20 movies like I'll Be Home for Christmas, ordered by similarity : A Christmas Story(1983), Get Santa(2014), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York(1992), Delivery Man(2013), Elf(2003), My Bodyguard(1980), The Santa Clause(1994), It's a Wonderful Life(1946), Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale(2010), The Confirmation(2016), Daddy's Home 2(2017), Christmas in the Heartland(2017) ...
Other, Comedy
1998
86 Minutes
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Jessica Biel Adam LaVorgna Gary Cole Eve Gordon Lauren Maltby Andrew Lauer Sean O'Bryan Lesley Boone Amzie Strickland Natalie Barish
college student girlfriend bully father thief mayor amusing heartwarming california university new york state desert hotel bus father/son relationship road trip race against time bullying lying estrangement
Absurd obstacles hinder a California college student's (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) quest to get home by Christmas Eve to claim a Porsche and see his girlfriend (Jessica Biel).
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA|Canada
1983
93 Minutes
Peter Billingsley Darren McGavin Melinda Dillon Ian Petrella Scott Schwartz R. D. Robb Tedde Moore Yano Anaya Zack Ward
son father mother brother bully amusing charming heartwarming playful midwest city hammond, ind. christmas wishes family growing up quest 1940s
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
UK|USA
2014
102 Minutes
Jim Broadbent Rafe Spall Warwick Davis Kit Connor Nonso Anozie Jodie Whittaker Ewen Bremner Stephen Graham Joanna Scanlan
santa claus animal father son elf amusing hilarious charming lighthearted heartwarming engaging london christmas fairy tales fairies relationships saving the day father/son relationship adventure discovery
A father and son who team up to save Christmas once they discover Santa Claus sleeping in their garage after crashing his sleigh and finding himself on the run from the police.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
1992
120 Minutes
Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci Daniel Stern Catherine O'Hara John Heard Devin Ratray Tim Curry Brenda Fricker Eddie Bracken Gerry Bamman Kieran Culkin
boy hotel desk clerk bellhop father criminal partner hilarious frenetic intricate heartwarming new york city hotel miami airport toy store park lost father/son relationship precocious child travel
One year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.
Comedy
USA|India|Canada
2013
105 Minutes
Vince Vaughn Chris Pratt Cobie Smulders Andrzej Blumenfeld Simon Delaney Bobby Moynihan Dave Patten Adam Chanler-Berat Britt Robertson Jack Reynor Amos Vanderpoel
sperm donor slacker truck driver girlfriend friend father charming heartwarming amusing new york city truck doctor's office house courtroom city sperm donation family business fatherhood father/son relationship father/daughter relationship
An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA
2003
97 Minutes
Will Ferrell James Caan Bob Newhart Ed Asner Mary Steenburgen Zooey Deschanel Daniel Tay Faizon Love Peter Dinklage Amy Sedaris Michael Lerner
son father girlfriend elf hilarious new york city department store north pole family home family christmas father/son relationship growing up transformation 2000s
Buddy, a human, is raised amongst elves at the North Pole. When he discovers that he is not an elf, he travels to New York to search for his biological father.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
98 Minutes
Chris Makepeace Adam Baldwin Martin Mull Matt Dillon Paul Quandt Joan Cusack Dean R. Miller Tim Reyna Richard Bradley Denise Baske Hank Salas
rich kid bully bodyguard friend father grandmother amusing brooding gutsy chicago school bullying teen angst unlikely friendship fighting troubled youth coming of age underdog transformation growing up
When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Other
USA|Canada
1994
97 Minutes
Tim Allen Judge Reinhold Wendy Crewson Eric Lloyd David Krumholtz Peter Boyle Larry Brandenburg Mary Gross Paige Tamada
doctor father son ex-wife elf psychiatrist madcap heartwarming positive north pole illinois household restaurant roof santa claus father/son relationship childhood divorce magic custody
When a man inadvertently makes Santa fall off of his roof on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place.
Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
1946
129 Minutes
James Stewart Donna Reed Lionel Barrymore Thomas Mitchell Henry Travers Beulah Bondi Frank Faylen Ward Bond Gloria Grahame H.B. Warner Frank Albertson
angel friend wife uncle businessperson banker heartwarming emotional charming new york state store small town christmas big business suicide marriage money ambition fall rescue
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Horror, Comedy, Other, Adventure
Finland|Norway|France|Sweden
2010
77 Minutes
Onni Tommila Jorma Tommila Ilmari Järvenpää Peeter Jakobi Tommi Korpela Rauno Juvonen Per Christian Ellefsen Jonathan Hutchings
santa claus father young boy villager friend dark chilling offbeat amusing finland mountain rural community christmas evil father/son relationship conspiracy mythology mystery rescue 2010s
In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. The time has come to dig it up. This Christmas everyone will believe in Santa Claus.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Comedy, Other
USA
2017
98 Minutes
Will Ferrell Mark Wahlberg Mel Gibson John Lithgow Linda Cardellini John Cena Scarlett Estevez Alessandra Ambrosio Owen Vaccaro Didi Costine Yamilah Saravong
father stepfather mother son grandfather daughter hilarious heartwarming tense cheeky offbeat witty airport forest park car house yard father/son relationship family gathering
Having finally gotten used to each other's existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.
