I think of Christmas movies as primarily coming in two genres. There are the cheesy, predictable, often low-budget but almost always oddly satisfying Christmas romcoms that used to run on cable and now run on streaming. Your Hallmark movies, your Trello originals.
Then on the other side of things, you have your classic Christmas films. Back when Hollywood spent money and stars were stars (yes, one of the options in this quiz is Happiest Season and yes Happiest Season only came out three years ago… but look me in the eye and tell me it’s not already a classic? You cannot.)
Don’t get me wrong, I love both genres! But what happens if we combine these two things, what if we write the cheesy made-for-cable romcom of our dreams, and an iconic Christmas movie pops out instead. There’s only one way to find out! Fill out these writing prompts and I’ll tell you which iconic Christmas movie you’re destined to watch this year (preferably with some vegan hot cocoa and a cozy couch blanket, but don’t let me micromanage your joy!).
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Carmen Phillips is Autostraddle's former editor in chief. She began at Autostraddle in 2017 as a freelance team writer and worked her way up through the company, eventually becoming the EIC from 2021-2024. A Black Puerto Rican feminist writer with a PhD in American Studies from New York University, Carmen specializes in writing about Blackness, race, queerness, politics, culture, and the many ways we find community and connection with each other. During her time at Autostraddle, Carmen focused on pop culture, TV and film reviews, criticism, interviews, and news analysis. She claims many past homes, but left the largest parts of her heart in Detroit, Brooklyn, and Buffalo, NY. And there were several years in her early 20s when she earnestly slept with a copy of James Baldwin’s “Fire Next Time” under her pillow. To reach out, you can find Carmen on Twitter, Instagram, or her website.
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Lmao I got the family stone, which is ironic, because I can’t overstate how much I hate that movie. 😂
Same but with Love Actually.
I got “Last Holiday” which is scary ironic because I just watched it for the first time last night! It is so delightful that I’m bummed I hadn’t seen it before, and agree 100% that it’s lesbian culture.
I keep getting sent back to a blank version of the quiz when I press submit
Same!
Same. But I am choosing to believe this means we aren’t meant to get a Christmas movie and instead get a sort of meta Groundhog’s Day, but queer? Groundhog’s Gay? Yeah, our film is Groundhog’s Gay.
Yeah, same here. I tried taking the quiz more than once, too…
Love Actually? Never seen it.
You should, it’s cute! =)
I feel like I should give you some sort of award for that. I really hate Love Actually.
it has not aged well, I prefer “The Holiday” with Jack Black and Kate Winslet instead
I got The Family Stone, which I’ve never seen. But I do love me a good NPR tote bag, so I may have to watch it this year.
I am truly devastated that Under the Christmas Tree which was infinity less problematic than Happiest Season, Canadian, and has three queer actors in it was not a possible option. 😭