- Netflix is found to be the best value streaming service to watch Christmas films
- Amazon Prime places second, above Disney+
- The top 100 Christmas films with the most votes on IMDB were analysed to discover which ones are available on major streaming platforms
New research has discovered some of the major streaming service’s value for Christmas films, with Netflix being the most worthy of your money.
Experts at New Casinos analysed the top 100 Christmas films with the most IMDB votes and gave an index score to each film based on their position in the ranking. The score of each film was given to Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney+ if available with a subscription and then totalled to find the film index score, which was divided by the monthly subscription fee to determine the final value score.
| Streaming service | Subscription price p/m | Film index score | Value score |
| Netflix | £6.99 | 1681.92 | 240.62 |
| Amazon Prime | £8.99 | 1657.11 | 184.33 |
| Disney+ | £7.99 | 1386.19 | 173.49 |
Taking the title of the best value streaming service for Christmas films is Netflix. With a value score of 240.62, combined with the cheapest subscription fee of £6.99, Netflix is certain to keep you feeling festive over the Christmas period – and the platform boasts the highest film index score, so take your pick from family films like The Christmas Chronicles or comedies such as The Office Christmas Party.
Amazon Prime is in second place, earning a value score of 184.33. It may have the highest fee of the three streaming services, £8.99 per month to be exact, but it certainly redeems itself with its high film index score of 1657.11. The streaming service is the one for you if you particularly enjoy a Christmas classic, with the subscription including films such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), It’s a Wonderful Life, and the beloved rom-com Love Actually for no extra cost.
Last is Disney+, which sees a value score of 173.49. While the streaming service may not be the best value of the three, it does offer some of the top Christmas films with the most IMDB votes that we all know and love, such as Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
A spokesperson from New Casinos commented on the findings: “As we enter the Christmas period, nothing gets us feeling more festive than cosying up and watching a Christmas film – but with a range of streaming services, there can be uncertainty as to which one can fulfil our desires without splurging too much. It’s interesting to see just how much higher the Netflix value score is than Amazon’s, and it is certainly useful to see where our money is better spent.”
The index score of the films were awarded to each of the streaming services, including Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime, if the film is available for no extra fee on the platform with a subscription, and added together to discover the total film index score for each service. Finally, the value score was calculated by dividing the film index score by the subscription fee to determine which streaming service is the worthiest of your money for Christmas films.
| # | Movie | IMDB votes | Index | Netflix | Disney+ | Amazon Prime |
| 1 | Home Alone | 565,100 | 100.00 | 1 | ||
| 2 | Love Actually | 479,942 | 98.77 | 1 | ||
| 3 | It’s a Wonderful Life | 453,797 | 98.34 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 353,482 | 96.46 | 1 | ||
| 5 | The Nightmare Before Christmas | 338,279 | 96.13 | 1 | ||
| 6 | Elf | 266,596 | 94.33 | |||
| 7 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) | 246,191 | 93.73 | 1 | ||
| 8 | The Polar Express | 207,629 | 92.44 | |||
| 9 | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation | 187,985 | 91.69 | |||
| 10 | Klaus | 148,581 | 89.91 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Bad Santa | 144,224 | 89.69 | |||
| 12 | Just Friends | 119,139 | 88.25 | 1 | ||
| 13 | Home Alone 3 | 117,227 | 88.12 | 1 | ||
| 14 | The Santa Clause | 116,620 | 88.09 | 1 | ||
| 15 | A Christmas Carol (2009) | 115,887 | 88.04 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Jingle All The Way | 104,491 | 87.26 | |||
| 17 | Scrooged | 100,609 | 86.97 | |||
| 18 | Office Christmas Party | 80,402 | 85.28 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 | Last Christmas | 78,102 | 85.06 | |||
| 20 | The Christmas Chronicles | 72,562 | 84.50 | 1 | ||
| 21 | Four Christmases | 72,478 | 84.49 | 1 | ||
| 22 | The Grinch | 70,667 | 84.30 | |||
