Movies Like Alabaster's Song
If you liked Alabaster's Song (1996), a family and animation movie directed by Angela Ward Costello, 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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Bah, Humduck!: A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and familyIn 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.
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The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and 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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The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and familyWhen Grouchy Smurf behaves badly to everyone and refuses to celebrate Christmas, the Smurfs of Christmas Past, Present and Future teach him to appreciate Christmas.
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Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and familyOn Christmas Eve, Kelly is reluctant to go to a Christmas Eve ball, so Barbie tells her the story of Eden Starling, a glamorous singing diva in the Victorian England and the owner of a theatre house. However, Eden is…
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Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and familyDuring a post-Christmas play date, the gang find themselves in uncharted territory when the coolest set of action figures ever turn out to be dangerously delusional. It's all up to Trixie, the triceratops, if the gang…
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Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
★ 7/10Also animation and familyAfter 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…
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The Snowman (1982)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and familyA young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.
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Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
★ 6/10Also familyA 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…
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Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
★ 7/10Also animation and familyWhen 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…
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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also familyIn 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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That Christmas (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and familyIt's an unforgettable Christmas for the townsfolk of Wellington-on-Sea when the worst snowstorm in history alters everyone's plans — including Santa's.
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Arthur Christmas (2011)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and 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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Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also 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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Prep & Landing (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyWayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite…
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Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
★ 7.7/10Also family and animationEbenezer Scrooge is far too greedy to understand that Christmas is a time for kindness and generosity. But with the guidance of some new found friends, Scrooge learns to embrace the spirit of the season. A retelling of…
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A Christmas Carol (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and familyMiser 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…
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Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (2011)
★ 7/10Also animation and familyLanny and Wayne are at it again! With the Big 2-5 fast approaching, Wayne and Lanny must race to recover classified North Pole technology which has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid! Desperate to…
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The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024)
★ 7/10Also animationThe residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.
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Annabelle's Wish (1997)
★ 6.6/10Also family and animationAnnabelle - a calf who has a special wish for Christmas - wants to be a reindeer and help Santa Claus drive his sleigh as he delivers his presents! Annabelle's friends tell her not to get her hopes up, but to…
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A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also familyFollows 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…