Movies that take place at Christmas

There was a time in cinema when Christmas movies were not always about love, family and forgiveness…

Action, shots, machine guns and explosions! In the '80s and' 90s, many successful films took place at Christmas: Die Hard, Rambo, Deadly Machine and even Batman - most of the time the date made no difference in the script.

Check out our selection of action movies from Christmas:

Hard to Kill (1988)


Probably one of the greatest Christmas classics of all time! During Christmas parties, John McClane (Bruce Willis) visits his wife in Los Angeles. Unfortunately during her company party he ends up meeting a group of terrorists...


Rambo - First Blood (1982)

John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) is a Vietnam War veteran, when he arrives in the USA the city is fully decorated for Christmas. 

Deadly Machine (1987)


Starring Danny Glover as Sergeant Roger Murtaugh and Mel Gibson as the daring Martin Riggs, we can consider the Lethal Weapon a Christmas movie. In the end, Riggs connects with Murtaugh by spending the holiday at his house.

Batman the Return (1992)

In addition to the catwoman and penguin, the second batman film directed by Tim Burton is set during Christmas. The trees and decorations appear in the film and Batman wishes Alfred a Merry Christmas. 

USA Invasion (1985) 

With none other than Chuck Norris, the plot follows terrorists who invade the United States on Christmas Eve. Our hero drops a bullet with lots of action and classic catchphrases!