Movies Like Help for the Holidays

If you liked Help for the Holidays (2012), a family and fantasy movie directed by Bradford May, 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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Noelle (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also family and fantasy
Kris 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.
2
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
★ 7.2/10Also family and tv movie
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the…
3
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and family
Better 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…
4
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasy
Kate 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…
5
Elf (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasy
When 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…
6
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasy
In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-making elf, Patch, in the North Pole. In the present day, Santa Claus…
7
The Santa Clause (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and family
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of…
8
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and family
Eddie 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…
9
Northpole (2014)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and fantasy
Northpole, the magical city where Santa and his elves live and work is in trouble. Families around the globe have gotten too busy to enjoy the season together, and Northpole depends on their holiday happiness to keep…
10
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
★ 6/10Also family and fantasy
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…
11
A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also family and fantasy
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a…
12
One Magic Christmas (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasy
Ginny 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.
13
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasy
When 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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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also family and fantasy
The 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...
15
Family Switch (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and family
When the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, their hilarious journey to find their way back to normal will bring them closer together than they ever thought possible.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
★ 7.9/10Also fantasy and family
Tired 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…
17
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and family
Determined 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…
18
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also family and fantasy
Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasy
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
20
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and family
This year, Santa’s daughter takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny California. While Santa watches his daughter through a magic snow globe…