From feel-good flicks to sweet holiday romances, these Christmas movies on Amazon Prime are everything you need for the perfect Christmas movie marathon
15 Best Christmas Movies on Amazon Prime to Start Watching Now
Updated on Jul. 10, 2025
The Family Stone
An underrated Christmas classic, The Family Stone follows straight-laced Meredith Morton, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, as she tries to win over her boyfriend’s eccentric, bohemian family over the holidays. It’s a cozy romantic comedy you’ll want to watch every holiday season.
A New Husband for Christmas
Audiences adore this feel-good movie about a circle of friends navigating marriage, divorce and the difficulties and dramas that often arise during Christmas celebrations.
Candy Cane Lane
Eddie Murphy stars in this Christmas movie on Amazon as a man on a mission to win an annual Christmas decoration contest. But when he makes a deal with an elf, he unintentionally brings the 12 days of Christmas to life, and holiday hijinks ensue.
The Tree That Saved Christmas
If we didn’t know better, we’d think this was a Hallmark Christmas movie—think small town, family Christmas tree farm on the brink of closure and a miracle only the movie’s charming heroine, Lacey Chabert, can come up with.
It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a quintessential Christmas classic, and there won’t be a dry eye in the room by the time you get to the end. Jimmy Stewart plays a man visited by an angel who shows him what really matters.
One Special Night
Julie Andrews and James Garner play sweethearts in this made-for-TV gem from 1999. The two are trapped in a cabin over the holidays, and unexpected love surprises them both.
Lost Holiday
If you like offbeat, indie, arty cinema, try this comedy about grad students who take off on a road trip over the holidays and get caught up in crime.
A Husband for Christmas
Vivica A. Fox plays a woman who agrees to a marriage of convenience with her hunky co-worker and then accidentally starts to fall for him—and vice versa!
10 Hours for Christmas
In this sweet Brazilian family comedy, kids with separated parents scheme to get them back together over the holidays.
The Spirit of Christmas
A big-city lawyer gets tasked with selling Hollygrove Inn—a haunted bed-and-breakfast in an otherwise perfect Christmas town. Sparks fly when she falls for the dashing ghost who dwells there.
One Last Christmas
Audiences love this low-budget but earnest and heartfelt family drama about five brothers dealing with one another and their family over Christmas.
Home Alone
Classic Christmas movies, like this ever-watchable comedy, are perfect family fare. Catherine O’Hara is the frantic mom who accidentally leaves her kid behind over Christmas.
Throwback Holiday
This is a fan favorite if you’re looking for great Christmas movies on Amazon Prime. What would you do if you could go back to high school? A stressed-out mom finds out when she time-travels during Christmas.
Dashing in December
Andie MacDowell stars in this heartwarming celebration of love about a son who comes home for Christmas and falls for his mom’s newly hired and super handsome ranch hand.
A Christmas Princess
What’s on your holiday menu? How about a royal prince who needs a caterer? A talented young chef gets the gig, and she just might steal his heart too!
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