12 Christmas Movies on Netflix to Watch
Except for loudly singing Christmas songs, nothing says Christmas like classic Christmas movies on Netflix Marathon.
Watching all of your favorite Christmas movies on repeat and discovering some new ones is the best way to celebrate the holiday season after the lights are strung, the mistletoe is hung, and the gifts are safely tucked under the tree.
But this year, don’t let the chaos of the holidays or the endless events you have scheduled prevent you from seeing every film on your watch list.
Best Christmas Movies on Netflix That You’ll Want to Watch
Here, we’ve compiled a list of the top Netflix holiday films for every kind of viewer—from singles to families—so you can enjoy more eggnog this season and spend less time scrolling through your watch list.
1. Love Actually
Play Love Actually whenever you’re feeling down about the state of the world. Known for being “the ultimate romantic comedy,” Richard Curtis’ much-loved 2003 film follows a month in London just before Christmas.
Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Laura Linney, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, and Keira Knightley are among the all-star cast members.
2. Best. Christmas. Ever!
Mary Lambert’s new comedy treats Christmas as a competitive sport. In a humorous turn of events, Heather Graham’s character finds herself taking her family to celebrate the holiday with her longtime rival, Brady, whose perfect façade has long been a source of animosity.
See if the setup results in a holiday hostess brawl or if long-standing tensions are resolved with a new understanding.
3. Family Switch
Based on Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s 2010 children’s book Bedtime for Mommy, McG’s new comedy offers a powerful dose of togetherness to a five-member family that is plagued by busy schedules and generational disconnections.
The film features Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms as parents of three kids and a dog, who are body-swapped right before Christmas, forcing them all to walk in each other’s shoes. It’s the time of year for intense empathy.
4. Let It Snow
Luke Snellin’s teen romantic comedy, which is based on the same-titled YA novel by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle, centers on a large group of teenagers on a snowy Christmas Eve.
Over the day, the teens’ various romantic interests—including one involving a pop star (Shameik Moore) who is visiting the town—intensify and converge in anticipation of an incredible party that evening.
5. Falling for Christmas
Falling for Christmas, which premiered in December, celebrated Lindsay Lohan’s victorious comeback to the big screen as the Y2K queen.
In Janeen Damian’s romantic comedy, the Parent Trap and Freaky Friday darling plays a bratty heiress who suffers a memory loss following a skiing accident.
While attempting to discover her identity, she stays at a quaint lodge and develops a relationship with its owner, Chord Overstreet, and his daughter.
6. Scrooge: A Christmas Carol
Watch the Stephen Donnelly-directed animated musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’s well-known Christmas ghost story on Netflix.
Together with Jonathan Pryce as Jacob Marley, Olivia Colman as the Ghost of Christmas Past, and Johnny Flynn as Bob Cratchit, Luke Evans voices the stingy lead. We assure you it’s not a humbug.
7. White Christmas
Together with a little-known sister act, two well-known performers from World War II put on a musical in an abandoned hotel in Vermont that belonged to their former commanding officer.
It shouldn’t work at all, but everything works! Give credit to the incredibly gifted lead quartet, led by Michael Curtiz of Casablanca, for transforming a storyline that seemed to be held together by Christmas wishes and maple syrup into a timeless holiday classic.
8. A Christmas Prince
Invest a whole Sunday in curling up and reading the whole Christmas Prince series. The first film in the trilogy is a 2017 romantic comedy directed by Alex Zamm, about a Christmastime trip to the made-up nation of Aldovia by an American journalist.
She becomes enamored with the Aldovian prince while spying for information. A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby were released in 2018 and 2019 after viewers fell in love as well.
9. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
You won’t want to miss David E. Talbert’s musical fantasy, which is highly regarded by critics and full of holiday charm.
The talented toy maker Jeronicus Jangle, played by Forest Whitaker, has been destroyed since his treacherous apprentice took his book of inventions.
He tries to recover his legacy and rediscover inspiration with a little assistance from his granddaughter and daughter.
10. Single All the Way
To avoid his yearly family questions concerning his romantic status, Peter asks his closest friend Nick to take on the role of his boyfriend for the holidays.
Peter isn’t prepared for his mother to introduce him to her trainer, though, or for the possibility that their relationship goes beyond simple friendship.
Michael Mayer’s 2021 romantic comedy, which also stars Jennifer Coolidge as Peter’s eccentric aunt, has become a holiday favorite.
11. A Castle for Christmas
In Mary Lambert’s warm romantic comedy, starring Brooke Shields and Cary Elwes, a recently divorced romance novelist, under fire from her readers for killing off a beloved character, takes to the skies to wait out the storm.
She snaps to her impulses and buys the castle from the grumpy duke who lives there after seeing one of her father used to own as a child.
To find out if she falls in love with anything more than the historic château there, you’ll have to watch.
12. Alien Xmas
Being earthbound for Christmas means thinking small. Why not send out a cosmic flare of holiday cheer?
Look no further than Stephen Chiodo’s short and charming stop-motion film for an intergalactic holiday adventure. In it, a rapacious alien race plots to take our planet’s goods by turning off Earth’s gravity.
However, after experiencing his first taste of Christmas cheer upon landing at the North Pole, X, the extraterrestrial tasked with the mission, may decide to reconsider.
Looking to have a fun-filled Christmas with your family? You can always pick any Christmas movie of your choice from the above list of Netflix movies.