The 5 Best Hanukkah Movies To Stream on Netflix and More This Season
From Sandler classics to heartwarming romances, these films are perfect for celebrating the festival of lights
Hanukkah this year goes from sundown on Sunday, December 14, until Monday, December 22, and if you’re one of the millions of people who celebrate, we have some fun and festive news for you. Netflix and other streaming services have a variety of Hanukkah movies that are sure to have you feeling cozy and ready to celebrate for eight days straight. To discover what they are, keep scrolling!
Best Hanukkah movies on Netflix
‘Dash & Lily’
While not technically a movie, the 2020 holiday-centric Netflix show Dash & Lily has a super sweet Hanukkah-centric episode, which follows Dash (Austin Abrams) and Lily (Modori Francis) as they get to know each other during the holiday season. It’s fun, easy to watch and will have you needing to know what happens next.
“What I’m really happy about isy that we got to film it right before the pandemic happened. I feel like there is a sense of nostalgia because New York obviously isn’t like that right now. I think it’ll hopefully be really nice for people to be able to watch. It’s a bit calming and warm, which I’m happy to be a part of,” Adrams told People magazine in 2020. “No one had any idea that this was going to happen, but I am happy that it’s coming out now. As I said, being able to see New York, how it was last year. I feel like it’s nice, I feel like that’s a nice thing to see and I feel we could all use some sort of cheering up to a degree just because times are so freaking tough right now. I am very happy about that.”
You can watch Dash & Lily here.
‘You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah’
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah isn’t technically set over Hanukkah, but it does have the cozy, family-friendly vibe we all want this time of year. In it, two friends find themselves going head-to-head while trying to plan their bat mitzvahs. It’s cute, quirky and stars Adam Sandler’s entire family.
“The Sandlers made me part of the family,” director Sammi Cohen told Decider in 2023. “A Jewish family is very much a Jewish family. There’s a lot of talking and excitement and eating. The girls did my nails.”
You can watch You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah here.
Best Hanukkah movies to stream on other networks
‘Eight Crazy Nights’
Speaking of Sandler, in this 2002 cartoon, he voices Davey Stone, a party animal who is sentenced to referee elderly basketball games. Don’t be fooled by the animated aspect, though, because in true Sandler fashion, this film is naughty, nice and hilarious.
You can watch Eight Crazy Nights for free on PlutoTV.
‘Mistletoe & Menorahs’
Combine Christmas and Hanukkah and what do you get? The 2019 film Mistletoe & Menorahs. Determined to land a big work account, Christy (Kelley Jakle) must learn all about Hanukkah. To do so, she teams up with co-worker friend Jonathan (Jake Epstein), who also needs help turning his bachelor pad into a winter wonderland in the hopes of impressing his girlfriend’s dad. Can the two help each other out and not catch feelings at the same time? Only time will tell.
You can watch Mistletoe & Menorahs for free on PlutoTV.
‘Eight Gifts of Hanukkah’
In this 2021 Hallmark film, Sara (Inbar Lavi) finds herself getting an anonymous gift every day during Hanukkah. Not sure who’s sending them, she sets out to find if the gifter is the man of her dreams. A fun tale that’s perfect for fans of You’ve Got Mail.
You can watch Eight Gifts of Hanukkah on Hallmark Plus.
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