Movies Like Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977)

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas is a 1977 comedy, family, fantasy, music film from Jim Henson with a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with A Muppet Family Christmas and The Muppet Movie.

Comedy Family Fantasy Music

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987

Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.

6.9

MagicScore

The Muppet Movie

1979

The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

7.2

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

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

Muppets Most Wanted

2014

While on a grand world tour, The Muppets find themselves wrapped into an European jewel-heist caper headed by a Kermit the Frog look-alike and his dastardly sidekick.

6.3

MagicScore

Muppets from Space

1999

When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him kidnapped by a secret government agency, prompting the Muppets to spring into action. It's hard to believe Gonzo's story at first, but Kermit and friends soon find themselves on an epic journey into outer space filled with plenty of intergalactic misadventures.

6.0

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 Muppet Christmas Carol

1992

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

7.4

MagicScore

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

#10

Gremlins

1984

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

Muppet Treasure Island

1996

After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

Muppets Haunted Mansion

2021

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

6.4

MagicScore

#13

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

#14

The Muppets

2011

When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet brother, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the premiere of the Muppets' first feature film, The Muppet Movie. Hosts Dick van Dyke and Rita Moreno interview the wide array of celebrities and Muppets who attend the event. Gary Owens serves as off-camera announcer, and appears on-screen to introduce Miss Piggy.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

2005

A young woman named Dorothy Gale dreams of becoming a singer but is unable to pursue her dreams. After being swept up by a tornado with her pet prawn Toto, Dorothy embarks on a journey to meet the Wizard of Oz, the person who both Dorothy and the citizens of Oz believe can help make her dream come true.

5.2

MagicScore

#17

31 Minutos, la película

2008

The rag-tag crew of world famous TV news show 31 Minutos goes into the sea to a mystery island to rescue their beloved producer Juanin Juan Harry.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

The Great Muppet Caper

1981

Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with her secretary, Miss Piggy. The jewel thieves strike again, and this time frame Miss Piggy. It's up to Kermit and Muppets to bring the real culprits to justice.

6.9

MagicScore

#19

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

2013

A Thanksgiving special starring Lady Gaga performing songs from her album “ARTPOP” alongside the Muppets and some very special guests.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

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

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas?

The top films similar to Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas by MovieMagicScore are A Muppet Family Christmas (6.9), The Muppet Movie (7.2), The Muppets Take Manhattan (6.6). Each shares comedy/family/fantasy/music themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas worth watching?

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.9/10 from 78 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas?

Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977) is a comedy, family, fantasy, music film directed by Jim Henson, starring Jerry Nelson, Frank Oz, Marilyn Sokol.

Where can I find more recommendations like Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas?

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About movies like Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

This ranked list pairs Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas (1977), a comedy and family and fantasy and music film from Jim Henson, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jerry Nelson 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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