From Rotten Tomatoes
Be honest: You started thinking about Christmas well before the Thanksgiving tryptophan began working its way through your system. It’s OK, because this is a safe space — a place where you can indulge your inner elf with as many Christmas movies as your heart desires no matter the time of year.
Rotten Tomatoes has put together a guide to every single Christmas movie available on Netflix — at least in November and December of 2018 — because we’re here to enable your holiday movie addiction. This list includes classics (White Christmas) and anti-holiday comedies (Bad Santa); feel-good rom-coms (Love Actually) and Netflix originals (Christmas Chronicles, A Christmas Prince).
The films are organized below first based on their Tomatometer score (from Fresh to Rotten), then alphabetically for those without scores. We also tossed in a few others because tis the season to indulge. Remember: The disgustingly high number of Christmas movies you’ll watch between now and 2019 is a secret just between you and your Netflix history. Enjoy!
89%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: One week before Christmas, Margaret, the gorgeous Duchess of Montenaro, switches places with Stacy, a "commoner" from Chicago, who looks...
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio, Nick Sagar
Directed By: Michael Rohl
80%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Santa doesn't want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner,...
Starring: Isabelle Mergault, Julie Gayet, Line Renaud, Jean-Pierre Marielle
Directed By: Luc Vinciguerra
78%
Critics Consensus: A gloriously rude and gleefully offensive black comedy, Bad Santa isn't for everyone, but grinches will find it uproariously funny.
Synopsis: The Christmas season just got a lot less joyous in this very dark comedy. Willie T. Stokes (Billy Bob Thornton)...
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly
Directed By: Terry Zwigoff
77%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: It's days before Christmas and reindeer are found running loose through the streets of London. Meanwhile an astonished 9 year-old...
Starring: Jim Broadbent, Rafe Spall, Matt King, Kit Connor
Directed By: Christopher Smith (VIII)
76%
Critics Consensus: It may be too sweet for some, but this unabashedly sentimental holiday favorite is too cheerful to resist.
Synopsis: This Christmas classic starring Bing Crosby is a romantic tale that takes place in a Vermont lodge- where it is...
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, Rosemary Clooney
Directed By: Michael Curtiz
75%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In this delightful holiday romance, a New York journalist heads to Eastern Europe for Christmas to report on a prince...
Starring: Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Alice Krige, Honor Kneafsey
Directed By: Alex Zamm
70%
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.
Starring: George Clooney, Rashida Jones, Miley Cyrus, Bill Murray
Directed By: Sofia Coppola
63%
Critics Consensus: A sugary tale overstuffed with too many stories. Still, the cast charms.
Synopsis: All of London is in love -- or longing to be -- in Four Weddings and a Funeral writer Richard...
Starring: Bill Nighy, Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson
Directed By: Richard Curtis
69%
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: THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES, a holiday adventure from producer Chris Columbus ("Home Alone", "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") and director...
Starring: Kurt Russell, Judah Lewis, Darby Camp
Directed By: Clay Kaytis
57%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A magician with secrets, an enchanted gift, a guiding angel and a visit through the Land of Snow to the...
Starring: Macaulay Culkin, Jessica Lynn Cohen, Bart Robinson Cook, Darci Kistler
Directed By: Emile Ardolino
51%
Critics Consensus: Jim Carrey shines as the Grinch. Unfortunately, it's not enough to save this movie. You'd be better off watching the TV cartoon.
Synopsis: The curmudgeonly recluse Grinch, who hates Christmas, becomes annoyed with the out-of-control Christmas festivities in Whoville, the town lying below...
Starring: Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Bill Irwin, Jeremy Howard
Directed By: Ron Howard
50%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Lewd, drunken Uncle Nick (Brian Posehn, Mr. Show, The Sarah Silverman Program) stumbles his way through his brother's cookie cutter-family's...
Starring: Brian Posehn, Scott Adsit, Missi Pyle, Paget Brewster
Directed By: Chris Kasick
50%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A young woman must deliver a Christmas card to a family friend in order to claim her inheritance. Along the...
Starring: Eliza Taylor, Jake Lacy, Andie MacDowell, Michael Xavier
Directed By: Ernie Barbarash
47%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Matriarch Diane (Dee Wallace) has invited her children to celebrate one last Christmas in their family home. Amid celebrations and...
Starring: Dee Wallace, Geoff Morrell, Sarah Bishop (II) , David Collins
Directed By:
40%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A handful of Walt Disney's best loved characters appear in this direct-to-video release, which tells three different tales of the...
