Movies Like A Muppet Family Christmas (1987)

A Muppet Family Christmas is a 1987 comedy, family, music, tv movie film from Peter Harris with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas and A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa.

Comedy Family Music TV Movie

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

1977

A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.

6.9

MagicScore

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

2008

When Gonzo forgets to mail three letters to Santa, he convinces Kermit and the gang to help him deliver the notes to the North Pole. Along the way, they discover that Christmas is the time to be with those you care about most, as they dash home to make a friends Christmas wish come true.

5.9

MagicScore

The Muppets Take Manhattan

1984

When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.

6.6

MagicScore

Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021

Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

6.4

MagicScore

Krampus

2015

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

6.2

MagicScore

Jingle All the Way

1996

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

6.1

MagicScore

A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter

2024

Pop icon Sabrina Carpenter jingles all the bells in her first-ever variety music special full of holiday hits, unexpected duets and comedic cameos.

6.7

MagicScore

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol

1962

In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.

6.3

MagicScore

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

2022

On a mission to make Christmas unforgettable for Quill, the Guardians head to Earth in search of the perfect present.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

1970

A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

2002

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.

6.0

MagicScore

#12

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1948

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a timeless family holiday classic.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

Holiday Inn

1942

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

The Christmas Toy

1986

It's Christmas Eve and the playroom is alive with excitement for the new toys that will arrive the next day. Balthazar, the old and wise bear, explains to the other toys that they must welcome the newcomers even though each of them may be replaced as one of the children's new favorite toys.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Yogi's First Christmas

1980

Businesswoman Sophie Throckmorton plans to sell the Jellystone Lodge, devastating the regular guests – including Huckleberry Hound, Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, and Snagglepuss – and it's up to Ranger Smith, manager Mr. Dingwell, and the newly awake Yogi, Boo Boo and Cindy keep the Christmas spirit alive amidst the mischievous attempts of two villains to ruin the fun.

6.7

MagicScore

#16

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

1999

Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked through a colorful, swirling tunnel into Grouchland, the yuckiest place on earth, Elmo goes on an adventure to Grouchland to retrieve his prized possession.

6.4

MagicScore

#17

Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury

2011

Hiccup and Toothless go on an exciting adventure and discover an island of new dragons.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

A Very Murray Christmas

2015

Bill Murray worries no one will show up to his TV show due to a massive snowstorm in New York City. Through luck and perseverance, guests arrive at Gotham’s Carlyle Hotel to help him — dancing and singing in holiday spirit.

5.2

MagicScore

#19

Trolls Holiday

2017

When the eternally optimistic Poppy, queen of the Trolls, learns that the Bergens no longer have any holidays on their calendar, she enlists the help of Branch and the rest of the gang on a delightfully quirky mission to fix something that the Bergens don't think is broken.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

RuPaul's Drag Race Holi-Slay Spectacular

2018

In this musical extravaganza, RuPaul's Drag Race favorites like Trixie Mattel, Latrice Royale and Shangela return home for the holidays to compete for Christmas Queen.

5.2

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Muppet Family Christmas?

The top films similar to A Muppet Family Christmas by MovieMagicScore are Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (6.9), A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (5.9), The Muppets Take Manhattan (6.6). Each shares comedy/family/music/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Muppet Family Christmas worth watching?

A Muppet Family Christmas holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 107 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is A Muppet Family Christmas?

A Muppet Family Christmas (1987) is a comedy, family, music, tv movie film directed by Peter Harris, starring Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Muppet Family Christmas?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like A Muppet Family Christmas

This ranked list pairs A Muppet Family Christmas (1987), a comedy and family and music and tv movie film from Peter Harris, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jim Henson take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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