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Best Christmas Movies on Netflix
Rotten Tomatoes has put together a guide to every Christmas movie available on Netflix with a Tomatometer score because we’re here to enable your holiday movie addiction. The company has built up a sizable collection over the years, including their Princess Switch trilogy, the exquisitely animated Klaus, and new contemporary classic Jingle Jangle. For 2024, we’ve gotten Hot Frosty, Our Little Secret, and Meet Me Next Christmas. Click on every movie for a direct link to watch on Netflix.
After collecting their selections, the films are organized below first based on their Tomatometer score, starting with Certified Fresh films first. The list is rounded out with films without Tomatometers but something on the Popcornmeter.
#1
Critics Consensus: Beautiful hand-drawn animation and a humorous, heartwarming narrative make Klaus an instant candidate for holiday classic status.
Synopsis: A desperate postman accidentally brings about the genesis of Santa Claus.
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#2
Critics Consensus: Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey celebrates the yuletide season with a holiday adventure whose exuberant spirit is matched by its uplifting message.
Synopsis: Decades after his apprentice betrays him, a once joyful toymaker finds new hope when his bright young granddaughter appears on
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#3
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When a race of kleptomaniac aliens attempts to steal Earth's gravity in order to more easily take everything on the
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#4
Critics Consensus: Fans of Murderville's improvisational hijinks will get a kick out of this festive mystery, with a scene-stealing Maya Rudolph proving to be Santa's best little helper.
Synopsis: Senior Detective Terry Seattle (Will Arnett) is back and this time, the case is critical. Along with his two celebrity
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#5
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The Oliverio family readies its Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian Christmas tradition stretching back to the old country.
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#6
Critics Consensus: Comfortably cliché, Let It Snow wears its influences on its sleeve, but works anyway thanks an excellent ensemble and just the right amount of holiday cheer.
Synopsis: A snowstorm brings a group of young people together.
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#7
Critics Consensus: A Boy Called Christmas offers few surprises, but makes up for its lack of originality with a heaping helping of winsome holiday spirit.
Synopsis: An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his
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#8
Critics Consensus: Knowingly goofy with its steamy twist on the magic of Christmas, Hot Frosty is an affable rom-com that ought to thaw the hearts of even the most skeptical of viewers.
Synopsis: Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps
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#9
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: To escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle -- and
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#10
Critics Consensus: Journey to Bethlehem adds a solidly traditional and surprisingly fun -- albeit occasionally treacly -- entry to the lengthy list of Nativity films.
Synopsis: A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will
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#11
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When best-selling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate, he discovers a
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#12
Critics Consensus: Predictable but sweet, A Christmas Prince is pleasant enough to pass the time during the holiday season.
Synopsis: Christmas comes early for an aspiring young journalist when she's sent abroad to get the scoop on a dashing prince
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#13
Critics Consensus: While its plot borders on the absurd, The Knight Before Christmas is endearing and charming enough to make it a worthy addition to the holiday rom-com genre.
Synopsis: A medieval knight is transported to the present day, where he falls for a high school science teacher who's disillusioned
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#14
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Desperate to avoid his family's judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter (Michael Urie) convinces his best friend Nick (Philemon
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#15
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla must race through New York City to
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#16
Critics Consensus: A Very Murray Christmas preaches effectively to the converted with a parade of superstar guests and hummable songs that - combined with the host's trademark presence - adds up to a unique holiday experience.
Synopsis: When a blizzard shuts down the production of Bill Murray's live holiday broadcast, he makes the best of the situation
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#17
Critics Consensus: Viewers seeking a fresh holiday viewing option -- or those simply in the mood for Santa Kurt Russell -- should find The Christmas Chronicles well worth a yuletide stream.
Synopsis: Siblings Kate and Teddy Pierce hatch a scheme to capture Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. When the plan goes awry,
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#18
Critics Consensus: While it's missing some of the magic of the original, The Christmas Chronicles 2 serves up a sweet second helping of holiday cheer that makes the most of its marvelously matched leads.
Synopsis: Teenager Kate Pierce is reunited with Santa Claus when a troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas -- forever.
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#19
Critics Consensus: Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square isn't quite up to its star's standards, but its overwhelming good cheer and campy self-awareness may be just what viewers are looking for.
Synopsis: A woman who plans to sell a small town without regard for the people who live there receives a visit
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#20
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Feeling career burn out, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small town New York, where
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#21
Critics Consensus: A sugary tale overstuffed with too many stories. Still, the cast charms.
Synopsis: Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects all individuals, love. Among the characters explored are
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#22
Critics Consensus: The Princess Switch offers a healthy dose of charming, light-hearted, twin-swap fun and is delightful viewing for any hopeless romantic.
