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10 Best Movies Like A Christmas Carol

If you loved A Christmas Carol, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Star!

Star!

1968★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Christmas Carol for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness....

#2
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989★ 5.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Christmas Carol for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After lying in a coma for a year, Michael Myers awakens and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie, who has been confined to a me...

#3
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

1984★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Christmas Carol for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A surprise visit from Spock's father provides a startling revelation: McCoy is harboring Spock's living essence....

#4
R

R

2010★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Christmas Carol for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The R of the title stands for the young protagonist, Rune, fearlessly played by Pilou Asbæk. Imprisoned for violent assault, he's a cocky, good-looking young man placed in the hard...

#5
For a Good Time, Call...

For a Good Time, Call...

2012★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Christmas Carol for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

College "frenemies" Lauren and Katie move in together after losing a relationship and rent control, respectively. Sharing Katie's late grandmother's apartment in New York City, the...

#6
Being There

Being There

1979★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Christmas Carol for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the...