If it still hasn't hit you that it's the holidays, hunkering down with a brand-new festive movie might help. Netflix and Prime Video are Christmas champs this year, with an assortment of seasonal stories about ski resort Santas, moms gone rogue and holly jolly heists. Disney Plus (which released a new Jonas Brothers Christmas movie) gets an honorable mention, and we'd never omit Hallmark's yearly contributions.
If you're all in on romantic, wintry and red and green-coated offerings, here's a stack of fresh holiday options to sift through.
New streaming Christmas movies for 2025
Apple TV The Family Plan 2 (out now on Apple TV) The follow-up to 2023's The Family Plan promises a mix of Christmas, comedy and action in Europe. Mark Wahlberg reprises his role as a former assassin who can't avoid his past, and Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington plays the villain. See at Apple TV
Prime Video Merv (out now on Prime Video) Zooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox play a broken-up couple who share a dog in this furry, feel-good Christmas rom-com. Their precious pooch -- Merv -- hasn't been thriving following their split, so they have to jump into action. See at Prime Video
Mika Cotellon/Netflix Champagne Problems (out now on Netflix) Who said romantic Christmas movies have to just be Hallmark's thing? In Netflix's Champagne Problems, an American executive travels to France during the holidays for work and hits it off with a guy. It turns out he's associated with the champagne brand she's trying to acquire, but what are the holidays without a bit of drama? See at Netflix
IFC Films The Baltimorons (out now on AMC Plus) A cracked tooth on Christmas Eve leads to adventure in this critically acclaimed comedy (it has an impressive 94% score on Rotten Tomatoes). The Baltimorons chronicles an unlikely romance between a newly sober man and his emergency dentist. See at AMC Plus
Rob Baker Ashton/Netflix Jingle Bell Heist (out now on Netflix) Netflix is looking to swipe your holiday attention with another Christmas rom-com -- this time about two small-time thieves who join forces for a daring Christmas Eve heist. Olivia Holt (Freeform's Cruel Summer) and Connor Swindells (Netflix's Sex Education) play the Santa suit-wearing duo who might turn out to be more than just a reluctant team. See at Netflix
Chip Bergmann/Prime Tyler Perry's Finding Joy (out now on Prime Video) Shannon Thornton stars in this holiday rom-com as Joy, a woman who hasn't been the luckiest at love or her career. A snowstorm -- and the reclusive stranger she meets because of it -- are transformative for her. See at Prime Video
Diyah Pera/Netflix My Secret Santa (out now on Netflix) Netflix adds to the rom-com pile with My Secret Santa, a quirky tale about a woman who disguises herself as a man to get a gig as Santa. (It's "like Mrs. Doubtfire in the reverse," according to Netflix's companion site Tudum.) Alexandra Breckenridge (Netflix's Virgin River) dons the St. Nick camouflage and juggles a love interest while working at a luxury ski resort. See at Netflix
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