Movies Like Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)

Santa Claus Is a Stinker is a 1982 comedy film from Jean-Marie Poiré with a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Santa Claus Is a Stinker and La Cage aux folles.

Comedy

Santa Claus Is a Stinker

1985

Two neurotics, working for a suicide hotline on the night of Christmas Eve, get caught up in a catastrophe when a pregnant woman, her abusive boyfriend, and a transvestite visit their office.

7.4

MagicScore

La Cage aux folles

2011

"La Cage aux Folles" is a club which has a transvestite show, starring Zaza (whose real name Albin). It forms Renato old homosexual couple. The latter was previously a son, Laurent, who announces his future marriage with the daughter of a deputy. The meeting with the conservative politician is unavoidable ...

5.2

MagicScore

Salt N' Pepper

2011

Kalidasan, a foodie, receives a phone call not intended for him. He finds that the person at the other end, Maya, is also fond of food and cooking. Soon they develop feelings for each other.

7.2

MagicScore

The Man Who Loves

2008

A man is broken hearted at the loss of his lover, then later visits the same pain on the next woman with whom he becomes involved.

5.8

MagicScore

Breakfast on Pluto

2005

In the 1970s, a young transgender woman called “Kitten” leaves her small Irish town for London in search of love, acceptance, and her long-lost mother.

7.2

MagicScore

The Game

1997

In honor of his birthday, San Francisco banker Nicholas Van Orton, a financial genius and a cold-hearted loner, receives an unusual present from his younger brother, Conrad: a gift certificate to play a unique kind of game. In nary a nanosecond, Nicholas finds himself consumed by a dangerous set of ever-changing rules, unable to distinguish where the charade ends and reality begins.

7.6

MagicScore

Shrek the Third

2007

The King of Far Far Away has died and Shrek and Fiona are to become King & Queen. However, Shrek wants to return to his cozy swamp and live in peace and quiet, so when he finds out there is another heir to the throne, they set off to bring him back to rule the kingdom.

6.3

MagicScore

Actresses

2007

Marcelline is an actress. Forty, single and childless, she begins rehearsals for Turgenev’s A Month in the Country. Denis, the director, admires her greatly and promises he’ll make her happy on stage — she will shine. But things don’t go to plan.

5.0

MagicScore

Boys on the Outside

1990

Young men with no future have little in the present as well. Natale is released from prison: he takes up with his friends again but none can find work. Claudio, from Palermo, gets out of juvenile detention in Naples and he's met by Vita, a girl who's come from home to run away with him. Where can they go? A young dad, whose potato stall at the market is shut down because he has no permit, takes his two small children to the beach and yells at them. Mario, gay, a prostitute in drag, gets a visit from his mom; he offers tea, then finds the water to his apartment is shut off. Social workers drop by, parole officers file reports. What hope is there? What options besides crime?

6.8

MagicScore

#10

Christmas Eve

2015

Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve.

5.5

MagicScore

#11

Seven Psychopaths

2012

A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster's beloved Shih Tzu.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

In the Bleak Midwinter

1995

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.

7.1

MagicScore

#13

Christmas at the Cupiello Household

1977

Luca Cupiello, like every Christmas, prepares the crib, amid the disinterest of his wife Concetta and his son Tommasino. Ninuccia, the other daughter, writes a letter to her husband in which she communicates that she leaves him for her lover. The letter happens in the hands of Luca who hands it over to his son-in-law, who thus learns of his wife's betrayal. During lunch on Christmas Eve, the two rivals, who were confronted by Luca's carelessness, clash violently.

8.8

MagicScore

#14

Mixed Nuts

1994

The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas

2001

The holidays are approaching, and who better to play Jesus in the town nativity scene than Stewie? Plus, Peter gives the family's gifts to charity, Brian sets the house on fire, and Stewie demands plutonium from Santa. Then, rejoice with a bonus gift--this never-before-released-on-DVD episode of "American Dad"! Stan will just die if he can't find the perfect Christmas tree. Watch Stan die! And maybe come back to life. Deck the halls with all these outrageous yuletide yucks!

7.8

MagicScore

#16

Placido

1962

In a small Spanish town, during the Christmas holidays, a group of rich old ladies organize a peculiar event that consists of inviting a homeless person to sit down to dinner at their wealthy table. Plácido, a humble worker, is hired by the organizers to participate in a parade with his three-wheeled vehicle, a seemingly simple mission that will not be easy for him to accomplish.

7.6

MagicScore

#17

Christmas Encore

2017

A struggling actress is cast in her last off (off) Broadway show - a modern take on “A Christmas Carol” - before giving up her dream and moving home. Instead, she finds romance with her director and a renewed passion for her craft and the city. But when the historic theater loses its lease and the show is set to fold, she and her cast mates are need of a Christmas miracle.

5.9

MagicScore

#18

The Other Side

2015

In an invisible territory at the margins of society, at the border between anarchy and illegality, lives a wounded community that is trying to respond to a threat: of being forgotten by political institutions and having their rights as citizens trampled. Disarmed veterans, taciturn adolescents, drug addicts trying to escape addiction through love, ex-special forces soldiers still at war with the world, floundering young women and future mothers, and old people who have not lost their desire to live. Through this hidden pocket of humanity, the door opens to the abyss of today's America.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

2026

When their plan to book a show at the Rivoli goes horribly wrong, Matt and Jay accidentally travel back to the year 2008.

7.5

MagicScore

#20

My Travel Buddy 2

2018

Onur and Seref have become both housemates and colleagues within a year. Seref is not successful in managing the song career of Onur.

5.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Santa Claus Is a Stinker?

The top films similar to Santa Claus Is a Stinker by MovieMagicScore are Santa Claus Is a Stinker (7.4), La Cage aux folles (5.2), Salt N' Pepper (7.2). Each shares comedy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Santa Claus Is a Stinker worth watching?

Santa Claus Is a Stinker holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.3/10 from 1,022 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Santa Claus Is a Stinker?

Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982) is a comedy film directed by Jean-Marie Poiré, starring Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Anémone.

Where can I find more recommendations like Santa Claus Is a Stinker?

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About movies like Santa Claus Is a Stinker

This ranked list pairs Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982), a comedy film from Jean-Marie Poiré, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Gérard Jugnot 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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