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December 3, 2024 at 1:40pm EST
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Although we all like to enjoy movies that are so bad they’re good once in a while, there’s something special about binging this type of movie during the holidays. After all, in addition to the hilarious storylines and somewhat predictable endings, these movies also embody the Christmas spirit with Christmas trees and twinkle lights all around.
So, in honor of the Christmas season ahead, we’ve compiled some Christmas movies that will have you smiling and cringing all in one seating. From the story of a waitress who kidnapped a costumer to take to her family ‘s Christmas in Holiday in Handcuffs, to the unlikely story that two complete strangers decide to solely sleep together to cure their insomnia in No Sleep ‘Til Christmas, these stories get wilder and wilder. Not to mention the oh-so-successful Netflix trilogies like A Christmas Prince and The Princess Switch which have probably every cliché in the book yet still make us relax and get into the holiday spirit.
So, if you’re ready to enjoy some too-bad-it’s-actually-good movies this season, check out some of our favorites below. Happy watching!
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‘Hot Frosty’
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Starring Lacey Chabert, Hot Frosty is about a widow named Kathy who magically brings a snowman to life, but as she bonds with him, they have to deal with the fact that he’s doomed to melt.
Watch it on Netflix.
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‘A Merry Scottish Christmas’
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Starring Lacey Chabert, A Merry Scottish Christmas is a newer Hallmark movie set in the Scottish Highlands, where a woman visiting her ancestral home during Christmas finds love and rediscovery.
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‘Meet Me Next Christmas’
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Starring Devale Ellis and Christina Milian, Meet Me Next Christmas is a holiday romcom that follows a woman trying to get to the sold-out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert to find the love of her life.
Watch it on Netflix.
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‘The Star Wars Holiday Special’
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Honesty time: we had no idea this existed until recently. But there is a 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special, which has musical numbers and a storyline centered on Chewbacca’s family.
Watch it on YouTube.
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‘Christmas with the Kranks’
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In this holiday comedy, Christmas with the Kranks, it’s all about a couple who plans to skip Christmas since their daughter is overseas. However, when their neighbors catch word of it, they try to foil their no-Christmas ruling every step of the way.
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‘Jack Frost’
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Starring Kelly Preston and Michael Keaton, the 1998 film Jack Frost is about a father who dies in a car accident and magically returns to life as a snowman to spend one final Christmas with his family. It’s heartwarming, to say the least.
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‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’
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Starring Keira Knightley, as the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Mackenzie Foy, as Clara, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a more whimsical take on the classic Nutcracker story, and Clara discovers secrets about her family that come into play when she battles dark forces to save Christmas.
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‘A Bad Moms Christmas’
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Starring Kathryn Hahn, Mila Kunis, and Kristen Bell, A Bad Moms Christmas is about the three iconic “bad moms” going back for round two, but this time, their own mothers are involved in this mess.
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‘The Merry Gentlemen’
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Starring Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray, The Merry Gentlemen follows a woman trying to save her parents’ small-town performing venue, and a former big-city dancer doing an all-male, Christmas-themed revue; and yes, there is so much romance involved.
Watch it on Netflix.
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‘A Princess for Christmas’
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A Princess for Christmas is a heartwarming film about a woman who’s invited to spend Christmas with a European prince and his royal family. There’s intrigue, romance, and quite a lil intergenerational cuteness.
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‘Your Christmas Or Mine?’
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In Your Christmas Or Mine?, young lovebirds James (Asa Butterfield) and Hayley (Cora Kirk) mistakenly go to each other’s family celebrations and get stuck there due to weather conditions. A “meet the parents” but as a trial by fire, if you will.
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‘The Knight Before Christmas’
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In another Vanessa Hudgens Christmas movie, The Knight Before Christmas follows a 14th-century knight who accidentally travels in time to present day where he meets a charming high school science teacher.
'The Knight Before Christmas'
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‘Holiday in Handcuffs’
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Starring Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez, Holiday in Handcuffs follows a waitress who has a nervous breakdown and decides to kidnap a costumer to take home as her date for the holidays.
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‘Just Friends’
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Just Friends, starring Ryan Reynolds and Anna Faris, follows Chris, a once shy and nerdy teenager who goes back to his hometown to try and win back his childhood crush.
'Just Friends'
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‘Holidate’
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Starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, Holidate tells the story of two strangers who decide to pretend to be together to avoid all the nosy love life questions from their families during the holidays.
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‘No Sleep ‘Til Christmas’
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After a chance encounter led to Billy and Lizzie (Dave and Odette Annable) sleeping next to each other, the two insomniacs make a pact to sleep together until her wedding.
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‘Fred Claus’
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Starring Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti, 2007’s Fred Claus follows the unexpected duo of Santa Claus and his trouble-making brother, Fred. When Fred gets into trouble with the law, he’s then forced to work for his brother to make the magic of Christmas come to life.
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‘Love Hard’
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In another Netflix hit, Love Hard follows a naive young woman (Dobrev) who travels thousands of miles to meet her online boyfriend only to discover that she’s been catfished all along.
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‘Falling for Christmas’
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Starring Lindsay Lohan and Glee’s Chord Overstreet, Falling for Christmas tells the story of a shallow heiress who has her life flipped upside down when she suffers from memory loss after a skiing accident.
'Falling for Christmas'
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‘A Christmas Prince’
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Much like The Princess Switch, A Christmas Prince is another succesful Netflix trilogy. The first movie follows an up-and-coming journalist who travels across the world to interview the soon-to-be King of a European nation.
If you enjoy the first installation, be sure to watch the sequels A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding and A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby.
'A Christmas Prince'
$6.99/month
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‘Operation Christmas Drop’
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Starring Kat Graham and Alexander Ludwig, Operation Christmas Drop follows a political aide as she’s tasked with investigating an unusual Christmas tradition at a tropical military base.
'Operation Christmas Drop'
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‘The Princess Switch’
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In The Princess Switch, Vanessa Hudgens plays two different characters: a soon-to-be Queen of an European nation and a Chicago-born baker with high dreams. When their paths eventually meet, they concoct a plan to switch places, at least temporarily.
If you enjoy this movie, be sure to check out its sequels The Princess Switch: Switched Again and The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star.
'The Princess Switch'
$6.99/month
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‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’
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I’ll Be Home for Christmas follows a teenage boy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) in his mission to get home in time for Christmas.
'I'll Be Home for Christmas'
$7.99/month
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‘Jingle All the Way’
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In Jingle All the Way, viewers will see a workaholic dad (Arnold Schwarzenegger) go to extreme lengths to find the Christmas gift he had promised to his son.
'Jingle All the Way'
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‘Four Christmases’
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Starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, Four Christmases follows a couple who does something unthinkable: juggles four different celebrations all in one night. Talk about a marathon!
'Four Christmases'
$9.99/month
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