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10 Best Movies Like Christmas Story

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

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#1
The Christmas Train

The Christmas Train

2017★ 6.4

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

Forced to take the intercontinental trip to Los Angeles by train, and determined to chronicle his adventure, disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon finds himself westbound with a var...

#2
Boxcar Bertha

Boxcar Bertha

1972★ 5.8

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

"Boxcar" Bertha Thompson, a transient woman in Arkansas during the violence-filled Depression of the early '30s, meets up with rabble-rousing union man "Big" Bill Shelly and the tw...

#3
The Commuter

The Commuter

2018★ 6.4

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

A businessman, on his daily commute home, gets unwittingly caught up in a criminal conspiracy that threatens not only his life but the lives of those around him....

#4
Come Sunday

Come Sunday

2018★ 5.8

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

Evangelist Carlton Pearson is ostracized by his church for preaching that there is no Hell....

#5
Simon Birch

Simon Birch

1998★ 6.8

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

Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much ...

#6
A Working Man

A Working Man

2025★ 6.7

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

Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by...

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