Holiday in the Wild

What it's about: Distraught after their son leaves for college, Manhattanite Kate Conrad (Kristin Davis) books an extravagant trip to Africa with her husband, but he shocks her by ending their marriage before they can jet off. Jilted, Kate carries on for a solo safari and ends up on an elephant rescue mission with her pilot, Derek Holliston (Rob Lowe [6]), that convinces her to extend her stay through Christmastime. Something tells us sparks just might fly between the two of them.
When it's available: Nov. 1

Let It Snow

What it's about: Adapted from The New York Times bestselling book by YA authors John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle, the story will follow an ensemble cast of high school friends whose midwestern town is hit by a massive snowstorm on Christmas Eve, resulting in their friendships and love lives colliding.
When it's available: Nov. 8

Klaus

What it's about: In this animated holiday comedy Jason Schwartzman voices Jesper, the postal academy's worst student, who's stationed on a frozen island called Smeerensburg above the Arctic Circle that barely ever receives mail. But when he meets local teacher Alva (Rashida Jones) and discovers Klaus (J.K. Simmons), a carpenter who lives alone in a cabin full of handmade toys, laughter returns to their frigid island.
When it's available: Nov. 15

The Knight Before Christmas

What it's about: A medieval knight (Josh Whitehouse) is sent forward in time by a sorceress, but ends up crossing paths with Brooke, a clever, kind science teacher (Vanessa Hudgens [7]). She's all but given up on love, but her newfound friendship with Sir Cole just might change her mind.
When it's available: Nov. 21

Holiday Rush

What it's about: NYC-based radio DJ and widow Rush Williams (Romany Malco) loses his job right around Christmas, when his spoiled kids hit him with a list of pricey gift requests. His producer Roxy Richardson (Sonequa Martin-Green) and his Aunt Jo (Darlene Love) come up with a plan to help him buy another station, but it means the Williams family will have to downsize into a much simpler life. Can they do it?
When it's available: Nov. 28

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby

What it's about: It's Christmastime in Aldovia, and a royal baby is on the way! Queen Amber (Rose McIver) and King Richard (Ben Lamb) prepare for their first child's arrival, which coincides with a pair of foreign dignitaries visiting their kingdom. But when the priceless treaty goes missing, peace is jeopardised and an ancient curse erupts. Uh-oh!
When it's available: Dec. 5

Get Santa

Award-winning actor Jim Broadbent [8] (Iris, Game of Thrones [9]) as Santa Claus who crashes his sleigh and is on the run from the police? Yes, please.

Watch it here [10].

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

If you can't watch the original cartoon, this Jim Carrey [11] version is the next best thing. He's at his manic best, plus a pre-Gossip Girl [12] Taylor Momsen [13] stars as Cindy Lou Who.

Watch it here [14].

Santa's Apprentice

This 2010 French cartoon features Santa Claus looking for a young boy to replace him, with the conditions that the right child must be named Nicholas, must be an orphan, and must have a pure heart. It's an adorable film for holiday family time.

Watch it here [15].

Pottersville

If you're in the mood for a Christmas flick with an unlikely premise, look no further than Pottersville. The movie stars Michael Shannon as a local businessman who inadvertently attracts loads of Bigfoot-seeking tourists to his small town around the holidays. It also stars Judy Greer, Christina Hendricks, and Ron Perlman.

Watch it here [16].

Christmas Inheritance

If you thought A Christmas Prince was cheesy, you ain't seen nothing yet. The film stars Eliza Taylor (The 100) as a heiress who hides her identity from a group of unsuspecting townspeople at the request of her father.

Watch it here [17].

Christmas With the Kranks

The Christmas Chronicles

When Kate and her brother Teddy plan to capture Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, shenanigans ensue, and so begins an adventure whereby they join forces with elves to save Christmas.
Watch it here [18]

A Christmas Prince

One of Netflix's first ever wonderful Christmas movies, A Christmas Prince is about a young journalist who is finally given her big break when she's sent abroad to profile a prince who is set to become king. (Spoiler alert: they fall in love, and so begins one of the streaming service's most lovable cringeworthy Christmas franchises.)
Watch it here [19]

A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

The sequel to A Christmas Prince picks up one year later, as Amber and Richard plan their extravagant royal wedding — but it won't all be smooth sailing along the way.
Watch it here [20]

The Holiday Calendar

In The Holiday Calendar, a photographer (played by Kat Graham) inherits an antique advent calendar that starts to predict her future and it seems like all her wildest dreams are coming true. Throw in a few curveballs (and an unexpected romance), and you've got a proper feel-good Christmas flick.
Watch it here [21]

The Princess Switch

A classic Christmas rom-com, The Princess Switch [22] sees Vanessa Hudgens [23] play a duchess and an ordinary Chicago woman who switch lives one week before Christmas.
Watch it here [24]

A Wish For Christmas

After someone at work steals her big idea, Sara decides she's finally had enough of being everyone's doormat. So, she makes a wish to Santa for the courage to stand up for herself and he gives her 48 hours to learn how to speak her own mind.
Watch it here [25]

Arthur Christmas

When Santa forgets to deliver Christmas presents to one child in the whole world on Christmas Day, his youngest son Arthur steps in to save the day before The Big Day dawns.
Watch it here [26]

Christmas Wedding Planner

In a classic tale of the unlucky-in-love wedding planner, this movie follows Kelsey, who has to conquer many hurdles when a gorgeous private investigator is hired to look into her cousin's over-the-top wedding extravaganza, which she is planning. The film is also based on the 2010 Mills and Boon romance novel titled Once Upon a Wedding [27] so you know it's going to be good.
Watch it here [28]

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

Not to be confused with the 1998 movie by the same name starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas, this festive film follows a dynamic Assistant District Attorney named Jackie Foster who is very much in control of her life. But when her long lost father shows up unexpectedly to celebrate Christmas with Jackie and her daughter, she is forced to confront the scars from her childhood.
Watch it here [29]

Jack Frost

A classic '90s Christmas movie, Jack Frost tells the sad yet heartwarming story of a father who gets a second chance at fatherhood. Following his tragic death in a car accident, he is reincarnated as a snowman called Jack Frost (played by Micheal Keaton), and has one last shot at putting things right with his son.
Watch it here [30]

This Christmas

If you think your family dinner is awkward, well, we're pretty sure it won't have anything on the Christmas dinner in This Christmas. In this festive film, the entire Whitfield family returns home for the first time in years, and together, they need to figure out how to navigate all of their baggage.
Watch it here [31]

El Camino Christmas

Starring Dax Shepard, Jessica Alba [32], and Tim Allen, El Camino Christmas is a left-of-centre festive movie that involves a drunk sheriff, a hostage situation inside a liquor store, and a news reporter who's determined to get the scoop.
Watch it here [33]