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Plot Summary:
A father and son who must team up to save Christmas, once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, christmas comedy
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A Loud House Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lincoln Loud gears up for the ultimate Christmas, until he finds out that most of his sisters have plans to be elsewhere for the big day. Determined to remind his family that they all need to be together, Lincoln and his best friend Clyde McBride embark on a mission to preserve the family’s holiday traditions.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min
Plot tags: funny, sincere, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
Similar in 84%
All I Want for Christmas (2013)
Plot Summary:
After being told by her boss that the company needs to attract more clients, Elizabeth, a skilled executive, meets one of Santa’s helpers, who blesses her with an extraordinary gift allowing Elizabeth to hear everyone’s unspoken thoughts. While first using her new-found power to get ahead at work, she soon learns to become a better person, turning an office rivalry into romance while learning the true meaning of Christmas along the way.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 737
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: feel good, sincere, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
Similar in 76%
The Santa Incident (2010)
Plot Summary:
During a ride on his sleigh Santa is mistaken for an alien in a UFO. After an attack, he ends up seriously injured in a small town. Two children must help him, so Christmas is not jeopardized.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 420
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, sincere, captivating, light, entertaining
Similar in 77%
Saving Christmas (2014)
Plot Summary:
Kirk is enjoying the annual Christmas party extravaganza thrown by his sister until he realizes he needs to help out Christian, his brother-in-law who has a bad case of the bah-humbugs.
IMDB Rating: 1.3
IMDB Votes: 17000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, light, controversial, disgusting, freeze frame, independent film
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Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
Plot Summary:
While trying to avoid an obsessed girl, rocker Drake Parker meets a young girl, who makes him promise to give her family the best Christmas ever. Later, at the Premiere's first ever Christmas party, a group of teens start to make trouble. Concerned, Josh, Drake's stepbrother, calls the cops about a disturbance, but they are confused and think the entire party is the disturbance, and even arrest the kind Josh. Requiring Josh's help to keep his promise, Drake tries to break his brother out of prison, but is caught. At court, the judge decides that the two must give the girl and her foster family the best Christmas ever, or face years in jail. They face many problems along the way, including Officer Perry, a strict detective that hates Christmas; a colorful group of foster children; and a wild wood chipper. It is up to Drake and Josh to save Christmas for the good-hearted children, or face the consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: christmas special, semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, buddy comedy
Similar in 79%
Chilly Christmas (2012)
Plot Summary:
Eleven-year-old Bobby Cole and his dog Chilly are best friends, living happily in their Southern California beach house. But when Bobby's father Patrick (C. Thomas Howell), a single parent and police detective, accepts a job in New York City, they must find Chilly a new home. In an attempt to show his dad that Chilly can be a city dog, Bobby and his friends teach Chilly the indoor way of life. But Bobby's dad is not convinced, and it's not until Christmas Eve when corrupt dog thief Mr. Quarterman (Tom Arnold) breaks into the family home, that Chilly and Bobby can put their new training to the test! Can they band together to save Christmas -- and Chilly's future with the family?.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, entertaining, exciting, touching, realistic, semi serious, independent film
Similar in 87%
Nativity! (2009)
Plot Summary:
Martin Freeman is lovelorn teacher Mr Maddens, a former am-dram star whose girlfriend (Ashley Jensen) dumped him over Christmas five years ago and upped sticks, inexplicably, to La-La Land. Yuletide cheer is not his forte, but he's forced to drum some up when Pam Ferris's headmistress earmarks him to direct the Nativity play.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, light, entertaining, captivating, sentimental, realistic, not serious, christmas special
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Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011)
Plot Summary:
A 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 time to save Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, humorous, light, exciting
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Santa Hunters (2014)
Plot Summary:
Four children trIn Santa Hunters, Alex and his cousins Zoey (Yde) and Richard (Coronel) create an elaborate setup of traps to catch Santa on tape, but their plan backfires when they realize that seeing Santa will cause him to lose his Christmas magic. The kids have to protect the tape to save Christmas, learning that believing is more important than seeing.y to claim that Santa Claus is real.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 430
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, light, captivating
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Elf-Man (2012)
Plot Summary:
An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as the kids help the Elf discover his special powers and true identity as a budding superhero.
