We all could use a good laugh at the end of this year. There's always a Christmas movie in whatever cathartic release you want, if you like you need relief. While classic Christmas films and thrills in Christmas horror filmmaking are pleasant, funny Christmas films trump both of them. Others really make your holidays unpleasant — like Poor Moms Christmas, you can't help giggling, and some get the impression that you want to please your mother — and others are too educated.
Holidate (2020)
Fed up with being single on holidays, two strangers agree to be each other's platonic plus-ones all year long, only to catch real feelings along the way you have watched this latest Netflix movie if you want your comedies to veer more romantic. Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey are Platonic friends who promise to date with each other on every holiday and their feelings change, of course.
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
Decades after his trusted apprentice betrayed him, a once-joyful toymaker finds new hope when his kind and curious granddaughter comes into his life. Billed as a musical adventure about “the strength of family and the power of possibility,” this new Christmas movie follows Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker), a legendary toymaker, and his granddaughter (Madalen Mills) on a magical journey after Jangle’s apprentice (Keegan-Michael Key) steals his most coveted invention.
Just Another Christmas (2020)
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. A man who hates the holidays gets stuck in a sort of time loop where he keeps waking up on Christmas Eve with no memory of what happened in the preceding year. Do you think he learns some lessons along the way?
Over Christmas (2020)
Down-and-out musician Bastian battles the blues as he returns home for Christmas and encounters a series of not-so-cheery surprises. Relatable content ahead: A musician named Bastian, who's not in the best place at the moment, goes home for Christmas feeling depressed in this miniseries.
The Christmas Chronicles:
After accidentally crashing Santa's sleigh, a brother and sister pull an all-nighter to save Christmas with a savvy, straight-talking St. Nick. Kurt Russell is back as Santa Claus and his real-life partner, Goldie Hawn, plays Mrs. Clause in this Netflix Originals sequel. And guess what? Christmas needs to be saved yet again!
A Very Murray Christmas
Bill Murray rounds up an all-star cast for an evening of music, mischief and barroom camaraderie in this irreverent twist on holiday variety shows. Bill Murray is worried no one will show up for his Christmas special, but George Clooney, Miley Cyrus, Chris Rock, and basically the rest of Hollywood make it out for this Netflix production. Sofia Coppola directed.
The Princess Switch: Switched Again (2020)
When Margaret's Christmas coronation complicates her love life, her double Stacy steps in to save the day. But will a third look-alike ruin their plan? Yes, there is another lookalike in town!
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. The holidays already feel like a real-life fairy tale, so imagine how next-level it would be to fall in love with a dashing (and very single) prince during the season.
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must save her family and kingdom by unwrapping a monarchy mystery. Netflix’s A Christmas Prince trilogy is complete after the king and queen of Aldovia welcome their own little royal baby.