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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)
22K
Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever.
Style:
visually appealing, fairy tale, costume drama, sincere, touching, feel good, entertaining, christmas classics, inspirational, sweet
Audience:
girls' night, family outing, teens, chick flick, kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, children, meaning of life, rise to the top, christmas time, grandfather granddaughter relationship, magic, inventions and discoveries, fight for justice, friends in love, science, faith, dream, theft, lie, self discovery, desperation, loss of wife, help, new year's eve, grieving widower, dishonesty, depression, toys ...
Time:
victorian era, 2020s, 19th century
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Most similar movies to Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, fairy tale, humorous and entertaining films with plots about christmas, christmas movie, holiday, christmas eve, santa claus, magic and snow mostly in Family, Fantasy and Comedy genres. Some movies like Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Christmas Story (2007), Prancer Returns (2001), 12 Months. A New Fairy Tale (2015), Prancer (1989). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
light, feel good, sincere, captivating, christmas classics ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens
Plot:
santa claus, christmas, christmas season, holiday, teenage girl, transgression, north pole, brother sister relationship, elf, magic, christmas eve, imaginary character ...
Time:
future, year 1990, 2020s
Place:
boston, turkey, south pole
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, Hungary, Russia, Hong Kong, Italy, USA, Czech Republic, Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in 1920's Vienna, this is the tale of a little girl, whose godfather gives her a special doll one Christmas Eve.
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, atmospheric, exciting, entertaining
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
nutcracker, christmas, children, youth, toy comes to life, young heroes, godparent, good versus evil, save the day, danger, heroes, escapades ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
europe, vienna, austria
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Finland
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together. Once a year - at Christmas - Nikolas moves to a new home. To show his gratitude, Nikolas ...
Style:
feel good, touching, captivating, christmas classics, serious
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, orphan, village, apprentice, friendship, toys, young heroes, selflessness, winter, snow, holiday ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
finland, europe
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Family, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
This holiday-themed children's film offers a unique take on the legend of Santa Claus and his tiny reindeer. In this movie, a young boy finds a deer in the forest he is sure is Santa's beloved Prancer. Determined to return the creature to ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, humorous, touching
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, reindeer, youth, mischievous children, mistaken identity, fish out of water, child as adult, young heroes, family life, parents and children, disorder ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have ...
Style:
christmas special, humorous, witty, stylized, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, kids, preschool
Plot:
muppets, christmas, puppetry, holiday, goofy hero, friendship, alternate reality, xmas, christmas season, puppet, god, guardian angel ...
Time:
year 2016, 90s
Place:
usa, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.
Style:
fairy tale, costume drama, light, mystical, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teen fantasy, adult
Plot:
christmas, princess, magical object, fairy, female protagonist, good versus evil, christmas eve, nutcracker, hopes, snow, imaginary kingdom, female villain ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
ussr, london
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Girl of our time gets into a dreamlike world. The middle of winter, she shall bring out of the woods bouquet of snowdrops to come New Year, which decided to cancel the evil royal advisor. And only then did she return to her parents.
Style:
fairy tale, sincere, entertaining, sentimental, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
magic, holiday, imaginary kingdom, christmas, selflessness, gift, social relations, new year, loyalty, animal human communication, young girl, promise ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Jessica, the daughter of an impoverished apple farmer, still believes in Santa Claus. So when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in ...
Style:
touching, christmas classics, crying, entertaining, sad ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, reindeer, single father, small town, holiday, farm, father daughter relationship, widower, girl, little girl, animal ...
Time:
year 1989
Place:
michigan
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: 102 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
feel good, thrilling, entertaining, captivating, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, reindeer, holiday, grandfather granddaughter relationship, child protagonist, family bonds, hopes, family relations, magic, family life, wizard, christmas spirit ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
100%
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:
46%
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:
45%
59K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, thought provoking, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, lost love, christmas season, charles dickens, ghost, boss, greed, loneliness, evil man, misanthrope ...
Time:
2020s, 80s, 1800s, victorian era
Place:
new york
Similarity:
45%
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:
44%
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:
43%
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:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A rich and nasty woman returns to her hometown to evict everyone but discovers the true meaning of Christmas thanks to the local townsfolk – and an actual angel. Features 14 original songs with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton!
Style:
colorful, sentimental, humorous, feel good, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, christmas spirit, coldhearted, rich man, christmas season, character change, human nature, christmas time, happy ending, life changing experience ...
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa (Goodman) opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.
Style:
light, fairy tale, sweet, feel good, christmas special
Audience:
kids
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, holiday, christmas season, xmas, workaholic, family bonds, life philosophy, kids and family, family relations, self discovery, christmas eve ...
Similarity:
43%
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:
43%
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:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush, Mrs. Santa Claus takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive, only to end up stranded in the multi-cultural neighbourhood of Manhattan's Lower East Side of the early 1900s.
Style:
christmas classics, humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, santa claus, xmas, christmas eve, fish out of water, mistaken identity, family life, dishonesty, couple relations, mischievous children, youth, love and romance ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
42%
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:
42%
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young boy, Danny, tries to prove the existence of Santa by using his intelligence and gadgets. He and his trusted group go on an intense journey to find the truth of Santa.
Style:
feel good, humorous, sweet, funny, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, children, christmas eve, journey, families, small town life, child protagonist, faith, christmas spirit, miraculous event ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In the tradition of disney's classic holiday tales comes a heartwarming movie about the power of giving and the true meaning of christmas. Discover how the legendary friendship of Santa Claus and Santa Paws began in the inspiring original film, ...
Style:
touching, humorous, semi serious, feel good, christmas classics
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
dog, santa claus, christmas, pets, friendship, youth, animal life, orphan, save the day, young heroes, disorder, memory loss ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
42%
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:
42%
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:
42%
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:
42%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In this magical story, a scientist sets out to prove that reindeer can fly and along the way discovers the true meaning of faith, family and Christmas.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, touching, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night, family outing
Plot:
christmas, desire, santa claus, magic, against the odds, obsessive quest, north pole, reindeer, optimism, legends and myths, christmas eve, holiday ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Christmas in the Nolan household isn't what it used to be. Instead of a joyous family gathering, they are spending this holiday apart. On a last minute shopping trip with Dad, the family enters an enchanted store only to discover a dazzling ...
Style:
feel good, fairy tale, sweet, light, sentimental ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, magic, north pole, parents and children, kids and family, family relations, partner, love and romance, father son relationship, self discovery ...
Similarity:
42%
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