For the purposes of this particular list I am eliminating Holiday films.
10. Let the Right One In![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuC6lksNwwMqfPQcrpLbtvXc3eCGhOZiHq7qIn_8gFiWlll4yO1R3XwAHWmG2yLG5KDO1N7DZQWkYhpSo-aXk0IqHaZ53LdEZuDfFIDTvSL1F0_hxHrZq4xfT5hCsWTJwl5EaNZB8ELv-a/s320/lettherightonein)
This film would have been good set in Sacramento, but it was so much better that it was set in a Swedish housing development in deep winter.
9. A Simple Plan![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_fE-afIgZ98RlK1VQ51Q1jT8VobfOD1kVA6RqDUHEQBQKbghLbyEE01Meq9YyCnjOusS68jeln4eyUFOKh5feQuwDHh8fXSMY5Vk_Yhp39MX3lOU72X1jwVI2QuWpXnbpin7gBxxfOGF/s320/simpleplan1.jpg)
Lots of bleak snowy landscapes in this tale of greed and murder.
8. The Thing![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOewzAedXoPyHoU5Pdx-tvKs0kfVhEO1qRk_LXT6ADtdESY4N7o-qJQGSnaPGbnl8MDGi1q_kzCmoT7sAauAYCjXIdM1_mdSDLZ5I1S0oKF28r4gDu4pO0VXxjJQ8qG_kECxLb_D5txgrJ/s320/the_thing.JPG)
Set at a research base in the Antarctica, the snow lends a great sense of isolation and dread.
7. Where Eagles Dare ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpxPrGx2GxuItRAFJigMoWx-0t7ZQv0eriZiYSnweTHXqOo_eB2ie48PsX6JEFXcGlBNOWk5X_oUG-5c9jyfjenyUV3YN-Q2mq_fPC2600l7EGjP5ZRSCkTub6mLjdpOpJzhLP25SNteJ2/s320/WED+8.jpg)
Allied soldiers infiltrate a Nazi alpine stronghold. The best scenes take place on the aerial Gondola.
6. The Shining![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WBpSFc-fSRQ-HxeecNU_9Hzrn1BsRIMA-zl-lcNfyHVAQgvSemlaxVKg0BKuSQiZ3LpDXtqN81l9X0UdHawnfVOHPmKHXLq2ED8FjFrJ_1NrTVUbYiLlfpJmohAxHiYA5l2Vk5cdJ7PG/s320/shiningjack.jpg)
Creepiest scene in the snow ever.
5. Groundhog Day![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMRCmO8LZCkkH2ivlTxHdQ5hHc0GZAY-IO65bf7Q9KzhfCrwWk6eGWMokPhq1kDixoEZk5DOatqWtCzu0UU9WP-cIc_tXQi2o1iSMA_KQf6I_ZtKctXt1ZWt8TkM7NNJ0MW6vSBNq3Cgf/s320/groundhogday)
Forced to relive the same snowstorm day after day after day.
4. Fargo![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBDscM1_3-i0lds6cTXs3km9sVTZjb4kXlbtVuOroQ3jueXsOLfhRORwuJ-91gs71thjFM9K7mwTjdGm1Xpckrqsg7t65IWcOhpjwlGvU0DS9Klvz1ROiUnXIVFGhoJTrFTKseJ-hb5me2/s320/fargo)
The snow and cold are like extra characters in this. Probably the best winter thriller that will ever be made.
3. Nobody's Fool![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ujOMuemSsvfetkUaAdyzKCjZA8LxWCvr5cK5_BmpbgWgWqBIbVIoahRJME9EXt0U_QqFMWIYkrUGHW7VA7HPoMXm4L8yU5gClIsxcnbjK7PJ27-Rft4fkMevji-H0GQcYvuWTVn70iSZ/s320/nobodys.jpg)
The month of December in a bleak upstate New York town. Perfectly captures gray winter days.
2. The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje59VtiC6DF4WPe-WrdKmGv9vOzlkpGsSoHAYbgRv-Nd9EWrlluvVQd51nLf1eb1DVt2ME2wxQl5pw0tWz8oLII0Bktv-27GpzhCOJa3FECfkuWrIPrGNXK_7qkdxQTYnDNCxxVxNYM7AM/s320/eternal+sunshine+splash.jpg)
Beautiful and bleak images of winter throughout this unbelievable film.
1. On Her Majesty's Secret Service![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQXYNyHaN1okR0IEfBSpixtD8QdHjXt9ccvsKgIhhVBbLN74Ae7PFJSpF-UaEuXgv5P1yf7om_Wnr5kgn-Jtr8H2a6tSyAl9X3QemZJsvEektafHsX26-xHiEy4uVsOdSGT97bcQ1JZKuM/s320/majesty-secret-service-bond-helicopter-flying-swiss-mountain.jpg)
Some of the best alpine imagery ever put on film. Great ski sequences, toboggan sequences, ice skating. A very Christmassy Bond film and my personal favorite.
"On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is amazing. I always felt sort of bad (not too bad I am sure he is fine) that Lazenby seemed to get some bad advice in not moving forward with the Bond franchise. Because his Bond really gets put through the ringer: not only does his wife die on their wedding day. But instead of having a romp in the hay with someone like Pussy Galore at the end of the action-after his epic ski chase down the mountain, instead of one of Savalas' babes-he gets a St. Bernard.
ReplyDeleteI am super nervous to admit this, but I have not seen any of these movies. Only "the shining" in little parts because I was too scared to watch the whole thing. Looks like I'm a wintry film loser. Waa waa.
ReplyDeleteAmy. Out of this bunch of films, the one I'd suggest you see right now is Groundhog Day. A very funny comedy that's surprisingly moving and deep.
ReplyDelete