Best new Christmas movies to watch on Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime

Now that we’re in the holiday season, there’s nothing like curling up on the sofa with Christmas movie. Let’s be real, there’s only so many times we can listen to Kevin scream into the mirror after applying aftershave. Alone in the houseor wait while you watch Buddy drip maple syrup onto a plate of spaghetti at Elfbefore the magic starts to fade.

Fortunately, the streaming age has unleashed an avalanche of new Christmas movies, with platforms such as Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and transform into more of the Hallmark Channel as they race to cook the best christmas movies in 2024

this year, Lindsay Lohan continues her transformation into the Queen of Christmas, with Netflix Our little secret; mean girls’ Lacey Chabert falls in love with a handsome snowman brought to life in Hot Frosty; and Ben Stiller returns to the screen in Disney+’s Nutcrackers.

Without further ado, here’s our roundup of the best new and upcoming Christmas movies to watch this season. You can stream them all from home on Netflix, Disney+ and more, including Row Onewhich just appeared on Amazon Prime Video.

Best New Christmas Movies 2024

‘red’

This is a crazy festive action comedy film starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Chris Evans as Santa’s chief security advisor and bounty hunter tasked with rescuing Santa Claus (codenamed Red) after he is kidnapped from the North Pole. . Funny and outrageous, it’s a $250 million Christmas movie that first appeared in theaters but is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

‘See you next Christmas’

While there was a surprising lack of rom-coms on the Christmas streaming calendar last year, Netflix is ​​delivering the goods in 2024. In search of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla (Christina Milian) races through New York to try and get her tickets to a sold-out Pentatonix Christmas concert evening. Expect lots of harmony in this crazy romantic comedy.

‘A Case of Christmas’

When she learns of her parents’ plan to separate while on a family vacation in Italy, a Christmas-obsessed Claire concocts a plan with her grandfather (Danny DeVito) to reunite her parents. The film is now available to rent and buy on digital platforms including Amazon, Sky Store and Apple TV.

‘Hot Frosty’

Hot Frosty sounds like a sweet spiritual successor Jack Frost. In this romantic comedy, mean girls’ Lacey Chabert takes on the role of a woman who revives her handsome snowman, two years after her husband’s death. Expect romance, laughter and, of course, tears when her charming snowman inevitably melts.

‘Almost A Christmas Story’

Produced by Roma and Gravity directed by Alfonso Cuaron and directed by The Green Knightis David Lowery, Almost A Christmas Story is an animated short film that follows Moon, a young owl who gets stuck in a Christmas tree intended for New York’s Rockefeller Plaza. Trying to escape the city, Moon befriends a lost young girl named Luna, as they return home together.

‘Merry Gentlemen’

This one turns the Hallmark playbook on its head, mixing it up Magic Mike Merry Christmas. Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray star in this festive film. Former big-city dancer Ashley is on a mission to save the Rhythm Room (her parents’ small-town stage space) by putting on a men’s Christmas pageant.

‘Wishlist Games’

Although it’s not a Christmas movie, this looks like a great Christmas-themed reality TV program if you want something a little different this season. Wish list games is hosted by Lela Pons and Emmy-nominated host Nick Cannon, and takes the form of a high-energy half-hour game where contestants play for a chance to win everything on their Amazon wish list, totaling up to $25,000. Contestants retire from the audience to play a series of games, with the show ending with one contestant playing to win a prize for everyone in the audience.

‘Dear Santa Claus’

Jack Black and Shallow Hall Director Bobby Farrelly reunites for what looks to be a hilarious Christmas comedy, with Black playing the devil. Things go south when a boy (with terrible spelling) writes a letter to Satan instead of Santa, inviting the wrong person up his chimney. Expect smash hits of the highest order, it also stars Keegan-Michael Key and features a cameo from Post Malone, playing himself. Note: This is not horror in the slightest.

‘Our Little Secret’

The Queen of Christmas is back. After downloading the genre in Netflix Falling For ChristmasLindsay Lohan is back Our little secret. In the film, two bitter exes are forced to spend Christmas under the same roof after discovering that their current partners are siblings. Awkward.

‘nuts’

Ben Stiller stars as a top real estate developer in this heartwarming Christmas comedy. When his sister is killed in an accident, Michael is forced to step into the role of guardian for her four disobedient orphan sons living on the farm. Except she knows nothing about parenting (or country life, for that matter). First on Hulu in the US on November 29, David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express) film will premiere on Disney+ in the UK sometime this holiday season.

‘Jack in Time for Christmas’

In this part scripted comedy, part unscripted travelogue, Jack Whitehall finds himself stranded in the US with just four days to go back to the UK for Christmas. With flights canceled, Whitehall embarks on a road trip that includes huskies and bobcats, and a host of famous faces, including Michael Buble, Dave Bautista, Rebel Wilson, Jimmy Fallon, Daisy May Cooper and Tom Davies, who are there to help (or hinder ) ) his way home.

‘that Christmas’

Based on the children’s book series by Richard Curtis, That Christmas is an animated film by Locksmith Animation. The film tells a series of intertwined stories about family life during Christmas, love and loneliness. If that didn’t get you hooked, Brian Cox also voices Santa Claus.

‘Carry-On’

This sounds like Die a man 2024 (aka, an action movie that takes place on Christmas). Taron Egerton stars as an airport security agent blackmailed by the mysterious Jason Bateman into letting a dangerous bag onto a Christmas Eve flight. “One bag for one life,” is Bateman’s blackmail offer.

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