While Netflix’s newest release ‘A Castle For Christmas’ may be getting the thumbs down from film critics, the streaming platform still possesses a range of Christmas crackers within its catalogue.
It has been another hugely successful year for Netflix, with subscribers treated to a host of hits this year, as Netflix original films and TV series continue to dominate the online streaming world.
And there is one area the streaming service has consistently hit the mark with since its boom in popularity over 10 years ago – Christmas films.
So, when the madness of Christmas morning is over, the Christmas dinner has been cooked and ate and you’re settling down to your mulled wine, which festive Netflix film or series should you throw on to keep the magic going?
To help us – and you - decide, we scanned our eye over well respected film site IMDb to pick out 10 of the most popular Netflix films to watch this year.
5. Christmas Chronicles
It's Kurt Russell as Santa Claus. Come on! How could you say no to Christmas Chronicles based on that alone. Photo: Netflix
6. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Decades after his trusted apprentice betrayed him, a once-joyful toymaker finds new hope in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. Voiced by Ricky Martin, this musical was a cracking success when it was released on Netflix last year. Photo: NETFLIX
7. El Camimo Christmas
Want something a little different to watch during the festive season? El Camimo Christmas sees a young man looking the father he has never met as he ends up barricaded inside of a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve. Photo: Netflix
8. Let It Flow
In the TV series Let It Flow, an unlikely Christmas romance blossoms between a famous rapper and a tenacious journalist. Photo: Photo Credit: Mika Cotellon