Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "dressed-as-santa-claus"

1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

On the outskirts of Whoville lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch who plans to ruin Christmas for all of the citizens of the town.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Kelley, Jeffrey Tambor

Votes: 291,922 | Gross: $260.04M

2. The Grinch (2018)

PG | 85 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville.

Directors: Yarrow Cheney, Scott Mosier | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, Pharrell Williams

Votes: 91,353 | Gross: $270.62M

3. Black Christmas (1974)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

During their Christmas break, a group of sorority girls are stalked by a stranger.

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Olivia Hussey, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, John Saxon

Votes: 48,451 | Gross: $4.05M

4. Office Christmas Party (2016)

R | 105 min | Comedy

When his uptight CEO sister threatens to shut down his branch, the branch manager throws an epic Christmas party in order to land a big client and save the day, but the party gets way out of hand...

Directors: Josh Gordon, Will Speck | Stars: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jennifer Aniston

Votes: 88,305 | Gross: $54.77M

5. There's Something in the Barn (2023)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

An American family fulfills their dream of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.

Director: Magnus Martens | Stars: Martin Starr, Amrita Acharia, Kiran Shah, Townes Bunner

Votes: 4,359

6. Home Sweet Home Alone (2021)

PG | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Family

A married couple tries to steal back a valuable heirloom from a troublesome kid.

Director: Dan Mazer | Stars: Ellie Kemper, Rob Delaney, Archie Yates, Aisling Bea

Votes: 20,413

7. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.

Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, June Foray, Dal McKennon

Votes: 59,134

8. Semi-Tough (1977)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.

Director: Michael Ritchie | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston

Votes: 3,517 | Gross: $37.19M

9. Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)

R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery

Somebody with very little Christmas spirit is killing anyone in a Santa suit one London holiday season, and Scotland Yard has to stop him before he makes his exploits an annual tradition.

Director: Edmund Purdom | Stars: Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, Mark Jones

Votes: 3,053

10. O. Henry's Full House (1952)

Approved | 117 min | Comedy, Drama

John Steinbeck introduces a quintet of five of O. Henry's most celebrated stories from his New York Period (1902-1910) in this anthology film.

Directors: Henry Hathaway, Howard Hawks, Henry King, Henry Koster, Jean Negulesco | Stars: Fred Allen, Anne Baxter, Jeanne Crain, Farley Granger

Votes: 3,075

11. Christmas Evil (1980)

R | 100 min | Horror, Thriller

A toy factory worker, mentally scarred as a child upon learning Santa Claus is not real, suffers a nervous breakdown after being belittled at work, and embarks on a Yuletide killing spree.

Director: Lewis Jackson | Stars: Brandon Maggart, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dianne Hull, Andy Fenwick

Votes: 8,581

12. Christmas Icetastrophe (2014 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A meteorite brings ice and freezing temperatures, which threatens to harm the residents of a small town at Christmas.

Director: Jonathan Winfrey | Stars: Victor Webster, Jennifer Spence, Richard Harmon, Tiera Skovbye

Votes: 1,649

13. Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing (2020 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance

As Michelle's wedding approaches, Hannah steps up to help finish the launch of the new Evergreen museum while questioning her relationship and future with Elliot.

Director: Linda-Lisa Hayter | Stars: Rukiya Bernard, Antonio Cayonne, Holly Robinson Peete, Barbara Niven

Votes: 990

14. Letters to Satan Claus (2020 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 87 min | Comedy, Horror

Holly returns to her hometown to make a Christmas special before her promotion to a television anchorwoman, but first she must face Satan Claus and horrible childhood memories of him.

Director: Emma Jean Sutherland | Stars: Karen Knox, Jessica Clement, Joseph Cannata, Alex Harrouch

Votes: 522

15. Mr. Soft Touch (1949)

Approved | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

When he learns that a gangster has taken over his nightclub and murdered his partner, returning WW2 hero Joe Miracle steals the money from the club's safe and hides in a settlement home, while the mob is on his tail.

