What Christmas movies are on Netflix UK? A full list (2020)
Staff Reporter | On 12, Dec 2020
What Christmas movies are on Netflix UK? That’s the question we always find ourselves asking, as the nights grow dark and the real world gets too cold for normal human beings. So, with only a matter of weeks to go until the big day, we present to you the full list of Christmas films available on Netflix UK in 2020.
After several years of underwhelming nutcrackers, this year’s festive catalogue is… slightly less rubbish. Netflix has a growing library of its own festive flicks, and some of them are actually (whisper it) good. Even better news, some of the previous seasonal slips, from Santa Baby 2 to the dire Holiday in Handcuffs, are nowhere in sight – although there are still no fewer than three Power Rangers Christmas specials available.
Here’s a full list of Christmas films on Netflix UK. To help sort the naughty from the nice, we’ve included links to our reviews.
Happy holiday streaming!
The Christmas Chronicles: Part 2
Even Kurt Russell as Santa can’t save this disappointing festive sequel.
A Bad Moms Christmas
There is some fun to be had in this festive sequel, which sacrifices originality for cheap and dirty humour.
Arthur Christmas
Aardman’s adorable charm is present in this slice of seasonal CGI animation, which sees Arthur struggling to save Christmas with a range of high-tech gadgets.
The Holiday
This house-swap-rom-com boasts an ensemble cast full of charming sincerity.
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Vanessa Hudgens returns for triple the royal shenanigans in this fun rom-com sequel.
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
Seasonal cheer comes to a halt when a cold-hearted woman tries to sell her hometown’s land. Can music, magic and memories change her mind? With Christine Baranski and Dolly Parton teaming up, the answer doesn’t even matter.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Forest Whitaker and Keegan-Michael Key star in this festival musical about a toymaker who finds new hope in the form of his inventive, curious granddaughter.
Angela’s Christmas Wish
This animated sequel is a moving tale of family and longing.
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Let It Snow
Based on The New York Times bestselling book by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle, the movie sees a once-in-century snowstorm hit a small town on Christmas Eve, leading several high school seniors to discover unexpected opportunities as well as complications that test their friendships, love lives, and aspirations for the future. Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventure of Sabrina) stars. (Read our full review)
The Knight Before Christmas
Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Whitehouse star in the brilliantly titled holiday rom-com. She plays a kind science teacher who has been disillusioned by love and he’s the cursed medieval knight she must help, as you do. (Read our full review.)
Klaus
This gorgeously old-fashioned animation about a postman who inadvertently finds himself working with an old toymaker is simple and sweet enough to charm the socks off the humbuggiest of viewers. (Read our full review)
The Christmas Chronicles
Kurt Russell puts the daddy in Father Christmas in this darkly funny, enjoyably silly and surprisingly sincere adventure. (Read our full review)
Nativity!
Martin Freeman stars in Debbie Isitt’s charming comedy about a grumpy teacher put in charge of his primary school’s nativity. The improvised hijinks from the young performers prompted the director to return for multiple sequels, but the real sparkle and shine is in this cute original. (Read our full review.)
A Very Murray Christmas
Directed by Sofia Coppola, this variety holiday show stars Bill Murray as Bill Murray, waiting for his celebrity guests to arrive at his seasonal shindig. Will anyone turn up? (Read our full review.)
Fireplace for Your Home
Replicate the peacefulness of an old-fashioned, wood-burning fireplace, as well as a crackling yule log fireplace, all set to holiday tunes. Read our full review.
Angela’s Christmas
A trip to church with her family on Christmas Eve gives young Angela an extraordinary idea. A heartwarming tale based on a story by Frank McCourt. (Read our full review.)
The Princess Switch
When a down-to-earth Chicago baker and a soon-to-be princess discover they look like twins, they hatch a Christmastime plan to trade places in this festive mix of The Parent Trap and The Prince and the Pauper. Read our full review)
The Holiday Calendar
A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future… and pointing her toward love. (Read our full review)
A Christmas Prince
Christmas comes early for an aspiring young journalist when she’s sent abroad to get the scoop on a dashing prince who’s poised to be king… (Read our full review.)
