Movies like Fred Claus
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Fred Claus (2007)
51K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Fred Claus and Santa Claus have been estranged brothers for many years. Now Fred must reconcile his differences with his brother whom he believes overshadows him. When an efficiency expert assesses the workings at the North Pole and threatens to shut Santa down, Fred must help his brother to save Christmas.
Style:
sentimental, humorous, melancholic, light, christmas classics, semi serious, slapstick, exciting, fairy tale, mysterious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens
Plot:
holiday, christmas, santa claus, snow, toys, husky dog, christmas time, happy ending, sibling relationship, imaginary, bodyguard, xmas, family relations, north pole, saving christmas, new year, christmas spirit, christmas eve, winter, christmas season, redemption, chase, dysfunctional family, new year's eve, unrequited love ...
Time:
year 1993, future, year 2007, 90s, 2000s, 20th century, 21st century ...
Place:
chicago, nova scotia, paris france, london, sydney australia, illinois, tower bridge london
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Most similar movies to Fred Claus
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, semi serious and light films with plots about christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas movie, christmas eve, family and xmas mostly in Family, Comedy and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Fred Claus: Elf (2003), Noelle (2019), The Santa Clause 2 (2002), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), The Santa Clause (1994). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
345K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, christmas special, funny, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas spirit, father son relationship, santa claus, north pole, christmas season, christmas eve, christmas time, corporate world, raccoon, man child ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, usa, south pole, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
100%
31K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Canada, China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
light, humorous, feel good, fairy tale, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, elf, new year, holiday, family business, fish out of water, christmas time, disorder, north pole, buddies, santa claus ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, phoenix arizona, arizona
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, humorous, light, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing, chick flick ...
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, reindeer, christmas eve, christmas time, winter, christmas season, xmas, prank, christmas party, children ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Luther Krank is fed up with the commerciality of Christmas; he decides to skip the holiday and go on a vacation with his wife instead. But when his daughter decides at the last minute to come home, he must put together a holiday celebration.
Style:
feel good, satirical, humorous, christmas classics, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids, girls' night, teens
Plot:
holiday, christmas, christmas party, christmas time, suburban life, neighbor, cancer, farce, husband wife relationship, police, vacation, neighborhood ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
latin america, chicago, peru, usa, canada
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Scott Calvin is an ordinary man, who accidentally causes Santa Claus to fall from his roof on Christmas Eve and is knocked unconscious. When he and his young son finish Santa's trip and deliveries, they go to the North Pole, where Scott learns ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, touching, christmas classics, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas season, childhood, father son relationship, christmas eve, christmas time, child custody, saving christmas, thanksgiving, toys ...
Time:
90s
Place:
illinois, chicago, north america
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without ...
Style:
teen, light, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, date night, family outing ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, youth, comedy of errors, on the road, disorder, getting home, nothing goes right, teenage life, fish out of water, friendship, self discovery ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, new york, usa, nebraska, iowa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a ...
Style:
feel good, christmas special, humorous, christmas classics, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, pre-teens, family outing, teens
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas eve, reindeer, deception, christmas time, nothing goes right, christmas season, winter, cupid, time travel ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, year 1994, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Santa Claus develops amnesia after accidentally falling out of his sleigh and only the innocence of a small child can save him. Meanwhile, Santa has to battle the disbelief of a newsman.
Style:
humorous, feel good, semi serious, fairy tale, detective
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, holiday, young heroes, save the day, friendship, family life, memory loss, family relations, disorder, winter, amnesia ...
Similarity:
100%
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866
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An Elf is left behind by Santa to help rescue the Harper family from a lousy Christmas. The Elf and the family get more than they bargained for, as the kids help the Elf discover his special powers and true identity as a budding superhero.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, save the day, supernatural ability, supernatural, escapades, imaginary, danger, miraculous event, wish come true, magic, xmas, superhero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Inside a snowflake exists the magical land of Whoville. In Whoville, live the Whos, an almost mutated sort of Munchkin-like people. All the Whos love Christmas, yet just outside of their beloved Whoville lives the Grinch. The Grinch is a nasty ...
Style:
fairy tale, funny, sweet, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
christmas, redemption, xmas, imaginary kingdom, dog, village, burglary, santa claus, little girl, fantasy world, surrealism, christmas time ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 2000s
Similarity:
100%
35K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Leslie Zevo is a fun-loving inventor who must save his late father's toy factory from his evil uncle, Leland, a war-mongering general who rules the operation with an iron fist and builds weapons disguised as toys.
Style:
melancholic, light, semi serious, humorous, futuristic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot:
inheritance, toys, good versus evil, childhood, family relations, anti war, sibling relationship, rivalry, family life, parents and children, inventor, innocence lost ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Sweden, Poland
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A father and son who must team up to save Christmas, once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police.
