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The holidays are great for bringing back classic holiday movies, but you don’t have to limit yourself to options from Christmases past. Streaming services fills the sleigh with cheerful movies about human-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 featured in the holiday fare, there are plenty of stars for the ultimate Christmas tree. If you’re planning to spend time in front of the TV this season, check out this list of 2024 Christmas movies you can stream right now (or very soon).
New Streaming Christmas Movies for 2024
Red One has been in theaters for a while now, but the action-packed holiday offering is about to debut on the streaming service. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, the PG-13 film involves a worldwide quest to save Santa Claus. You can watch the movie on Prime Video to see if these two movie stars are up to the task.
Ex-partners reunite by Christmas after a decade apart in this Netflix movie. Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding play ex-partners who are reunited when their partners – who are siblings – host them at a holiday gathering. Will they manage to keep their history a secret? You’ll have to tune in to find out.
This holiday film features Ben Stiller as a big city resident whose life is turned upside down. He leaves Chicago to temporarily care for his four orphaned nephews on a country farm, and the children’s chaos ensues. The real-life siblings play a quartet of boys, with Linda Cardellini playing a social worker.
It’s Taron Egerton vs. Jason Bateman in this upcoming Netflix airport thriller with enough holiday energy to make this list. The showdown occurs when Bateman’s enigmatic character persuades Egerton’s TSA agent to let the bag pass through security and onto the Christmas Eve flight. If you’re ready for a different kind of holiday movie, make room in your suitcase for this one.
Netflix’s holiday release that no one expected—but it makes perfect sense—Hot Frosty stars Lacey Chabert as a small-town woman who meets a piece of snowman. 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 trail of a hitman who may or may not be the hottest (and technically coolest) newcomer in the community.
The Magic Mike-loving Merry Gentlemen centers on a big-city dancer trying to save her struggling parents’ business. Strategy? A men’s show hosted by master carver Chad Michael Murray. All this has to be finished by Christmas, of course.
Want to spend Christmas with an adorable little owl? This animated short on Disney Plus follows the journey of a young bird named Moon, who is left alone in Rockefeller Plaza during the holidays and befriends a young girl who is also far from home. Voice actors include Jim Gaffigan, Mamoudu Atti, Natasha Lyonne and John C. Riley.
Succession’s Brian Cox voicing Santa Claus is one of the highlights of this PG-rated animated film from writer-director Richard Curtis. The film is based on three children’s books by Kurtis, who co-authored That Christmas, and wraps multiple stories into a holiday package.
Pop group Pentatonix and Christina Milian star in this holiday rom-com which brings holiday tunes and chemistry. Milian’s character hunts for tickets to a sold-out Pentatonix concert in New York after meeting a stranger at the airport 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 an all-star cast and an envelope-pushing setup: What if a little boy accidentally writes 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 been doing well with critics.
Gerard Butler’s Saint Nick meets Emilia Clarke’s Christmas-hating Queen of Hearts in this animated musical based on Carys Bexington’s book of the same name. This is a holiday picture that can entertain children.
Danny DeVito and Andy McDowell star in this upcoming Hulu offering set in the Dolomites of Italy. In the light-hearted comedy, a family celebrates Christmas at an unusual time of year as a ten-year-old girl tries to prevent 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 tuned at the top of the schedule. The streamer offers movies live as they air on the Hallmark Channel on the East Coast or next day on demand. Just keep in mind that if you go the on-demand route, the viewing window is limited to three days.
