It’s the most wonderful time of the year! The time to snuggle up on the sofa and binge watch your favorite Christmas movies. If you’re tired of the kids’ Christmas movies then sit back and check out this list of 25 Christmas movies for adults to watch.
There’s something for everyone here. From adventure and comedy to sweet romance because everyone has different taste in movies.
25 Christmas Movies for Adults
Make some microwave popcorn and snuggle up for one of these Christmas movies for adults.
1. El Camino Christmas (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Wester
Rating: TV-MA
Cast: Dax Shepard, Kurtwood Smith, Luke Grimes, Jessica Alba
Runtime: 89 mins
Steaming Station: Netflix
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 40% 🍿 38%
This is a dark Christmas movie but I loved it. This is not a rosy, everything is happy go-lucky or funny Christmas story. This is the story of a man who arrives in a tiny town to look for his father he’s never met.
In the process of looking for his father he’s wrongfully arrested by the local police who fail time and again. They pin a crime on him he didn’t commit then beat him up and let him go, claiming he escaped. When they pursue him everything goes wrong.
This is ultimately the story of a father’s redemption and a son’s acceptance.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2. A Bad Moms Christmas (2017)
Genre: Adult, Comedy
Rating: R
Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn
Runtime: 95 mins
Steaming Station: Netflix + Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 32% 🍿 44%
If you loved Bad Moms you’ll enjoy the Christmas movie. It is not, however, nearly as good as the original. It’s fun though so if you enjoy the franchise definitely watch it if you have the time or need something on in the background. This is definitely an adult Christmas movie because of language and content though older teens may enjoy it.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3. Midnight at the Magnolia (2020)
Genre: Romance
Rating: TV-G
Cast: Natalie Hall, Evan Williams, Alison Brooks
Runtime: 87 mins
Steaming Station: Netflix
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 unrated
This is a romantic (sort of comedy) Christmas movie that has nothing to do with a big city girl leaving the city to find love. It is, however, rather formulaic. This is a childhood friends to lovers story.
These friends have a morning radio show together where they talk about their lives and their dates. In order to improve their show ratings and popularity they decide to pretend to be dating.
This is a sweet, if predictable, story. This is one you can watch while the kids are in the room and you won’t have to worry about the content on the screen.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
4. Let it Snow (2019)
Genre: Romance, Teen
Rating: PG-13
Cast: Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Odeya Rush
Runtime: 92 mins
Steaming Station: Netflix
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 🍅 81%
A snow storm in a small town brings a group of teen together.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
5. Tyler Perry’s Madea Christmas (2013)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Cast: Tyler Perry, Chad Michael Murray, Tika Sumpter
Runtime: 100 mins
Steaming Station: Netflix
Rotten Tomatoes: Tomatometer 🍅 20% Audience Score 🍿 70%
Fans of Tyler Perry will love Madea Christmas!
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
6. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
Genre: Comedy
Rating: PG-13
Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Juliette Lewis
Runtime: 97 mins
Steaming Station: Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 68% 🍿 86%
This one needs no introduction! If you haven’t seen Christmas Vacation in a while it’s time to watch it again!
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
7. Office Christmas Party (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R
Cast: Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller
Runtime: 105 mins
Steaming Station: Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 41% 🍿 40%
If you like wild comedies you’ll enjoy this one. I laughed out loud at this one. It’s no Academy Award winner but it’s stupid funny. This office Christmas party was nothing like your office party.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
8. Bad Santa (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Rating: R
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham
Runtime: 92 mins
Steaming Station: Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 79% 🍿 75%
Conmen dress and Santa and his helper to rob stores. This is an irreverent comedy with lots of adult humor but a now classic Christmas comedy.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
9. Last Christmas (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rating: PG-13
Cast: Emilia Clark, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Emma Thompson
Runtime: 102 mins
Steaming Station: Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 47% 🍿 81%
If Emilia Clark and Henry Golding aren’t enough to make you watch a movie then just watch it because it’s a clever, heartwarming story.
A woman who is down on her luck, stumbling through bad decisions and walling herself off from other people, meets a man who helps her tear down the walls.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
10. Almost Christmas (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Cast: Kimberly Elise, Omar Epps, Danny Glover
Runtime: 112 mins
Steaming Station: Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 49% 🍿 64%
A family comes together after the death of their matriarch and struggles to get along without mom connecting them all. This funny, heartwarming story is a good way to spend a couple hours.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
11. Love Actually (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: R
Cast: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson
Runtime: 135 mins
Steaming Station: Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 64% 🍿 72%
Love Actually is now a classic Christmas movie. It’s not really a feel good romance but it’s a great movie. People seem to love it or hate it. I happen to love it!
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
12. The Holiday (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Cast: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black
Runtime: 136 mins
Steaming Station: Prime Video
Rotten Tomatoes: 🍅 50% 🍿 80%
Two women decide to do a home swap for the holiday. One leaves Hollywood to go to a small cottage in the country in England. They each discover something they’ve been missing in their lives. It’s a sweet and fun holiday movie.
5 Star Ratings
Overall Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Originality Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Keep reading for Christmas Movies for Adults numbers 13-25.