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, exciting, christmas comedy
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, reindeer, youth, rescue, young heroes, save the day, escapades, family relations, parents and children, chases and races, christmas season ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, yorkshire, england, britain, united kingdom
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
If She's Going To Save Christmas, She's Got Some Big Shoes To Fill.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, entertaining
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, nothing goes right, haunted by the past, fish out of water, ghost, misfit, redemption, disorder, goofy hero, family life, destiny ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A struggling songwriter named Dave Seville finds success when he comes across a trio of singing chipmunks: mischievous leader Alvin, brainy Simon, and chubby, impressionable Theodore.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, light, 3d animation, romantic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
talking animal, animal, chipmunk, concert, christmas, anthropomorphism, mentor, friendship, rising to stardom, siblings relations, young heroes, ambition ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, year 2016, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, north america, chicago, paris france ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Poland, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Christmas is drawing near, but it’s not a happy time for David. After moving to a big city, his parents have been bogged down with work and forgotten the meaning of Christmas. David decides to change that. Together with Albert the Elf, who escaped ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
boy, christmas, holiday, friendship, santa claus, love, parents, grandparents, winter, snow, boyhood, christmas eve ...
Place:
poland
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A little girl discovers dreams can come true if you really believe. 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 ...
Style:
fairy tale, christmas classics, sentimental, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, court, lawyer, department store, thanksgiving, judge, mother daughter relationship, friendship, single mother, girl ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s, 70s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, ...
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, hilarious, cute ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
holiday, christmas, children, hotel, home alone, winter, childhood, vacation, child, airport, young heroes, christmas time ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
new york, florida, manhattan new york city, miami, chicago ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
After nearly three decades of being Santa Claus, Scott Calvin’s magic begins to falter. As he struggles to keep up with the demands of the job, Scott discovers a new clause that forces him to re-think his role as Santa and as a father.
Style:
christmas special, christmas comedy, semi serious, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot:
holiday, christmas, santa claus, replacement, north pole, christmas season, christmas eve, magic, snow, journey, winter, saving christmas ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, sentimental, feel good, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, family friendly, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, christmas spirit, reindeer, holiday, firefighter, children, new year, christmas eve, loss of father, winter, snow ...
Time:
2010s, future, year 2009, 2000s, 20th century ...
Place:
massachusetts, mexico city, chicago
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a ...
Style:
light, humorous, melancholic, surreal, intense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
christmas, holiday, violence, lone hero, unlikely friendships, family relations, save the day, prank, mischievous children, partner, nothing goes right, goofy hero ...
Time:
future, 80s, year 1988
Place:
orlando florida
Similarity:
25%
2K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Set in San Ernesto, California with only three days before Christmas, Nick Snowden needs to rescue a young reindeer from a zoo.
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, feel good, touching, humorous
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, holiday, fish out of water, fall in love, escapades, daring rescue, race against time, dishonesty, love and romance, hidden identity, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Christmas is on its way and with it disaster. The 92,000 responsible for manufacturing children's toys all become sick at the same time! It's a tough moment for Santa, better known as Father Christmas. He's left no choice: he must ...
Style:
light, semi serious, feel good, funny, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, children, gift, christmas eve, magic, christmas party, celebration, rescue, childhood, new year ...
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A father, who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.
Style:
christmas special, sad, christmas classics, tear jerker, fairy tale ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, snowman, redemption, holiday, magic, boy, winter, christmas season, loss of father, husband wife relationship, father son relationship, loss of husband ...
Time:
90s
Place:
colorado, denver colorado, antarctic
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Because she is marrying the man who assumed the mantle of Santa Claus last December 26, Beth's postponed wedding has to be rescheduled for Xmas eve. Overwhelmed by selling the house she and her son share and the prospect of the duties of Mrs. ...
Style:
fairy tale, light, sincere, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas eve, family relations, kids and family, parents and children, self discovery, couple relations, love and romance, fight, magic ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, light, exciting
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, dog, holiday, best friend, escapades, partner, odd couple, rescue, chases and races, unlikely partners, misfit partners, heroes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Netherlands, UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The first half of this film, set hundreds of years ago, shows how the old man who eventually became Santa Claus was given immortality and chosen to deliver toys to all the children of the world. The second half moves into the modern era, in which ...
Style:
christmas classics, sweet, mysterious, slasher, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas season, xmas, holiday horror, christmas spirit, saving christmas, snow, storytelling, magic, immortality ...
Time:
year 1985, 20th century, 18th century, 19th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
After Timmy Turner causes Santa amnesia he must become the new Santa in order to save Christmas.
Style:
christmas special, feel good, humorous, captivating, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, holiday, wish come true, imaginary, disorder, friends, save the day, christmas season, youth, christmas elf, list, godparent ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young girl turns to a department store Santa in the hopes that he will help find a new husband for her divorced mother.
Style:
sweet, feel good, humorous, light, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, children, happy ending, couple relations, single parent, holiday, writers, african american, christmas party, christmas spirit, farce ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
new jersey
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A boy witnesses his mother kissing what he believes to be is the real Santa Clause and retaliates with mischief.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, exciting, touching ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, couples, holiday, disorder, family relations, fish out of water, single parent, mischievous children, family gatherings, couple relations, misfit ...
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Belgium
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When his grandfather suddenly falls ill, holiday-hating Jules learns of his family's magical legacy and realizes he's the only hope to save Christmas.
Style:
sincere, feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, grandfather, toys, kindness, magic, christmas season, xmas, christmas eve, exploration, family relations ...
Similarity:
20%
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