29 Best New Christmas Movies of 2024 (Where to Stream)

The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes the excitement of brand-new Christmas movies to light up our screens. In 2024, the lineup of festive films is nothing short of magical, offering a mix of romance, comedy, and adventure that promises to bring warmth and joy to every viewer. Streaming giants like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ have upped the ante, delivering a sleigh full of fresh holiday content to make your movie nights unforgettable.

This year’s must-watch list includes Meet Me Next Christmas, a charming romantic escapade through the bustling streets of New York City, and Red One, an electrifying action-comedy starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans that puts a thrilling spin on Santa’s world. With family-friendly tales, heartwarming romances, and laugh-out-loud comedies, there’s a film for every holiday mood.

So, get ready to dive into the top new Christmas movies of 2024—each one destined to add a touch of sparkle to your festive celebrations.

Meet Me Next Christmas (2024)

Director: Rusty Cundieff
Starring: Christina Milian, Devale Ellis, Kofi Siriboe, Tymika Tafari, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, Matt Sallee, Kalen Allen
Storyline: In pursuit of a fairytale romance with the man of her dreams, Layla must race through New York City to get her hands on the hottest ticket in town: the sold out Pentatonix Christmas Eve Concert.
Watch On: Netflix

A Sudden Case of Christmas

Director: Peter Chelsom
Starring: Danny DeVito, Andie MacDowell, Wilmer Valderrama, Lucy DeVito, Trey Brain
Storyline: An American couple bring their 10-year-old daughter to her grandfather’s hotel in Italy to tell her that they are separating. Hoping to bring them back together, she asks to celebrate one last Christmas together, even though it’s August.
Available on: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video

Red One

Director: Jake Kasdan
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J. K. Simmons
Storyline: After Santa Claus (code name: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Watch on: Amazon Prime Video

Hot Frosty

Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon Greer, Lauren Holly, Chrishell Stause, Joe Lo Truglio, Craig Robinson
Storyline: When a young widow’s magic scarf brings a dashing snowman to life, can he help her rediscover romance, laughter and holiday cheer before he melts away?
Watch On: Netflix

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Director: Tyler Thomas Taormina
Starring: Matilda Fleming, Maria Dizzia, Ben Shenkman, Francesca Scorsese, Elsie Fisher, Lev Cameron, Sawyer Spielberg, Gregg Turkington, Michael Cera
Storyline: On Christmas Eve, a family gathers for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and generational tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.
Available on: AMC+, Apple TV Channel , Amazon Channel, Roku Premium Channel

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Director: Dallas Jenkins
Starring: Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, Lauren Graham
Storyline: The Herdmans are six siblings who have a reputation for being the worst kids in the world. However, when they take over the local church pageant during the holidays, they just might teach a shocked community the true meaning of Christmas.
Watch On: Amazon Video, Spectrum

The Merry Gentlemen

Director: Peter Sullivan
Starring: Britt Robertson, Chad Michael Murray
Storyline: To save her parents’ small-town performing venue, a former big-city dancer decides to stage an all-male, Christmas-themed revue.
Available on: Netflix

Dear Santa

Director: Bobby Farrelly
Starring: Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Robert Timothy Smith, Brianne Howey, Hayes MacArthur, Austin Post, P. J. Byrne
Storyline: Liam is an awkward preteen with a host of difficulties in his home life. With the death of his brother, his parent’s marital problems are getting worse but Liam just wants to have a good Christmas. When he mails out his wishlist, he doesn’t notice that he has misspelled Santa, so when Satan arrives dressed as Santa ready to grant Liam three wishes, the awkward sixth grader knows no better.
Available on: Paramount Plus, fuboTV, Apple TV, Amazon

Our Little Secret

Director: Stephen Herek
Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Ian Harding, Tim Meadows, Jon Rudnitsky, Henry Czerny, Judy Reyes, Chris Parnell, Kristin Chenoweth
Storyline: After discovering their significant others are siblings, two resentful exes must spend Christmas under one roof while hiding their romantic history.
Watch On: Netflix

Nutcrackers

Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Ben Stiller, Linda Cardellini, Edi Patterson, Tim Heidecker, Toby Huss
Storyline: In the most unlikely of places, four siblings find a loving shelter in an unexpected turn of circumstances. This endearing comedy-drama draws inspiration from actual events and deftly crafts a gripping story that unites everyone.
Available on: Hulu and Disney+

That Christmas

Director: Simon Otto
Starring: Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Bill Nighy
Storyline: The film follows a series of entwined tales about love and loneliness, family and friends, and Santa Claus making a big mistake, not to mention an enormous number of turkeys!
Watch On: Netflix

Carry-On

Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Starring: Taron Egerton, Sofia Carson, Jason Bateman
Storyline: A mysterious traveler blackmails a young TSA agent into letting a dangerous package slip through security and onto a Christmas Day flight.
Available on: Netflix

Christmas with the Singhs

Director: Panta Mosleh
Starring: Anuja Joshi, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Manoj Sood
Storyline: For Asha Singh (Joshi), Christmas is the most important time of the year. But when she’s stuck working at the hospital during the holidays, she wishes for some much-needed Christmas magic. Enter Jake (Hollingsworth), her former high school classmate, who unexpectedly reappears in her life. After a magical year together, Jake proposes. But their first Christmas as an engaged couple isn’t exactly the fairytale they imagined. When they head home for the holidays, they quickly discover their picture-perfect romance is about to get a serious reality check: their families couldn’t be more different. Juggling various holiday traditions, big personalities, cultural differences and complicated family dynamics proves to be a challenge as Asha and Jake have to learn if they can bridge their two families and survive a Christmas with the Singhs.
Available on: Hallmark Channel