Directors: Gordon Douglas, Henry Levin | Stars: Glenn Ford, Evelyn Keyes, John Ireland, Beulah Bondi

Votes: 1,264

16. A Sunburnt Christmas (2020)

91 min | Comedy

On an outback farm ravaged by drought, the lives of a struggling family are upended when a runaway criminal dressed as Santa Claus crashes onto their property.

Director: Christiaan Van Vuuren | Stars: Daniel Henshall, Natasha Wanganeen, Chris Duncan, Sullivan Stapleton

Votes: 855

17. Lucky Christmas (2011 TV Movie)

G | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A terminally unlucky single mother wonders if she will ever be lucky as Christmas approaches.

Director: Gary Yates | Stars: Elizabeth Berkley, Jason Gray-Stanford, Mitchell Kummen, Mike Bell

Votes: 1,315

18. Last Cowboy Standing (2009)

123 min | Drama

In 1972, Rupert, 8 and Evert, 6 are two lovable and wildly imaginative brothers, lost in their cowboys-and-Indians fantasies and in the playground romances with the neighborhood girls. In ... See full summary »

Director: Zaida Bergroth | Stars: Ilmari Järvenpää, Onni Tommila, Lauri Tilkanen, Iiro Panula

Votes: 724

19. Holiday Hell (2019)

100 min | Horror, Mystery

A mysterious shopkeeper narrates four horror tales, each set during a different holiday.

Directors: Jeremy Berg, David Burns, Jeff Ferrell, Jeff Vigil | Stars: Jeffrey Arrington, Mandy Baker, Thomas Brophy, Scott C. Brown

Votes: 568

20. Elite Short Stories: Samuel Omar (2021)

35 min | Drama

When Samuel is threatened with eviction from his childhood home, Omar proposes an alluring idea to raise money.

Stars: Itzan Escamilla, Omar Ayuso, Claudia Salas, Diego Martín

Votes: 838

21. La perfezione (2023)

101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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Director: Brando Improta | Stars: Martina Maria Monti, Brando Improta, Viviana Simone, Gianluca Cecconello

Votes: 11

22. A Trap for Santa Claus (1909)

Not Rated | 16 min | Drama, Short

The children set a trap for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, knowing he has to come through the window because their estate has no chimney. Their father, who abandoned them and his wife before... See full summary »

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Marion Leonard, Gladys Egan, John Tansey

Votes: 403

23. The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus (1914)

Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

When a burglar dressed as Santa Claus steals a family's Christmas presents, amateur detective Octavius sets out to recover the loot.

Director: Charles M. Seay | Stars: Barry O'Moore, Julian Reed, Richard Neill, Bliss Milford

Votes: 245

24. Die Rotkehlen: Santa Claus, bleibt dieses Jahr zu Haus (2020 Video)

Short, Comedy, Family

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Stars: Carsten Dörrbecker, Julia Dörrbecker, Sebastian Lecke, Eric-Jamie Anthony Scharf

25. Bottom (1991–1995)
Episode: Holy (1992)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

It's Christmas day and Richie is cooking the dinner to which Dave Hedgehog and Spudgun are invited. Dinner is not up to Michelin standard, but Richie's day improves when he finds out he is the son of God.

Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Tina Foley, Steven O'Donnell

Votes: 421

26. Keeping Up Appearances (1990–1995)
Episode: The Father Christmas Suit (1991)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Hyacinth is in the full Christmas spirit with 112 Christmas cards, and counting. She's also forced Richard to dress up as Father Christmas to distribute presents to the old folk. But the ... See full summary »

Director: Harold Snoad | Stars: Patricia Routledge, Josephine Tewson, Judy Cornwell, Geoffrey Hughes

Votes: 270

27. Bless the Harts (2019–2021)
Episode: Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard (2019)

TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy

Jenny feels insecure about her family's Christmas when Louise invites the Harts and Brenda to her annual Christmas party; Betty tries to figure out how to get the best presents on a budget.

