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Don't Open Till Christmas

Movies Like Don't Open Till Christmas (1984)

Don't Open Till Christmas is a 1984 horror, mystery, thriller film from Edmund Purdom with a MovieMagicScore of 4.8/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Terrifier 3 and Red Christmas.

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Terrifier 3

2024

Five years after surviving Art the Clown's Halloween massacre, Sienna and Jonathan are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. But just when they think they're safe, Art returns, determined to turn their holiday cheer into a new nightmare. The festive season quickly unravels as Art unleashes his twisted brand of terror, proving that no holiday is safe.

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Red Christmas

2016

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

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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.

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Christmas Evil

1980

Garbed in his red suit, Harry, a toy factory worker, decides that the only thing he can do to save the spirit of Christmas is to become Santa Claus himself and make all of the naughty townspeople pay... in blood!

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Massacre on Aisle 12

2016

A hardware store employee's first night on the job is disrupted by the discovery of a dead body and a duffel bag full of cash. He and his co-workers soon descend into madness as they try to figure out a solution to their predicament in this unsettling horror comedy.

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Santa's Slay

2005

Santa Claus is actually a demon who lost a bet with an angel, so he became the giver of toys and happiness. But this year the bet is off, and Santa is about to return to his evil ways.

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Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker

1991

A toy maker's creations display some very human -- and deadly -- tendencies.

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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.

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The Limehouse Golem

2016

A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.

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Filth

2013

A bigoted junkie cop suffering from borderline personality disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way in a bid to secure promotion.

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Town on Trial

1957

When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club. It falls to Police Inspector Halloran to sort out all the red herrings, and finally after a confrontation at the top of the local church spire, arrest the culprit. Another fascinating look at what life was like in Britain during the 50's.

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The Abominable Dr. Phibes

1971

After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.

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Black Christmas

1974

As the residents of the Pi Kappa Sigma sorority house prepare for the festive season, a stranger begins to harass them with a series of obscene phone calls.

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Better Watch Out

2017

On a quiet suburban street tucked within a 'safe neighborhood', a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from strangers breaking into the house, only to discover that this is far from a normal home invasion.

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Christmas Bloody Christmas

2022

It's Christmas Eve and Tori just wants to get drunk and party, but when a robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and begins a rampant killing spree through her small town, she's forced into a battle for survival.

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Fatman

2020

A rowdy, unorthodox Santa Claus is fighting to save his declining business. Meanwhile, Billy, a neglected and precocious 12 year old, hires a hit man to kill Santa after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking.

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Elves

1989

While conducting a pagan ritual in the woods with her friends, Kirsten inadvertently awakens the spirit of a demonic Christmas elf involved in a neo-Nazi plot to bring about the master race. After the rent-a-Santa in her department store is murdered, an unemployed, alcoholic ex-cop takes the job and the two set out to unravel the mystery.

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The Ref

1994

A cat burglar is forced to take a bickering, dysfunctional family hostage on Christmas Eve.

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In Bed with Santa

1999

Sara invites her ex-husbands and their new families to celebrate Christmas with her and her husband Janne. Sara has always wanted to have a baby with Janne, and at the dinner table she reveals the news: she's pregnant. The only problem is that Janne had a vasectomy two years ago, without Sara knowing it. The secret starts to spread among the guests, and in no time everyone knows but Sara. The party heads for a complete disaster. Who's the real father?

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To All a Goodnight

1980

A group of teenagers at a party find themselves being stalked by a maniacal killer in a Santa Claus costume.

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Don't Open Till Christmas?

The top films similar to Don't Open Till Christmas by MovieMagicScore are Terrifier 3 (6.8), Red Christmas (4.3), Silent Night, Deadly Night (5.9). Each shares horror/mystery/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Don't Open Till Christmas worth watching?

Don't Open Till Christmas holds a MovieMagicScore of 4.8/10 from 67 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Don't Open Till Christmas?

Don't Open Till Christmas (1984) is a horror, mystery, thriller film directed by Edmund Purdom, starring Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne.

Where can I find more recommendations like Don't Open Till Christmas?

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

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About movies like Don't Open Till Christmas

This ranked list pairs Don't Open Till Christmas (1984), a horror and mystery and thriller film from Edmund Purdom, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Edmund Purdom 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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