Movies Like The Night Before the Night Before Christmas
If you liked The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010), a family and fantasy movie directed by James Orr, 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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Noelle (2019)
★ 6.6/10Also family and fantasyKris 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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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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The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
★ 7.2/10Also family and tv movieFeeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the…
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Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
★ 6/10Also family and fantasyA 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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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasyKate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new…
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also family and fantasyThe 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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The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and familyBetter watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to…
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Elf (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also family and fantasyWhen 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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That Christmas (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also family and fantasyIt'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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Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and familySix-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced…
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A Flintstone Christmas (1977)
★ 7/10Also tv movie and familySanta has an accident at Fred's house on Christmas Eve, Fred and Barney have to continue his run for him.
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Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also family and fantasyIn 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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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie 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 Christmas Chronicles (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also family and fantasySiblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also family and tv movieStep 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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Christmas...Again?! (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also family and fantasyRowena "Ro" is a high-spirited 11-year-old hoping to add more spunk to her Christmas celebrations when her parents’ divorce is going anything but smoothly.
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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyWhen Mrs. Claus travels to Pineville, the merriest place on the planet, a quartet of magical puppies stow away on her sled, granting joyful wishes to the town's boys and girls. However, something goes terribly wrong…
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Family Switch (2023)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and familyWhen 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.
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Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
★ 7/10Also family and fantasySanta Claus, Mickey Mouse and all his Disney pals star in an original movie about the importance of opening your heart to the true spirit of Christmas. Stubborn old Donald tries in vain to resist the joys of the…
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The Grinch (2018)
★ 6.9/10Also family and fantasyThe Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration. But a certain little who might change things.