Is Lethal Weapon a Christmas movie?

In the 80s the Christmas season was when you released the big movies for maximum ticket sales. That's part of the reason they are Christmas movies

So the inclusion of Christmas stuff was intentional

Star Wars was a summer blockbuster movie series so not a Christmas movie
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Good point! Families who are forced back together during the holidays and hated each other could always count on a trip to the movie theater back in the day to take a break from the fighting.

Now that everyone has a smartphone or tablet that’s not necessary.

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In the 80s the Christmas season was when you released the big movies for maximum ticket sales. That's part of the reason they are Christmas movies

So the inclusion of Christmas stuff was intentional

Star Wars was a summer blockbuster movie series so not a Christmas movie
Click to expand...

Good point! Families who are forced back together during the holidays and hated each other could always count on a trip to the movie theater back in the day to take a break from the fighting.

Now that everyone has a smartphone or tablet that’s not necessary.

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Shared culture sold the couch long ago as Bannon would say.
 
No. Christmas has to be central the plot. Hence, Die Hard is not a Christmas movie either.
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So a wonder life is not a Christmas movie?
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I mean Lethal Weapon is essentially the same character story. Riggs is suicidal but then rediscovers the joy of Christmas by killing a bunch of drug smuggling mercenaries. Story as old as tim.
 
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