Movies Like A Dog Named Christmas (2009)

A Dog Named Christmas is a 2009 drama, family, tv movie film from Peter Werner with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Christmas Shepherd and The 12 Dogs of Christmas.

Drama Family TV Movie

The Christmas Shepherd

2014

Sally Brown, a successful children's book author and Army widow loses her late husband's German Shepherd, Buddy, only to later find him adopted by a new family - single father Mark Green and his teenage daughter Emma. Each finds a sense of Christmas spirit as they struggle to decide with whom the dog really belongs.

6.0

MagicScore

The 12 Dogs of Christmas

2005

This holiday tale has all the elements of a classic heartwarmer--cuddly dogs, small town spirit, and even a full-fledged Christmas pageant. Set during the meager years of the Great Depression, 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS follows the story of Emma, a 12-year-old who is sent to live in Doverville, a rural town, with her aunt. The town has, like the rest of the nation, fallen on lean times and seem to have lost all interest in celebrating. However, Emma manages to enlist the town's dogs into a colorful holiday pageant that reminds the inhabitants that even the Great Depression cannot ruin the spirit of Christmas.

5.0

MagicScore

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1966

Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.

7.5

MagicScore

Stick Man

2015

Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he's heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas?

6.8

MagicScore

Christmas with the Campbells

2022

When Jesse is dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend, Shawn, his parents convince her to still spend Christmas with them, and Shawn's handsome cousin, while Shawn is away.

5.6

MagicScore

I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

2003

Linus and Lucy's younger brother Rerun wants a dog for Christmas, and Snoopy's brother Spike may be the answer.

5.9

MagicScore

A Christmas Carol

1984

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.

7.5

MagicScore

A Christmas Carol

1971

7.1

MagicScore

A Princess for Christmas

2011

After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic deaths, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. Feeling out of place as a commoner, she is determined to give her family a merry Christmas and surprises herself when she falls for a handsome prince.

7.0

MagicScore

#10

The Christmas Secret

2014

While her life is falling apart, single mother Christine finds a magical family heirloom that leads to love and good fortune during Christmas.

6.9

MagicScore

#11

Two Turtle Doves

2019

Dr. Sharon Hayes searches for a beloved family heirloom in a small Christmas town. When she unexpectedly discovers an adorable little girl and her disheartened father, she realizes that Christmas miracles really do happen.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

Every Other Holiday

2018

Recently separated parents Tracie and Rick spend every other holiday with their young daughters Harper and Ava. But this Christmas, the girls have only one thing on their wish lists — to spend Christmas with both Mom and Dad at Tracie’s family farmhouse. The temporary reunion will be no walk in the park for Tracie and Rick, but perhaps this Christmas gathering can help rekindle the lost romance between the two and make their daughters’ greatest wish come true.

6.8

MagicScore

#13

A Christmas Carol

1977

6.5

MagicScore

#14

A Veteran's Christmas

2018

Captain Grace Garland, a decorated U.S. veteran, returns home after two tours of Search and Rescue in Afghanistan. After being separated from her beloved K9 partner, Grace must rediscover the magic of Christmas. When she finds herself stranded in the town of River’s Crossing a couple weeks before Christmas, the local judge, Joe Peterson, offers her a place to stay on his property and takes it upon himself to show Grace everything she has been missing; Christmas, family, community, and love.

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Eloise at Christmastime

2003

Eloise is a precocious but lovable six-year-old girl who lives in New York's Plaza Hotel. The owner's daughter is getting married, but Eloise discovers that the fiance has devious plans to defraud kind Rachel! When her true love is revealed to be none other than Eloise's best friend Bill who works in the kitchen, Eloise goes on a mission to bring about a Christmas miracle and get the starcrossed lovers back together.. will things work out in time for a happy holiday ending?

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Dear Santa

2011

Crystal, a rich party girl, finds a little girl's letter to Santa asking for a new mother, and she vows to win over the father and daughter before the holidays.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

A Gift Wrapped Christmas

2015

Personal shopper Gwen's newest client, Charlie, is a high-rolling, workaholic, single father. When Gwen meets his 8-year-old son, Owen, during a package drop, she is saddened to see just how little time Charlie spends with him. Determined to get Charlie to appreciate his family, Gwen makes it her Christmas mission to get him into the festive spirit.

6.2

MagicScore

#18

An American Christmas Carol

1979

In Depression-era New England, a miserly businessman named Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment one Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions Slade had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming the roles of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future from Charles Dickens' classic story, the three apparitions force Slade to face the consequences of his skinflint ways, and he becomes a caring, generous, amiable man.

6.1

MagicScore

#19

A Christmas Kiss

2011

Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious designer in the city. Ms. Hall works Wendy around the clock, which is how Wendy finds herself trapped in an elevator late one night with an incredibly handsome stranger. Wendy and the mystery man share an impulsive, romantic, life changing kiss before the doors open and Wendy runs out, leaving him behind. The next day at work, Wendy answers the door to find the handsome gentleman standing in front of her.

6.0

MagicScore

#20

Call Me Mrs. Miracle

2010

Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a department store that is having all kinds of financial problems, but leave it to this kind lady as she will get the Christmas spirit flowing very freely at this store.

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Dog Named Christmas?

The top films similar to A Dog Named Christmas by MovieMagicScore are The Christmas Shepherd (6.0), The 12 Dogs of Christmas (5.0), How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (7.5). Each shares drama/family/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Dog Named Christmas worth watching?

A Dog Named Christmas holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 37 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is A Dog Named Christmas?

A Dog Named Christmas (2009) is a drama, family, tv movie film directed by Peter Werner, starring Bruce Greenwood, Linda Emond, Noel Fisher.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Dog Named Christmas?

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About movies like A Dog Named Christmas

This ranked list pairs A Dog Named Christmas (2009), a drama and family and tv movie film from Peter Werner, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Bruce Greenwood 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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