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
A year after helping Richard secure the crown, Amber’s getting ready to walk down the aisle with him. But she’s not so sure she’s cut out to be queen. (Read our full review)
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby
It’s Christmastime in Aldovia – and a royal baby is on the way! Amber and Richard host royals from a faraway kingdom to renew an ancient truce, but when the priceless 600-year-old-treaty disappears, peace is put in jeopardy and an ancient curse threatens their family. (Read our full review)
Holiday in the Wild
To keep her spirits high when their son leaves for college, Manhattanite Kate Conrad (Kristin Davis) has booked a ‘second honeymoon’ with her husband. Instead of thanking her, he brings their relationship to a sudden end; jilted Kate proceeds to Africa for a solo safari. During a detour through Zambia, she helps her pilot, Derek Holliston (Rob Lowe), rescue an orphaned baby elephant. They nurse him back to health at a local elephant orphanage, and Kate extends her stay through Christmastime… (Read our full review)
Holiday Rush
Popular New York radio DJ Rush Williams (Romany Malco) has been spoiling his four children since they lost their mom (La La Anthony). Unfortunately, the kids share their pricey Christmas lists right when he loses his job. To keep Rush on the air, his producer Roxy Richardson (Sonequa Martin-Green) and his Aunt Jo (Darlene Love) plan to help him buy another station — if the Williams family can downsize fast and embrace a simpler life. (Read our full review)
DreamWorks Holiday Classics
Join your DreamWorks friends for these four holiday specials, featuring Shrek and Donkey, Hiccup and Toothless, and the wacky animals from Madagascar. Read our full review.
DreamWorks Happy Holidays from Madagascar
Madagascar goes wild with holiday spirit in this set of Valentine’s Day and Christmas-themed tales featuring everyone’s favorite animal characters.
DreamWorks Shrek Stories
Shrek celebrates a busy Christmas and a spooky Halloween, Puss in Boots is captured by soldiers, and the kingdom hosts a singing competition.
Santa Claws
When a gift sack full of kittens gives Santa a bad allergic reaction, the kitties have to take over and deliver the presents on time. (Read our full review.)
Santa Pac’s Merry Berry Day
Pac aims to keep Berry Day the happiest day ever by unraveling a curious mystery about his parents and thwarting Betrayus’s plan to capture Santa Pac.
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Assistant DA and single mom Jackie’s plans to wrap up a big case and enjoy Christmas with her daughter are disrupted when her estranged dad visits. (Read our full review.)
A Wish for Christmas
After Sara’s boss steals her bright idea, she asks Santa for the courage to stand up for himself. But can 48 hours of magic make a lasting difference? (Read our full review.)
48 Christmas Wishes
When a small town’s letters to Santa accidentally go up in smoke, two elves venture out of the North Pole to retrieve every missing wish. (Read our full review.)
Pettersson and Findus 2
Christmas is just around the corner, but Pettersson and Findus are worried the snowy weather (and lack of tree) may keep them from celebrating.
Zip & Zap and the Captain’s Island
At Christmas, Zip and Zap take a trip with their parents to a remote island, where a friendly woman runs a children’s home and mystery awaits.
Tunisian Victory
British and American troops join forces to liberate a Nazi strangehold in North Africa, sharing battles, hard work and a peaceful Christmas dinner.
Santa’s Apprentice
Young orphan Nicolas learns how to guide a sleigh, slide down chimneys and other duties he’ll need when he becomes the next Santa Claus. (Read our full review.)
The Magic Snowflake
Young Nicolas agrees to do Santa’s work for one year. But the stress of the job threatens the boy’s sense of joy – and Christmas itself. (Read our full review.)
A StoryBots Christmas
When Bo mistakenly thinks that her friends don’t like her gifts, she heads to the North Pole to ask Santa for help making better presents. She learns along the way that Christmas is about far more than just the toys. Ed Asner guest stars as Santa Claus.
DreamWorks Home: For the Holidays
Oh takes it upon himself to introduce Christmas joy to his fellow Boovs. Unfortunately, his well-meaning mission nearly destroys the city.
Christmas Inheritance
Ellen is the girl who grew up with everything. The ambitious heir to True Gifts, a multimillion- dollar gift business, is a fashionista who fancies herself on the cutting edge of everything. Before Ellen can inherit her father business, though, she must deliver a special Christmas card to her dad’s former partner in Snow Falls, the hometown she never knew. To experience life’s true gifts, her parents insist that she make the trip anonymously, without fame or fortune to aid her. When a snowstorm strands her at the town inn, run by frugal manager Jake, “Ellie” is forced to work for her keep. Jake, a jaded, divorced man who grew up with little, becomes intrigued with his new guest, even if Ellie is a terrible baker with no housekeeping skills. Despite his blunt manner, Ellie begins to admire the innkeeper who doesn’t hesitate to help others, even when there’s nothing in it for him. (Read our full review)
El Camino Christmas
A young Man, who seeks out a father he has never met, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve. (Read our full review.)
