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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

Klaus (2019)
Tomatometer icon 95% Popcornmeter icon 96%

#1
Adjusted Score: 98310%
Synopsis: A desperate postman accidentally brings about the genesis of Santa Claus.... [More]
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones, Will Sasso
Directed By: Sergio Pablos

#2
#2
Adjusted Score: 94697%
Synopsis: Decades after his apprentice betrays him, a once joyful toymaker finds new hope when his bright young granddaughter appears on... [More]
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose
Directed By: David E. Talbert

#3

Alien Xmas (2020)
Tomatometer icon 100% Popcornmeter icon 67%

#3
Adjusted Score: 43364%
Synopsis: When a race of kleptomaniac aliens attempts to steal Earth's gravity in order to more easily take everything on the... [More]
Starring: Dee Bradley Baker
Directed By: Stephen Chiodo

#4
#4
Adjusted Score: 58837%
Synopsis: Senior Detective Terry Seattle (Will Arnett) is back and this time, the case is critical. Along with his two celebrity... [More]
Starring: Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Maya Rudolph, Eliza Coupe
Directed By: Laura Murphy

#5

Feast of the Seven Fishes (2019)
Tomatometer icon 88% Popcornmeter icon 86%

#5
Adjusted Score: 78795%
Synopsis: The Oliverio family readies its Feast of the Seven Fishes, an Italian Christmas tradition stretching back to the old country.... [More]
Starring: Skyler Gisondo, Madison Iseman, Josh Helman, Ray Abruzzo
Directed By: Robert Tinnell

#6

Let It Snow (2019)
Tomatometer icon 85% Popcornmeter icon 47%

#6
Adjusted Score: 85455%
Synopsis: A snowstorm brings a group of young people together.... [More]
Starring: Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Kiernan Shipka, Odeya Rush
Directed By: Luke Snellin

#7

A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
Tomatometer icon 83% Popcornmeter icon 61%

#7
Adjusted Score: 83627%
Synopsis: An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his... [More]
Starring: Henry Lawfull, Stephen Merchant, Michiel Huisman, Zoe Margaret Colletti
Directed By: Gil Kenan

#8

Hot Frosty (2024)
Tomatometer icon 82% Popcornmeter icon 52%

#8
Adjusted Score: 83301%
Synopsis: Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps... [More]
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon, Lauren Holly
Directed By: Jerry Ciccoritti

#9

A Castle for Christmas (2021)
Tomatometer icon 75% Popcornmeter icon 41%

#9
Adjusted Score: 75302%
Synopsis: To escape a scandal, a bestselling author journeys to Scotland, where she falls in love with a castle -- and... [More]
Starring: Cary Elwes, Brooke Shields, Vanessa Grasse, Suanne Braun
Directed By: Mary Lambert

#10

Journey to Bethlehem (2023)
Tomatometer icon 74% Popcornmeter icon 93%

#10
Adjusted Score: 74383%
Synopsis: A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honor. A jealous king who will... [More]
Starring: Fiona Palomo, Milo Manheim, Lecrae, Moriah
Directed By: Adam Anders

#11

The Noel Diary (2022)
Tomatometer icon 73% Popcornmeter icon 63%

#11
Adjusted Score: 64380%
Synopsis: When best-selling author Jake Turner (Justin Hartley) returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother's estate, he discovers a... [More]
Starring: Justin Hartley, James Remar, Bonnie Bedelia, Essence Atkins
Directed By: Charles Shyer

#12

A Christmas Prince (2017)
Tomatometer icon 73% Popcornmeter icon 49%

#12
Adjusted Score: 47325%
Synopsis: Christmas comes early for an aspiring young journalist when she's sent abroad to get the scoop on a dashing prince... [More]
Starring: Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Alice Krige, Honor Kneafsey
Directed By: Alex Zamm

#13
#13
Adjusted Score: 71175%
Synopsis: A medieval knight is transported to the present day, where he falls for a high school science teacher who's disillusioned... [More]
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Whitehouse, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Harry Jarvis
Directed By: Monika Mitchell

#14

Single All the Way (2021)
Tomatometer icon 70% Popcornmeter icon 67%

#14
Adjusted Score: 70464%
Synopsis: Desperate to avoid his family's judgment about his perpetual single status, Peter (Michael Urie) convinces his best friend Nick (Philemon... [More]
Starring: Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Kathy Najimy, Luke Macfarlane
Directed By: Michael Mayer

