The holidays are great for revisiting classic holiday displays, but you don't have to limit yourself to options from Christmases past. Streaming services they load the sleigh with hilarious movies about man-snowman romances, Santa rescue missions and letters to the North Pole gone horribly wrong.
With Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Dwayne Johnson, Lindsay Lohan and other big names getting in on the holiday fare, there are enough stars to top off a ton of Christmas trees. If you're planning to spend some time in front of the TV this season, check out this list of 2024 Christmas movies you can stream right now.
New Streaming Christmas Movies 2024
It's Taron Egerton vs. Jason Bateman in this Netflix airport thriller with enough holiday energy to make this list. The showdown occurs when Bateman's enigmatic character prompts Egerton's TSA agent to allow a bag to pass through security and onto a Christmas Eve flight. If you want a different kind of holiday movie, leave room in your suitcase for this one.
A Netflix holiday release that no one saw coming—but it makes perfect sense—Hot Frosty stars Lacey Chabert as a small-town woman who meets a group of snowman descent. The comedy outing also features The Office's Craig Robinson and Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Joe Lo Truglio — a sheriff and his deputy on the strike track who may or may not be the hottest (and also technically the coldest) newcomers to the community.
Since hitting theaters in mid-November, Red One's festive offering has been packed with action. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, the PG-13-rated film involves a global quest to save Santa Claus. You can tune in to the movie on Prime Video to see if these two movie stars are up to the task.
Want to spend Christmas with a cute little owl? This Disney Plus animated short follows the journey of a young bird named Moon, who winds up alone in Rockefeller Plaza during the holidays and befriends a young girl who is also far from home. The voice actors are Jim Gaffigan, Mamoudou Athi, Natasha Lyonne and John K. Riley.
Exes on less cheerful terms are brought together by Christmas after a decade apart in this Netflix movie. Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding play ex-dates who are reunited when their partners — who are siblings — host them for a holiday gathering. Will they be able to keep their history a secret? You'll have to tune in to find out.
This holiday film stars Ben Stiller as a big city resident whose life changes. He leaves Chicago to temporarily care for his four orphaned nephews on a rural farm, and child-fueled mayhem ensues. The real-life siblings play a quartet of boys, and Linda Cardellini stars as a social worker.
Magic Mike's crowd-channeling, jovial gentlemen focuses on a big-city dancer to save her parents' struggling business. The strategy? An all-male show fronted by Chad's chiseled master Michael Murray. All this must be achieved by Christmas, of course.
Succession's Brian Cox voicing Santa is one of the characters in this PG-rated animated film from Love Actually writer-director Richard Curtis. The film is based on three children's books by Curtis, who co-authored That Christmas, and wraps multiple stories in a festive package.
Pop group Pentatonix and Christina Milian star in this holiday rom-com which brings holiday tunes and chemistry. Milian's character hunts down tickets to a sold-out Pentatonix concert in New York City, hoping to join the boy she met a year earlier. But the decision to hire a concierge introduces an unexpected second love interest.
Paramount Plus' first original Christmas movie, “Dear Santa,” features a star-studded cast and an envelope setup: What if a little boy accidentally addresses a letter to Satan instead of the man with the bag? Jack Black stars as the kid's diabolical new acquaintance, and Keegan-Michael Key and Post Malone star in this unconventional holiday film that hasn't gone over well with critics.
Gerard Butler's Saint Nick meets Emilia Clarke's Christmas Hatred Queen of Hearts in this animated musical film based on Carys Bexington's book of the same name. This is a festive picture that can entertain children.
Danny DeVito and Andy McDowell star in this Hulu offering set in the Dolomites, Italy. In the hilarious comedy, a family celebrates Christmas at an unusual time of year as a 10-year-old girl tries to stop her parents from splitting up.
When it comes to new holiday movies, Hallmark has the winter goods. If you don't have cable, you can use Peacock to catch the countdown to Christmas lineup — but you'll have to stay at the top of the schedule. The streamer offers movies live as they air on Hallmark Channel on the East Coast or next day on demand. Just note if you go the on-demand route, the viewing window is limited to three days.