Christmas Wedding Planner
A wedding planner’s world is turned upside down when a handsome private investigator is hired to disrupt one of her biggest jobs. (Read our full review.)
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger
An anxious teacher at an underperforming school sets out on a road trip with students to enter the kids in a Christmas song competition. (Read our full review.)
Puppy Star Christmas
A new pack of Pup Star pooches stumbles upon a rival team’s plan to ruin Christmas, then ends up at the North Pole to try and save the holiday spirit. (Read our full review.)
Christmas with the Coopers
John Goodman, Ed Helms and Alan Arkin lead a star-studded ensemble in this festive family comedy about the titular clan’s annual seasonal gathering.
5 Star Christmas
When the Italian prime minister meets his lover and political rival while on an official trip to Budapest during Christmas week, things go topsy-turvy.
A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish (2019)
Despite her vain stepmother and mean stepsisters, an aspiring singer works as an elf at a Christmas tree lot and finds her own holiday miracle.
Christmas Break-In
Stranded at school before holiday break, a precocious girl gets into the spirit of saving when a trio of robbers trespass and hold the janitor hostage.
Watch on Netflix UK
Christmas with a View
Still reeling from a business failure, the restaurant manager of a ski resort finds her world jolted by a newly recruited chef.
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Christmas with the Kranks
When Luther Krank and his wife opt to skip Christmas — no tree and no rooftop Frosty — can they handle the fallout from their family and neighbors? (Spoiler: no.)
Santa Girl
Fleeing the family business and an arranged marriage, Santa’s daughter chooses a magical adventure abroad instead.
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Operation Christmas Drop
A by-the-book political aide falls for a big-hearted Air Force pilot while looking to shut down his tropical base and its airborne Christmas tradition.
Watch on Netflix UK
Nativity 3: Dude, Where’s My Donkey?!
Martin Clunes stars in this third outing for the improvised school comedy franchise.
Watch on Netflix UK
The App That Stole Christmas
A tech entrepreneur’s Christmas shopping app is a smashing success, but he starts to realize his invention might be ruining the holiday spirit.
Watch on Netflix UK
A New York Christmas Wedding
As her wedding nears, a bride-to-be is visited by an angel who reveals what could have been if she’d followed feelings for her childhood best friend.
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Christmas Crossfire
A man foils an attempted murder, then flees the crew of would-be killers along with their intended target in this German Christmas flick.
A Perfect Christmas List
A children’s author reluctantly agrees to collaborate with her estranged mom to complete a holiday to-do list at the request of her ailing grandmother.
Christmas Land
When a busy New Yorker inherits her grandma’s land, she must choose between selling or reviving a Christmas tree farm and holiday-themed village.
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As the Light Goes Out
On Christmas Eve in Hong Kong, firefighters battle an out-of-control warehouse fire that threatens to plunge the entire city into darkness.
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Christmas Made to Order
An architect hosting his family for Christmas hires a holiday coordinator who winds up bringing much more than festive decorations into his life.
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Christmas Wonderland
A gallery curator revives passions artistic and otherwise when she returns to her hometown for the holidays.
Love Is a Story
Two young artists, a violin player and an actress, fight to achieve their dreams and keep their relationship together during Christmastime.
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My Christmas Inn
On the brink of a huge job promotion, a woman inherits a cozy Alaskan inn, where the holiday traditions and a small-town attorney begin to charm her.
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A California Christmas
With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before Christmas. Available from 14th December.
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Krampus (2015)
A family starts to lose its Christmas spirit and is soon terrorised by a demon destined to punish those who don’t give the holiday its proper due.
Watch on Netflix UK
Dr Seuss’ The Grinch (2018)
Benedict Cumberbatch voices the grump with a mean streak, who plots to bring Christmas to a halt in the cheerful town of Whoville in this animated take on the Dr Seuss tale.
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
This documentary spotlights Debbie Allen’s career and follows her group of dance students as they prepare for her annual “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker.”
Just Another Christmas
Stuck in a time loop where it’s forever Christmas, a family man who hates the holiday starts to learn valuable lessons about what’s important in life.
Watch on Netflix UK
Santa Banta Pvt Ltd
Passed off as spies, two inept pals are sent to Fiji to rescue a kidnapped bureaucrat.
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Santa in Training
Two quirky elves are sent from the North Pole to train the next Santa Claus, but the chosen one is a grouchy man who hates Christmas.
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