Movies like The Christmas Dragon: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Christmas Dragon (2014) — a family, fantasy and adventure film directed by John Lyde — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Christmas Dragon most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like dragon and christmas. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Santa Claus: The Movie 1985★ 6.4
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
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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Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 2012★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
When Mrs. Claus travels to Pineville, the merriest place on the planet, a quartet of magical puppies stow away on her sled, granting joyful wishes to the town's boys and girls. However, something goes terribly wrong - the Christmas spirit begins to disappear. Now, the Santa Pups and Mrs. Claus must race to save Christmas magic from running out for all.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Happily Ever After 1989★ 5.8
Shares: Family, Fantasy
In the aftermath of her more famous adventure, Snow White must team up with the dwarves' seven female cousins to battle the late Evil Queen's warlock brother and rescue the captured Prince.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pan 2015★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
Living a bleak existence at a London orphanage, 12-year-old Peter finds himself whisked away to the fantastical world of Neverland. Adventure awaits as he meets new friend James Hook and the warrior Tiger Lily. They must band together to save Neverland from the ruthless pirate Blackbeard. Along the way, the rebellious and mischievous boy discovers his true destiny, becoming the hero forever known as Peter Pan.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Search for Santa Paws 2010★ 6.3
Shares: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
When Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost the spirit of the season, they take a trip to New York City. But after Santa loses his memory, it's up to Paws, a faithful orphan named Quinn, her new friend Will, and a wonderful group of magical talking dogs to save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really all about.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Santa Buddies 2009★ 5.9
Shares: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
When Puppy Paws, the fun-loving son of Santa Paws, gets bored, he finds Budderball on Santa's naughty list and figures he's just the dog to show him how to be an ordinary pup. When the magical Christmas Icicle starts to melt however, and the world begins to forget the true meaning of the season, it's up to Puppy Paws and his newfound Buddies to journey back to the North Pole and save Christmas.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dragonheart: Battle for the Heartfire 2017★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure
When the King Gareth dies, his potential heirs, twin grandchildren who possess the dragon’s unique strengths, use their inherited powers against each other to vie for the throne. When Drago’s source of power – known as the Heartfire – is stolen, more than the throne is at stake; the siblings must end their rivalry with swords and sorcery or the kingdom may fall.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wish Upon a Unicorn 2020★ 6.9
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Two children discover that their mother is gone. The youngest of the pair, adventurer and upcomming singer, Long Johnson forces his older sister, Lily Johnson, to hunt down a unicorn with magical blood.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Anastasia: Once Upon a Time 2020★ 5.9
Shares: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Anastasia Romanov escapes through a portal when her family is threatened by Vladimir Lenin, and she finds herself in the year 1988, befriended by a young American girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Momo 2025★ 7.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Momo is a young orphan girl who lives in the ruins of an old Roman amphitheater and becomes friends with everybody in the neighborhood. But when a powerful international corporation starts stealing everybody’s time, nobody has any time left for her, let alone their friends or families. Momo, together with Master Hora, the custodian of time, are the only ones who can go up against the time thieves before all is lost forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Princess and the Goblin 1991★ 5.8
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Tooth Fairy Tale 2025★ 8.5
Shares: Fantasy, Family
Van, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider Queen threatens both tribes, they must work together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Legend of Ochi 2025★ 6.1
Shares: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Come Away 2020★ 5.8
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure
Before Alice went to Wonderland, and before Peter became Pan, they were brother and sister. When their eldest brother dies in a tragic accident, they each seek to save their parents from their downward spirals of despair until finally they are forced to choose between home and imagination, setting the stage for their iconic journeys into Wonderland and Neverland.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Prancer: A Christmas Tale 2022★ 6.5
Shares: Family, Fantasy
Ten-year-old Gloria and her recently widowed grandfather Bud befriend a mysterious reindeer when the family gather for Christmas. Bud comes to believe that Prancer may actually be magical, but Gloria fears his theory will send him straight to a retirement home.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Nico the Unicorn 1998★ 6.2
Shares: Fantasy, Family, Adventure
As an 11-year-old boy struggles to cope with a disability, he finds a pony who gives birth to a unicorn which he takes care of.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Boy Called Christmas 2021★ 7.3
Shares: Family, Adventure, Fantasy
An ordinary young boy called Nikolas sets out on an extraordinary adventure into the snowy north in search of his father who is on a quest to discover the fabled village of the elves, Elfhelm. Taking with him a headstrong reindeer called Blitzen and a loyal pet mouse, Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical and endearing story that proves nothing is impossible…
Stream in India on Netflix
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A Fairy Tale After All 2022★ 6.1
Shares: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
A stubborn teenage girl finds herself confronted by whimsical characters when she is transported into a world of fantasy and fairy tales while attending a school marionette show.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pete's Dragon 2016★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.
Stream in India on JioHotstar