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List of the best movies like Daddy's Home 2 (2017): Christmas Do-Over, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, Unaccompanied Minors, The One and Only Ivan, Pete's Christmas, Christmas Trade, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Saving Christmas, A Christmas Wish, Alone for Christmas.

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Markimdb: 5.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30
CharactersFamily
PlotTime travel, Divorce, Holidays
TimeNew Year
StyleFancy, Touching

A ne'er do well father and ex-husband who always raced his way through the holidays is forced to relive Christmas Day time and again until he gets it right in this family oriented fantasy comedy starring Jay Mohr. It's Christmas time once again, and as usual Kevin (Moore) is scrambling to get his son Ben a last minute gift before stopping by his ex-wife Jill's house for a quick swig of eggnog. Ben can't stand Jill's impossibly perfect new boyfriend, and the prospect of spending the entire evening with his former inlaws is nearly too painful to ponder. But this Christmas things are going to be different, because this Christmas might just last forever. At first Kevin resists the curious development by simply reverting to his childish ways, though he is about to find out that sometimes in order to build a better future one must finally make amends with the past. ~ Jason Buchanan

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:28
CharactersFamily, Santa Claus
PlotTime travel, Divorce, Cheating, Family life, Holidays
TimeNew Year
StyleCute

Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30
CharactersFamily
PlotAdventure, Holidays
PlaceAircraft
TimeNew Year

Five disparate kids snowed in at the airport on Christmas Eve learn some lessons about friendship when they launch a bid to get back to their families and outsmart a disgruntled airport official who wants to keep them grounded.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, comedy, adventure, family, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
CharactersMonkeys, Artists, Good people
PlotOn real events, Friendship
PlaceCircus
StyleKind

Ivan is a 400-pound silverback gorilla who shares a communal habitat in a suburban shopping mall with Stella the elephant, Bob the dog, and various other animals. He has few memories of the jungle where he was captured, but when a baby elephant named Ruby arrives, it touches something deep within him. Ruby is recently separated from her family in the wild, which causes him to question his life, where he comes from and where he ultimately wants to be.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
CountryUSA, Canada
CharactersTeens, Geniuses, Family, Twins
PlotSoccer, Holidays
PlaceCanada
TimeNew Year, Winter
StyleFancy, Touching

An overlooked middle child finds himself in the unexpected spotlight when he realizes his family's terrible Christmas day keeps repeating. As the only one experiencing the day over and over, he decides to use his unique gift to give the holidays a makeover and his family a Christmas they will never forget.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily, Lawyers, Businessmen
PlotBody exchange, Fulfillment of desires
TimeNew Year
StyleLight

A career-oriented single father and his 11-year-old son are forced to see their worlds through each other's eyes when some Christmas magic switches their bodies. The pair find themselves growing closer as they scramble to figure out the secret of the magic that caused their predicament in time for Christmas.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:35
CharactersPenguin, Animals, Family, Businessmen, Birds
PlotAdventure, Inheritance, Justice
PlacePrison, Antarctica, Zoos, USA, New York
TimeNew Year
StyleTo cry

Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.

Markimdb: 1.4
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily, Santa Claus
TimeNew Year

Kirk is enjoying the annual Christmas party extravaganza thrown by his sister until he realizes he needs to help out Christian, his brother-in-law who has a bad case of the bah-humbugs.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily, Single mothers, Sheriffs
PlotMythology, Divorce, Holidays
PlaceSmall cities
TimeNew Year
StyleTouching

MARTHA EVANS has been abandoned by her ne'er-do-well husband, who took all their cash and left her homeless and virtually destitute with her two daughters and stepson. Martha leaves town in hopes of finding a job and a place to stay, she finally finds a job at a sleepy rural diner, formerly famous for its home-made root beer. But with her car broken down and the bills piling up, it looks like it's going to be a bleak Christmas for the Evans family. However, there are warm hearts working behind the scenes that ultimately make this the happiest holiday of Martha's life -- a real answer to her prayers

Markimdb: 3.4
Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:27
CharactersDogs, Heroes, Family, Talking dogs
PlaceUSA
TimeNew Year
StyleExciting, Light, Fascinating, Fancy

When a family visits Grandma's house on Christmas Eve, they leave their dog at home alone. And when burglars try to take the presents from under the tree, the dog must use every trick it knows to stop them.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:29
CharactersFamily
PlotLife, Friendship, Family life
PlaceUSA
TimeNew Year
StyleTouching

As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife and well-intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick gives Michael a gift and instills in him the courage to find the joy that he lost.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30
CharactersThieves, Family, Santa Claus, Chickens
PlotTravel, Life, Family life
PlaceDeserts, USA
TimeNew Year
StyleTo cry

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a seemingly normal older couple in a station wagon from Roswell, New Mexico. It turns out that the couple believes they are the victims of alien abduction. The Duncan's must resort to purchasing a clunker Yugo to get to Utah, have their luggage stolen in Las Vegas, and survive a zany Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Blankenhooper.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:28
CharactersHorses, Family, Maids, Orphans
PlotTravel, Snow, Holidays
PlaceEngland, Castle, Estate
TimeNew Year
StyleTo cry

After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic death, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. Feeling out of place as a commoner, she is determined to give her family a merry Christmas and surprises herself when she falls for a handsome prince.