Starring: Shaun Flemming, Kelsey Grammer
Directed By: Toby Shelton, Jun Falkenstein
40%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When Eric Roth (Luke Grimes) goes on an impulsive journey to find the father he never knew, his search takes...
Starring: Luke Grimes, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dax Shepard, Tim Allen
Directed By: David E. Talbert
38%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A young girl born under the Christmas star believes she has the gift to perform miracles....
Starring: Rob James-Collier, Suranne Jones, Bronagh Waugh
Directed By: Richard Elson
33%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: In a small town going through tough economic times, business owner Matthew Peyton (Ryan O'Quinn) struggles between his desire for...
Starring: Ryan O'Quinn, Shawnee Smith, Danielle Nicolet, David DeLuise
Directed By: Billy Dickson
23%
Critics Consensus: Loaded up with the same scatological and misanthropic humor as its predecessor but precious little of its heart or genuine wit, Bad Santa 2 presents a foulmouthed shadow of Christmas past.
Synopsis: BAD SANTA 2 returns Academy Award (R)-winner BILLY BOB THORNTON to the screen as America's favorite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled...
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks
Directed By: Mark Waters (VIII)
21%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: From bestselling author, Max Lucado, comes The Christmas Candle, a timeless holiday film for the entire family. Deep in the...
Starring: Hans Matheson, Samantha Barks, Lesley Manville, James Cosmo
Directed By: John Stephenson
20%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Talking puppies head to the North Pole on a mission to help Santa (George Wendt) save Christmas in this charming...
Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Danny Woodburn, George Wendt, Liliana Mumy
Directed By: Robert Vince
0%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Starring: Michael Shannon, Thomas Lennon, Judy Greer, Ron Perlman
Directed By: Seth Henrikson
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: After accidentally destroying a bag of Christmas wishes from a small town on the eve of Christmas Eve, two junior...
Starring: Maya Franzoi, Clara Kushnir, Madeline Leon (II) , Liam MacDonald (III)
Directed By: Neale Kimmel
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: When the Abominable Snowman and his two kids are chased out of their hideaway by a scientist determined to capture...
Starring: Isabella Acres, Drake Bell, Emilio Estevez, Nolan Gould
Directed By: Chad Van De Keere
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Self-centered, unemployed good ol' gal Cindy (Taryn Manning) has been popping out kids by different Daddy's since she was knee...
Starring: Taryn Manning, Eric Roberts, Beverly D'Angelo, Wendi McLendon-Covey
Directed By: Ron Carlson
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A bickering family head to a cabin for the holidays and provide temporary shelter to another family, whose display of...
Starring: Kristy Swanson, Chris Potter, Nick Purcha, Jaeda Lily Miller
Directed By: George Erschbamer
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: 'Tis the season to celebrate with everyone's favorite St. Bernard, Beethoven, in an all-new, heartwarming holiday adventure where the hilarious...
Starring: Tom Arnold, Kyle Orlando Massey, Kimmie Rhodes, Munro Chambers
Directed By: John Putch
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An elf must get Santa's broken sleigh back in time for Christmas....
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Directed By: Jay Surridge
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: 'Twas the day before Christmas and all through the yard the Cat in the Hat and his guests partied hard....
Starring: Martin Short
Directed By: Tony Collingwood
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Gwyneth Hayden is a 30-something marketing executive with a top-notch career, killer wardrobe, dream apartment and great friends. She thinks...
Starring: Lacey Chabert, John O'Hurley, Jonathan Patrick Moore, Saidah Arrika Ekulona
Directed By: Corbin Bernsen
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Starring: Rachel Boston, Jonathan Bennett, Jon Prescott, Marilu Henner
Directed By: Marita Grabiak
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A headstrong woman fights the odds to save her family's Smoky Mountain berry farm, even calling in a favor from...
Starring: Sarah Lancaster, Alan Powell, Barry Corbin, Jill Wagner
Directed By: Gary Wheeler
70%
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...
Starring: Rose McIver, Ben Lamb, Alice Krige, Tahirah Sharif
Directed By: John Schultz
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A rebellious girl is sent to live with her grandmother on a horse ranch at Christmas and becomes determined to...
Starring: Francine Locke, Ken Arnold, Allen Williamson, Taylor Lyons
Directed By: Douglas B. Maddox
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Starring: Jocelyn Hudon, Stephen Huszar, Kelly Rutherford, Rebecca Dalton
Directed By: Justin G. Dyck
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: With Christmas quickly approaching, our old friend Curious George and The Man with the Yellow Hat scramble to find the...
