh no, my subtle wordplay has been deciphered!

I won’t let you take credit for it!

It's nice to finally have someone else saying this 🙏

i mean i don't really think it is i just like to say so cause it annoys people. Even if the movie has a christmas party as party of it's setting it doesn't really have christmas at the forefront of it's theming

You realize this country is divided enough, right?

How dare you

Basically the same plot as Home Alone.

Die Hard at least doesn’t have a Trump cameo.

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It takes place at an office Christmas party.. on Christmas Eve..

you silence yourself.

Puhleeease!🤪

I never watched it before till this past weekend and it’s set at a Christmas party with all the greatest Christmas bangers so to me it’s a Christmas movie

Right. Die Hard 2 is though.

Oh yeah absolutely

yes it is, there are gifts and family

Sigh, the libs are always trying to take the Christ out of Die Hard...

Yeah! And happy Gilmore is about the housing market and evictions!

I beg to differ, sir 😀

It can be if you want it to be. What’s a Christmas movie anyway? It’s A Wonderful Life? You know that was a Marxist film don’t you?

Release date: July. Clearly not a Christmas movie. Had it been released in time for Christmas, together with the setting being Christmas eve, yeah, there would be an argument. But if it was a Christmas movie, it would have been released in December.

Lies!

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The scene with the final confrontation, has jingle bells, when it shows the gun, taped to his back!! The defense rests!!!!!!

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Them's fightin words ;)

I say Die Hard is a Christmas movie so that I can also justify myself in saying that Bayonetta 2 is a Christmas video game.

He is coming to see them for Xmas. It happens at a Xmas party. When it came out it was billed as a Xmas movie. What are y’all missing. What am I missing.

It’s really a Hanukkah movie.

Blasphemer ✝️

Agreed.

While I know this is bait… heheh If a movie has a Christmas song on the soundtrack… it’s a Christmas movie.

Ok, but Gremlins is!

Anything is a Christmas movie if you watch it on Christmas. Let people enjoy their traditions. The Shining is a Christmas movie

Someone likes to stir the pot 🧐😈

If it contains Christmas music, it must be a Christmas movie.

If you were on Twitter you'd have made a whole dollar from this post.

I shitpost for the love of the game

Love it And your content 🔥

Ah, I see Casey woke up today and decided on being a Scrooge.

Oh no, not at all. I like to think of myself as more of a Grinch, brimming with mischief

Well just like the Grinch your mischief has gone over the line and has sadden the who village.

Speaking of mischief, Gremlins is a Christmas movie.

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blasphemer!!!!!😂

What’s Die Hard?

Wrong

Well yeah of course, but folks are gonna take the bait anyway

Masterly baited!

It is if you want it to be.

Agreed. It is for Christmas but technically it is not a movie, but a filmed play.

You are wrong and i am angry because of it.

Can Groundhog Day be a Christmas movie

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This sounds like fighting words 🤣🤣 it absolutely is a Christmas movie. They had a tree and played Christmas songs 😊😊

It isn't Christmas until

1984

Of course not. It's a Hanukkah movie

Why do we have to watch it on cristmas then?

Wrong lol

It is a Hallmark Christmas Movie.

Gremlins is. My theater chain specifically shows it in the free family movies period over Christmas.

Yes it is

Not anymore, as it’s been replaced by The Substance

This post is false.... stop spreading untruths.

Yes It is, the best of them all.

Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie, but Lethal Weapon is.

That is because you don’t Believe.

John Mctiernan stated in an interview that YES, it is a Christmas movie.

Them's fightin' words!!!

Doesn’t matter what one person thinks, many more will disagree. It’s a movie set at Christmas time, ergo, it’s a Christmas movie. It has a Christmas tree, snow, a Christmas party. All the makings of a Hallmark Christmas movie.

you're playing with fire here...

You're right it is a Hannukah movie

Oh yeah? Well how come people only watch it at christmas time Checkmate, BUCKO

This is false information, die hard is totally a Christmas movie, in fact it's the best Christmas movie besides the Grinch

Paul Blart Mall Cop is both a christmas movie and a die hard spoof.

Still new. How do I report? 😂

Blasphemy

Blasphemy, I’ve never seen a worse take in all my time on social media. You don’t even site your sources for such having such a divisive take?

One way ticket to my block list

Oh, no. Are you trying to start a WWIII of “No, it’s not…yes, it is” arguments? I’ll go get my popcorn.

Hahaha

.......... So anyway, Die Hard is easily in my top 5 when it comes to Christmas movies and my wife and I look forward to watching it every December 🤣

We need to talk 🤦‍♂️

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Wrong

"NOW I HAVE A MACHINE GUN HO - HO - HO" nothing says Christmas like this.

Thank you.

I’m sorry, but anything w/ Alan Rickman in it is, by definition, a Christmas Movie.

Not even close

I am on your side on this one.

