Movies Like The Night Before

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Bad Santa

2003·1h 32m·★ 7.0·Terry Zwigoff

Themes: christmas party, holiday, christmasFans also liked

Candy Cane Lane

2023·1h 57m·★ 5.6·Reginald Hudlin

Themes: holiday, christmasFans also likedStarring Jillian Bell

Gremlins

1984·1h 46m·★ 7.3·Joe Dante

TMDB recommendsThemes: holiday, christmasFantasy & Comedy

Sleepless in Seattle

1993·1h 45m·★ 6.8·Nora Ephron

Themes: christmas party, christmasTMDB recommends

12 Dates of Christmas

2011·1h 29m·★ 6.3·James Hayman

Themes: christmas party, christmasFans also likedComedy & Fantasy

A Christmas Story

1983·1h 33m·★ 7.9·Bob Clark

TMDB recommendsThemes: holiday, christmas

50/50

2011·1h 40m·★ 7.6·Jonathan Levine

Both star Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Seth RogenDir. Jonathan Levine

Meet Me in St. Louis

1944·1h 54m·★ 7.5·Vincente Minnelli

TMDB recommendsThemes: holiday, christmas

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013·1h 23m·★ 6.3·Jim Fall

Themes: holiday, christmasFans also likedComedy & Fantasy

Eyes Wide Shut

1999·2h 40m·★ 7.5·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: christmas party, drugs, christmas

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

2011·1h 30m·★ 6.2·Todd Strauss-Schulson

Themes: holiday, drugsFans also liked

Holiday

1938·1h 37m·★ 7.7·George Cukor

Themes: holiday, christmasFans also liked

Go

1999·1h 42m·★ 7.2·Doug Liman

Themes: drugs, christmasFans also liked

Hercules in New York

1970·1h 32m·★ 3.4·Arthur Allan Seidelman

TMDB recommendsComedy & Adventure & Fantasy

King Kong

1933·1h 44m·★ 7.9·Merian C. Cooper

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Fantasy

An American Tail

1986·1h 20m·★ 6.9·Don Bluth

TMDB recommendsComedy & Adventure

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990·1h 46m·★ 6.5·Joe Dante

TMDB recommendsComedy & Fantasy

Die Hard

1988·2h 12m·★ 8.2·John McTiernan

Themes: christmas party, christmas

Pizza Movie

2026·1h 37m·★ 5.9·Nick Kocher

Fans also likedAdventure & Comedy & Fantasy

Singin' in the Rain

1952·1h 43m·★ 8.3·Stanley Donen

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Where to Watch The Night Before

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