Movies like The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause (1994) is a fantasy movie directed by John Pasquin. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
★ 6.5 · 1,197 votes · Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Kate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus.
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2. Elf (2003)
★ 6.7 · 4,725 votes · Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
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3. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
★ 6.8 · 8,500 votes · Family, Comedy, Fantasy
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
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4. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
★ 7.2 · 2,817 votes · Comedy
It's Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going, knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon.
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5. Trading Places (1983)
★ 7.2 · 3,813 votes · Comedy
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
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6. Red One (2024)
★ 6.9 · 3,197 votes · Action, Adventure, Comedy
After Santa Claus (codename: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous tracker in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
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7. Love Actually (2003)
★ 7.1 · 7,615 votes · Comedy, Romance, Drama
Eight very different couples deal with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London.
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8. The Holiday (2006)
★ 7.1 · 5,796 votes · Comedy, Romance
Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.
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9. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
★ 8.3 · 5,107 votes · Drama, Family, Fantasy
George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
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10. Bad Santa (2003)
★ 6.6 · 2,482 votes · Drama, Comedy, Crime
You'd better watch out - Willie T. Soke is coming to town, and he doesn't care if you've been naughty or nice. Willie's favorite holiday tradition is to fill his sacks with loot lifted from shopping malls across the country. But this year his plot gets derailed by a wisecracking store detective, a sexy bartender, and a kid who's convinced Willie is the real Santa Claus.
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11. Batman Returns (1992)
★ 7.0 · 7,343 votes · Action, Fantasy
The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.
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12. Groundhog Day (1993)
★ 7.6 · 9,262 votes · Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
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13. Home Alone (1990)
★ 7.5 · 12,948 votes · Comedy, Family
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. When thieves try to break into his home, he puts up a fight like no other.
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14. Gremlins (1984)
★ 7.1 · 7,203 votes · Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
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15. Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
★ 6.8 · 1,201 votes · Fantasy, Drama, Family
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.
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16. Noelle (2019)
★ 6.6 · 770 votes · Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.
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