Movies Like Mrs. Santa Claus
If you liked Mrs. Santa Claus (1996), a family and fantasy movie directed by Terry Hughes, 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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Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and familyEddie 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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That Christmas (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and familyIt's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also family and comedyThe 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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Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and musicA rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning of Christmas thanks to the local townsfolk – and an actual angel. Features 14 original songs with music and lyrics by…
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Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyWhen a warlock threatens Wendy the Good Little Witch, she and her aunts hide out at a resort where Casper the Ghost is vacationing with his uncles. Although Casper and Wendy are told ghosts and witches don't get along…
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Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
★ 6/10Also family and comedyA 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 comedy and 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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Under Wraps (2021)
★ 6.7/10Also family and comedyThree friends try to save their mummified friend, Harold, from greedy criminals by returning him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
★ 7.9/10Also fantasy and familyTired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts…
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Under Wraps 2 (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also family and comedyAs Marshall, Gilbert and Amy are preparing for her father’s Spooktacular Halloween-themed wedding to his fiancé Carl, plans go awry when they discover that their mummy friend Harold and his beloved Rose may be in danger.
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and familyStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
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A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and musicKevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families.
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Babes in Toyland (1961)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and fantasyAll roads lead to magical, merry Toyland as Mary Contrary and Tom Piper prepare for their wedding! But villainous Barnaby wants Mary for himself, so he kidnaps Tom, setting off a series of comic chases, searches, and…
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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and comedyWhen 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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Godmothered (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasyA young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman…
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
★ 7.4/10Also family and fantasySam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius…
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Jingle All the Way (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also family and comedyHoward Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of…
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyWhen Mrs. Claus travels to Pineville, the merriest place on the planet, a quartet of magical puppies stow away on her sled, granting joyful wishes to the town's boys and girls. However, something goes terribly wrong…
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Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and familyRudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also family and comedyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.