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10 Best Movies Like The Santa Clause

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

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#1
The Santa Clause 2

The Santa Clause 2

2002★ 6.0

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

Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requi...

#2
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

2006★ 5.6

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

Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been ...

#3
A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

1983★ 7.2

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

The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for ...

#4
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961★ 7.0

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

Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The gir...

#5
Scrooged

Scrooged

1988★ 6.8

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

Frank Cross is a wildly successful television executive whose cold ambition and curmudgeonly nature has driven away the love of his life. But after firing a staff member on Christm...

#6
Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

1994★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Santa Clause for fans of Fantasy & Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special d...