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This Was the Best Year for Christmas Movies Ever (And It’s Not Even Close)
ComicBook.comStory by Brad Curran
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2003 delivered a holiday movie trifecta that cemented it as the best year ever for Christmas cinema, from the rom-com charms of 'Love Actually' to the raunchy laughs of 'Bad Santa' and the heartwarming hijinks of 'Elf'.
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- 'Love Actually' featured an ensemble cast of big stars like Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, and Emma Thompson, and became a massive holiday hit despite its clever interweaving of numerous separate romance stories.
- The delightfully dark 'Bad Santa' starred Billy Bob Thornton as a boozy, foul-mouthed mall Santa who forms an unlikely bond with a young boy, cementing it as a Christmas cult classic that even spawned a sequel.
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Richard Curtis, Bill Nighy, Hugh Grant, Billy Bob Thornton, Rowan Atkinson, Liam Neeson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Colin Firth, Martin Freeman, Kier Knightly, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Bernie Mac, Brett Kelly, Jon Favreau, Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Ed Asner, ComicBook.com, Love Actually, Bad Santa, Elf, Bad Santa 2