Movies Like The Man Who Invented Christmas

If you liked The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017), a drama and history movie directed by Bharat Nalluri, 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
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and family
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during nighttime visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
2
A Christmas Carol (1984)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and 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…
3
A Christmas Carol (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also family and drama
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…
4
Oliver Twist (1997)
★ 6.2/10Also family and drama
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of…
5
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and drama
The Herdman kids are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they're taking over their local church Pageant…
6
Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017)
★ 7/10Also family and history
The behind the scenes story of the life of A.A. Milne and the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories inspired by his son Christopher Robin.
7
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
★ 7/10Also drama and comedy
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as…
8
Oliver Twist (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and family
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of…
9
A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also family and drama
James Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.
10
The Lady in the Van (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and drama
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
11
All Is True (2018)
★ 6/10Also drama and history
London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and…
12
Family Switch (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy 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.
13
Scrooge (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and family
A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.
14
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…
15
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
★ 7/10Also comedy and family
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
16
Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and drama
Three brothers get the surprise of their lives when they are forced to work together to care for a baby over the holidays. As they slowly get the hang of things, they find themselves on unexpected journeys of…
17
Mary Poppins (1964)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and family
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
18
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also family and comedy
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...
19
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…
20
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and family
When their only daughter Blair leaves the family nest, Luther and Nora Krank decide to book an island cruise to beat the yuletide blues and just skip the holidays. But their decision to boycott tradition has the whole…