Synopsis: One week before Christmas, a duchess switches places with an ordinary woman from Chicago, who looks exactly like her, and
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#23
Critics Consensus: It's no Miracle on 34th Street, but viewers in the mood for some fa la la la Lohan will find Falling for Christmas as easy as falling on the couch.
Synopsis: A newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia and finds herself in the
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#24
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer
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#25
Critics Consensus: More of a stocking stuffer than a proper gift from Santa, That Christmas is an amiable enough addition to the holiday canon.
Synopsis: Based on the charming trilogy of children's books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral,
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#26
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When a priceless Christmas relic is stolen, royal look-alikes Margaret and Stacy turn to audacious doppelgänger Fiona -- and her
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#27
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with boyfriend Kevin, it's up to
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#28
Critics Consensus: The Family Man's earnest attempt to remind audiences that it's a wonderful life too often steers into schmaltz, although Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni's romantic rapport adds a dash of sincere sweetness.
Synopsis: Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman.
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#29
Critics Consensus: Love Hard's interesting setup and charming cast have a definite rom-com appeal, even if the story never quite develops its main characters' love connection.
Synopsis: An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise
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#30
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown, the two are set to tie the knot in a royal
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#31
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Congressional aide Erica Miller lands at a beachside Air Force base, where she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz over his
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#32
Critics Consensus: Holidate's self-aware approach to rom-com formula is refreshing, but it's offset by a questionable premise and unnecessarily vulgar jokes.
Synopsis: Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only
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#33
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent,
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#34
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: To save her parents' small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.
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#35
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Before ambitious heiress Ellen Langford can inherit her father's business, she must deliver a special Christmas card to her dad's
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#36
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: To keep her spirits high when their son leaves for college, Manhattanite Kate Conrad (Kristin Davis) has booked a 'second
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#37
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Every Christmas Jackie sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte feel like a lump of
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#38
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Charles Dickens' ageless legend is reborn in this supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of the definitive Christmas story. With his very
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#39
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After being fired, a radio DJ moves in with his aunt, bringing along his four spoiled children.
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#40
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A young man seeking the father he has never met ends up barricaded inside of a liquor store with five
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#41
Critics Consensus: Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding try their best to elevate a tired script, but Our Little Secret is too clumsy for its screwball antics to land.
Synopsis: Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings.
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#42
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Amber and Richard host royals from a faraway kingdom to renew a sacred truce, but when the priceless treaty disappears,
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#43
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A photographer inherits an antique Advent calendar that seems to predict her future -- including a budding romance.
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#44
Critics Consensus: Featuring twice the moms but roughly half the laughs, A Bad Moms Christmas is a slapdash holiday sequel that falls short of the original with a disappointing dearth of good cheer.
Synopsis: Under-appreciated and overburdened moms Amy, Kiki and Carla rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms:
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#45
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this 30-minute special from Aardman, the world's favourite sheep stars in his very own winter's tale. Shaun's seasonal excitement
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#46
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Angela's Christmas Wish is a heart-warming tale of a determined little girl who sets out to reunite her family in
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#47
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A magical hourglass sends modern-day screenwriter Lucy Hardgrove to the set of the 1947 holiday movie classic "His Merry Wife!"
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#48
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After inheriting a farm at Christmastime, a widowed father makes a bumpy adjustment to village life while his kids hatch
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#49
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After five happy months dating Tom, Lisa's horrified to learn he's obsessed with her least favorite holiday. Is it time
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#50
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad Morgan travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big
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#51
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Christmas Eve takes a turn when the Boss Baby accidentally swaps places with one of Santa's elves and gets stranded
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#52
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A young couple preparing to welcome their first child; an empty-nester and her fiancé ready to start a new chapter;
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#53
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: To celebrate their engagement, Thea takes Jashan home, but his Indian roots and her family's Norwegian traditions clash in a
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#54
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A single woman with a newly adopted baby gets stuck in Bethlehem, Pa.; with no room at the inn, she's
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#55
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Emma encounters a professional dancer Leo, whose enthusiasm for competitive dancing is diminishing. However, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents itself for
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#56
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Always too busy for love, famous soccer star Graham Savoy soon has a change of heart when he meets a
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#57
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Emily comes home to visit her parents, only to discover they're leaving for a trip of their own. While staying
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#58
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Emily and Jared are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again, this time as a couple. They're also ready
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#59
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Mariah Carey performs a repertoire of her festive holiday hits, including the chart-topping perennial favorite "All I Want for Christmas
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#60
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Heidi Heidelberg receives a dream opportunity to sell her beautiful, handmade glass ornaments at the prestigious Heidelberg Christmas Market in
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#61
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Life quickly changes for Kerry as she has to work alongside her high school nemesis, Brooks, an old friend of
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