Movies Like What She Wants for Christmas

If you liked What She Wants for Christmas (2012), a family movie directed by Jason Hewitt, 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
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also family
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.
2
A Trash Truck Christmas (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also family
When Santa crash-lands in the junkyard on Christmas Eve, Hank, Trash Truck and their animal friends all have a hand in rescuing the holiday for everyone.
3
Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa (2018)
★ 6.8/10Also family
Lisa's trip home to Evergreen for the holidays finds her shepherding an effort to save the town's beloved general store, fulfilling the wishes of a Christmas past and finding a romance full of Christmas magic.
4
Christmas at Grand Valley (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also family
Burned out from the hubbub of the Chicago gallery world, artist Kelly returns home to the picturesque Grand Valley just in time for Christmas. Leo, businessman and all-star dad to his children, struggles to balance his…
5
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also 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…
6
The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also family
After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil Mouse King. At stake is the Nutcracker's freedom - and Clara's future…
7
12 Gifts of Christmas (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also family
When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that…
8
A Veteran's Christmas (2018)
★ 6.5/10Also family
Captain Grace Garland, a decorated U.S. veteran, returns home after two tours of Search and Rescue in Afghanistan. After being separated from her beloved K9 partner, Grace must rediscover the magic of Christmas. When…
9
A Christmas Carol (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also family
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he…
10
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also 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.
11
Kristin's Christmas Past (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also family
Kristin, a cynical 34-year-old, drinks a mysterious champagne on Christmas Eve and wakes up seventeen years in the past, sharing a room with her 17-year-old self. Given the chance to change the worst Christmas of her…
12
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also 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…
13
One Magic Christmas (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also family
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.
14
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
★ 7/10Also family
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…
15
A Christmas Kiss (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also family
Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious…
16
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also 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…
17
Angela's Christmas (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also family
A trip to church with her family on Christmas Eve gives young Angela an extraordinary idea. A heartwarming tale based on a story by Frank McCourt.
18
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie (1998)
★ 6.1/10Also family
Young Rudolph suffers a childhood accident that sees his nose turn from the publicly accepted norm of black to a glowing red colour. His parents worry about him getting teased, and indeed he does in the end. When he is…
19
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
★ 6/10Also family
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…
20
Christmas Cottage (2008)
★ 6.3/10Also family
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to launch a career as an artist after he learns that his mother is in…