The most wonderful time of the year is just around the corner! What better way to spend your Christmas holiday than binge-watching holiday movies? If you’re sick and tired of watching classics like Home Alone, Elf, or Miracle on 34th Street, look no further than this list of the best Netflix Christmas movies you can stream right now. Netflix will satisfy your fastidious tastes with a catalog of Hallmark-esque movies and series!
| 1. A Boy Called Christmas
Release Date 2021 | Cast Maggie Smith • Isabella O’Sullivan • Joel Fry | Time 1h 46m
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical, comic, and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible. (IMDb)
| 2. Dash & Lily
Release Date 2020 | Cast Midori Francis • Austin Abrams • Dante Brown | 8 Episodes
A whirlwind holiday romance builds as cynical Dash and optimistic Lily trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations all across New York City. (IMDb)
| 3. Holidate
Release Date 2020 | Cast Emma Roberts • Luke Bracey • Kristin Chenoweth | Time 1h 44m
Randomly meeting at a store return counter introduces Sloane to Jackson. Both tired of nightmare dates (him) and meddling family (her) during the holidays, they strike an arrangement, whereby they meet as a couple only during the holidays to make life at the very least tolerable. Slowly, so slowly, while scoffing at the cliches of romance (and to their surprise), their relationship grows into something deeper. (IMDb)
| 4. The Christmas Chronicles
Release Date 2018 | Cast Kurt Russell • Darby Camp • Judah Lewis | Time 1h 44m
The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about. (IMDb)
| 5. Klaus
Release Date 2019 | Cast Jason Schwartzman(voice) • J.K. Simmons(voice) • Rashida Jones(voice) | Time 1h 36m
When Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) distinguishes himself as the postal academy’s worst student, he is stationed on a frozen island above the Arctic Circle, where the feuding locals hardly exchange words let alone letters. Jesper is about to give up when he finds an ally in local teacher Alva (Rashida Jones), and discovers Klaus (Oscar® winner J.K. Simmons), a mysterious carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys. These unlikely friendships return laughter to Smeerensburg, forging a new legacy of generous neighbors, magical lore and stockings hung by the chimney with care. An animated Christmas comedy directed by Despicable Me co-creator Sergio Pablos, KLAUS co-stars Rashida Jones, Jason Schwartzman and JK Simmons. (Netflix)
| 6. Single All The Way
Release Date 2021 | Cast Michael Urie • Philemon Chambers • Luke Macfarlane | Time 1h 39m
Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter (Michael Urie) convinces his best friend Nick (Philemon Chambers) to join him for the holidays and pretend that they’re now in a relationship. But when Peter’s mother (Kathy Najimy) sets him up on a blind date with her handsome trainer James (Luke Macfarlane) the plan goes awry. (IMDb)
| 7. Love Hard
Release Date 2021 | Cast Nina Dobrev • Jimmy O. Yang • Darren Barnet | Time 1h 44m
Hopeless romantic but eternally single LA journalist Natalie (Nina Dobrev) thinks things are beginning to look up when she swipes right on a dreamy guy from the East Coast, Tag (Darren Barnet). Taking a leap of faith, she jumps on a flight to surprise her crush for the holidays, only to discover that she’s been catfished by Tag’s childhood friend who is equally unlucky in love, Josh (Jimmy O. Yang). This lighthearted romantic comedy chronicles her attempt to reel in love. (Netflix)
| 8. The Family Man
Release Date 2000 | Cast Nicolas Cage • Téa Leoni • Don Cheadle | Time 2h 05m
A modern-day Frank Capra story. Jack Campbell, a successful and talented businessman, is happily living his single life. He has everything, or so he thinks. One day he wakes up in a new life where he didn’t leave his college girlfriend for a London trip. He’s married to Kate, lives in Jersey and has two kids. He, of course, desperately wants his life back for which he has worked 13 years for. He’s president of P. K. Lassiter Investment House and not a tire salesman at Big Ed’s. He drives a Ferrari and not a mini-van that never starts. And most importantly he doesn’t wake up in the morning with kids jumping on the bed. After a bad start, day by day he’s more confident in his new life and starts to see what he’s been missing. Turns out money’s good to have but that’s not everything. (IMDb)
| 9. Home For Christmas
Release Date 2019 | Cast Ida Elise Broch • Dennis Storhøi • Oddgeir Thune | Time 1h 26m
The constant comments on the single life of 30-year-old Johanne and society’s expectations of the perfect family Christmas finally get to her. Johanne starts a 24-day hunt for a partner to bring home for Christmas. (IMDb)
| 10. A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish
Release Date 2019 | Cast Laura Marano • Gregg Sulkin • Isabella Gomez | Time 1h 26m
Kat Decker could really use a Christmas miracle. The aspiring singer-songwriter may have big dreams, but she has even bigger problems. Treated like a servant by her vain stepmother and self-involved stepsisters, Kat is forced into a demoralizing job as a singing elf at billionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land. But there is one bright spot to the job: Nick, the handsome new Santa at the tree lot and charms his way into her heart. When Kat gets invited to the prestigious Wintergarden Christmas Gala, her step-family is determined to prevent her from attending and snag their own invitation. Could an attentive dog, a loyal BFF, and a sprinkling of holiday magic help turn things around for Kat? Join Laura Marano (Disney’s Austin and Ally), Gregg Sulkin (Marvel’s Runaways), and Isabella Gomez (One Day at a Time) in this modern-day reimagining of the cherished classic, featuring original music and holiday favorites.(IMDb)