Directors: Pete Michels, Albert Calleros | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike Barinholtz

Votes: 101

28. Monk (2002–2009)
Episode: Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus (2007)

TV-PG | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Monk's less than holiday mood is only worsened when he's accused of shooting Santa and becomes the most hated man in the city.

Director: Randy Zisk | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine

Votes: 1,185

29. 9-1-1 (2018– )
Episode: Christmas Spirit (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

The 118 responds to a shopper pushed over the edge, a woman who is literally having a "Blue Christmas" and a luggage handler accident on a tarmac; Maddie revisits her past to embrace her future; Bobby receives shocking news.

Director: Alonso Alvarez | Stars: Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark

Votes: 808

30. Big Hero 6: The Series (2017–2021)
Episode: The Present (2019)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Hiro finds a wrapped present in the closet, he assumes it's from Aunt Cass and takes it in order to figure out what it is. However, after a mix-up, the present becomes lost and Hiro enlists the Big Hero 6 team to track it down.

Directors: Stephen Heneveld, Ben Juwono | Stars: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Brooks Wheelan, Jamie Chung

Votes: 59

31. My Family (2000–2011)
Episode: Ho Ho No (2007)

TV-14 | Comedy

Susan treats Ben to a Christmas hotel break supposedly just for the two of them, but she has secretly invited other family members, including Alfie and his strange Uncle Idris and Michael's... See full summary »

Director: Baz Taylor | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Gabriel Thomson

Votes: 77

32. In Sickness and in Health (1985–1992)
Episode: Christmas Special (1986)

29 min | Comedy

When Rita wins a winter sun holiday abroad, Alf complains about having to spend Christmas alone.

Director: Richard Boden | Stars: Warren Mitchell, Una Stubbs, Carmel McSharry, Arthur English

Votes: 28

33. My Family (2000–2011)
Episode: Have a Unhappy Christmas (2008)

TV-14 | Comedy

For Christmas Ben gets Susan a present from the store where Alfie works as one of Santa's elves - a vacuum cleaner. Having been told this is unromantic he buys a necklace and is annoyed to ... See full summary »

Director: Nic Phillips | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Gabriel Thomson

Votes: 68

34. Bob's Burgers (2011– )
Episode: Yachty or Nice (2020)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bob wonders if there's a catch to the Belchers being invited to cater the Glencrest Yacht Club's holiday boat parade; Louise has her eye on the Santa Schooner.

Directors: Tony Gennaro, Chris Song | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, Larry Murphy

Votes: 539

35. New Amsterdam (2018–2023)
Episode: Talkin' Bout a Revolution (2022)

TV-14 | 44 min | Drama

Max and Sharpe settle happily into their new life in London; Dr. Fuentes takes over as medical director with disastrous effects; Bloom helps a patient who thinks he's cursed; Iggy develops ... See full summary »

Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Ryan Eggold, Janet Montgomery, Freema Agyeman, Jocko Sims

Votes: 375

36. My Family (2000–2011)
Episode: Mary Christmas (2010)

TV-14 | Comedy

Whilst playing Santa at Susan's works Christmas party Ben becomes emotionally involved when a little girl asks him to reconcile her mother and grand-father, who have fallen out. He actually... See full summary »

Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Gabriel Thomson

Votes: 51

37. Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode: Ricktional Mortpoon's Rickmas Mortcation (2022)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

What starts as a merry Christmas in the Smith household takes an ugly turn when Morty uncovers a betrayal thanks to a gift from a galaxy far, far away.

Directors: Kyoung Hee Lim, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke

Votes: 5,344

38. Mr. Robot (2015–2019)
Episode: 404 Not Found (2019)

TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Tyrell, Elliot, and Mr. Robot go on a perilous journey through the woods; Darlene deals with her feelings when she has to take a drunk Santa home; Dom is aroused and has a nightmare.

Director: Sam Esmail | Stars: Rami Malek, Carly Chaikin, Martin Wallström, Grace Gummer

Votes: 8,676