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Every Christmas movie available on Netflix

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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!

THE PRINCESS SWITCH (2018)

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

 

SANTA'S APPRENTICE (L'APPRENTI PERE NOEL) (2010)

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

 

BAD SANTA (2003)

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

 

GET SANTA (2014)

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)

 

WHITE CHRISTMAS (1954)

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

 

A CHRISTMAS PRINCE (2017)

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

 

A VERY MURRAY CHRISTMAS (2015)

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

 

LOVE ACTUALLY (2003)

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

 

THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICLES (2018)

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

 

THE NUTCRACKER (1993)

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

 

DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000)

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

 

UNCLE NICK (2015)

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

 

CHRISTMAS INHERITANCE (2017)

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

 

RED CHRISTMAS (2017)

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:

 

MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS (1999)

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

 

EL CAMINO CHRISTMAS (2017)

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

 

A CHRISTMAS STAR (2015)

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

 

BELIEVE (2016)

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

 

BAD SANTA 2 (2016)

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)

 

THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE (2013)

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

 

SANTA BUDDIES (2009)

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

 

POTTERSVILLE (2017)

0%

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Michael Shannon, Thomas Lennon, Judy Greer, Ron Perlman

Directed By: Seth Henrikson

 

48 CHRISTMAS WISHES (2017)

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

 

ABOMINABLE CHRISTMAS (2012)

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

 

ALL AMERICAN CHRISTMAS CAROL (2013)

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

 

ANGELS IN THE SNOW (2015)

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

 

BEETHOVEN'S CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE (2011)

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

 

BOB'S BROKEN SLEIGH (2015)

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: An elf must get Santa's broken sleigh back in time for Christmas....

Starring:

Directed By: Jay Surridge

 

THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT CHRISTMAS!(2012)

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

 

CHRISTIAN MINGLE THE MOVIE (2014)

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

 

HOLIDAY HIGH SCHOOL REUNION (CHRISTMAS CRUSH)(2012)

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Rachel Boston, Jonathan Bennett, Jon Prescott, Marilu Henner

Directed By: Marita Grabiak

 

CHRISTMAS IN THE SMOKIES (2015)

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

 

A CHRISTMAS PRINCE: THE ROYAL WEDDING (2018)

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

 

CHRISTMAS RANCH (2016)

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

 

CHRISTMAS WEDDING PLANNER (2017)

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Jocelyn Hudon, Stephen Huszar, Kelly Rutherford, Rebecca Dalton

Directed By: Justin G. Dyck

 

CURIOUS GEORGE: A VERY MONKEY CHRISTMAS (2009)

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:

 

DEAR SANTA (2011)

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

 

A DOGWALKER'S CHRISTMAS TALE (2015)

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

 

DREAMWORKS HOLIDAY CLASSICS (2011)

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

 

HOLIDAY BREAKUP (2016)

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

 

THE HOLIDAY CALENDAR (2018)

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

 

HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENT (A HOLIDAY ENGAGEMENT)(2011)

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

 

HOW SARAH GOT HER WINGS (2015)

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

 

KUNG FU PANDA HOLIDAY SPECIAL (2010)

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

 

MERRY KISSMAS (2015)

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

 

MICKEY'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS - SNOWED IN AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE (2001)

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

 

MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS (2004)

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

 

MISS ME THIS CHRISTMAS (2017)

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Erica Ash, Redaric Williams, Eva Marcille, Allen Maldonado

Directed By: Kenny Young

 

PETTERSSON UND FINDUS - DAS SCHÖNSTE WEIHNACHTEN ÜBERHAUPT (2016)

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:

 

PUPPY STAR CHRISTMAS (2018)

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring:

Directed By:

 

SANTA CLAWS (2014)

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

 

SANTA PAWS 2: THE SANTA PUPS (2012)

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

 

SEARCH FOR SANTA PAWS (2010)

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

 

THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS (2015)

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

 

TREE MAN (2016)

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

 

TROLLS HOLIDAY (2017)

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

 

YOU CAN'T FIGHT CHRISTMAS (2017)

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Starring: Brély Evans, Andra Fuller, Persia White, Porscha Coleman

Directed By: Kenny Young

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