Around the holidays , everyone begin to get in the holiday spirit and they want to stay in that tone by see the good of the proficient of vacation movies . There are the Christmas classics , there are the new attain Christmas movies , and then there are the serious misses when it come to the Christmas movie genre .

On Netflix in particular , there are many options for Christmas movies , and it ’s hard to always know if you ’re work to thoroughly enjoy it or despise the entire film . We are here to tell you which Christmas movies you ca n’t drop this holiday time of year , and which ones you ’d be better off skipping . Here are The 5 good Christmas Movies On Netflix ( & The 5 speculative ) .

Best: The Nutcracker And The Four Realms

Disney ’s take on this definitive tale is the perfect vacation movie to watch and fortuitously , it ’s on Netflix for our viewing joy . The Nutcracker and the Four Realmsfollows a untested girl named Clara who is in search of a one - of - a - variety key that will unlock a box that has a priceless gift from her late mother that she has been eager to get her hands on .

Once she is lead to the key , she end up in a parallel public filled with gingerbread man , a pack of mice , and a soldier named Phillip , who helps her along her journeying . It is a bully mob pic that will sure as shooting get you quick for Christmas .

Worst: A Christmas Prince

If cheesy , romantic , Hallmark - esque holiday movies are your thing , then this movie is for you . But honestly , the sheer amount of cheesiness in this movie makes it too much to bear .

A Christmas Princetells the unlikely love story between an surreptitious newsperson and a " playboy prince " who fall for her while she ’s pretending to be a private instructor for his young sister . The whole plot line is whole bonkers and unrealistic to levels that may even surpass the typical Hallmark type of Christmas movie .

This Netflix original was a mess to take in , and not necessarily in a well way , unless you enjoy " hate - catch " cheesy movies such as this . And if you do , you ’re in chance , because there were two abide by - up films : A Christmas Prince : The Royal WeddingandA Christmas Prince : The Royal Baby .

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Best: Just Friends

Just Friendsis one of the most underrated Christmas movies of all - time , so of class , this is not one you should slumber on while it ’s still streaming on Netflix . The movie stars Ryan Reynolds as the formerly cumbersome , geeky , and heavy best protagonist , Chris Brander , to Amy Smart ’s popular and beautiful , Jamie Palamino .

But when Chris loses the weight and gains all of the confidence and swaggie , he end up back in his hometown – by accident – and decide to try out to court Jamie , who he ’s always been in lovemaking with . This guide to dotty antics and comedic moments , but at long last order the tale of two citizenry who are perfect each other , falling in love , with Christmas being the background of it all .

Worst: The Spirit Of Christmas

Cursed ghosts , a haunted inn , a " workaholic lawyer " who must sell say inn , and Christmas steadily approaching makes for an interesting plot line for a holiday film .

When we say interesting , though , we intend it ’s very … odd . Between the absurd plot line , the bizarre love story blossoming between the attorney and the ghost , and the fact the playacting is just as risky as the writing easily makes this one of the bad streaming Christmas movies on Netflix correctly now . If you want to laugh your path through a Christmas moving picture for all the wrong reasons , then sure , give this one a go . But if you want a timbre Christmas movie , definitely do n’t waste your fourth dimension .

Best: White Christmas

This classic Christmas musical motion-picture show is one everybody should watch each year . Telling the story of a song - and - dance team who pair up with a sister act to save a failing Vermont inn that is their former commanding superior general ’s , it ’s a rattling taradiddle full of romance , hope , and the holidays .

The incomparable Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye principal in this Christmas classic and their performance alone will keep a smile on your face all throughout the moving picture . bestow in a little romance and vacation emotional state , and this movie has the mark of one of the cracking Christmas films of all - time . If you have n’t seen it yet for some reason , what are you waiting for ?

Worst: Christmas Crush

Christmas Crushis a cringe - worthy flick that has so many awkward tantrum that you get second - hand embarrassment for the characters , as well as the actors present them .

In the movie , Georgia returns to her hometown and learns her high schoolhouse reunion is only a week before Christmas . She decides to go in hopes of winning back " the one who got away " and attends the assemblage with her good friend from high school , Ben – who is played by Jonathan Bennett a.k.a . Aaron Samuels from Mean Girls . This decidedly was n’t his unspoiled employment … but apart from that , the entire film is sloppily made , incredibly awkward , and will candidly have you wishing you learn any other Christmas movie than this .

Best: The Christmas Chronicles

face for a forward-looking Christmas tale that is family - friendly , odd as can be , and an risky venture to take in ? Then look no further and start streamingThe Christmas Chronicles . It just came out in 2018 and is an fabulously fun Christmas motion picture to watch with the whole phratry .

Starring Kurt Russell as Santa Clause , The Christmas Chroniclestells the news report of a brother and sister who be after to attempt to catch a glimpse of Santa Clause on film on Christmas Eve . This run them on an unexpected journeying that most kids would give anything to go on themselves . There will be a sequel coming out next class , so cook yourselves by watching this original film first this holiday time of year .

Worst: The Princess Switch

Two women who are opposites in every way of life , except they look identical to one another , decide to swap life for two daylight . It get better , though ! One is a Chicagoan baker who is in the country of Belgravia and she excrescence into the prince ’s fiancée and yes , these are the two women who evidently look like twins .

Of course , this plastic film is predictable in nearly every way and has all the makings of being very close to a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie . So again , if that is your type of vacation film , then , by all way , check this one out . If it ’s not , though , you would be better off determine a different movie .

Best: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

While the original animated version of the Dr. Seuss story , How The Grinch Stole Christmas , is one of our absolute favorites , we ca n’t avail but get it on the unrecorded - action interlingual rendition just as much … if not a small more .

As we all know , this centers around the wearied and cynical unripe , vengeful Grinch who lives on the outskirts of Whoville and wants to make all of the citizen of Whoville just as scurvy as he is on Christmas .

Jim Carrey ’s variation of the Grinch is unbelievable and the added backstory that we did n’t antecedently have for the Grinch made it even well . It ’s yet another capital motion-picture show for families to watch together to learn the truthful meaning of Christmas .

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Worst: Holiday In The Wild

One of the newest Christmas archetype Netflix has create isHoliday In The Wild . It seems like it should be an exigent hit , especially with stars Rob Lowe and Kristin Davis at the helm of the project .

But unless you ’re into the farcical , dramatic , read-only storage - com type of Christmas motion picture , this picture show just does n’t hit the mark for being a great Christmas motion picture that will stand the test of time .

This movie follows a woman who was leave by her husband on the eve of an African safari misstep , so she decides to go on her own , meeting an elephant conservationist along the way . Needless to say , sparks fly , and you likely know how the rest plays out …

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