Movies Like Christmas Story
If you liked Christmas Story (2007), a fantasy and family movie directed by Juha Wuolijoki, 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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Noelle (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also family and 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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Elf (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also family and 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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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasyIn 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…
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A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also family and fantasyAn 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…
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The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and familyBetter 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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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also family and 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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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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The Search for Santa Paws (2010)
★ 6.3/10Also family and fantasyWhen 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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The Santa Clause (1994)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and familyOn 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…
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Jack Frost (1998)
★ 6/10Also family and fantasyA father who can't keep his promises dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has one final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also family and 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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One Magic Christmas (1985)
★ 5.9/10Also family and 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 Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also familyChristmas Eve takes a twisty turn when the Boss Baby accidentally swaps places with one of Santa's elves and gets stranded at the North Pole.
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Jingle All the Way (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also familyHoward 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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Help for the Holidays (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyAlthough she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he…
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Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and familyDetermined 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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Arthur Christmas (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also familyFor hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce…
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The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
★ 7.2/10Also family and fantasyFeeling 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…
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Stick Man (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also familyStick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?