Movies Like A Christmas Carol (2004)

A Christmas Carol is a 2004 drama, tv movie film from Arthur Allan Seidelman with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Muppet Christmas Carol and A Christmas Carol.

Drama TV Movie

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

A Christmas Carol

1999

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.

6.9

MagicScore

A Christmas Carol

1971

7.1

MagicScore

A Man Called Otto

2022

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.

7.8

MagicScore

The Thing with Feathers

2025

After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable, and uninvited houseguest.

6.6

MagicScore

Scrooge

1970

A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.

6.8

MagicScore

Kwaidan

1965

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his rescue comes at a cost. Blind musician Hoichi is forced to perform for an audience of ghosts. An author relates the story of a samurai who sees another warrior's reflection in his teacup.

7.7

MagicScore

The Innocents

1961

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

7.5

MagicScore

Pedro Paramo

1967

When his mother Dolores dies, Juan Preciado, son of Pedro Páramo, goes to Comala to claim his inheritance; but when he arrives he finds an abandoned and sinister place, inhabited by mysterious voices and whispers…

7.3

MagicScore

#10

Ghost Story

1981

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies in a bizarre accident, the group begins to see a pattern of frightening events developing.

6.0

MagicScore

#11

The Wizard of Oz

1939

Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.

7.6

MagicScore

#12

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

1971

When eccentric candy man Willy Wonka promises a lifetime supply of sweets and a tour of his chocolate factory to five lucky kids, penniless Charlie Bucket seeks the golden ticket that will make him a winner.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

Spirited

2022

Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself reexamining his own past, present and future.

6.9

MagicScore

#14

Scrooge: A Christmas Carol

2022

On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.

6.8

MagicScore

#15

The Singing Ringing Tree

1957

A brave prince must seek the fabled singing, ringing tree in order to win the heart of a beautiful princess.

6.3

MagicScore

#16

Room 213

2017

Elvira goes to summer camp and is scared to death of not making any friends. Mysterious things also start to happen, things that can't be explained… unless you believe in ghosts.

6.0

MagicScore

#17

The Swan

2023

Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

The Halloween Tree

1993

Four children learn the origins of Halloween customs while trying to save the life of their friend.

6.7

MagicScore

#19

A Man Called Ove

2015

Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.

7.6

MagicScore

#20

Best Sellers

2021

A cranky, retired author reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young publisher.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Christmas Carol?

The top films similar to A Christmas Carol by MovieMagicScore are The Muppet Christmas Carol (7.4), A Christmas Carol (6.9), A Christmas Carol (7.1). Each shares drama/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Christmas Carol worth watching?

A Christmas Carol holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 51 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is A Christmas Carol?

A Christmas Carol (2004) is a drama, tv movie film directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, starring Kelsey Grammer, Jesse L. Martin, Jane Krakowski.

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This ranked list pairs A Christmas Carol (2004), a drama and tv movie film from Arthur Allan Seidelman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kelsey Grammer 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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