35 Funny Christmas Movies That Will Make The Entire Family LOL
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In the spirit of opening gifts and spending time in the snow with your besties during winter break, nothing rings in the holiday season like watching funny Christmas movies with your fam. While we love turning on a warm and fuzzy Christmas classic in front of the fireplace, movies starring hilarious actors like Jim Carrey, Tyler Perry, Anna Kendrick, and Will Ferrell totally take the joy of Christmas to a new level. From the hilarious mishaps in Four Christmases to the blended narratives in the teen flick Let It Snow, this list is full of LOL-worthy movies that your entire family will love.
Buddy the Elf may say, "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear," but we think it's best spread by sharing a good laugh with your friends and fam. Ahead, find funny Christmas movies that'll crack your family up like chestnuts near an open fire.
Spoiler Alert
Based on Michael Ausiello's memoir, Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, this movie follows the journey of the writer's relationship with his partner from the early aughts to the tough challenges that come later in their life together.
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Falling for Christmas
'Tis the season for a Christmas rom-com starring Lindsay Lohan. In this Netflix flick, a wealthy heiress finds herself in the care of a local lodge owner, after she falls in a skiing accident and temporarily loses her memory.
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Happiest Season
When Abby plans to propose to her girlfriend, Harper, while meeting her parents for the first time, it goes awry when she realizes her partner is still closeted to her conservative family. Trust us when we say this movie will make you go through every emotion imaginable.
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The Holiday Calendar
This lighthearted flick tells the story of a photographer whose life takes a turn when an antique Advent calendar she inherited predicts her future — including her love life.
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Elf
Will Ferrell's Buddy the Elf is one of the most iconic characters of all time, and with good reason. This feel-good flick follows Buddy, who was accidentally transported to The North Pole as a kid, as he makes his way into the real world to find his birth father.
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Let It Snow
When a small midwestern town is hit with a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, a group of teens find their friendships and love lives colliding.
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The Santa Clause
Throw it back to the first film in this classic Christmas franchise, which recently expanded with a 2-episode holiday special on Disney+. After divorced dad Scott accidentally kills the real-life Santa Claus, he's tasked with the big job of delivering gifts on Christmas Eve and brings his son along for the ride.
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The Holiday
Funny and absolutely endearing? Sign us up. This Nancy Meyers film follows two women, Iris and Amanda, who decide to swap homes for the Christmas holiday and just so happen to find their one true loves across the pond.
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A Christmas Carol
Jim Carrey tackles the iconic role of Ebenezer Scrooge in this 2009 adaptation of the classic holiday story.
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The Nightmare Before Christmas
Tim Burton's 1992 animated film is a fun, wild ride when the king of Halloween discovers another holiday: Christmas.
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Tiny Christmas
This hilarious Nickelodeon flick follows two kids who have been accidentally shrunk by an elf. They get scooped up into Santa's sack and must find their way home while dodging obstacles in their minuscule state.
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Home Alone
After he behaves badly, Kevin McCallister gets stuck sleeping in his attic the night before his family vacation. But then his family accidentally leaves him behind and he gets away with doing whatever he wants — that is, until two con men plan to rob his house and he has to protect his home all by himself.
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
What's even funnier than Home Alone? Home Alone 2, of course. Watch as Kevin McCallister winds up on his own once again during the holiday season — but this time, he finds himself in New York City in a palatial suite at the Plaza Hotel.
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Love Hard
Nina Dobrev and Never Have I Ever's Darren Barnet star in this rom-com that follows an L.A. writer who thinks she met her perfect match on a dating app. She then discovers that she's been catfished after she flies 3,000 miles to surprise him for Christmas — so, her catfish agrees to help her find love with the real man in the photos.
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Four Christmases
Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon star as an unmarried couple whose tropical vacation plans for Christmas fall through at the last minute. They end up spending Christmas Day running to and from four family get-togethers as each of their parents are divorced.
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Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas
Tyler Perry's Madea franchise is not only hilarious, but iconic. In this holiday movie, Madea and her niece Eileen surprise visit Eileen's daughter, Lacey, who hasn't come home for Christmas. In reality, Lacey has been avoiding her trip home because she fell in love with a white man and secretly married him in fear of judgment from her family.
