Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Apr 10, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Bad Santa

If you loved Bad Santa, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Candy Cane Lane

Candy Cane Lane

2023★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A man, determined to win the neighborhood's annual Christmas decorating contest, makes a pact with an elf to help him win. However, the elf casts a spell bringing the twelve days o...

#2
Our Little Secret

Our Little Secret

2024★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After discovering their significant others are siblings, two resentful exes must spend Christmas under one roof — while hiding their romantic history....

#3
The Ref

The Ref

1994★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Drama & Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve....

#4
Christmas Angel

Christmas Angel

2009★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ashley has been on her own all her life. She feels even more alone this Christmas as she searches fruitlessly for a job. The seasonal cheer around her only rubs salt in her wounds ...

#5
A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a mo...

#6
Jingle Bell Heist

Jingle Bell Heist

2025★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two down-on-their-luck hourly workers team up to rob a posh London department store on Christmas Eve. Will they steal each other's hearts along the way?...

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