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10 Best Movies Like The Real Santa

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

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#1
I Believe

I Believe

2019★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Santa for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A 9 year old boy experiences God's power in a supernatural way....

#2
The Boys of Paul Street

The Boys of Paul Street

1969★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Santa for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In Budapest, two rival gangs of young boys lay claim to a vacant lot. The hostilities escalate yet never quite boil over into actual violence....

#3
Flicka

Flicka

2006★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Santa for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Katy McLaughlin desires to work on her family's mountainside horse ranch, although her father insists she finish boarding school. Katy finds a mustang in the hills near her ranch. ...

#4
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

2003★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Santa for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in the Ozark Mountains during the Great Depression, Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for 2 years to achieve his dream of buying two coonhound pups. He develops a...

#5
Skater Girl

Skater Girl

2021★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Santa for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Prerna, a teenager growing up in rural India, comes of age when she’s introduced to the sport of skateboarding. As a result, she has to fight the odds to follow her dreams and comp...

#6
Where the Red Fern Grows

Where the Red Fern Grows

1974★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Real Santa for fans of Family & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Billy Coleman works hard and saves his earnings for two years to achieve his dream of buying two red-bone coonhound pups. He develops a new trust in life as he faces overwhelming c...

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