The Best Christmas Movies on Netflix That Bring on the Holiday Magic

Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding star as exes who, in a truly unfortunate rom-com twist, learn that their new partners are actually siblings. Stuck spending the holidays together under one roof, the pair grapples with the shocking revelation while hiding their romantic past from everyone else—including their significant others’ judgmental mother, played by Kristin Chenoweth.

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With the help of a handy magical scarf, a grieving widow named Cathy (Lacey Chabert) brings an unusually attractive snowman to life. As the charmingly innocent ice king (Dustin Milligan) provides her with a much-needed dose of holiday cheer, one problem looms: He might melt before Cathy is ready to fall in love again.

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Netflix’s newest animated film is based on a trilogy of children’s books by writer-director Richard Curtis. Good news: It’s just as charming as you’d expect. The yuletide tale follows the residents of a small English town where a snowstorm is threatening to wreak some major holiday havoc. Brian Cox voices Santa Claus, and Bill Nighy, Fiona Shaw, and Jodie Whittaker bring other characters to life.

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Chad Michael Murray stripping? Say less. When Sycamore Falls’ local bar is on the verge of bankruptcy, the actor’s handyman character, Luke, agrees to perform in an all-male holiday dance revue—choreographed by the owners’ Broadway star daughter, played by Britt Robertson—in order to drum up business. Prepare to see sparks fly in this rom-com, as well as an impressive amount of abs.

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Have you ever raced against the clock to get last-minute concert tickets? If so, you’ll appreciate the level of stress that Christina Milian’s character experiences in this movie. She’s trying to get into Pentatonix’s sold-out Christmas Eve show in order to run into a guy that she fell for at the airport a year ago, so the romantic stakes are already high. But when she enlists a private concierge (Devale Ellis) to help her, flirty banter ensues.

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In what can only be described as the full-family counterpart to Freaky Friday, Jennifer Garner and Ed Helms star as parents who are body-swapped with their teenage kids amid a strange pre-Christmas astrological event. Based on Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s children’s book Bedtime for Mommy, it’s a chaos-filled comedy about a family who quite literally learns what it’s like to walk in each others’ shoes.

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In her first holiday variety show, Sabrina Carpenter brings some seriously festive energy (perhaps it’s a result of all that espresso). Please, please, please feel free to sing along as she belts out holiday duets with Shania Twain, Chappell Roan, and Tyla, and enjoy comedic sketches with guest stars including Quinta Brunson and Megan Stalter.

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Lindsay Lohan solidifies her place as Christmas rom-com royalty, starring as a hotel heiress who loses her memory following a skiing accident. Before you feel too bad about her amnesiac ordeal, know that she recuperates under the care of a hot widowed lodge owner (Chord Overstreet) and his daughter.

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Kurt Russell delivers the ultimate Saint Nick performance in this very merry adventure. His shrewd Santa Claus joins forces with two kids who accidentally crashed his sleigh—resulting in a tragic loss of presents—in order to save Christmas. Russell’s partner, Goldie Hawn, stars as Mrs. Claus in the equally jolly sequel.

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This one should have you at “rom-com starring Freddie Prinze Jr.” The plot follows an uninspired pop star (Aimee Garcia) who, instead of delivering a new holiday song to her demanding label, heads to a small town to grant a fan’s meet-and-greet wish. Naturally, she ends up snowed in at the teen’s home; good thing her widowed father (Prinze) just so happens to be a songwriter.

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If you liked the first Bad Moms movie, this holiday sequel is worth a stream. It brings back the titular trio of underappreciated moms (Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, and Kristen Bell). This time, though, the characters are dreading the holiday visits of their own mothers (Cheryl Hines, Christine Baranski, and Susan Sarandon).

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Calling all Justin Hartley fans: The actor gives one of his signature swoon-worthy performances here, portraying a best-selling novelist who heads home (with a cute dog in tow) to settle his late mother’s affairs. While cleaning out his childhood home, he finds an old diary full of secrets—and it just might hold the answers that one woman (Barrett Doss) is desperately seeking about her own family history.

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This John Legend-produced, critically-acclaimed musical is a true Christmas treat. Forest Whitaker stars as a bitter toymaker who’s still not over the betrayal of a former apprentice (Keegan Michael Key) stealing his book of inventions. But when he finds himself newly inspired by his daughter (Anika Noni Rose) and granddaughter (Madalen Mills), he sets out to find joy again.

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After killing off a fan-favorite character triggers a public meltdown, a recently-divorced romance author (Brooke Shields) flees to Scotland for the holidays. Once there, she falls hard and fast…for a beautiful, albeit poorly maintained, castle. So begins her mission to buy the palace from its cranky duke owner (Cary Elwes), who’s not exactly keen to leave the property.

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Ah, a classic tale of two BFFs (Michael Urie and Philemon Chambers) who pretend to be in a relationship in order to avoid annoying family questions while home for the holidays. Unfortunately, a meddling mom (Kathy Najimy) throws a wrench in their plan when she decides to play matchmaker—leading the pals to realize that their feelings may be more than platonic after all. Jennifer Coolidge also stars, if you weren’t already convinced.

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This Oscar-nominated animated film introduces a new origin story for Santa Claus. It centers on an unlikely duo—a reclusive toymaker (voiced by J.K. Simmons) and a self-centered postman (Jason Schwartzman)—who team up with one goal in mind: to bring joy to the children of a town in need. And by joy, we obviously mean toys.

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The first of three films in this Parent Trap-esque franchise stars Vanessa Hudgens as a pair of doppelgängers. Her lookalike characters—a soon-to-be princess and a Chicago pastry chef—decide to switch places for Christmas, only to fall for each other’s boyfriends along the way. Make it a marathon by watching the full saga with parts two (Switched Again) and three (Romancing the Star).

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Craving a bit of drama? This 2000 film follows a bachelor Wall Street exec (Nicholas Cage) who wakes up on Christmas morning only to find himself living a modest life in the suburbs, where he’s married to the woman (Téa Leoni) he loved—and left—more than a decade ago. As he navigates this seemingly parallel universe, he’s forced to reevaluate his past choices.

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When two attractive single strangers (Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey) make a pact to be each other’s platonic plus-ones for a full year of holidays, they don’t expect to catch feelings. But really, how could they not? It’s hard to do anything but root for the pair in this refreshingly raunchy romp.

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