These Are the Greatest Holiday Movies Ever Made

Elf

This 2003 instant-classic starring Will Ferrell is all about an elf named Buddy (Ferrell) who is trying to figure out where he fits in. Buddy leaves the North Pole and travels to New York, in full elf uniform, in search of his real father. Much to his dismay, his father is a cynical businessman on the naughty list. After getting a DNA test that proves Buddy is indeed his son, Walter Hobbs reluctantly attempts to start a relationship with the childlike Buddy with chaotic and hilarious results. This is one holiday film you can watch over and over and over again.

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The More You Know

  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
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  • Indonesia has the shortest population.
  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
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