This year, the holidays will look and feel a little different. Instead of the hustle and bustle of holiday travel or the mad muscle it takes to prepare our homes for guests, things will be a little quieter, a little mellower—and they should be. We’re all trying to stay home and stay healthy more than ever before, and that means keeping our holiday celebrations smaller and for the most part in our own homes. But thankfully that doesn’t mean that we don’t get to enjoy some holiday cheer. We can decorate our homes, snuggle up as a family, and watch some great Christmas movies on Netflix.
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Being able to stream movies at home is wonderful, but what isn’t always so wonderful is having to search through all the many options. Sometimes it takes longer to find a movie that the whole family can agree to watch together than it does to watch the actual movie. You know we’re not lying. That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of the best Christmas movies on Netflix that you can stream right now. Get the popcorn and hot chocolate ready, and then pick one of the movies on this list and hit play.
‘The Christmas Chronicles’ is rated PG.
Starring Kurt Russell as the one and only Santa Claus, this is what you would call a holiday adventure movie about a couple of kids who try to catch Santa on camera but instead end up on a wild adventure that threatens to cancel Christmas.
‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ is rated PG.
This sequel to The Christmas Chronicles takes place a few years after the original. Kate, who was a little girl in the original, is now a teenager. She’s unhappy that his mother is in a new relationship and runs off to the North Pole, where she helps battle a naughty elf turned human who is trying to end Christmas.
‘A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish’ is rated PG.
The story of Cinderella gets an update in this teen rom-com. In this version, Cinderella is a singer and her “prince” is the son of a billionaire. There are, of course, wicked stepsisters and a wicked stepmother to contend with, but no glass slipper.
‘Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey’ is rated PG.
Jeronicus Jangle, played by Forest Whitaker, is an incredibly talented toymaker in the town of Cobbleton. Sadly, his most prized invention is stolen by his apprentice. As the years pass, Jeronicus needs help healing from the betrayal so that the can get back with the magic that once inspired him. That’s exactly what his granddaughter helps him do in this musical adventure.
‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ is rated PG.
Jim Carrey takes on the title role of the Mean One in this holiday classic. Based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same title, this movie tells the story of the Grinch who tries to steal Christmas from Whoville, but learns that Christmas is so much more than decorations or presents under a tree.
‘The Princess Switch’ is rated G.
Stacy, played by Vanessa Hudgens, is a baker from Chicago who travels to Belgravia for a baking contest. In Belgravia she runs into a woman who looks exactly like her and is about to become a princess via marriage. The two decide to switch places and hijinks ensue.
‘The Princess Switch: Switched Again’ is rated G.
They’re back and they are ready to switch again! This time around Lady Margaret, as played by Vanessa Hudgens, is about to become queen and isn’t sure she’s ready for the job. She switches places with her lookalike Stacy, also played by Vanessa Hudgens, and more hijinks ensue.
‘The Knight Before Christmas’ is rated TV-14.
Vanessa Hudgens stars as Brooke, a science teacher who has been let down by love. She meets a medieval knight who has been transported to the present day by a sorceress. Brooke helps the night make sense of the modern world and he tries to make his way back home, but not before they start to have feelings for each other.
‘Holiday Rush’ is rated PG.
A popular radio DJ loses his job and he and his four children are forced to downsize considerably. His kids have difficulty adjusting to their new less-than-lavish circumstances, but they come to realize that having less isn’t so bad after all.
‘Klaus’ is rated is rated PG.
This Academy Award nominated animated film is about a selfish postman and a reclusive carpenter who somehow manage to become friends. Their friendship leads to feuding residents of Smeerensburg becoming generous neighbors.
‘The Holiday Calendar’ is rated G.
Abby Sutton is a photographer whose career and love life are kind of at a standstill. She inherits a holiday calendar from her grandmother and every day that she opens a door in the advent calendar, life gets a little more interesting.
‘This Christmas’ is rated is rated PG-13.
The Whitfield family gets together for Christmas for the first time in four years. Tensions arise as everyone starts sharing how they really feel about one another. Getting everything out in the open is uncomfortable, but helps everyone find their way back to each other.
‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’ is rated G.
Now, you know you can’t have Dolly Parton in a movie and not have her sing. This movie includes 14 original songs by Dolly herself. As for the plot, picture a female Scrooge who owns property and wants to evict an entire town. Can a visit from an angel played by Dolly change her mind?
‘The App That Stole Christmas’ is rated PG.
The lesson behind this movie is that “Christmas is presence, not presents.” The lesson unfolds when a tech entrepreneur learns that his hugely successful Christmas shopping app is kind of sort of not so great for the holiday spirit.
'A Bad Moms Christmas' is rated R.
This one is for the adults in the family after the kids have gone to bed. Again, let us stress that this one is for grownups who are OK being a little naughty and watching something a little naughty. It’s about a group of moms who have had it with the pressure of trying to orchestrate the perfect Christmas celebration while their own mothers are visiting.