| 23 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | 70,070 | 84.24 | |||
| 24 | Holidate | 65,769 | 83.76 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Arthur Christmas | 59,362 | 82.99 | 1 | ||
| 26 | The Muppet Christmas Carol | 58,595 | 82.89 | 1 | ||
| 27 | The Santa Clause 2 | 57,454 | 82.74 | 1 | ||
| 28 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966) | 51,684 | 81.94 | |||
| 29 | A Bad Moms Christmas | 51,121 | 81.86 | 1 | ||
| 30 | Christmas with the Kranks | 49,848 | 81.67 | 1 | ||
| 31 | Miracle on 34th Street (1947) | 47,947 | 81.37 | |||
| 32 | Fred Claus | 44,118 | 80.75 | |||
| 33 | White Christmas | 42,780 | 80.51 | |||
| 34 | Black Christmas | 41,401 | 80.27 | |||
| 35 | Tokyo Godfathers | 40,683 | 80.13 | 1 | ||
| 36 | Happiest Season | 39,547 | 79.92 | |||
| 37 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | 37,921 | 79.60 | 1 | ||
| 38 | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 37,749 | 79.57 | |||
| 39 | Miracle on 34th Street (1994) | 37,113 | 79.44 | |||
| 40 | Jack Frost | 36,960 | 79.41 | 1 | 1 | |
| 41 | The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | 33,725 | 78.72 | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | The Shop Around the Corner | 33,508 | 78.67 | |||
| 43 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | 31,821 | 78.28 | |||
| 44 | An Affair to Remember | 30,836 | 78.04 | 1 | ||
| 45 | The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two | 30,016 | 77.84 | 1 | ||
| 46 | The Princess Switch | 28,292 | 77.39 | 1 | ||
| 47 | Deck the Halls | 28,273 | 77.39 | 1 | 1 | |
| 48 | Bad Santa 2 | 25,823 | 76.70 | 1 | 1 | |
| 49 | Fatman | 25,254 | 76.53 | |||
| 50 | The Ref | 25,016 | 76.46 | |||
| 51 | Surviving Christmas | 24,826 | 76.40 | |||
| 52 | Meet Me In St. Louis | 24,629 | 76.34 | |||
| 53 | Scrooge (1951) | 22,949 | 75.81 | |||
| 54 | Noelle | 21,629 | 75.36 | 1 | ||
| 55 | A Christmas Prince | 19,791 | 74.69 | 1 | ||
| 56 | Frosty the Snowman | 18,736 | 74.28 | |||
| 57 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | 18,580 | 74.22 | 1 | ||
| 58 | The Knight Before Christmas | 18,110 | 74.02 | 1 | ||
| 59 | The Bishop’s Wife | 17,998 | 73.98 | 1 | ||
| 60 | Home Sweet Home Alone | 16,919 | 73.51 | 1 | ||
| 61 | Holiday | 16,514 | 73.33 | |||
| 62 | 8-Bit Christmas | 16,231 | 73.20 | |||
| 63 | The Man Who Invented Christmas | 16,222 | 73.19 | 1 | ||
| 64 | Saving Christmas | 15,974 | 73.08 | 1 | ||
| 65 | The Best Man Holiday | 15,923 | 73.05 | |||
| 66 | Holiday Inn | 15,449 | 72.82 | |||
| 67 | A Christmas Carol (1984) | 15,096 | 72.65 | |||
| 68 | Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town | 15,059 | 72.63 | |||
| 69 | The Snowman | 14,727 | 72.46 | |||
| 70 | Santa Claus: The Movie | 13,558 | 71.84 | |||
| 71 | Blackadder’s a Christmas Carol | 13,209 | 71.64 | 1 | ||
| 72 | Mickey’s Christmas Carol | 12,960 | 71.50 | 1 | ||
| 73 | Christmas Inheritance | 11,877 | 70.84 | 1 | ||
| 74 | The Nativity Story | 11,695 | 70.72 | |||
| 75 | The Princess Switch: Switched Again | 11,690 | 70.72 | 1 | ||
| 76 | Operation Christmas Drop | 11,675 | 70.71 | 1 | ||
| 77 | Bell Book and Candle | 11,490 | 70.59 | |||
| 78 | Scrooge (1970) | 10,974 | 70.24 | 1 | ||
| 79 | Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | 10,904 | 70.19 | 1 | ||
| 80 | A Christmas Prince: the Royal Wedding | 10,858 | 70.16 | 1 | ||
| 81 | I’ll Be Home for Christmas | 10,714 | 70.06 | 1 | ||
| 82 | A Christmas Horror Story | 10,685 | 70.04 | |||
| 83 | Nativity | 10,612 | 69.99 | 1 | 1 | |
| 84 | Santa’s Slay | 10,309 | 69.77 | 1 | ||
| 85 | The Holiday Calendar | 10,250 | 69.73 | 1 | ||
| 86 | A California Christmas | 9,999 | 69.54 | 1 | ||
| 87 | Noel | 9,972 | 69.52 | |||
| 88 | The Year Without a Santa Claus | 9,934 | 69.49 | |||
| 89 | Christmas in Connecticut | 9,876 | 69.45 | |||
| 90 | A Christmas Carol (1999) | 9,547 | 69.19 | |||
| 91 | This Christmas | 9,539 | 69.18 | 1 | ||
| 92 | A Christmas Princess | 8,394 | 68.22 | |||
| 93 | The Bells of St. Mary’s | 8,347 | 68.18 | |||
| 94 | A Christmas Carol (1938) | 7,513 | 67.38 | |||
| 95 | The Spirit of Christmas | 7,406 | 67.27 | |||
| 96 | A Merry Christmas Miracle | 7,109 | 66.96 | |||
| 97 | March of the Wooden Soldiers | 6,920 | 66.76 | |||
| 98 | A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby | 6,907 | 66.75 | 1 | ||
| 99 | 12 Dates of Christmas | 6,905 | 66.74 | 1 | ||
| 100 | Almost Christmas | 6,869 | 66.70 | 1 |
Credit to newcasinos.com.
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