| 11. Let It Snow
Release Date 2019 | Cast Isabela Merced • Shameik Moore • Odeya Rush | Time 1h 32m
A snowstorm hits a small town on a cold Christmas Eve, affecting the friendships, love lives and futures of several high school seniors.(Netflix)
| 12. The Knight Before Christmas
Release Date 2019 | Cast Vanessa Hudgens • Josh Whitehouse • Emmanuelle Chriqui | Time 1h 32m
After a sorceress transports medieval knight Sir Cole (Josh Whitehouse) to present-day Ohio during the holiday season, he befriends Brooke (Vanessa Hudgens), a clever and kind science teacher who’s been disillusioned by love. Brooke helps Sir Cole navigate the modern world and tries to help him discover how to fulfill his mysterious one true quest – the only act that will return him home. But as he and Brooke grow closer, Sir Cole begins to wonder just how much he wants to return to his old life. (Netflix)
| 13. The Princess Switch
Release Date 2018 | Cast Vanessa Hudgens • Sam Palladio • Nick Sagar | Time 1h 41m
Stacy, a type-A planner with a penchant for schedules, takes a spontaneous trip to the charming land of Belgravia at the suggestion of her sous chef and best friend, Kevin. While preparing for the Royal Christmas Baking Contest, Stacy faces an identical stranger and a strange request. Free-spirited but royally obligated, all Duchess Margaret Delacourt really wants is one last chance to experience life as a “normal person” before she dutifully marries the Crown Prince of Belgravia. Stacy can give her that wish. (IMDb)
| 14. Midnight at the Magnolia
Release Date 2020 | Cast Natalie Hall • Evan Williams • John Andrews | Time 1h 27m
Maggie and Jack are childhood family friends and now as adults give dating advice together on their popular local radio show. When they find out their show is being shopped around for national syndication, their boss encourages them to introduce their significant others to their families for a live, on-air New Year’s Eve special. Knowing their fathers’ local jazz club, The Magnolia, is struggling financially, Maggie and Jack agree to the special as long as it’s hosted at the club. But when Maggie and Jack are both dumped before the big event, Jack suggests they pretend to be a couple and surprise their listeners with the news during a midnight kiss on New Year’s Eve! (IMDb)
| 15. Christmas Flow
Release Date 2021 | Cast Tayc • Shirine Boutella • Marion Séclin | 3 Episodes
An unlikely Christmas romance blossoms between a famous rapper and a tenacious journalist. But can they make it work despite their differences? (IMDb)
| 16. Holiday In The Wild
Release Date 2019 | Cast Rob Lowe • Kristin Davis • Fezile Mpela | Time 1h 25m
Jilted by her husband on the eve of embarking on an African safari, a woman travels to the continent alone where she meets an elephant conservationist. (IMDb)
| 17. Father Christmas Is Back
Release Date 2021 | Cast Elizabeth Hurley • John Cleese • Kelsey Grammer | Time 1h 45m
FATHER CHRISTMAS IS BACK is a comedy centered around four very different sisters who have reunited for the Christmas Holiday in Caroline and Peter’s Yorkshire mansion. CAROLINE CHRISTMAS-HOPE is a control freak, who desires nothing more than a perfect Christmas to atone for the fact that their father, JAMES, abandoned the whole family on Christmas Day, many years ago. JOANNA CHRISTMAS is a fashion editor, who likes expensive clothes almost as much as she hates the countryside and children. She has brought along her new city boy lover, FELIX for the festivities. VICKY CHRISTMAS is a man eater who changes boyfriends as often as most people change their underwear. PAULINA CHRISTMAS is an introverted music professor who has been writing her PhD thesis on The Beatles for a decade.
Also along for the festive rollercoaster ride is their butter-wouldn’t-melt mother, ELIZABETH CHRISTMAS; their plain-speaking farmer uncle, JOHN CHRISTMAS; Caroline’s long-suffering husband, PETER; and their two children: prepubescent DAISY (12), and chocolate-smothered HENRY (7). The arrival of JAMES, their long-lost father, and his 35-year-old American girlfriend JACKIE ruins Caroline’s hope for the perfect Christmas and sets off a series of mishaps, inconveniences and misconstrued misunderstandings that uncover the long-buried secret that tore their family apart, so many years ago. (IMDb)
| 18. Arthur Christmas
Release Date 2011 | Cast James McAvoy(voice) • Jim Broadbent(voice )• Bill Nighy(voice) | Time 1h 37m
This movie reveals the incredible, never-before-seen answer to every child’s question: “So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?” The answer: Santa’s (Jim Broadbent’s) exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the center of this movie is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur (James McAvoy), with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. (Sony Pictures Animation)
| 19. Rise Of The Guardians
Release Date 2012 | Cast Hugh Jackman(voice) • Alec Baldwin(voice) • Isla Fisher(voice) | Time 1h 37m
When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs, and imaginations of children all over the world. (DreamWorks Animation)
| 20. Happiest Season
Release Date 2020 | Cast Kristen Stewart • Mackenzie Davis • Mary Steenburgen | Time 1h 38m
Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be tough. Planning to propose at her family’s annual Christmas dinner – until you realize that they don’t even know she’s gay – is even harder. When Abby (Kristen Stewart) learns that Harper (Mackenzie Davis) has kept their relationship a secret from her family, she begins to question the girlfriend she thought she knew. (IMDb)
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