The 19 Best '90s Christmas Movies To Watch Before Christmas
William Clark
Updated on March 19, 2026
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, but that doesn't mean you have to wait until the first snowfall to start watching classic Christmas movies. So if you're looking for some inspiration to get you started on your holiday films binge, below are some of the best Christmas movies from the '90s to watch before the holiday even gets here. Why specifically the '90s, you ask? Well, not only did the decade birth a plethora of cult-classics — even though some don't exactly make too much sense, but it's also probably the decade that produced the greatest, holiday films ever.
Just think about it: with the '90s, there would be no Home Alone, or Home Alone 2, both starring '90s child star Macaulay Culkin, The Preacher's Wife, starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington, or Richie Rich's Christmas Wish, starring the uber adorable David Gallagher. With the decade of spaghetti strapped tanks, boy bands and Gameboy's, films like Dolly Parton's Unlikely Angel, or John Travolta's Look Who's Talking Now wouldn't even exist.
Clear those calendars and gear up to reschedule some of those weekend plans, because you'll be too busy indulging in all of this '90s goodness to make time for anything else.
1
'Home Alone'
Kevin McCallister is likely the reason why every '90s kid knows references "keep the change, ya filthy animal" with Macaulay Culkin in mind (and not 1938's Angels With Dirty Faces).
2
'Home Alone 2'
3
'The Preacher's Wife'
4
'A Mom For Christmas'
5
'Richie Rich's Christmas Wish'
6
'Jingle All The Way'
Stream Jingle All The Way here.
Nothing gets better than watching Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad go head-to-head to get a special Christmas gift for their movie-sons.
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'The Nightmare Before Christmas'
8
'The Santa Clause'
9
'While You Were Sleeping'
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'To Grandmother's House We Go'
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'Mixed Nuts'
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'Miracle on 34th Street'
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'Look Who's Talking Now'
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'Trapped In Paradise'
15
'Dumb And Dumber'
Things are never smooth with Harry and Lloyd holding the reigns. Throw in a bit of snow, and you have a recipe for disaster.
16
'Unlikely Angel'
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'Jack Frost'
18
'A Christmas Carol'
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'If You Believe'
Hayden Panettiere plays a 7-year-old Suzie, who comes to town to teach her adult self a thing or two about life and love.
It doesn't get much better than this.