Terrifier 3

Director: Damien Leone
Starring: David Howard Thornton, Lauren LaVera, Samantha Scaffidi, Chris Jericho
Storyline: After surviving Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother are struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they’re safe, Art the Clown returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.
Available on: Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video

Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story

Director: John Putch
Starring: Hunter King, Tyler Hynes
Storyline: Alana Higman, a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan, and her family are competing to win the team’s Fan of the Year contest, in a process judged by the director of fan engagement Derrick. As the pair spends time together, it’s clear there’s a spark between them. But when her grandfather’s vintage Chiefs good luck winter hat goes missing, Alana begins to doubt everything she believed about fate, destiny and even questions her future with Derrick.
Available on: Hallmark Channel

Merry Christmas

Director: Sriram Raghavan
Starring: Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupathi, alongside Ashwini Kalsekar, Luke Kenny, Pari Maheshwari Sharma
Storyline: Two strangers meet on a fateful Christmas Eve, but a night of romance soon becomes a nightmare.
Available on: Netflix

An Almost Christmas Story

Director: David Lowery
Starring: Cary Christopher, Estella Madrigal, Jim Gaffigan, Mamoudou Athie, Alex Ross Perry, Gianna Joseph, Phil Rosenthal, Natasha Lyonne, John C. Reilly
Storyline: Moon, a curious young owl, unexpectedly finds himself stuck in a Christmas tree destined for Rockefeller Plaza. In his attempts to escape the bustling city, Moon befriends a lost young girl named Luna, and together, they must find a way to reunite with their parents.
Available on: Disney+

Carnage for Christmas

Director: Alice Maio Mackay
Starring: Chris Asimos, Dominique Booth, Lewi Dawson, Olivia Deeble
Storyline: Over the Christmas holiday, true crime podcaster Lola visits her home town for the first time since her gender transition. She becomes entangled in the town’s mystery to discover whether the ghost of a historic murderer has returned.
Available on: Apple TV, Amazon Video

The Christmas Quest

Director: Dustin Rikert
Starring: Lacey Chabert, Kristoffer Polaha, Aldís Amah Hamilton, Einar Haraldsson
Storyline: An archeologist and her ex-husband, an expert in ancient Norse languages, are sent to Iceland at Christmastime to search for the legendary treasure of the Yule Lads. When others join in the hunt, the pair find themselves swept into a thrilling adventure as they race to keep it from falling into the wrong hands.
Available on: Hallmark Channel

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland

Director: Peter Baynton
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Gerard Butler, Simone Ashley
Storyline: The Queen of Hearts has outlawed Christmas. As a child, the white rabbit missed her gift. Years later, Father Christmas receives the lost letter and voyages to Wonderland. With the help of curious young Alice, can Christmas be saved?
Available on: Hulu

Believe in Christmas

Director: Christie Will Wolf
Starring: Meghan Ory, John Reardon, Lindura
Storyline: When Beatrice reluctantly joins her best friend on a trip to the enchanting Christmasland, she’s skeptical of the holiday magic surrounding them. But as she experiences festive traditions and meets a charming stranger named Ethan, she begins to question what’s real and what’s part of the experience. In the end, Christmasland helps Beatrice rediscover hope, love, and the magic of new beginnings.
Available on: Hallmark Channel

Santa Tell Me

Director: Ryan Landels
Starring: Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Jess Brown, Benjamin Ayres
Storyline: When Olivia, a successful interior designer, finds an old letter from Santa promising she’ll meet the love of her life by Christmas Eve – and that his name will be Nick – she’s stunned to meet not one, but three guys named Nick. As she navigates these holiday romances, Olivia also finds herself drawn to her charming co-worker, Chris, throwing her magical Christmas quest into question. With the clock ticking toward Christmas Eve, Olivia embarks on a heartwarming and humorous journey to uncover her true soulmate.
Available on: Hallmark Channel

Jingle Bell Love

Director: Anne De Léan
Starring: Delia Lisette Chambers, Brittany Drisdelle, Alain Goulem, Yanna McIntosh
Storyline: Widower Jack Cooper’s daughter schemes to set him up with a charming local during their Christmas visit to his late wife’s hometown.
Available on: Roku

Brewster’s Millions: Christmas

Director: Patricia Cuffie-Jones
Starring: Melissa Cox, Jeffery Croft II, Dante Donaldson
Storyline: “Brewster’s Millions: Christmas,” is a festive film that promises to capture the true spirit of the holiday season. The star-studded cast includes China Ann McClain as Morgan Brewster, Romeo “Lil Romeo” Miller as Andrew, and features Richard Pryor Jr. as Montgomery Brewster and Rain Pryor as Opal, making this enchanting film poised to warm hearts nationwide. Joining the stellar cast are Telma Hopkins as Mrs. Brewster and Tequan Richmond as Big TY. Sierra McClain, as Toya. (who, alongside sister China, sing several original song) “Brewster’s Millions: Christmas,” follows the story of Morgan Brewster, as she faces a unique and challenging task to inherit her uncle Montgomery’s fortune before Christmas. As the characters navigate the charming chaos of the holiday season, they learn the true meaning of love, faith, and family by giving instead of receiving.
Available on: BET+

The Holiday Junkie

Director: Jennifer Love Hewitt
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brian Hallisay, Greg Grunberg
Storyline: Follows Andie, who runs a decorating company with her mother. After her mother’s passing, Andie navigates her first Christmas alone while trying to find love.
Available on: Lifetime Television

A Nonsense Christmas With Sabrina Carpenter

Director: Sam Wrench
Starring: Sabrina Carpenter, Cara Delevingne, Sean Astin
Storyline: Pop icon Sabrina Carpenter jingles all the bells in her first ever variety music special.
Available on: Netflix