I Rewatch The Ref Every Year For Christmas. Why More People Need To Have It On Their Holiday Watch List

Denis Leary looking angry while on the phone and spraying water from a sink in The Ref.

1994’s The Ref, starring Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey, and Judy Davis, is a great way to kick off your Christmas movie schedule. Every year, I try to watch it, but I always try to watch it first. I wait for other classics like Elf, It’s A Wonderful Life, and Die Hard. It’s not because I love The Ref more, but because it’s so damn bleak. Of course, that bleakness is also what makes it brilliant.

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