Markimdb: 3.8
Genrecomedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily, Santa Claus, Reporters
PlotFight, Life, Snow, Toys, Cheating
PlaceUSA, Small cities
TimeNew Year
StyleUnexpected ending, To cry

Larry's daughter wants only one thing for Christmas - a talking bear. His daughter's step-dad intends to make sure that Larry can't get one.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily, Sisters, Architects
PlotTime travel, Supernatural, Love triangle, Ghosts, Family life
PlaceParty
TimeNew Year
StyleFancy

A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to breakdown because of her family, she receives a snowglobe in the mail. When she opens up the snowglobe, she is transported into the world inside, where Christmas is the heart and soul for everyone who lives there. She discovers she can return to her world by going down a small path in the small forest at the edge of the village, and can return whenever she winds up the snowglobe. After a long set of visits to the globe, she accidentally gets trapped inside.

Markimdb: 5.1
Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:25
CharactersDogs, Teens, Snake, Heroes, Family
PlotAdventure, Superpowers, Friendship, Supernatural
PlaceUSA
TimeNew Year

A lonely cat living in a mall pet shop has a sour outlook on life until, in the midst of the holiday rush, she’s swept up into a robbery and a friendship with a human girl.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:42
CharactersHeroes, Family, Elves, Santa Claus, Frogs
PlotTravel
PlacePrison, England, London
TimeNew Year
StyleExciting

A father and son who must team up to save Christmas, once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30
CharactersFamily, Losers
PlotLife, Fulfillment of desires, True love, Family life
TimeNew Year
StyleTo cry, Touching

Holly stopped believing in Santa Claus after her wish to meet the man of her dreams never came true. So Santa sets her up with Ryan, who isn't entirely truthful about himself. Now Holly faces a dilemma: marry her current boyfriend, Ted, or fall in love with someone who has lied to her.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:36
CharactersFamily
TimeNew Year
StyleBy books, Fancy, Touching

The story revolves around 11-year-old Jessica (Juliet Sorcey), whose mother died when she was three years old. Her father Jim (Doug Sheehan) is a workaholic with little time for his daughter. Just before the Christmas holiday season, Jessica wins a free wish from a wishing well. Her wish for a mother for Christmas is granted by Philomena (Doris Roberts) and Amy (Newton-John), a department store mannequin, is brought to life to be a mom for Jessica.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA, Canada
CharactersThieves, Family, Criminals
PlotLife, Friendship, Family life
PlaceRussia, Small cities
TimeNew Year
StylePsychological problems, Action, Fascinating, Serious

A Grinch-like thief retreats to her hometown in Connecticut after a con goes bad and gets stuck baby-sitting her niece and nephew until their parents can make it home for Christmas. She spends most of her time devising ways to even the score with Clive, her partner in crime, until the spirit of the holidays can help put her priorities back on track.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily
PlotMind reading, Holidays
TimeNew Year
StyleLight

After being told by her boss that the company needs to attract more clients, Elizabeth, a skilled executive, meets one of Santa’s helpers, who blesses her with an extraordinary gift allowing Elizabeth to hear everyone’s unspoken thoughts. While first using her new-found power to get ahead at work, she soon learns to become a better person, turning an office rivalry into romance while learning the true meaning of Christmas along the way.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:31
CharactersFamily, Friends, Brothers, Fathers
PlotFriendship, Rivalry
PlaceSchool
TimeNew Year
StyleTouching

Michael Chapman was once a child TV star. When he grows up, he can't get work so he and his brother start their own talent agency that specialises in child acts. They can't seem to find the next big thing and they have to deal with another agency who's not above bribery to get the kids to sign with them. One day Michael meets a young girl who's a real spitfire, and thinks she could be who they are looking for.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:37
CharactersFamily, Elves, Santa Claus, Gnomes, Orphans
PlotSnow, Holidays
PlaceNew York
TimeNew Year, Winter
StyleTo cry, Touching

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic publisher.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily
PlotPads
TimeNew Year

A selfish con-man must show that he can be a family man to inherit his uncle's estate. As he tries to set up his scam family, he realizes that he really wants to have a one.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, adventure, family
CountryUSA
CharactersFamily, Elves, Santa Claus
PlotHolidays
PlaceUSA
TimeNew Year
StyleExciting, Light, Fascinating

Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA
CharactersDogs, Horses, Family, Puppies, Cats
PlotLove, Friendship, Freedom
PlaceTrains
TimeNew Year
StyleTo cry, Cute, Touching

The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show her to live her life footloose and collar-free.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:25
CharactersFamily, Actors
PlotTravel, Supernatural, True love, Ghosts
PlaceLos Angeles
TimeNew Year
StyleTo cry

Sloan is beautiful, stylish, and on the fast track to success at her public relations firm. After her client Caitlin ends up in a coma and becomes her own personal ghost of Christmas past, present, and future; she finds out first hand that her unethical ways needs to change and reuniting with a past jilted lover may be the answer.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:28
TimeNew Year, Winter

Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a department store that is having all kinds of financial problems, but leave it to this kind lady as she will get the Christmas spirit flowing very freely at this store.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:21
CharactersTeens, Crocodiles, Family, Friends, Brothers
PlotTravel
PlaceSchool
StyleCute, By books, Touching

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genreaction, comedy, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:34
CharactersCIA, Spy, Family
PlotAdventure, Kung Fu, Martial Arts, Rivalry
StyleExciting

Former CIA spy Bob Ho takes on his toughest assignment to date: looking after his girlfriend's three kids, who haven't exactly warmed to their mom's beau. And when one of the youngsters accidentally downloads a top-secret formula, Bob's longtime nemesis, a Russian terrorist, pays a visit to the family.





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