Movies like Northpole: Open for Christmas: 20 to watch next
If you loved Northpole: Open for Christmas (2015) — a tv movie, family and fantasy film directed by Douglas Barr — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Northpole: Open for Christmas most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like elves, santa claus and inn. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Year Without a Santa Claus 1974★ 7.2
Shares: Family, TV Movie, Fantasy
Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Northpole 2014★ 6.0
Shares: TV Movie, Fantasy, Family
Northpole, the magical city where Santa and his elves live and work is in trouble. Families around the globe have gotten too busy to enjoy the season together, and Northpole depends on their holiday happiness to keep running. In the hopes of turning things around, a determined young elf befriends a little boy with a lot of spirit. His skeptical journalist mom doesn’t have room in her heart for anything but the facts, so it’s going to take a little nudge from his charming teacher to create an unbeatable Christmas team to turn around this town and share the importance of the season with the whole world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Santa Claus: The Movie 1985★ 6.4
Shares: Family, Fantasy
In ancient times, a man named Claus, who delivers toys in his small village, fulfils his destiny to become Santa Claus after meeting an expert toy-making elf, Patch, in the North Pole. In the present day, Santa Claus has become overwhelmed by his workload, and the disgruntled Patch flees the workshop to New York City. There, Patch unknowingly threatens the fate of Christmas by taking a job at a failing toy company run by a scheming businessman.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Santa Clause 2 2002★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Family
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 requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Help for the Holidays 2012★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, TV Movie
Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva La Rue), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier), and their two kids Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook)—a holiday wake-up call. Will Christine fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or will the VanCamps come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Santa Clause 1994★ 6.5
Shares: Fantasy, Family
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
Stream in India on VI movies and tv
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Dashing Through the Snow 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Fantasy, Family
Eddie Garrick is a good-hearted man who has lost his belief in the wonder of Christmas. While spending time with his nine-year-old daughter Charlotte on Christmas Eve, he befriends a mysterious man in a red suit named Nick.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Miracle on 34th Street 1994★ 6.8
Shares: Fantasy, Family
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 department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two 2020★ 6.5
Shares: Family, Fantasy
Kate Pierce is reluctantly spending Christmas with her mom’s new boyfriend and his son Jack. But when the North Pole and Christmas are threatened to be destroyed, Kate and Jack are unexpectedly pulled into a new adventure with Santa Claus.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Christmas Carol 1938★ 7.0
Shares: Fantasy, Family
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000★ 6.8
Shares: Family, Fantasy
The Grinch decides to rob Whoville of Christmas - but a dash of kindness from little Cindy Lou Who and her family may be enough to melt his heart...
Stream in India on Netflix
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Snowglobe 2007★ 6.0
Shares: TV Movie, Family, Fantasy
A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to breakdown because of her family, she receives a snowglobe in the mail. When she opens up the snowglobe, she is transported into the world inside, where Christmas is the heart and soul for everyone who lives there. She discovers she can return to her world by going down a small path in the small forest at the edge of the village, and can return whenever she winds up the snowglobe. After a long set of visits to the globe, she accidentally gets trapped inside.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Family Switch 2023★ 6.4
Shares: Fantasy, Family
When the Walker family members switch bodies with each other during a rare planetary alignment, their hilarious journey to find their way back to normal will bring them closer together than they ever thought possible.
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Heavenly Christmas 2016★ 6.1
Shares: Fantasy, TV Movie
Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, she’s assigned a hard luck case. As she’s forced to help solve his problems, she’ll start to discover the meaning of Christmas and maybe even fall in love along the way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa 2018★ 6.8
Shares: Family, TV Movie
Lisa's trip home to Evergreen for the holidays finds her shepherding an effort to save the town's beloved general store, fulfilling the wishes of a Christmas past and finding a romance full of Christmas magic.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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A Christmas Carol 1984★ 7.5
Shares: Fantasy, TV Movie, Family
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Stream in India on Plex
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Elf 2003★ 6.7
Shares: Family, Fantasy
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Noelle 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Family, Fantasy
Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby 2019★ 6.3
Shares: Family, TV Movie
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve 2022★ 6.1
Shares: TV Movie, Fantasy
When Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life, including with his daughter Michelle.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now