Christmas is a season where everyone gathers and likes to be around one another, but if you've seen enough animated Frosty and Santa fare, sometimes you just need a little more mature storytelling.That's why I wanted to make a top 10 Christmas movies for adults, stuff that you can watch after everyone goes to bed. Stuff that maybe can be part of your tradition of unwinding, laughing, or just seeing the underbelly of a city.Let's dive in.1. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)Director: Stanley KubrickWriters: Stanley Kubrick, Frederic RaphaelCast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack, Todd FieldStanley Kubrick’s final masterpiece is perhaps the ultimate "anti-family" Christmas film. Unless your family is part of an elite sex cult. The film follows Dr. Bill Harford on a surreal, night-long odyssey through New York’s sexual underworld as his marriage flails. It's nothing short of amazing. 2. Bad Santa (2003)Director: Terry ZwigoffWriters: Glenn Ficarra, John RequaCast: Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Graham, Bernie MacBad Santa is the gold standard for holiday cynicism and big laughs. Billy Bob Thornton gives an iconic performance as Willie T. Stokes, a whiskey-soaked, safe-cracking mall Santa who hates children and himself in equal measure. This film stays gleefully nasty and is a pitch-black comedy that manages to find a tiny heart at the end.3. The Apartment (1960)Director: Billy WilderWriters: Billy Wilder, I.A.L. DiamondCast: Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, Fred MacMurrayAbsolutely one of the greatest screenplays ever written. The Apartment is a melancholic romantic comedy that deals heavily with corporate...
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