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Single All the Way
Peter asks his bestie Nick to come home with him for the holidays and pose as his boyfriend, in an effort to thwart questions about his love life. But when Peter's family sets him up on a blind date, their plan changes.
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A Christmas Story
This Christmas classic also received the reboot treatment in 2022. However, the original film follows a kid named Ralphie who wishes for a "Red Ryder air rifle" for Christmas to dodge his bully. While he butts heads with his dad, his mom comforts him, and he tries to make it to Christmas Day without losing hope.
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Christmas With the Kranks
The king of Christmas (Tim Allen) and the queen of Halloween (Jamie Lee Curtis) join forces in this comedy about the Kranks, a couple who plan on taking a tropical getaway for Christmas when their daughter is out of town for the holiday. When she changes her mind and decides to come home, they must work together to put together the perfect Christmas celebration once she returns.
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The Princess Switch
When a baker from Chicago meets a princess who looks exactly like her, they trade places and end up falling in love with people in each other's lives. Make it a movie marathon with the film's two sequels, The Princess Switch: Switched Again and The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star.
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Love Actually
It's Christmastime in London, and nine individuals are trying to navigate the trials, tribulations, and joys of the holiday season. And through the ups and downs, they might just learn that love really is all around.
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Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas
This live-action adaptation of The Grinch is an instant classic. Comedian Jim Carrey plays the green creature who sets out to ruin Christmas for the cheery citizens of Whoville, while Taylor Momsen plays little Cindy Lou Who.
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Holidate
Emma Roberts stars in this holiday-themed romantic comedy where two strangers are fed up with being single. They make a pact to be each other's platonic plus-ones at different events throughout the year and end up falling for each other along the way.
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Just Friends
When they were in high school, Chris was in love with his best friend Jamie, who rejected him after their graduation. Fast forward 10 years — Chris is now a successful record executive and pines for Jamie when he returns to his hometown and tries to win her over.
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A Bad Moms Christmas
Three moms, Amy, Kiki, and Carla, are just trying to get though the holidays. But then their mothers show up, adding on a whole new layer of stress. If you couldn't stop cracking up at 2016's Bad Moms, then you'll definitely want to tune into this hilarious follow-up.
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Almost Christmas
When a retired mechanic loses the love of his life, he invites their grown children over for a traditional Christmas celebration. This comedy is full of LOL-worthy moments as this bickering family spends five days together under the same roof.
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The Christmas Chronicles
Siblings Kate and Teddy plan to catch Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, but when that falls through, they hitch a ride with jolly Saint Nick and his loyal elves to save Christmas before it's too late.
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Spirited
A laugh-out-loud iteration of the Charles Dickens classic, as the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future visit "one dark soul for redemption" — and delight with some incredible musical numbers.
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Noelle
Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, loves Christmas and wants more responsibility like her brother Nick, who feels immense pressure as he's gearing up to take over for their dad this year. When Noelle suggests he take a break and get away, he never comes back and she must find him in time to save Christmas.
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Arthur Christmas
What would happen if Santa Claus had a high-tech operation that helps him deliver gifts each year? This animated film explores that exact idea, except he accidentally misses one child out of hundreds of millions. Santa's youngest son, Arthur, makes it his mission to deliver a present to the forgotten kid before Christmas morning.
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Last Holiday
When she realizes she has a terminal illness, saleswoman Georgia Byrd withdraws her life savings and lives every day like it's her last. She flies to Europe and lives like a queen in a luxurious hotel while wearing the finest clothes, shoes, and jewelry.
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The Bitch Who Stole Christmas
In this hilarious movie featuring drag performers like RuPaul and Ginger Minj, a fashion journalist is sent to a Christmas-obsessed small town for her next assignment. However, she discovers she may be involved in a threatening plan that could destroy Christmas.
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Scrooged
There's no such thing as too many takes on Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, right? This rendition stars Bill Murray as Frank Cross, a cold-natured TV network president who could use a dash of the Christmas spirit.
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Fred Claus
We all know and love Santa Clause, but have you met his brother, Fred Claus? Well, let's just say... the two are complete opposites.
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The Family Stone
While this flick might make you shed a tear or two, there are also plenty of laughs in store as we watch Everett bring his girlfriend, Meredith, home to meet his family for Christmas.
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