Movies Like Defending Santa

If you liked Defending Santa (2013), a comedy and family movie directed by Brian Skiba, 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
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.
2
Magic Stocking (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also family and tv movie
A young widow finds a tattered old Christmas stocking at a Holiday craft sale, but is skeptical of its magic when it seems to create small trinkets on its own.
3
Click & Collect (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and tv movie
To save his daughter's Christmas, Andrew goes on a road trip with Dev, his neighbour from hell, to buy an elusive Sparklehoof the Unicorn Princess.
4
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also comedy 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…
5
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square (2020)
★ 5.8/10Also 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…
6
Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
★ 5.9/10Also family and comedy
When 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…
7
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (2022)
★ 6/10Also comedy and tv movie
A holiday-hating detective is forced to solve a murder — and save Christmas — with help from famous trainees who must improv their way through the case.
8
To Grandmother's House We Go (1992)
★ 6.5/10Also family and comedy
When precocious twins Sarah and Julie feel like Mom is tired of them, they take off on an exciting adventure to their grandmother's house and encounter a pair of villains along the way.
9
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.
10
Psych: The Movie (2017)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and tv movie
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and…
11
Under Wraps (2021)
★ 6.8/10Also family and comedy
Three friends try to save their mummified friend, Harold, from greedy criminals by returning him to his resting place before midnight on Halloween.
12
iParty with Victorious (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and family
Scorned girlfriends Carly and Tori hatch a plot against the boy that they are both dating.
13
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also family and comedy
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…
14
Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
★ 7/10Also tv movie and comedy
After a series of mishaps, Mickey, Minnie and the gang are separated all over the world and must try to get back to Hot Dog Hills by Christmas Eve. A mysterious and jolly stranger shows up to tell them about The…
15
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…
16
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…
17
Under Wraps 2 (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also family and comedy
As 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.
18
Genius (1999)
★ 6.4/10Also family and comedy
Charlie Boyle finds that even his high IQ can't solve all of his problems when he takes on a double life in order to make friends his own age.
19
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.
20
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…