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15 Movies Like The Santa Clause

Loved The Santa Clause? These are the films we’d put on next — matched by genre, themes, tone, era and the things that make the movie feel the way it does.

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The Muppet Christmas Carol

1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Santa Clause, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Comedy, Christmas, Fantasy genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Also stars Frank Oz

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59%

Little Women

1994

Little Women shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Christmas genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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52%

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Christmas genres✓ They share themes of coming of age, family, survival✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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50%

Elf

2003

Elf shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Fantasy, Christmas genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Very similar runtime

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48%

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

The Nightmare Before Christmas shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Christmas, Fantasy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone

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47%

Addams Family Values

1993

Addams Family Values shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Santa Clause, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Comedy, Fantasy genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Also stars David Krumholtz

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46%

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

1989

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Christmas genres✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Released only 5 years apart✓ Both have a comic tone

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45%

Toy Story

1995

Toy Story shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Santa Clause, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Fantasy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ They share themes of family, identity✓ Also stars Tim Allen

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44%

Toy Story 2

1999

Toy Story 2 shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Santa Clause, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Fantasy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore family✓ Also stars Tim Allen

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44%

The Hudsucker Proxy

1994

The Hudsucker Proxy shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Christmas, Fantasy genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Similar movie-night length

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43%

Home Alone

1990

Home Alone shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Comedy, Christmas genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both explore family✓ Both have a comic tone

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43%

The Pagemaster

1994

The Pagemaster shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Santa Clause, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Fantasy, Comedy genres✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ They share themes of coming of age, family✓ Also stars Frank Welker

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43%

Scrooged

1988

Scrooged shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share Fantasy, Christmas, Comedy genres✓ Both explore identity✓ Both have a comic tone✓ Very similar runtime

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43%

You've Got Mail

1998

You've Got Mail shares key genre characteristics with The Santa Clause and comes from a similar filmmaking era.

✓ They share themes of family, survival, identity✓ Both are Christmas movies✓ Both come from the 1990s✓ Both have a comic tone

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42%

Trading Places

1983

Trading Places shares both genre DNA and cast connections with The Santa Clause, giving the two films a strong natural relationship.

✓ They share Comedy, Christmas genres✓ They share themes of survival, identity✓ Also stars Frank Oz✓ Both have a comic tone

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42%

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