The holidays are great for revisiting classic holiday moves, but you don’t have to limit yourself to options from Christmases past. Streaming services are loading the sled with hilarious movies about snowman-snowman romances, Santa Claus rescue missions and North Pole letters gone horribly wrong.
With Jack Black, Danny DeVito, Dwayne Johnson, Lindsay Lohan and other big names involved in the holiday fare, there are enough stars to put up a ton of Christmas trees. If you’re planning on spending time in front of the TV this season, check out this list of 2024 Christmas movies you can stream right now.
New Christmas Streaming Movies for 2024
It’s Taron Egerton vs. Jason Bateman in this Netflix airport thriller with enough holiday energy to land it on this list. The confrontation occurs when Bateman’s enigmatic character asks Egerton’s TSA agent to let a bag pass through security and onto a Christmas Eve flight. If you’re up for a different kind of vacation move, make 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 origins. The comic 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 player who may or may not be the hottest new arrival (and also technically the most cold) of the community.
After hitting theaters in mid-November, action-packed holiday offering Red One has made its streaming service debut. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans, the PG-13 film involves a global quest to save Santa Claus. You can tune into the movie on Prime Video to see if these two movie stars get the job done.
Want to spend Christmas with an adorable little owl? This Disney Plus animated short follows the journey of a young bird named Moon, who ends up alone in Rockefeller Plaza during the holidays and befriends a young girl who is also far from home. Voice actors include Jim Gaffigan, Mamoudou Athie, Natasha Lyonne and John C. Reilly.
Exes on unpleasant terms get together by Christmas after a decade apart in this Netflix movie. Lindsay Lohan and Ian Harding play ex-lovers reunited when their partners — who are siblings — host them at a holiday gathering. Will they be able to keep their story a secret? You’ll have to tune in to find out.
This festive film stars Ben Stiller as a big city dweller whose life takes a turn. He leaves Chicago to temporarily care for his four orphaned grandchildren on a rural farm, and child-fueled mayhem ensues. The real-life siblings play the quartet of boys and Linda Cardellini stars as a social worker.
A crowd-pleasing Magic Mike, The Merry Gentlemen centers on a big-city dancer trying to save her parents’ struggling business. The strategy? A men’s only magazine, led by Chad’s master chiseler Michael Murray. All of this should be done by Christmas, of course.
Succession’s Brian Cox voicing Santa Claus is one of the attractions of 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-wrote That Christmas, and wraps multiple tales into one holiday package.
Pop group Pentatonix and Christina Milian star in this festive rom-com that brings festive melody and chemistry. Milian’s character searches for tickets to a sold-out Pentatonix concert in New York City, hoping to hook up with a guy she had a crush on the year before. But a decision to hire a concierge brings an unexpected second love.
Paramount Plus’ first original Christmas movie, Dear Santa, has a star-studded cast and an envelope-pushing setup: What if a little boy accidentally addressed a letter to Satan instead of the man with the bag? Jack Black stars as the kid’s mischievous new acquaintance, and Keegan-Michael Key and Post Malone appear in this unusual holiday flick that didn’t do too well with critics.
St. Gerard Butler’s Nick meets Emilia Clarke’s hated Queen of Hearts for Christmas in this animated musical based on the book of the same name by Carys Bexington. This is a holiday photo that can entertain children.
Danny DeVito and Andie MacDowell star in this Hulu offering set in the Dolomites, Italy. In the cheerful comedy, a family celebrates Christmas at an unusual time of year as a 10-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 on top of the schedule. The broadcaster offers movies live as they air on the Hallmark Channel on the East Coast or next day on demand. Just note that if you go the on-demand route, the viewing window is limited to three days.