The 'Greatest Christmas Film' of all time has been revealed and it's very controversial!

Publish Date
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 12:22PM

Tis the season to watch telly - because is it even Christmas without a festive movie?

Over the past few weeks movie buffs from around the world have been busy voting for the 'Greatest Christmas Film' of all time, but the winner has just been announced and we're not so sure the festive flick deserved the number one spot.

The list was compiled by Ranker, one of the largest online databases of opinions which gathers over 300 million votes.

So what was the controversial winner?

Elf.

Yes, the 2003 comedy film starring Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel took out the top spot.

Surprisingly, our cherished Love Actually film reached a mere number 13 on the list.

Ranker’s Top 10:

  1. Elf
  2. The Santa Clause
  3. The Nightmare Before Christmas
  4. A Christmas Story
  5. A Christmas Carol
  6. Deck the Halls
  7. Jingle All the Way
  8. Ernest Saves Christmas
  9. I'll Be Home for Christmas
  10. Christmas with the Kranks

Which movie do you think deserves to be the 'Greatest Christmas Film' of all time?

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