15 Adult Christmas Movies to Watch After Your Kids Go to Bed https://t.co/oxUGajUQGZ
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Jack Frost
Did someone say, Frosty the … Killer Snowman? This campy, cult-classic Christmas horror flick tells the story of Jack Frost, a convicted serial killer who dies in a freak accident only to be reincarnated as a homicidal snowman bent on revenge. Packed with gore and dark humor, Jack Frost (1997) is one you’ll want to put the kids to bed first before watching — unless you want them to fear snowmen forever!
The Holdovers
Set in 1970s New England, The Holdovers (2023) follows a cranky prep school teacher (Paul Giamatti) who reluctantly supervises students stuck on campus over Christmas break. Unexpectedly, he forms deep friendships with a compassionate school cook (Da’Vine Joy Randolph in an Oscar-winning performance) and a mischievous student (Dominic Sessa). Against the isolated backdrop of a snowy winter, the unlikely trio strikes an unimaginable connection over their personal struggles and shared humanity.
The Lodge
A happy holiday turns cold when two children are snowed in during Christmas at a remote winter cabin with their soon-to-be stepmother (Riley Keough), whose visions of her cultist past trigger terrifying behavior for the three in this 2019 horror thriller. Even worse, their father’s return home seems unlikely with each sleepless night.
Trading Place
When snooty executive Louis Winthorpe III (Dan Aykroyd) and savvy street conman Billy Ray Valentine (Eddie Murphy) find their lives reversed as part of an expensive bet, hijinks ensue — though not without dashes of controversial humor. It’s Murphy, Aykroyd and a holiday-time switcheroo in this 1983 classic that’s definitely worth putting the kids to bed early for.
Black Christmas
Missing Halloween? Relive the gory days with this still-seasonally appropriate slasher flick. The dread-fueling 1974 horror classic follows a group of sorority girls who become victims of grisly murders over Christmas break after receiving a series of disturbing phone calls. The original has a special place in our black hearts, but its remakes have just as many jump scares. So, for more Christmas carnage, check out the 2006 adaptation on Amazon Prime Video and the 2019 version on Max.
