The holiday season doesn't always call for folks to binge-watch every classic Christmas movie on streaming platforms. Sometimes, watching alt-Xmas films, although a little less festive is still quite invigorating. Here are some of the best non-Christmas Christmas movies to watch on Netflix!
Instant Family (2018)
Spending Christmas doesn't have to be lonely without your family. Found family-themed movies might be the way to go.
Up first on our list is Instant Family, which follows Pete (played by Mark Wahlberg) and Ellie Wagner (Rose Byrne) trying to take care of three siblings they adopted at foster care.
Watch as the new parents learn the ropes of what it's like to dive into instant parenthood.
Little Women (2019)
While nothing spells Christmas more than the 1990s version of Little Women, the 2019 iteration from Greta Gerwig is just as good and tells a completely different story.
Focusing on Jo (Saoirse Ronan), Amy (Florence Pugh), Meg (Emma Watson), and Beth (Eliza Scanlen), 2019's Little Women is centered on the days of four girls growing up together and how they must eventually cope with their newfound purposes during their adult life.
Mean Girls (2004)
Hey, you can't get rid of the classics, after all. Mean Girls is one of the perfect non-Christmas movies to stream on Netflix. Who can forget Regina, Gretchen, Karen, and Cady's iconic Jingle Bell Rock performance?
Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan), a previously home-schooled girl from Africa, joins the It group called 'The Plastics' only to learn just how shallow her first friends in public school are.
Knives Out (2019)
Family movies are not everyone's cup of tea, which is exactly why the Knives Out movie exists on this list.
Watch as Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas) and Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) dissect the mysterious death behind Marta's employer, crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), as the investigation slowly unfolds the dysfunctional Thrombey family's story.
Stardust (2007)
A whirlwind romance and a spec of an adventure to win the heart of his beloved (Sienna Miller), Stardust tells the story of Tristan (Charlie Cox) venturing into the realm of fairies only to find a woman (Claire Danes) named Yvaine whom he must save before getting his happily ever after in the end.
What better time to watch Stardust than this December? Catch this non-Christmas Christmas movie before it leaves Netflix on December 31st!
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John Wick (2023)
The John Wick franchise is one of the best anti-Christmas movies to binge-watch for the holidays. Starting with the first John Wick film, see the legendary retired assassin (Keanu Reeves) rise for revenge after losing the puppy his late wife gave to him as her last gift.
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
Who's got Rudolph the reindeer's red nose painted all over him? Non-Christmas Christmas movies on Netflix don't always have to fully spread the anti-holiday cheers.
In this case, Clifford the Big Red Dog tells the magical tale of Emily Elizabeth (Darby Camp) finding her new pet growing up to 10 feet in their small apartment.
Leave the World Behind (2023)
Holiday shenanigans are right on this list as Netflix's newest satirical disaster film, Leave the World Behind, follows the Sandford and Scott family navigate in a world where their family vacation had gone wrong.
From animals running amok to a global cyber attack, watch as Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, Charlie Evans, Kevin Bacon, Myha'la Herrold, and Farrah Mackenzie figure out a way to survive in this awful fare.
Sing 2 (2021)
While both films under the Sing franchise are available to stream on Netflix, Sing 2 includes a holiday song, Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). This time, we get to see the all-star cast of animal performers prepare a dazzling stage extravaganza on a larger stage. Perhaps too large a stage they didn't think through.
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