If You Liked Elf, Watch These Next
Finished Elf (2003) and want more of the same? These 17 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Elf, most of them are comedy, family, fantasy.
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17 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.The Santa Clause 2(2002)
6.0FantasyComedyFamilyAlso fantasy and comedy
Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.
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3.Jingle All the Way(1996)
6.1FamilyAdventureComedyAlso family and comedy
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve,…
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4.The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two(2020)
6.5FamilyFantasyAdventureAlso family and fantasy
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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5.How the Grinch Stole Christmas(2000)
6.8FamilyComedyFantasyAlso family and comedy
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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6.Dashing Through the Snow(2023)
6.0FantasyFamilyComedyAlso fantasy and family
Eddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named Nick.
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7.Beethoven's Christmas Adventure(2011)
6.0FamilyComedyFantasyAlso family and comedy
A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.
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8.A Boy Called Christmas(2021)
7.3FamilyAdventureFantasyAlso family and fantasy
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical…
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9.Candy Cane Lane(2023)
6.0ComedyFantasyFamilyAlso comedy and fantasy
Determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, family man Chris makes a pact with an elf to help him out-do the competition. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days of Christmas to life, unleashing chaos on the small unsuspecting town.
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10.Santa Claus: The Movie(1985)
6.3FamilyFantasyAdventureAlso family and fantasy
In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-making elf, Patch, in the North Pole. In the present day, Santa Claus has become overwhelmed by his workload, and the disgruntled Patch flees the workshop to New York…
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11.Family Switch(2023)
6.4ComedyFantasyFamilyAlso comedy and fantasy
When the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, their hilarious journey to find their way back to normal will bring them closer together than they ever thought possible.
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13.Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse(2001)
7.0AnimationFamilyComedyAlso family and comedy
When a huge snowstorm leaves everyone stranded, Mickey and all of his guests at the House of Mouse, including Pooh, Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, Ariel and many more of his old and new friends, break out the cookies and hot chocolate to help Donald mend his tattered Christmas spirit.
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14.A Christmas Story Christmas(2022)
6.3ComedyFamilyAlso comedy and family
Follows Ralphie, now adult, who returns to the house on Cleveland Street to give his kids a magical Christmas like the one he had as a child, reconnecting with childhood friends, and reconciling the passing of his Old Man.
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15.Dear Santa(2024)
6.2ComedyFantasyAlso comedy and fantasy
Likeable 6th grader Liam writes to Santa asking him to prove that he's real. But Liam is dyslexic and accidentally sends his letter to Satan instead, who shows up at Liam's house, excited to have his first fanboy letter and wanting a little of Liam's soul.
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16.Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups(2012)
6.1FamilyFantasyAdventureAlso family and fantasy
When Mrs. Claus travels to Pineville, the merriest place on the planet, a quartet of magical puppies stow away on her sled, granting joyful wishes to the town's boys and girls. However, something goes terribly wrong - the Christmas spirit begins to disappear. Now, the Santa Pups and Mrs. Claus must race to save…
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17.Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer(1964)
7.4AnimationFamilyAdventureAlso family and fantasy
Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys.…
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