Best Christmas Movies to Watch on Hulu 

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018) 

For those who have watched the original 200’s movie featuring Jim Carrey, you will love this rendition of an old holiday classic! Illumination and Universal Pictures partnered together in 2018 to create Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch animated feature with incredible graphics and details. While there are some changes from the original movie, the base of the storyline is the same. It begins with a cranky grinch who secludes himself on the top of Mt. Crumpet. He decides the only way to rid himself of Christmas cheer is to steal all the Christmas decorations from each of the houses. With his faithful dog Max, he begins the journey of stealing the Whoville Christmas. What makes this movie different from the original is that you get to see inside Cindy Lou Who’s life and family dynamics. Cindy Lou Who has an urgent wish for Santa this year and she and her friends are on a mission to trap him, but the Grinch affects how this plan goes. In this heartwarming Christmas movie, you and your family can learn about what true holiday spirit is and have your hearts all changed by one little girl (and see some very cute animated animals on the way).

Rating: PG 

Length: 1h 25m 

Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Cameron Seely, Rashida Jones, and Pharrell Williams. 

A Christmas Story (1983) 

It’s 1940 and 9-year-old Ralphy Parker and his brother, Randy Parker are getting ready for Christmas in the town of Hohman, Indiana. This year Ralphy wants only one Christmas gift: a Red Ryder Range 200 Shot BB Gun. He seeks permission from his teacher, Miss Shields, Santa, and his parents to try and get it but all of them say the same dreaded phrase, “you’ll shoot your eye out”! As Christmas quickly approaches Ralphy dreams of his BB Gun hoping that by some miracle it will be under the tree on Christmas morning. In this hilarious and warming movie, you will take a journey with Ralphy to learn a lesson about what patience and persistence can do. You may even begin recalling that one Christmas present you wanted as a child and resonate with Raphy with his desire to have a Red Ryder BB Gun. Take a trip back in time this holiday season and enter into the 1940s to see what Christmas has in store for Ralphy and his family. 

Rating: PG 

Length: 1h 33m 

Stars: Peter Billingsley, Melinda Dillon, and Darren McGavin

Love the Coopers (2015) 

Christmas is anything but calm at the Cooper’s house. With four generations of Coopers all under one roof, something is bound to go wrong. With one fake engagement, a hidden divorce, an arrest, and a hospital visit, can Christmas still be joyful? Follow along the lives of Sam and Charlotte, their kids Hank and Eleanor, their grandchildren, Charlotte’s sister and father, Emma and Bucky, and Sam’s Aunt Fishy to see if they can survive the holidays. In this hilarious and dysfunctional movie, you may begin to feel better about your own family. 

Rating: PG-13

Length: 1h 47m 

Stars: Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, John Goodman, and Ed Helms 

Honorable Mention: Christmas in Connecticut (1945) 

While I haven’t seen this movie, it is definitely on my movie list! The movie is about a food writer in New York who tells her readers she lives on a farm in Connecticut with her husband and child. Unfortunately, this life is only but a fantasy and she is about to be trapped in a lie if she doesn’t act quickly.  

Rating: Unrated 

Length: 1h 41m

Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis Morgan, and Sydney Greenstreet 

Watch These Movies on Hulu

This Christmas Season, grab your family, snuggle up on the couch, and binge-watch these hilarious and heartwarming movies on Hulu. They will certainly get you in the holiday spirit!