Movies like 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2021)
The best movies like 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas (2021) are Inside Lego at Christmas (2015), The Merchants of Joy (2025) and Becoming Santa (2011). If 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas hooked you with its documentary, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedMan on Wire (2008)7.4/10 from 1,014 votes
- NewestThe Merchants of Joy (2025)Released 2025
Inside Lego at Christmas (2015)
More than half of all Lego sales come in the last three months of the year. This documentary goes behind the scenes at the secretive superbrand as it prepares for Christmas.
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The Merchants of Joy (2025)
In the city that never sleeps, five families hustle each winter to turn sidewalks into holiday outposts.
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Becoming Santa (2011)
The story of one man entering the culture and character of Santa Claus for a single season.
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Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil (2018)
A look from the inside out at a community that was led for decades by the now imprisoned religious prophet who controlled many to quell his demands and desires.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
A Big Lego Christmas (2016)
A look behind the scenes as the world's most profitable toy maker opens its biggest ever Lego store, in London. Designer Justin's first ever kit finally hits the shelves, and Lego pro Duncan prepares to make the largest model ever - a replica of Tower Bridge.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both documentary
A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisA Gert Lush Christmas (2015)
Dan is about to introduce the woman of his dreams to his family, but as they are so quirky, will everything go to plan?
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Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas (2022)
Follow Dolly's desire to uplift an exhausted world's spirits by sharing the unique "mountain magic". Throughout the chaos, Dolly finds herself taking a journey guided by the mysterious appearances of her Three Wise Mountain Men.
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Jingle Bell Rocks! (2013)
In JINGLE BELL ROCKS!, director Mitchell Kezin delves into the minds of some of the world’s most legendary Christmas music fanatics and hits the road to hang with his holiday heroes – including hip hop legend Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons of RUN-D.M.C., The Flaming Lips’ frontman Wayne Coyne, filmmaker John Waters, bebopper Bob Dorough, L.A. DJ and musicologist Dr. Demento, and Calypso legend The Mighty Sparrow. In his search for the twelve best, underappreciated Christmas songs ever recorded, Kezin both asks and answers the question, “Why, when Christmas rolls around, are we still stuck cozying up with Bing Crosby under a blanket of snow?”
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I Am Santa Claus (2014)
Everyone thinks of Santa Claus as a magical figure without flaws, but the men who keep his legend alive, real-bearded professional Santas, are nothing like the jolly ol' Saint Nick we've all grown up knowing. In reality, the mall Santa in your cherished children's photo has problems just like the rest of us. Even the jolliest of men fall victim to divorce, job loss, insecurity and even the occasional hangover. 'I Am Santa Claus' is a documentary that follows the lives of five real-bearded professional Santa Clauses as they anticipate and prepare the coming holiday season while showing them for who they actually are flawed, flesh and blood men who feel an overbearing responsibility to protect the integrity of the spotless, untarnished reputation of the "Red Suit."
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Surviving Christmas (2004)
Wealthy executive Drew Latham has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas with a Kiss (2023)
This Mahogany film follows a woman who returns home for her family’s Christmas Carnival, unexpectedly meeting a photo journalist.
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A Shoe Addict's Christmas (2018)
As Christmas approaches, a department store worker whose life lacks fulfillment meets her guardian angel, who offers her a chance to change her circumstances by magically transporting her to Christmases past whenever she tries on a new pair of shoes.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas Carole (2022)
Carole Mackay is an unashamedly outspoken and wealthy entrepreneur. Her online business selling all things festive has earned her a fortune, as well as the nickname 'Christmas Carole'. But her success hasn't made her a better human being. In fact, it's made her worse. The truth is that Carole is a monumentally mean person. Positively Scrooge-like. And, just like Ebeneezer, she doesn't love Christmas at all. But this Christmas Eve, Carole's past, present and future are about to collide. Will some rather familiar Christmas spirits help her discover the true spirit of Christmas?
