The best Christmas movies for fans of thrillers, comedies, tearjerkers and more

(AP) – 'Tis the season for spirited and winless debates about what the best Christmas movie is. No one needs us to remind you about the obvious holiday movies playing on repeat on cable, whether it's "It's a Wonderful Life," “Home Alone" or “Love, Actually," or even those holiday adjacent classics like “Eyes Wide Shut” and “The Godfather.”

But perhaps you are looking to go beyond the obvious. (Sorry, “Christmas Story," “White Christmas," etc.) If so, Associated Press Film Writers Jake...