Trading Places (1983)

Two callous millionaire brothers bet a dollar on swapping a snobbish commodities broker with a street hustler, and Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd turn the experiment into one of the sharpest comedies of the 1980s. It plays out over the festive season in Philadelphia, and Aykroyd's ruined broker gatecrashing an office party in a filthy Santa suit is the film's Christmas peak. Christmas is the backdrop rather than the subject, so it suits viewers tired of tinsel. Adults only: there is nudity, strong language and some period racial humor that has aged badly.