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A Very Nutty Christmas (2018)
Hard-working bakery owner Kate Holiday, has more cookie orders than she has time to fill this holiday season, and when her boyfriend suddenly breaks up with her, any shred of Christmas joy she was hanging onto, immediately disappears. After Kate hangs the last ornament on the tree and goes to bed, she awakens the next morning to a little bit of Christmas magic. She gets the surprise of her life when Chip, a handsome soldier who may or may not be the Nutcracker Prince from Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” appears in her living room.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisA Nasty Piece of Work (2019)
A mid-level corporate employee finds out he’s not getting the Christmas bonus he was expecting, but his boss invites him to earn a promotion by beating his professional rival in a violent competition.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMe and Mr. Christmas (2023)
Zoe needs a client to put her new PR business on the map, so she convinces bookstore owner Sam he should enter Mr. Christmas- an annual month-long pageant that has eligible bachelors around town compete in a series of holiday activities. Is it just business or can Sam actually become Zoe’s Mr. Christmas?
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A Christmas Movie Christmas (2019)
Eve is a Christmas movie fanatic and dreams of having a movie-perfect Christmas with a movie-perfect boyfriend. On Christmas Eve, when Eve and her cynical sister Lacy make wishes to Santa, they wake up in Christmas Town and find themselves trapped inside a Christmas movie where they are the stars. But when things start to go wrong, and Eve's knowledge of all things Christmas movie fails to fix things, Eve and Lacy try to find a way out of the picture-perfect Christmas and back to reality.
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SnoozefestMovies like thisWrapped Up In Christmas (2017)
With Christmas just around the corner, 8-year-old Molly asks the mall Santa to find a boyfriend for her beloved aunt.
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I Am Santa Claus (2021)
Ettore has spent the last five years in jail for a robbery. Once out of prison, he has nowhere to go, his wife broke up with him and doesn’t want him to meet their little daughter who was born right before he was arrested. Alone and desperate, Ettore roams the streets of Rome and meets a strange old man, Nicola. He decides to take advantage of him and rob him. But after breaking into his house, Ettore realizes Nicola doesn’t have anything worth stealing and furthermore, the old man tells him a rather stranger thing: he affirms to be Santa Claus…
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMeet Me Under the Mistletoe (2023)
Two rival realtors are forced to work together to sell one special house before Christmas.
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Christmas Takes Flight (2021)
The movie tells the story of a handsome but frugal CEO who takes over a family-owned regional airline and plans to cut their annual Christmas charity event, while the original owner’s daughter, who is a pilot for the airline, rallies the community to save the event, and finds unexpected love in the process.
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The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
When Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life, including with his daughter Michelle.
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Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLarry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular (2007)
Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular is a one-hour variety sketch-comedy show. You'll see a hilarious roast of Santa Claus; a politically correct Christmas nativity scene photograph; dirty Christmas carolers; the gorgeous North Pole dancers; and a special music performance by Kid Rock of his new song, "Rock N Roll Jesus." The show features many actors and comedians including Carrot Top, Jim Breuer, Penn Jillete, Jamie Kennedy, Vicki Lawrence, Lisa Lampanelli, Flavor Flav, Jeffrey Ross, George Wallace and George Wendt, with special guest Tony Orlando and musical guest Kid Rock.
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Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20 (2022)
An inside look at one of the most anticipated movie sequels ever with James Cameron and cast.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)
A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisJim Henson Idea Man (2024)
Featuring unprecedented access to Jim Henson's personal archives, filmmaker Ron Howard brings us a fascinating and insightful look at a complex man whose boundless imagination inspired the world.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMan on Wire (2008)
On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nearly an hour of performing on the wire, 1,350 feet above the sidewalks of Manhattan, he was arrested. This fun and spellbinding documentary chronicles Philippe Petit's "highest" achievement.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Class of ‘92 (2013)
A detailing of the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United football players (David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil and Gary Neville). The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDeliver Us from Evil (2006)
Documentary filmmaker Amy Berg investigates the life of 30-year pedophile Father Oliver O'Grady and exposes the corruption inside the Catholic Church that allowed him to abuse countless children. Victims' stories and a disturbing interview with O'Grady offer a view into the troubled mind of the spiritual leader who moved from parish to parish gaining trust ... all the while betraying so many.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both documentary
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas?
The closest matches to 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas are Inside Lego at Christmas (2015), The Merchants of Joy (2025) and Becoming Santa (2011). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas?
People who watched 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas most often go on to Inside Lego at Christmas (2015), The Merchants of Joy (2025) and Becoming Santa (2011).
What is the highest-rated movie like 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas?
Man on Wire (2008), rated 7.4/10 by 1,014 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas?
The Merchants of Joy (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas?
Yes: Inside Lego at Christmas (2015), The Merchants of Joy (2025) and Becoming Santa (2011).
How are movies similar to 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas chosen?
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