It's a great movie for identifying engagement bot accounts on bluesky

It is if it's shown at Christmas

It is, it's set during an office Christmas party, and it's about two estranged spouses trying to come together for the holiday. They have to overcome many obstacles to reunite, including armed gunman trying to Grinch it up by robbing the vault. Minus the gunman, and it could be on Hallmark.

Counterpoint: If you removed the Christmas and made it a generic office party in the middle of April, would the plot still be coherent?

I saw a post wherein the poster she the movie Se7en is more of a Xmas movie than Die Hard because in that movie they at least talk about the Bible and Brad Pitt gets a present at the end.

"BLASPHEMER!" 😁

Honestly, getting tired of these engagement bait posts about die hard (yes, I'm aware of the hypocrisy of engaging). Fuck off and just watch Die Hard and enjoy it.

Fool!

But it has Christmas trees.

What about Precinct 13? or maybe Gremlins?

😂 OTP vp

If everyone watches it once a year, at Christmas time... It's Christmas movie.

Promethius is a Christmas movie

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Miracle on 34th Street is not a Christmas movie.

I mean, either any movie set at Christmas is a Christmas movie, or only movies whose main plot revolves around Santa or the Christmas story are Christmas movies. Ergo, if Die Hard isn't a Christmas movie, none of those Hallmark romcoms are either.

For the record, I'm happy either way. (and I know this whole post is low hanging fruit, but I think I'm actually on to something here)

But Christmas is a Die Hard season.

Never seen it. I'm safe.

Christmas Classic 🎄

Die Hard is a sandwich.

Facts my G 👊🏾

The debate about whether it's a Christmas film or not has become a Christmas tradition in its own right. 😅

Hard agree. Even Bruce Willis said it isn't.

shots fired

Bruce said it himself, it is not a Christmas movie it's a Bruce movie.

What about Miracle On 34th Street? I've always wondered about that.

Yes it is

Can we all agree it is more of a Christmas movie than Carry-On? 😂

It features more Christmas imagery than, say, It's a Wonderful Life

Is mayonnaise a Christmas movie?

No Trixie, mayonnaise is not a Christmas movie

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Horseradish is not a Christmas movie either...

Shots fired!

Bold!

You are not a Christmas movie

The metric for a christmas movie is ‘does the plot actively involve Christmas?’ This is why Die Hard is a Christmas film but Lethal Weapon is not

You are trolling

Idk. I seen good points on both side of the argument

the wife is literally named holly

Circumstantial

but the matrix is

Okay, I'll hear you out

trans jesus is bringing presents (revolution)

Okay, I'll concede that

Casey no this is too controversial, the bluesky won't be able to handle this level of discourse!

Blasphemy!

It fucking is.

But it’s a Christmas tradition!

Ok, now that you said that, I have to fight you. 😆

Correct--it's a Hanukkah movie.

Excuse me.

People want it to be a Christmas movie because they rather fight a building filled with terrorists than be at family dinner

I thought I could care less about this debate. As it turns out.... I couldn't.

It just have a Christmas background! But in the movie,John McClane give gifts to all of the terrorists, a bullet! Merry Christmas with a bullet that will end your life! That's what the meaning of Christmas!

Bah Humbug!

Oh! Gasp!! Heretic!!!

No need to argue. I suggest "Tokyo godfathers" created by Satoshi Khan. A lovely movie about three unhoused people (an "old drunk", a trans woman, and a teenage runaway) finding a baby in the trash and trying to find her parents. It's a beautiful exploration of the true meaning of family.

I’ll take Die Hard in exchange for Love, Actually

But it is a Western, isn’t it?

Lmao I see what you did there

Thanks for noticing.

this is the real war on Christmas

Yeah sure, And Donald Trump actually got shot too! Nice try. Yippee Ka Yay mother fucker is the new HOHOHO try it out.

What time does it take place? Christmas What's the thing that brings all the characters together? A Christmas party. Have you even seen the movie?

I am not cursing people with this but the thing I always fall back on is that "Die Hard on an [x]" is such a trope yet whenever you see Die Hard done in something else it's not as the christmass episode

What’s your criteria?

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Hallelujah is not a Christmas song. There I said it. Read the lyrics please.

That's RIGHT! Cuz Batman Returns is an Xmas movie! (I may or may not be shitposting, but I do genuinely love that film and since it takes place during Xmas...IT KINDA COUNTS?)

The tree lighting (Attacked by Penguin then Miss Gotham throw off a building) and Max's christmas party (during which Penguin kidnaps all the first born to kill them). That stupid mistletoe saying also leads to Batman and Catwoman learning each other's secret identities. Seems rather christmasy

Apart from in every way that it is

Is... is Executive Decision a Christmas movie?

Any movie that is certified set during the Christmas season is a Christmas movie. Iron Man 3 is my favourite Christmas movie, fight me!

It's a movie that happens during Christmas but it's not Christmas themed so depends on how you classify a Christmas movie lol are we talking it has Christmas themes? Or are we talking the entire movie is Christmas focused? Cause all arguments lead back to it's a Christmas movie lol

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It’s actually not a very good movie

What about Gremlins?

Edgy

It's a Christmas *film*.