Movies Like Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
If you liked Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998), a family and comedy movie directed by John Murlowski, 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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Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
★ 6/10Also family and comedyA 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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Candy Cane Lane (2023)
★ 6/10Also comedy and fantasyDetermined 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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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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Shorts (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also family and fantasyA young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.
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Godmothered (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasyA young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman…
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and familyStep brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
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Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
★ 7/10Also comedy 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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Noelle (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also family and comedyKris 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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Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001)
★ 7/10Also family and comedyWhen 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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A Christmas Story Christmas (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and 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…
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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen 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…
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also family and comedyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
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That Christmas (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy 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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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also family and comedyThe 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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Kristin's Christmas Past (2013)
★ 5.9/10Also comedy and familyKristin, a cynical 34-year-old, drinks a mysterious champagne on Christmas Eve and wakes up seventeen years in the past, sharing a room with her 17-year-old self. Given the chance to change the worst Christmas of her…
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Merry Little Batman (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also family and comedyThis Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a…
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Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also family and comedyAn 11-year old boy believes that he is the best detective in town and runs the agency Total Failures with his best friend, an imaginary 1,200 pound polar bear.
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Elf (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also comedy and familyWhen 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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Shrek the Halls (2007)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasyThe Christmas tree isn't the only thing green in this new holiday classic. Shrek is back and trying to get into the spirit of the season. After promising Fiona and the kids a Christmas they'll remember, he is forced to…
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Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999)
★ 6.7/10Also family and comedyAfter mis-hearing a radio broadcast about Santa canceling his Christmas trip due to an injured reindeer, Olive the dog decides to travel to the North Pole and volunteer to be a replacement. Unfortunately, Olive must…