Movies Like The Christmas Dream
If you liked The Christmas Dream (1900), a fantasy movie directed by Georges Méliès, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
★ 6/10Also fantasyA Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in…
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Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also fantasyDetermined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, family man Chris makes a pact with an elf to help him out-do the competition. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of…
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Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasyEddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named…
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Prep & Landing Stocking Stuffer: Operation: Secret Santa (2010)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasyWayne and Lanny, now partners, are called by Magee to meet with a secret contact – Mrs. Claus, who sends them on a new mission to retrieve a box from Santa’s secret workshop. Later they sneak into Santa’s office while…
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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasyAstonished to find the Beast has a deep-seated hatred for the Christmas season, Belle endeavors to change his mind on the matter.
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The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
★ 6/10Also fantasyBetter watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to…
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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
★ 8.3/10Also fantasyGeorge Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas…
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Noelle (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasyKris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasyThe Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
★ 6/10Also fantasyWhen Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life…
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Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasyOlaf is on a mission to harness the best holiday traditions for Anna, Elsa, and Kristoff.
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One Magic Christmas (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasyGinny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gideon, Ginny's very own guardian angel.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
★ 7.9/10Also fantasyTired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to…
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The Snowman (1982)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasyA young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
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Once Upon a Snowman (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasyThe previously untold origins of Olaf, the innocent and insightful, summer-loving snowman are revealed as we follow Olaf’s first steps as he comes to life and searches for his identity in the snowy mountains outside…
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Christmas & Co. (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasyChristmas is on its way and with it disaster. The 92,000 responsible for manufacturing children's toys all become sick at the same time! It's a tough moment for Santa, better known as Father Christmas. He's left no…
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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasyWhen Grouchy Smurf behaves badly to everyone and refuses to celebrate Christmas, the Smurfs of Christmas Past, Present and Future teach him to appreciate Christmas.
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasyKate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new…
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Elf (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasyWhen young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging…
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The Nine Kittens of Christmas (2021)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasyCat lovers Zachary and Marilee are thrown back together at Christmas when they're tasked with finding homes for a litter of adorable kittens.