Power Rankings: Best Movie Santas

The SAW Power Rankings is our weekly ranking of a certain movie-related topic. Please feel free to comment on our rankings and provide a list of your own in the comments below.

From jolly to scary, chubby to skinny and everything in between, old Saint Nick has been portrayed a varied of ways over the years. We decided to share some of our favorite versions of Chris Kringle. 

Who is your favorite movie Santa Claus and why? Share your list below in the comments!

Vincent Kane:

1. David Huddleston in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
2. Tim Allen in The Santa Clause (1994)
3. Bill Goldberg in Santa’s Slay (2005)
4. Douglas Seale in Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
5. All of them in Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)

King Alvarez:

1. Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th St (1947)
2. Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
3. Tim Allen in The Santa Clause (1994)
4. David Huddleston in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
5. Billy Bob Thornton in Bad Santa (2003)

Marmaduke Karlston:

1. Tim Allen in The Santa Clause (1994)
2. Richard Attenborough in Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
3. Tom Hanks in The Polar Express (2004)
4. Ed Asner in Elf (2003)
5. The Grinch in The Grinch (2000)

Sailor Monsoon:

1. Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus (2007)
2. Alec Baldwin in Rise of the Guardians (2012)
3. Brandon Maggart in Christmas Evil (1980)
4. John Call in Santa Conquers the Martians (1964)
5. Earl Hammond in The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)

Romona Comet:

1. Ed Asner in Elf (2003)
2. Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
3. Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus (2007)
4. Tim Allen in The Santa Clause (1994)
5. Chris Sarandon as Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Mitch Roush:

1. Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 
2. Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus (2007)
3. Tom Hanks in The Polar Express (2004)
4. Ed Asner in Elf (2003)
5. Bill Goldberg in Santa’s Slay (2005)

Jacob Holmes:

1. Edmund Gwenn in Miracle on 34th Street (1947) 
2. Mickey Rooney in The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
3. Tim Allen in The Santa Clause (1994)
4. Kurt Russell in The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
5. Ed Asner in Elf (2003)