A debate that rages every year is whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas film. What certainly is never up for debate is whether or not it is a good film. A beautifully simple setup (cribbed by countless action films since) centring around a deeply human protagonist (we are a long way from John McClane taking a jet with his bare hands - Die Hard 4.0) as well as the best cast villain of all time, Die Hard is a marvellous film.

Directed by John McTiernan (also responsible for the ace Predator and The Hunt for Red October) for the few who haven't seen it, Die Hard tells of a cop (Bruce Willis) who takes on robbers (led by Alan Rickman) who interrupt his wife's Christmas party. Watch it now and you'll be hooked to make it an annual tradition.