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Old 02-10-03, 06:59 PM
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What's your top ten movies with a wintry background in them?
1.)Thing From Another World 2.)John Carpenter's The Thing 3.)Ghost Story 4.)Fearless Vampire Killer's 5.)The Shining 6.)Smilla's Sense of Snow 7.)Affliction 8.)A Simple Plan 9.)Long Kiss Goodnight 10.)Fargo
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Old 02-10-03, 07:13 PM
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Empire Strikes Back
X Men
Santa Clause
CliffHanger
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Old 02-10-03, 07:53 PM
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The Thing
Fargo
A Midnight Clear
Ice Age
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Old 02-10-03, 08:12 PM
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In no particular order:

Thing, The
Shining, The
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Empire Strikes Back
Ice Age
Cliffhanger
Legend: Ultimate Edition
Spies Like Us
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Conan the Barbarian
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Old 02-10-03, 08:26 PM
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Don't have a list of 10 off the top of my head but would agree with Fargo, The Shining and The Thing. I would also add Doctor Zhivago and Citizen Kane as films that would certainly be near the top.
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Thing, The
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Empire Strikes Back
Ice Age
Mulan
Band of Brothers
Dr Zhivago
Citizen Kane
Jingle all the way
101 Dalmations (animated)
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Old 02-10-03, 09:44 PM
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The Ice Storm
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Misery
Fargo
White Christmas
X-Files Movie
Fast Runner
K2
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A Simple Plan
The Shining
Fargo
Misery
The Thing
Alive
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The Thing
Stalingrad

... can't think of anything else at the moment
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The Thing (original)
The Thing (remake)
Dr. Zhivago
Fargo
Citizen Kane
A Midnight Clear
Never Cry Wolf
A Christmas Story
The Shining
Better Off Dead
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Off the top of my head:

1) Beautiful Girls
2) The Thing (1982)
3) Crimson Rivers
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Wonder Boys
Die Hard 2
A Midnight Clear
The Shining
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Snow Day
Snow Dogs
Eight Crazy Nights
Ski School
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No order--Winter movies I like a lot

Fargo
Dr. Zhivago (mostly Winter anyway)
The Shining
Beautiful Girls
The Thing (John Carpenter's)
A Simple Plan
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DERSU UZALA
SWEET HEREAFTER
CITIZEN KANE
SHINING
FARGO
SIMPLE PLAN
WONDER BOYS

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Trying not to look at other people's answers...

The Shining
Edward Scissorhands
Nightmare Before Christmas
The Thing
For Your Eyes Only
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1) Fargo
2) Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
3) The Shining
4) Wonder Boys
5) Beautiful Girls
6) the Ice Storm
7) The THing
8) Buffalo '66
9) Mystery Alaska
10)Home for the Holidays
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Old 02-12-03, 12:21 AM
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The Thing
Black Christmas
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
A Christmas Story
The Shining
Christmas Vacation
Die Hard 2
A Simple Plan
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#1-The Great Silence
#2-Alive
#3-A Christmas Story
#4-The Shining
#5-Runaway Train
#6-John Carpenter's The Thing
#7-Planes,Trains,and Automobiles
#8-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
#9-Black Robe
#10-Iceman
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ORLANDO
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Old 02-12-03, 06:24 AM
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Cool As Ice anyone?
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Storm of the Century
Kubricks The Shining
Carpenters The Thing


That's about all I can think up.
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Stalingrad
Dr Zhivago
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