Movies Like Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem

If you liked Once Upon a Time in Bethlehem (2019), a comedy and fantasy movie directed by Salvatore Ficarra and Valentino Picone, 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
La matassa (2009)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy
Two cousins haven't spoken for almost twenty years, thanks to the enmity that their fathers feel toward one another. But an accident suddenly brings the cousins back together and thrusts them deep into the heart of the…
2
The Naughty Nine (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Fifth-grader Andy finds himself without a present from Santa on Christmas morning. Realizing he must have landed on the “naughty list” and feeling unfairly maligned, Andy pulls together a team of eight other…
3
Playing with Fire (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
A crew of rugged firefighters meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids.
4
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful (2024)
★ 7/10Also comedy
The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.
5
A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
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…
6
Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy 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…
7
Buen Camino (2025)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious villas, with an…
8
Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
★ 7/10Also comedy
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…
9
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
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.
10
Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also comedy and fantasy
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…
11
To Want to Fly (1991)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasy
Maurizio works in a dubbing studio and puts sound effects into cartoons. One day his hands turn into cartoon ones, with a life of their own.
12
Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
13
Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
★ 7/10Also 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…
14
Pinocchio (1940)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy
When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by…
15
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and fantasy
When Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life…
16
Once Upon a Deadpool (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
17
Elf (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and fantasy
When 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…
18
The Twits (2025)
★ 5.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
When the meanest, nastiest villains pull a trick to take over their town, two brave children team up with a family of magical animals to bring them down.
19
Hit Squad (1976)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy
A gang of thieves are robbing luxury apartments in Rome, but after emptying the villa of the wealthy Mr. Douglas, the thieves are beginning to die.
20
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old…