Starring: William H. Macy, Frank Welker
Directed By:
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Beverly Hills 90210 alumni Jason Priestly takes the helm for this warmhearted romantic comedy about a die-hard party girl struggling...
Starring: Amy Acker, David Haydn-Jones, Emma Duke, Gina Holden
Directed By: Jason Priestley
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A Dogwalker's Christmas Tale is the story of a privileged 21-year-old college student Luce Lockhart (Lexi Giovagnoli, 1 Chance 2...
Starring: Jonathan Bennett, Lexi Giovagnoli, Dina Meyer, Patrick Muldoon
Directed By: Letia Clouston
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Join your favorite DreamWorks friends for these four holiday specials. Watch as those zany zoosters from Madagascar save Christmas, Donkey...
Starring: America Ferrera, Antonio Banderas, Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz
Directed By: David Soren, Gary Trousdale, Tom Owens, Walt Dohrn
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Polar opposites meet and fall in love, but it isn't long before their relationship is on the rocks. In order...
Starring: Manon Mathews, Shawn Roe, Katie LeClerc, Jordan James Smith
Directed By: Temple Mathews
40%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A struggling but talented photographer inherits an antique holiday advent calendar, the contents of which seem to predict the future....
Starring: Kat Graham, Quincy Brown, Ethan Peck, Ron Cephas Jones
Directed By: Bradley Walsh
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Jilted by her high-powered fiance just before Thanksgiving, and terrifed of disappointing her demanding mother, Hillary Burns hires an unemployed...
Starring: Bonnie Somerville, Shelley Long, Jordan Bridges, Haylie Duff
Directed By: Jim Fall
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A woman unexpectedly has a fatal accident just before Christmas, and to her surprise she isn't granted entry into Heaven...
Starring: Lindsey Gort, Derek Theler, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Melanie Liburd
Directed By: Edmund Entin, Gary Entin
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Po celebrates Winter Feast, his favorite holiday. Every year, Po and his father hang decorations, cook together and serve noodle...
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Ilana Klusky
Directed By: Tim Johnson
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A newly-single woman finds herself torn between two men after she kisses a handsome man on an elevator around the...
Starring:
Directed By: Michael Feifer
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: This home video release finds an interesting way to repackage older Disney cartoons. Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the...
Starring: Wayne Allwine, Jodi Benson, Mickey Mouse, Corey Burton
Directed By: Tony Craig, Rick Schneider, Roberts Gannaway
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Join Mickey, Minnie, and special guest Santa Clause as they attempt to teach Donald Duck the true meaning of Christmas...
Starring: Wayne Allwine, Mickey Mouse, Tony Anselmo, Michelle Kwan
Directed By: Matthew O'Callaghan
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Starring: Erica Ash, Redaric Williams, Eva Marcille, Allen Maldonado
Directed By: Kenny Young
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Pettersson promised the best Christmas ever to Findus, but unfortunately everything starts to go wrong. Fearing that Christmas may end...
Starring: Roxana Samadi, Stefan Kurt, Marianne Sägebrecht, Max Herbrechter
Directed By:
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
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Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Santa is allergic to cats, so he has a policy against delivering them as gifts. But little Tommy has been...
Starring: Nicola Lambo, Max Baroudi, Evan Boynel, Evan Boymel
Directed By: Glenn R. Miller
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: The mischievous Santa Pups stow away on Mrs. Claus' shed during a trip to Pineville, and stir up trouble when...
Starring: Bonnie Sommerville, Cheryl Ladd, George Newbern, Pat Finn
Directed By: Robert Vince
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Santa's loyal, four-legged companion Paws enlists the aid of a fun-loving orphan and his faithful friends to help save Christmas...
Starring: Kaitlyn Maher, Madison Pettis, Richard Kind, Wendi McLendon-Covey
Directed By: Robert Vince
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: A lawyer travels to Vermont to broker the sale of an inn and learns that it is haunted by a...
Starring: Jen Lilley, Thomas Beaudoin, Bates Wilder, Kati Salowsky
Directed By: David Jackson
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Every holiday season, hundreds of Christmas tree sellers from across North America descend upon the streets of New York City...
Starring:
Directed By: Brad Rothschild, Jon Reiner
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An all-new holiday adventure featuring the Trolls. When the Queen of the Trolls, Poppy, finds out that the Bergens do...
Starring: Anna Kendrick
Directed By: Joel Crawford
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Starring: Brély Evans, Andra Fuller, Persia White, Porscha Coleman
Directed By: Kenny Young
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