Movies Like A Christmas Dream (1945)

A Christmas Dream is a 1945 animation, fantasy film from Bořivoj Zeman with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Insects' Christmas and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Animation Fantasy

The Insects' Christmas

1913

A Father Christmas ornament climbs down from a decorated tree, and goes to the forest. There he creates and decorates a Christmas tree for the forest creatures. He then invites all the insects, along with a friendly frog, to come and enjoy the gifts he has prepared, and to celebrate Christmas.

6.6

MagicScore

The Nightmare Before Christmas

1993

Tired of scaring humans every October 31 with the same old bag of tricks, Jack Skellington, the spindly king of Halloween Town, kidnaps Santa Claus and plans to deliver shrunken heads and other ghoulish gifts to children on Christmas morning. But as Christmas approaches, Jack's rag-doll girlfriend, Sally, tries to foil his misguided plans.

7.8

MagicScore

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

Alien Xmas

2020

A young elf mistakes a tiny alien for a Christmas gift, not knowing her new plaything has plans to destroy Earth's gravity — and steal all the presents.

6.5

MagicScore

Jack Frost

1979

Pardon-me Pete, the official groundhog of Groundhog Day, tells the story of Jack Frost, who falls in love with a beautiful young woman and begs Father Winter to make him human so that she can see him. His request is granted, but only on the condition that by the Spring he has a house, a bag of gold, a horse and a wife. But Jack finds that life as a human is more complicated than he thought.

6.5

MagicScore

Pinocchio's Christmas

1980

As Geppetto prepares for Christmas, Pinocchio joins a puppet show to earn money for a present. There he meets and elopes with the beautiful girl puppet, Julietta, leaving Geppetto alone and worried.

6.4

MagicScore

Rudolph's Shiny New Year

1977

Rudolph must find Happy, the baby new year, before the midnight of New Year's Eve.

6.4

MagicScore

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

1979

Winterbolt is trying to make the North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others to stop him.

6.3

MagicScore

Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas

2014

Santa narrates the story of Buddy's travels to New York City to meet the father he never knew he had. Along the way his unrelenting cheer transforms the lives of everyone he meets and opens his father's eyes to the magic of Christmas.

5.4

MagicScore

#10

Vincent

1982

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.

7.9

MagicScore

#11

The Maker

2011

A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

A Grand Day Out

1990

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

The Mascot

1933

A toy stuffed dog has just been sewn together when it hears a young child ask for an orange. The child's mother explains that they have no money, and so she cannot buy any oranges. The dog is then packed up along with a box full of other toys to be sold, but it soon winds up in the street. The dog picks up an orange from a curb side stand, and hopes to take it home to the child. But that night, before the dog can get back to the child's home, it must face a series of strange and frightening adventures.

7.0

MagicScore

#14

The Snails

1966

In a distant planetoid, an industrious but hapless old farmer strives to make his vegetables flourish, however, to no avail.

6.9

MagicScore

#15

The Demon

1972

Two brothers, who are both hunters and live with their mother, go to the mountains to set traps for deer. Suddenly, a demon grabs the younger brother. The older brother shoots an arrow, severing the demon's arm, which they plan to take home. But they make a grisly discovery on the journey home.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Voice of the Nightingale

1923

A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the songbird and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not meant to be captive.

5.7

MagicScore

#17

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

1964

Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his glowing nose, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

7.4

MagicScore

#18

The Year Without a Santa Claus

1974

Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

Our Lady of the Sphere

1969

Animation using cutout animation to craft a bizarre science fiction experiment. Moving spheres, such as balloons and bubbles, are superimposed on static backgrounds to suggest travel and discovery.

4.9

MagicScore

#20

It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

2012

At Christmastime in Bikini Bottom, everyone's excited except Plankton, who always gets a lump of coal from Santa. But he vows this year he'll finally get his wish – the Krabby Patty formula! And it won't be by being good. He's gonna make everyone in Bikini Bottom bad!

7.0

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like A Christmas Dream?

The top films similar to A Christmas Dream by MovieMagicScore are The Insects' Christmas (6.6), The Nightmare Before Christmas (7.8), Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (7.1). Each shares animation/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is A Christmas Dream worth watching?

A Christmas Dream holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 24 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is A Christmas Dream?

A Christmas Dream (1945) is a animation, fantasy film directed by Bořivoj Zeman, starring Jana Hrdličková, Eduard Dubský.

Where can I find more recommendations like A Christmas Dream?

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

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About movies like A Christmas Dream

This ranked list pairs A Christmas Dream (1945), a animation and fantasy film from Bořivoj Zeman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Jana Hrdličková 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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