#15

Meet Me Next Christmas (2024)
Tomatometer icon 69% Popcornmeter icon 52%

#15
Adjusted Score: 62388%
Synopsis: In pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla must race through New York City to... [More]
Starring: Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying
Directed By: Rusty Cundieff

#16

A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
Tomatometer icon 68% Popcornmeter icon 38%

#16
Adjusted Score: 69630%
Synopsis: When a blizzard shuts down the production of Bill Murray's live holiday broadcast, he makes the best of the situation... [More]
Starring: Bill Murray, Miley Cyrus, George Clooney, Chris Rock
Directed By: Sofia Coppola

#17

The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Tomatometer icon 67% Popcornmeter icon 76%

#17
Adjusted Score: 69589%
Synopsis: Siblings Kate and Teddy Pierce hatch a scheme to capture Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. When the plan goes awry,... [More]
Starring: Kurt Russell, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Directed By: Clay Kaytis

#18
#18
Adjusted Score: 68586%
Synopsis: Teenager Kate Pierce is reunited with Santa Claus when a troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas -- forever.... [More]
Starring: Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis
Directed By: Chris Columbus

#19
#19
Adjusted Score: 65226%
Synopsis: A woman who plans to sell a small town without regard for the people who live there receives a visit... [More]
Starring: Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Treat Williams, Jenifer Lewis
Directed By: Debbie Allen

#20

Christmas With You (2022)
Tomatometer icon 65% Popcornmeter icon 60%

#20
Adjusted Score: 64950%
Synopsis: Feeling career burn out, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small town New York, where... [More]
Starring: Aimee Garcia, Freddie Prinze Jr., Gabriel Sloyer, Lawrence J. Hughes
Directed By: Gabriela Tagliavini

#21

Love Actually (2003)
Tomatometer icon 64% Popcornmeter icon 72%

#21
Adjusted Score: 72088%
Synopsis: Nine intertwined stories examine the complexities of the one emotion that connects all individuals, love. Among the characters explored are... [More]
Starring: Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Colin Firth, Alan Rickman
Directed By: Richard Curtis

#22

The Princess Switch (2018)
Tomatometer icon 63% Popcornmeter icon 52%

#22
Adjusted Score: 59312%
Synopsis: One week before Christmas, a duchess switches places with an ordinary woman from Chicago, who looks exactly like her, and... [More]
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar, Suanne Braun
Directed By: Mike Rohl

#23

Falling for Christmas (2022)
Tomatometer icon 62% Popcornmeter icon 45%

#23
Adjusted Score: 64234%
Synopsis: A newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress gets into a skiing accident, suffers from total amnesia and finds herself in the... [More]
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, Jack Wagner, George Young
Directed By: Janeen Damian

#24

A California Christmas (2020)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 52%

#24
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer... [More]
Starring: Lauren Swickard, Josh Swickard, Amanda Detmer, Ali Afshar
Directed By: Shaun Paul Piccinino

#25

That Christmas (2024)
Tomatometer icon 63% Popcornmeter icon 74%

#25
Adjusted Score: 64649%
Synopsis: Based on the charming trilogy of children's books by beloved multi award-winning writer/director Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral,... [More]
Starring: Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Bill Nighy
Directed By: Simon Otto

#26
#26
Adjusted Score: 43275%
Synopsis: When a priceless Christmas relic is stolen, royal look-alikes Margaret and Stacy turn to audacious doppelgänger Fiona -- and her... [More]
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Sagar, Remy Hii, Amanda Donohoe
Directed By: Mike Rohl

#27
#27
Adjusted Score: 56546%
Synopsis: When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with boyfriend Kevin, it's up to... [More]
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar, Suanne Braun
Directed By: Mike Rohl

#28

The Family Man (2000)
Tomatometer icon 53% Popcornmeter icon 68%

#28
Adjusted Score: 57983%
Synopsis: Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman.... [More]
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven
Directed By: Brett Ratner

#29

Love Hard (2021)
Tomatometer icon 53% Popcornmeter icon 90%

#29
Adjusted Score: 53625%
Synopsis: An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise... [More]
Starring: Nina Dobrev, Darren Barnet, Jimmy O. Yang, Lochlyn Munro
Directed By: Hernán Jiménez

#30
#30
Adjusted Score: 50059%
Synopsis: A year after Amber helped Richard secure the crown, the two are set to tie the knot in a royal... [More]
Starring: Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Alice Krige, Richard Ashton
Directed By: John Schultz

