Britain has spoken on Die Hard's Christmas credentials - but you can still have your say in our poll

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It's a statement that's torn families isolated for years - with enactment boxes thrown successful rage, and stony silences astir the meal table.

But now, the nationalist person spoken and settled the substance erstwhile and for all: Die Hard is not a Christmas film.

That's according to 44% of those who responded to a caller canvass by the British Board of Film Classification, anyway.

They narrowly outnumbered the 38% who argued that the Bruce Willis blockbuster is festive - with different 5% declaring it's their favourite Christmas movie of them all.

A further 17%, who presumably person been embroiled successful this statement earlier and privation a quiescent life, said they were unsure.

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Willis himself waded into the enactment backmost successful 2018, erstwhile helium declared during a drama roast: "Die Hard is not a Christmas movie. It's a goddamn Bruce Willis movie!"

He has besides recovered an state successful Home Alone prima Macaulay Culkin, who was booed by an assemblage aft sharing his sentiment past month.

"It's conscionable a movie acceptable astatine Christmas," helium said. "If you acceptable it astatine St Patrick's Day, the nonstop aforesaid movie. But you acceptable Home Alone astatine St Patrick's Day…"

Culkin benignant of has a constituent there.

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Image: Home Alone - a existent festive fave. Pic: Moviestore/Shutterstock

Thankfully, different questions successful the BBFC's canvass weren't arsenic divisive - with respondents asked to crown their favourite Christmas movie of each time.

Incidentally, Home Alone came retired connected apical with 20% of the vote.

That's streets up of Love Actually, which was successful 2nd spot connected 9%. (If Alan Rickman had been nicer to Emma Thompson, it would person easy won.)

It's A Wonderful Life was 3rd and chosen by 8%, with Elf 4th connected 7%.

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The probe besides revealed that 43% judge it's acceptable to commencement watching Christmas movies from the opening of December - with 13% turning connected their favourite festive films from the commencement of November.

Meanwhile, 8% admitted enjoying Christmas movies each twelvemonth round… presumably erstwhile they're location alone.

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