# The worst Christmas movies ever

The Nutcracker in 3D, Christmas with the Kranks, Deck the Halls, Surviving Christmas and Black Christmas: the holiday films critics hated most, according to Rotten Tomatoes.

- 7 votes · 15 items
- Sep 25, 2025 · Verena Eder
- https://even.best/en/l/4886/the-worst-christmas-movies-ever

## Top 15

1. **Christmas With the Kranks (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 5% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **Deck the Halls (2006)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 6% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **Surviving Christmas (2004)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 8% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **Mixed Nuts (1994)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 13% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 14% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas (2013)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 21% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **Santa Claus (1985)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 22% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **The Nutcracker (2010)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 0% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **An American Carol (2008)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 13% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Black Christmas (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 13% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **Jingle All the Way (1996)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 20% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 17% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
13. **Love the Coopers (2015)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 18% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
14. **The Perfect Holiday (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 19% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
15. **Fred Claus (2007)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 20% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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