Highest-Rated Movies about 'Santa Claus', Sort by Popularity

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Miracle on 34th Street (1947), Rise of the Guardians (2012), Finding Babel (2015), The Santa Suit (2010), Arthur Christmas (2011), Bad Santa (2003), Rare Exports (2010) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Santa Claus movies.

#16. Santa Mesa (2008)

Storyline: Following his mother's death, Hector arrives in Manila to live with his grandmother. Unable to speak Tagalog, Hector falls in with a street gang before a photographer takes him under his wing. Haunted by memories of his mother, Hector photographs an anonymous woman when suddenly, these seemingly disconnected lives collide.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: business woman, santa claus, elf, woman, daughter, father, charming ...

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#19. A Christmas Horror Story (2015)

Storyline: High school students investigate a mysterious homicide that occurred the prior holiday season, a couple notices their young son is acting strangely after a snowy forest trip to cut down a traditional tree and one family are stalked through a winter wonderland by Krampus, the Xmas demon. Meanwhile at the North Pole, Santa is fending off zombie elves.—Fernando Pascussi

Plot Keywords: santa claus, elf, zombie, child, demon, shocking, gory ...

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#21. Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

Storyline: Ernest P. Worell, a sweet but silly taxi driver who at times suffers delusions of grandeur, has just chauffeured a rather extraordinary fare: "His Great Red Oneness, the Claus" himself. It seems Santa hasn't got the magic for another Christmas season, and has come to Orlando, Florida for Joe Carruthers, the man he has chosen as his successor. But things quickly begin to unravel, thanks to Joe's meddling agent and Santa's increasingly unreliable memory. Incredibly, dimwitted Ernest soon becomes Santa's only hope! Joining forces with a young runaway named "Harmony Star", Ernest rushes to save the holidays as we know them.—Madkap

Plot Keywords: taxi driver, television star, santa claus, teen girl, amusing, heartwarming, orlando, fla. ...

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#22. Last Chance for Christmas (2015)

Storyline: Ewan McGregor is Jesus - and the Devil - in an imagined chapter from his forty days of fasting and praying in the desert. On his way out of the wilderness, Jesus struggles with the Devil over the fate of a family in crisis, setting for himself a dramatic test.

Plot Keywords: stableman, mother, young girl, reindeer, santa claus, emotional, endearing ...

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#23. Fred Claus (2007)

Storyline: During childhood, Fred Claus suffered his younger brother Nick's saintliness. Jump ahead: Fred is a fast-talking, genial but self-centered guy in Chicago looking for $50,000 to open an off-track-betting shop. When one scam goes awry, he calls Nick at the North Pole for a loan: Nick will give him the money only if Fred comes up to help a few days with the Christmas rush. After his girlfriend dumps him, Fred heads north. Santa's facing an audit from an efficiency expert, and it's not pleasant. Fred's job is to review charts and determine who's naughty and who's nice. Is there any fraternal feeling left, can either learn from the other, and what about Santa getting fired?

Plot Keywords: santa claus, brother, mother, girlfriend, wife, elf, heartwarming ...

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#24. Bad Santa 2 (2016)

Storyline: It's the most wonderful time of the year again, and the not-in-the-slightest reformed safe-cracker Willie Soke is breathing the air of freedom once more, failing miserably to keep himself afloat thirteen whole years after his last achievements. Still addicted to alcohol and at the end of his tether, Soke will reluctantly accept his former sidekick Marcus' truce and his daring plan for another Yuletide caper--this time targeting a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. However, as Willie slips back into his Santa's red suit again, much to his disappointment, he will discover that another partner in crime is also eager to join in the heist: his desperate for cash estranged mother, Sunny. Can Willie work around his mummy issues, especially now that the closest thing to family, Thurman Merman, comes to town for a visit?

Plot Keywords: robber, sidekick, friend, mother, director, child, cheeky ...

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#25. The Santa Clause 2 (2002)

Storyline: Scott Calvin has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best Santa ever. But he's got problems, such as a mysterious weight loss, and then he discovers that his son Charlie has landed on this year's "naughty" list. Desperate to help his son, Scott heads back home, putting a substitute Claus in charge of the North Pole. But when the substitute institutes some strange redefinition of naughty and nice that put Christmas at risk, Scott must return with a new bag of magic to save Christmas.

Plot Keywords: santa claus, elf, love interest, son, tooth fairy, child, lighthearted ...

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#27. Defending Santa (2013)

Storyline: While responding to the report of a broken down vehicle on Christmas Eve, Scott Hanson, a ski resort town sheriff, stumbles upon a sleeping Santa in the snowy woods. With his sleigh ride in doubt after spending nearly a year in a coma, Santa is put on trial to defend his identity. As the small town learns to "believe," Sheriff Hanson, a dad and widower, also begins to fall for Santa's court-appointed defense attorney, Sarah.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: lawyer, judge, police officer, attorney, amusing, campy, cheeky ...

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#28. Christmas Mail (2010)

Storyline: A postman falls for the pretty co-worker he was recruited to spy on, only to realize that she may be the woman of his dreams in this romantic holiday comedy. When Matt's boss grows suspicious of new hire Kristi, a "Santa Writer" whose job is responding to letters addressed to the North Pole, she recruits him to spy on her and report back with any unusual findings. But the more time Matt spends observing Kristi, the harder he starts to fall for her until he's hopelessly in love. Later, when Kristi uncovers the clandestine plot, she quits her job and disappears without a trace. Meanwhile, Matt searches high and low for her, to no avail. But when Kristi learns that Matt had no choice if he wanted to keep his job, it's only a matter of time before fate brings them back together.—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: postman, colleague, daughter, emotional, north pole, christmas, santa claus ...

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#29. Santa's Slay (2005)

Storyline: Bill Goldberg plays the devil's son who lost a wager with an angel and was forced to spend 1000 years playing Santa, but now the wager of that time has run out, and good old Santa isn't so joyful anymore. He makes up for lost time and starts to kill people.—Austin4577@aol.com

Plot Keywords: angel, santa claus, demon, amusing, dark, canada, small town ...

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#30. The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)

Storyline: At a time in prehistory when Neanderthals shared the Earth with early Homo sapiens, a band of cave-dwellers adopt blond and blue-eyed Ayla, a child of the "Others". As Ayla matures into a young woman of spirit and courage (unlike other women of the clan), she must fight for survival against the jealous bigotry of Broud, who will one day be clan leader. Based on Jean M. Auel's popular book, there is minimal narration; subtitles translate the Neanderthal gestures and primitive spoken language.—Susan Pudlo

Plot Keywords: bear, neanderthal, dark, earth, evolution, tribe, rescue ...

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