Other, Comedy
USA
2017
112 Minutes
Sierra McCormick Brighton Sharbino Bo Derek Shelley Long Christopher Rich Joe Don Rooney Tiffany Fallon Paula Trickey Christian Kane
friend traveler family member grandfather grandmother amusing emotional endearing heartwarming positive trailer park mansion airplane small town unlikely friendship switched identities family estrangement beauty pageant christmas
A botched Christmas Eve robbery leads down a destructive path for a police officer reconnecting with his estranged mother, a coming-apart-at-the-seams amateur photographer, his vindictive ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Canada|USA
2018
104 Minutes
Vera Farmiga Christopher Plummer Lewis MacDougall Bobby Cannavale Kristen Schaal Peter Fonda Christopher Lloyd Dolly Wells Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Ryan Robbins BJ Harrison
single mother estranged father son drug dealer ex-husband grandson amusing emotional tense touching car texas california hotel mother/son relationship father/daughter relationship estrangement road trip ex-husbands drugs
Laura and her son Henry are forced to drive her estranged, pot-dealing, carefree father Jack cross country after being kicked out of a nursing home.
Comedy
USA
1966
127 Minutes
Audrey Hepburn Peter O'Toole Eli Wallach Charles Boyer Hugh Griffith Fernand Gravey Marcel Dalio Jacques Marin Roger Treville Eddie Malin Bert Bertram
forger art thief burglar daughter father private detective amusing witty lighthearted suspenseful museum paris france family home art forgery robbery schemes deception father/daughter relationship
The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
Other, Comedy, Fantasy
Philippines|USA
2009
90 Minutes
Jenny McCarthy Paul Sorvino Dean McDermott Kelly Stables Mig Macario Kris Holdenreid Gabe Khouth Lynne Griffin
business woman santa claus elf woman daughter father charming engaging playful lighthearted heartwarming cheery north pole santa's workshop new york city relationships christmas family relationships love business
Following his mother's death, Hector arrives in Manila to live with his grandmother. Unable to speak Tagalog, Hector falls in with a street gang before a photographer takes him under his ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1976
102 Minutes
Walter Matthau Tatum O'Neal Vic Morrow Joyce Van Patten Ben Piazza Jackie Earle Haley Alfred W. Lutter Brandon Cruz Shari Summers Joe Brooks Maurice Marks
coach baseball player son father adversary manager cheeky outlandish heartwarming san fernando valley baseball field california baseball alcoholism father/son relationship children vs. adults troubled youth sportsmanship underdog rivalry
An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Comedy
USA
1945
77 Minutes
father fiancée swindler mayor son townsperson patriotic amusing cheeky sad california coast small town family home heroism hypocrisy world war ii home front love triangle father/son relationship
Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when the townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.
Romance, Comedy
India
2009
151 Minutes
Salman Khan Katrina Kaif Ranbir Kapoor Asrani Upen Patel Jagdeep Darshan Jariwala Navneet Nishan Smita Jaykar Govind Namdeo Zakir Hussain
woman bus driver millionaire friend amusing heartwarming emotional lighthearted airy new york city california bus road road trip love existential crisis friendship love 1990s
The wacky adventures of a young man who is willing to sacrifice his own love to insure the happiness of others, and get the girl-of-his-dreams married to the boy-of-her-dreams.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1980
114 Minutes
Robin Williams Shelley Duvall Paul L. Smith Ray Walston Paul Dooley Richard Libertini Roberta Maxwell Donald Moffat MacIntyre Dixon Donovan Scott Allan Nichols
sailor girlfriend bully baby townsperson father amusing offbeat quirky island port city fantasy world sweethaven love triangle father/son relationship romantic dilemma superhuman abilities love quest rescue
The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of Sweethaven.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Justin Timberlake Kate Mara Harry Dean Stanton Lyle Lovett Mary Steenburgen Douglas M. Griffin Wayne Douglas Morgan
son mother friend father grandfather coach amusing touching tense texas hospital stadium ohio hotel airport road trip parenthood surgery reconciliation baseball
Movie centers on the adult son of a baseball legend who, together with his girlfriend, embarks on a road trip with his estranged father.