Movies Like Secret Santa (2018)

Secret Santa is a 2018 horror, mystery, thriller film from Adam Marcus with a MovieMagicScore of 4.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Silent Night and Hosts.

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Silent Night

2021

Nell, Simon, and their boy Art are ready to welcome friends and family for what promises to be a perfect Christmas gathering. Perfect except for one thing: everyone is going to die.

5.9

MagicScore

Hosts

2020

On Christmas Eve, an innocent couple become hosts to a malicious entity. Throughout the night they terrorise a family of five in unimaginably violent and disturbing ways.

5.0

MagicScore

Stalled

2013

A janitor gets trapped in a women's restroom and encounters an all-out attack by a horde of zombies.

4.8

MagicScore

A Christmas Tale

2008

When their regal matriarch falls ill, the troubled Vuillard family come together for a hesitant Christmastime reunion. Among them is rebellious ne'er-do-well Henri and the uptight Elizabeth. Together under the same roof for the first time in many years, their intricate, long denied resentments and yearnings emerge again.

6.8

MagicScore

Cottage Country

2013

When Todd takes his girlfriend Cammie up to the family cottage for a reclusive proposal, the last thing he expected to be doing was dealing with was his slacker brother and his hippie girlfriend. But in this comedy of errors, Todd and Cammie, have to deal with his accidentally murdered brother in order to live happily ever after.

5.4

MagicScore

Die Hard

1988

High above the city of L.A. a team of terrorists has seized a building, taken hostages, and declared war. One man has manages to escape... An off-duty cop hiding somewhere inside. He's alone, tired... and the only chance anyone has got.

7.8

MagicScore

I Am Not a Serial Killer

2016

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

6.3

MagicScore

Eileen

2023

During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.

5.9

MagicScore

Don't Open Till Christmas

1984

It's just days before Christmas in London, but not everyone is full of good cheer - as a maniac with a pathological hatred of Santa Claus stalks the streets, butchering any man that’s unlucky enough to be wandering around dressed as Old Saint Nick.

4.8

MagicScore

#10

Christmas Angel

2009

Ashley has been on her own all her life. She feels even more alone this Christmas as she searches fruitlessly for a job. The seasonal cheer around her only rubs salt in her wounds as she scrapes by to support herself and her dog, Dash. But her neighbor, Nick, knows exactly what to do. He offers her a job, to be his assistant in the best work-helping others. There's one catch that Ashley must honor though-she can't tell anyone that her new boss is a sort of Secret Santa, helping others anonymously. Through her new job, Ashley meets Will, a writer for a business magazine who uncovers what Ashley is doing, and more importantly, Nick's involvement. As Ashley and Nick help people in need, Ashley tries to protect Nick's secret, and her own heart, while Will must weigh the consequences of what he does.

7.1

MagicScore

#11

With Love, Christmas

2017

Advertising execs Melanie Welsh and Donovan Goodwin disagree on a cellphone Christmas commercial they’re pitching. He says his sleek design will win over the client but she knows it lacks holiday spirit.

6.9

MagicScore

#12

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas

2015

Maggie Chalke is torn between her journalistic integrity and helping her long time crush Mitch O'Grady when her boss orders her to write a story for the paper about the Secret Santa gifts she's been sending Mitch to help him relearn his love for Christmas.

6.3

MagicScore

#13

My Secret Santa

2025

A single mom needs a job. A ski resort needs a Santa. Disguised as a St. Nick lookalike, can Taylor fool a charming hotel heir into ho-ho-hiring her?

6.2

MagicScore

#14

12 Days of Giving

2017

A Good Samaritan wins a small fortune and decides to play secret Santa to the residents of his small town, soon finding love in the process.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

My Christmas Love

2016

A hopeless romantic who can’t ever seem to give a guy a real chance begins receiving each of the "12 Days of Christmas” as gifts anonymously at her door. As she tries to figure out who is sending the gifts, she begins to believe that the mystery suitor could finally live up to her expectations.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Silent Night, Deadly Night

1984

Billy Chapman, who was traumatized by his parents' Christmas Eve murder, then brutalized by sadistic orphanage nuns, grows up to dress as jolly St. Nick for a yuletide rampage to punish the naughty.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Red Christmas

2016

A mother must protect her family on Christmas Day from a demented stranger who is hell bent on tearing them apart.

4.3

MagicScore

#18

Eyes Wide Shut

1999

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Falsettos

2017

Jewish family man Marvin leaves his wife and son for a male lover during the height of the AIDS crisis in 1980s New York City.

8.2

MagicScore

#20

All Through the House

2015

A deranged masked Santa-Slayer comes to town for some yuletide-terror. He leaves behind a bloody trail of mutilated bodies as he hunts his way to the front steps of the town's most feared and notorious home.

4.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Secret Santa?

The top films similar to Secret Santa by MovieMagicScore are Silent Night (5.9), Hosts (5.0), Stalled (4.8). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Secret Santa worth watching?

Secret Santa holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.8/10 from 36 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Secret Santa?

Secret Santa (2018) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Adam Marcus, starring Michael Rady, Drew Lynch, Debra Sullivan.

Where can I find more recommendations like Secret Santa?

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About movies like Secret Santa

This ranked list pairs Secret Santa (2018), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Adam Marcus, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Michael Rady 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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