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Movies Like 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue

If you liked 12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue (2012), a comedy and family movie directed by Kieth Merrill, 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.

  1. 1Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

    Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2011)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and family

    Puppy mayhem turns the lives of newlywed Chihuahua parents Papi and Chloe upside down when their rambunctious, mischievous puppies present one challenge after another. But when their human owners end up in trouble, the…

  2. 2I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

    I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and family

    All Rerun wants from Santa is a dog, but his mother won't let him have one. Spending time with Snoopy provides the perfect pick-me-up. But when Snoopy gets too busy to play with Rerun, they call in a…

  3. 3Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh

    Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy and family

    Step brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.

  4. 4An All Dogs Christmas Carol

    An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998)

    ★ 6.1/10Also family and comedy

    Charlie, Itchy and Sasha itch and scratch their way through everything and anything in an effort to save Christmas from the wicked hellhound Belladonna, who wants to use dogs from all over the world to ruin Christmas.

  5. 5A Christmas Story Christmas

    A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and family

    Follows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old…

  6. 6Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

    Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020)

    ★ 5.9/10Also comedy and family

    A 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…

  7. 7A Loud House Christmas

    A Loud House Christmas (2021)

    ★ 7.1/10Also family and comedy

    Lincoln Loud gears up for the ultimate Christmas, until he finds out that most of his sisters have plans to be elsewhere for the big day. Determined to remind his family that they all need to be together, Lincoln and…

  8. 8Recess: All Growed Down

    Recess: All Growed Down (2003)

    ★ 6.5/10Also family and comedy

    T.J. and The Recess Gang are kidnapped by the Third Street School's kindergartners, who are in turn being bullied by a new kid in their class.

  9. 9Get Santa

    Get Santa (2014)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy and family

    A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself on the run from the police.

  10. 10Pups Alone

    Pups Alone (2021)

    ★ 5.8/10Also family and comedy

    After receiving an exciting new job opportunity at a cutting edge Pet Invention company, Robert, his teenage daughter Jenna and their trusty and special border collie Charlie make the move to the new neighborhood…

  11. 11Beethoven's Christmas Adventure

    Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)

    ★ 6/10Also family and comedy

    A 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…

  12. 12Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne

    Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also family and comedy

    After finding out her grandmother won't be visiting for Christmas, Lucy decides to cheer herself up by throwing the ultimate New Year's Eve party. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown tries to fulfill one of his resolutions before…

  13. 13The Fox and the Hound 2

    The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy and family

    Best friends Tod, a fox kit, and Copper, a hound puppy, visit a country fair when they see a band of dogs called "The Singin' Strays". The band has five members: Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, and twin brothers Waylon and…

  14. 14Olive, the Other Reindeer

    Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)

    ★ 6.7/10Also family and comedy

    After mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured reindeer, Olive the dog decides to travel to the North Pole and volunteer to be a replacement. Unfortunately, Olive must…

  15. 15Blue's Big City Adventure

    Blue's Big City Adventure (2022)

    ★ 7.1/10Also family and comedy

    When Josh gets the opportunity of a lifetime to audition for Rainbow Puppy’s Broadway musical, Josh and Blue skidoo to NYC for the very first time where they meet new friends and discover the magic of music, dance, and…

  16. 16Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas

    Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy and family

    In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Daffy Duck is the greedy proprietor of the Lucky Duck Mega-Mart and all he can think about is the money to be made during the holiday season.

  17. 17Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

    Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)

    ★ 7/10Also family and comedy

    When a huge snowstorm leaves everyone stranded, Mickey and all of his guests at the House of Mouse, including Pooh, Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel and many more of his old and new friends, break out the cookies…

  18. 18Nativity!

    Nativity! (2009)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy and family

    Paul, charged with directing his school's Nativity play, falsely boasts that his ex-girlfriend plans to turn the production into a film.

  19. 19Santa Buddies

    Santa Buddies (2009)

    ★ 5.9/10Also family

    When Puppy Paws, the fun-loving son of Santa Paws, gets bored, he finds Budderball on Santa's naughty list and figures he's just the dog to show him how to be an ordinary pup. When the magical Christmas Icicle starts…

  20. 20The Search for Santa Paws

    The Search for Santa Paws (2010)

    ★ 6.3/10Also family

    When Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost the spirit of the season, they take a trip to New York City. But after Santa loses his memory, it's up to Paws, a…

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