#31

Operation Christmas Drop (2020)
Tomatometer icon 50% Popcornmeter icon 44%

#31
Adjusted Score: 49463%
Synopsis: Congressional aide Erica Miller lands at a beachside Air Force base, where she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz over his... [More]
Starring: Kat Graham, Alexander Ludwig, Trezzo Mahoro, Bethany Brown
Directed By: Martin Wood

#32

Holidate (2020)
Tomatometer icon 46% Popcornmeter icon 54%

#32
Adjusted Score: 48649%
Synopsis: Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only... [More]
Starring: Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, Kristin Chenoweth, Frances Fisher
Directed By: John Whitesell

#33

Family Switch (2023)
Tomatometer icon 45% Popcornmeter icon 43%

#33
Adjusted Score: 45742%
Synopsis: Jess and Bill Walker are doing their best to keep their family connected as their children grow older, more independent,... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Emma Myers, Matthias Schweighöfer
Directed By: McG

#34

The Merry Gentlemen (2024)
Tomatometer icon 44% Popcornmeter icon 25%

#34
Adjusted Score: 44113%
Synopsis: To save her parents' small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.... [More]
Starring: Britt Robertson, Chad Michael Murray, Marla Sokoloff, Marc Anthony Samuel
Directed By: Peter Sullivan

#35

Christmas Inheritance (2017)
Tomatometer icon 43% Popcornmeter icon 40%

#35
Adjusted Score: 17739%
Synopsis: Before ambitious heiress Ellen Langford can inherit her father's business, she must deliver a special Christmas card to her dad's... [More]
Starring: Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy, Andie MacDowell, Neil Crone
Directed By: Ernie Barbarash

#36

Holiday in the Wild (2019)
Tomatometer icon 43% Popcornmeter icon 51%

#36
Adjusted Score: 16845%
Synopsis: To keep her spirits high when their son leaves for college, Manhattanite Kate Conrad (Kristin Davis) has booked a 'second... [More]
Starring: Kristin Davis, Rob Lowe, Fezile Mpela, Johnowen Lowe
Directed By: Ernie Barbarash

#37

Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023)
Tomatometer icon 40% Popcornmeter icon 19%

#37
Adjusted Score: 40202%
Synopsis: Every Christmas Jackie sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte feel like a lump of... [More]
Starring: Heather Graham, Jason Biggs, Brandy Norwood, Matt Cedeno
Directed By: Mary Lambert

#38
#38
Adjusted Score: 35288%
Synopsis: Charles Dickens' ageless legend is reborn in this supernatural, time-travelling, musical adaptation of the definitive Christmas story. With his very... [More]
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Luke Evans, Olivia Colman, Jonathan Pryce
Directed By: Stephen Donnelly

#39

Holiday Rush (2019)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 43%

#39
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: After being fired, a radio DJ moves in with his aunt, bringing along his four spoiled children.... [More]
Starring: Stormi Maya, Sonequa Martin-Green, La La Anthony, Tamala Jones
Directed By: Leslie Small

#40

El Camino Christmas (2017)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 41%

#40
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: A young man seeking the father he has never met ends up barricaded inside of a liquor store with five... [More]
Starring: Vincent D'Onofrio, Jessica Alba, Dax Shepard, Tim Allen
Directed By: David E. Talbert

#41

Our Little Secret (2024)
Tomatometer icon 38% Popcornmeter icon 56%

#41
Adjusted Score: 39230%
Synopsis: Two resentful exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings.... [More]
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Kristin Chenoweth, Jonathan Rudnitsky
Directed By: Stephen Herek

#42
#42
Adjusted Score: 22161%
Synopsis: Amber and Richard host royals from a faraway kingdom to renew a sacred truce, but when the priceless treaty disappears,... [More]
Starring: Rose McIver, Sarah Douglas, Ben Lamb, Theo Devaney
Directed By: John Schultz

#43

The Holiday Calendar (2018)
Tomatometer icon 33% Popcornmeter icon 42%

#43
Adjusted Score: 11651%
Synopsis: A photographer inherits an antique Advent calendar that seems to predict her future -- including a budding romance.... [More]
Starring: Kat Graham, Ethan Peck, Quincy Brown, Ron Cephas Jones
Directed By: Bradley Walsh

#44

A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
Tomatometer icon 32% Popcornmeter icon 43%

#44
Adjusted Score: 38544%
Synopsis: Under-appreciated and overburdened moms Amy, Kiki and Carla rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for moms:... [More]
Starring: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Cheryl Hines
Directed By: Jon Lucas, Scott Moore

#45
#45
Adjusted Score: -1%
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... [More]
Starring: Justin Fletcher
Directed By: Steve Cox

#46

Angela's Christmas Wish (2020)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 56%

