The holidays are a great time to revisit classic festive films, but there’s no need to limit your choices to those from the past. There are plenty of stars in holiday movies, including Jack Black, Danny DeVito and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Lindsay Lohan is also featured. Check out the list of 2024 streaming Christmas movies that you can watch right now or very soon. The PG-13-rated film stars Dwayne and Chris Evans in a quest to save Santa Claus. You can tune in to the film on Prime Video to see if these two movie stars ace the mission.
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Exes on less-than-merry terms are brought together by Christmas after a decade apart in this Netflix movie. Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding are former lovers who reunite when their siblings host them for a holiday party. Will they be able keep their past a secret from each other? You’ll have to tune in to find out.
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This festive flick stars Ben Stiller as a big-city dweller whose life takes a turn. The chaos that ensues when he leaves Chicago temporarily to look after four orphaned nieces on a farm is fueled by kids. Real-life siblings play the quartet of boys, and Linda Cardellini stars as a social worker.
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It’s Taron Egerton vs. Jason Bateman in this upcoming Netflix airport thriller with enough holiday energy to land it on this list. This showdown occurs when Bateman’s mysterious character asks Egerton’s TSA agent if she will let a bag through security to a flight on Christmas Eve. If you’re up for a different kind of holiday flick, leave room in your suitcase for this one.
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A Netflix holiday release no one saw coming — but that makes perfect sense — Hot Frosty stars Lacey Chabert as a small-town woman who meets a hunk with snowman origins. The comedic outing also features The Office’s Craig Robinson and Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Joe Lo Truglio — a sheriff and his deputy on the trail of a streaker who may or may not be the community’s hottest (and also technically the coldest) new arrival.
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A Magic Mike-channeling crowd-pleaser, The Merry Gentlemen centers on a big-city dancer out to save her parents’ struggling business. The strategy? The strategy? All of this must be accomplished by Christmas, of course.
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Want to spend Christmas with an adorable little owl? The Disney Plus animated short follows the journey of Moon, a young bird who ends up in Rockefeller Plaza alone during the holidays. Moon befriends a girl who is also far away from home. The voice actors include Jim Gaffigan, Mamoudou Athie, Natasha Lyonne and John C. Reilly.
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Succession’s Brian Cox voicing Santa Claus is one of the draws of this PG-rated animated flick from Love Actually writer and director Richard Curtis. The film is based on three kids’ books by Curtis, who co-wrote That Christmas, and it wraps multiple tales in a holiday package.
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Pop group Pentatonix and Christina Milian feature in this holiday rom-com
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that brings festive tunes and chemistry. Milian’s character is determined to get tickets for a Pentatonix sold-out concert in New York City, after a chance airport encounter with a stranger. But a decision to hire a concierge introduces an unexpected second love interest.
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Paramount Plus’ first original Christmas movie, Dear Santa, has a star-studded cast and an envelope-pushing setup: What if a little boy unintentionally addressed a letter to Satan instead of the man with the bag? Jack Black stars as the kid’s devilish new acquaintance, and Keegan-Michael Key and Post Malone appear in this unconventional holiday movie that didn’t prove very hot with critics.
Lupus FilmsGerard Butler’s St. Nick encounters Emilia Clarke’s Christmas-loathing Queen of Hearts in this animated musical film based on the book of the same name by Carys Bexington. This is a holiday pic that can entertain the kids.Notorious Pictures
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Danny DeVito and Andie MacDowell star in this upcoming Hulu offering set in the Dolomites, Italy. Hallmark Media has all the new holiday movies you need. Peacock is a great option for those without cable. But you will need to keep up with the schedule. The Hallmark Channel East Coast broadcasts films on the streamer live or on demand the following day. If you choose to watch on-demand, your viewing period is only three days.
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