Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like Bad Santa

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

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#1
The Ref

The Ref

1994★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Drama & Comedy & Crime. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve....

#2
A Bad Moms Christmas

A Bad Moms Christmas

2017★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: Christmas. And if creating a mo...

#3
Get Santa

Get Santa

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A father and son must team up to save Christmas when they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage, having crashed his sleigh and found himself on the run from the police....

#4
A Madea Christmas

A Madea Christmas

2013★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Madea dispenses her unique form of holiday spirit on rural town when she's coaxed into helping a friend pay her daughter a surprise visit in the country for Christmas....

#5
The Night Before

The Night Before

2015★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In New York City for their annual tradition of Christmas Eve debauchery, three lifelong best friends set out to find the Holy Grail of Christmas parties since their yearly reunion ...

#6
Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

2021★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Bad Santa for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

On her first holiday without her father, Zoey attempts to create a magical Christmas for her family just like the ones Mitch used to do....

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