#46
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Angela's Christmas Wish is a heart-warming tale of a determined little girl who sets out to reunite her family in... [More]
Starring: Lucy O'Connell, Ruth Negga, Moe Dunford, Jared Harris
Directed By: Damien O'Connor

#47

A Biltmore Christmas (2023)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 91%

#47
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: A magical hourglass sends modern-day screenwriter Lucy Hardgrove to the set of the 1947 holiday movie classic "His Merry Wife!"... [More]
Starring: Bethany Joy Lenz, Kristoffer Polaha, Robert Picardo, Mary Beth McDonough
Directed By: John Putch

#48
#48
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: After inheriting a farm at Christmastime, a widowed father makes a bumpy adjustment to village life while his kids hatch... [More]
Starring: Ashley Jensen, Celia Imrie, Kathryn Drysdale, Scott Garnham
Directed By: Debbie Isitt

#49

I Believe in Santa (2022)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 29%

#49
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: After five happy months dating Tom, Lisa's horrified to learn he's obsessed with her least favorite holiday. Is it time... [More]
Starring: Christina Moore, John Ducey, Violet McGraw, Sachin Bhatt
Directed By: Alex Ranarivelo

#50
#50
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: When estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad Morgan travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big... [More]
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Scott Wolf, James Robinson, Kellie Blaise
Directed By: Dustin Rikert

#51
#51
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Christmas Eve takes a turn when the Boss Baby accidentally swaps places with one of Santa's elves and gets stranded... [More]
Starring: JP Karliak, Pierce Gagnon, George Lopez
Directed By:

#52

Christmas on Cherry Lane (2023)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 45%

#52
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: A young couple preparing to welcome their first child; an empty-nester and her fiancé ready to start a new chapter;... [More]
Starring: Catherine Bell, Jonathan Bennett, John Brotherton, Erin Cahill
Directed By: Gail Harvey

#53

Christmas as Usual (2023)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 30%

#53
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: To celebrate their engagement, Thea takes Jashan home, but his Indian roots and her family's Norwegian traditions clash in a... [More]
Starring: Ida Ursin-Holm, Kanan Gill, Marit Andreassen, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen
Directed By: Petter Holmsen

#54

Miracle in Bethlehem, PA (2023)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 76%

#54
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: A single woman with a newly adopted baby gets stuck in Bethlehem, Pa.; with no room at the inn, she's... [More]
Starring: Laura Vandervoort, Benjamin Ayres, Amy Groening, Braden Blair
Directed By: Jeff Beesley

#55

A Paris Christmas Waltz (2023)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 53%

#55
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Emma encounters a professional dancer Leo, whose enthusiasm for competitive dancing is diminishing. However, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents itself for... [More]
Starring: Jen Lilley, Matthew Morrison, Paul Freeman, Jade Ewen
Directed By: Michael Damian

#56

Christmas in Notting Hill (2023)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 48%

#56
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Always too busy for love, famous soccer star Graham Savoy soon has a change of heart when he meets a... [More]
Starring: Sarah Ramos, William Moseley, Joelle Rae, Peter Rothwell
Directed By: Ali Liebert

#57

Haul Out the Holly (2022)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 43%

#57
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Emily comes home to visit her parents, only to discover they're leaving for a trip of their own. While staying... [More]
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman
Directed By: Maclain Nelson

#58
#58
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Emily and Jared are looking forward to celebrating the holidays together again, this time as a couple. They're also ready... [More]
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Wes Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Melissa Peterman
Directed By: Maclain Nelson

#59
#59
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Mariah Carey performs a repertoire of her festive holiday hits, including the chart-topping perennial favorite "All I Want for Christmas... [More]
Starring: Mariah Carey, Drew Barrymore, Jermaine Dupri, Billy Porter
Directed By:

#60

A Heidelberg Holiday (2023)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 50%

#60
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Heidi Heidelberg receives a dream opportunity to sell her beautiful, handmade glass ornaments at the prestigious Heidelberg Christmas Market in... [More]
Starring: Ginna Claire Mason, Frédéric Brossier, Nick Wilder, Rebecca Immanuel
Directed By: Maclain Nelson

#61

Fall Into Winter (2023)
Tomatometer icon - - Popcornmeter icon 33%

#61
Adjusted Score: -1%
Synopsis: Life quickly changes for Kerry as she has to work alongside her high school nemesis, Brooks, an old friend of... [More]
Starring: Lori Loughlin, James Tupper, Marc Senior, Darrin Baker
Directed By: T.W. Peacocke

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