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 752
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, exciting, semi serious
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A Christmas Story 2 (2012)
Plot Summary:
The original traditional one-hundred-percent red-blooded two-fisted all-american christmas continues five years later with Ralphie, Randy mom and the old man. This time Ralphie has his eyes fixed on a car. But trouble is sure to follow.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, sincere, uplifting, realistic, semi serious
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Ira Finkelstein's Christmas (2012)
Plot Summary:
All Ira Finkelstein wants for Christmas is...Christmas. Unfortunately, his parents are sending him to Florida to be with his Grandparents. Ira's spirit soars as he manages to land in Christmas Town, USA, instead.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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8-Bit Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
In suburban Chicago during the late 1980s, ten-year-old Jake Doyle embarks on a herculean quest to get the latest and greatest video game system for Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Bannister family including former K-9 police hero Zeus (voiced by Mario López) is back, and this time they're spending their holidays at a beautiful Rocky Mountain resort. But toss in an unexpected visit from cocky Uncle Randy (Casper Van Dien of 'Watch Over Me' and 'The Curse of King Tut's Tomb') and his foxy poodle Bella (voiced by Paris Hilton) and a familiar pair of bumbling jewel thieves (led by Dean Cain of 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventure of Superman' and 'The Dog Who Saved Christmas') and this holiday may be headed downhill fast! Can Zeus solve the crime, save Bella and hit the slopes, all in time for Christmas Day? Gary Valentine ('King of Queens') and Elisa Donovan ('Sabrina the Teenage Witch' and 'Clueless') co-star in the all-new four-legged family adventure!.
IMDB Rating: 3.7
IMDB Votes: 467
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, touching, slapstick
Similar in 82%
Jingle All the Way 2 (2014)
Plot Summary:
Larry's daughter wants only one thing for Christmas - a talking bear. His daughter's step-dad intends to make sure that Larry can't get one.
IMDB Rating: 3.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, realistic, feel good, semi serious, surprise ending, slapstick, ridiculous
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The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000)
Plot Summary:
A girl steals a weather machine from Santa Claus, to make a snow day. The machine breaks, and causes an out of control snowstorm.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, nostalgic
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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2001)
Plot Summary:
A boy witnesses his mother kissing what he believes to be is the real Santa Clause and retaliates with mischief.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, touching, melancholic
Similar in 78%
Deck the Halls (2006)
Plot Summary:
Two neighbors have it out after one of them decorates his house for the holidays so brightly that it can be seen from space.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 32000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: feel good, funny, humorous, light, romantic, black comedy, hilarious, happy, christmas comedy, clever
Similar in 81%
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Plot Summary:
Meet Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company is constantly busy at his job, and he also constantly disappoints his son, after he misses his son's karate exposition, his son tells Howard that he wants for Christmas is an action figure of his son's television hero, he tries hard to to make it up to him. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man, now Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 113000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: humorous, slapstick, sentimental, melancholic, feel good, realistic, semi serious, funny, light, action packed
Similar in 86%
Snow (2004)
Plot Summary:
Set in San Ernesto, California with only three days before Christmas, Nick Snowden needs to rescue a young reindeer from a zoo.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 83%
Call Me Claus (2001)
Plot Summary:
If She's Going To Save Christmas, She's Got Some Big Shoes To Fill.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, entertaining
Similar in 79%
Angels Sing (2013)
Plot Summary:
As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife and well-intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick gives Michael a gift and instills in him the courage to find the joy that he lost.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, semi serious, realistic
Similar in 78%
Blizzard (2003)
Plot Summary:
A young girl's aunt tells her the tale of a young ice skater and an enchanted reindeer.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious
Similar in 77%
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
Plot Summary:
Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, christmas special, humorous, semi serious, fairy tale, sweet, entertaining, mysterious, exciting, funny
Similar in 85%
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
Plot Summary:
Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 81000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, atmospheric, sentimental, feel good, captivating, fairy tale, funny, mysterious, stylized
Similar in 87%
Fred Claus (2007)
Plot Summary:
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 47000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: sentimental, humorous, light, melancholic, semi serious, slapstick, exciting, fairy tale, mysterious, surreal
Similar in 84%
The Santa Clause (1994)
Plot Summary:
Scott Calvin is an ordinary man, who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve and is knocked unconscious. When he and his young son finish Santa's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole, where Scott learns he must become the new Santa and convince those he loves that he is indeed, Father Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 130000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: feel good, touching, sentimental, light, sweet, entertaining, fairy tale, semi serious, funny, hilarious
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Christmas & Co. (2017)
Plot Summary:
Christmas is on its way and with it disaster. The 92,000 responsible for manufacturing children's toys all become sick at the same time! It's a tough moment for Santa, better known as Father Christmas. He's left no choice: he must make an emergency trip to Earth with his reindeer to search for a remedy. When he arrives, he must find some allies to save the magic of Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: light, semi serious, feel good, funny, exciting, humorous, fairy tale
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Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Plot Summary:
Luther Krank is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home, he must put together a holiday celebration.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 55000
Genere: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, funny, satirical, slapstick comedy, slapstick, entertaining, cult classic, christmas comedy, witty
Similar in 84%
The Santa Clause 2 (2002)
Plot Summary:
Better 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 leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 63000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, humorous, feel good, light, entertaining, touching, christmas special, semi serious, funny, exciting