A Glean movie guide
Paws & Presents
Tail-wagging holiday cheer
Heartwarming holiday dog movies and family favorites streaming on Netflix.
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The movie list
- 01
A Dog's Perfect Christmas
A basset hound narrates how a family navigates a medical crisis and unifies during the holidays.
When a medical emergency pulls the Goss family apart, determined dog Winstead will do all he can to bring his humans back together before Christmas Eve.
- 02
12 Dogs of Christmas: Great Puppy Rescue
A teenager and her friend rally to save a dog orphanage during the holiday season.
The dogs of Doverville are in trouble again... but Emma O'Conner is back to save them in a song-filled, seasonal extravaganza. Mean-spirited mogul Finneas James plots to shut down the local puppy orphanage, unless Emma can come up with the money to save it. With the help of some friends, she races against time to put together a musical holiday event that just might save the day.
- 03
The 12 Dogs of Christmas
A young girl stages a Christmas pageant starring twelve homeless dogs during the Depression era.
This holiday tale has all the elements of a classic heartwarmer--cuddly dogs, small town spirit, and even a full-fledged Christmas pageant. Set during the meager years of the Great Depression, 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS follows the story of Emma, a 12-year-old who is sent to live in Doverville, a rural town, with her aunt. The town has, like the rest of the nation, fallen on lean times and seem to have lost all interest in celebrating. However, Emma manages to enlist the town's dogs into a colorful holiday pageant that reminds the inhabitants that even the Great Depression cannot ruin the spirit of Christmas.
- 04
The Dog Who Saved The Holidays
The family dog teams up with a new puppy to thwart thieves trying to break into their home.
It's a sun-soaked holiday season for the Bannister family as they travel to Southern California to stay with Aunt Barbara, who surprises them with a new puppy named Eve. Everyone is smitten with Eve -- except for the Bannister's dog, Zeus, who sees what a mischievous animal she is when no one else is around. After deciding to run away, Zeus sees Ted and Stewey, two thrifty thieves, trying to break into the family home while the Bannisters are at church. It's up to Zeus and his newest sister Eve to join together to save the holidays for their family!
- 05
Puppy Star Christmas
A pack of talking pups works together to save the North Pole and the holiday spirit.
The Pup Star family just got bigger! And the new pups: Cindy, Rosie, Charlie, and Brody will have to learn the true meaning of Christmas. When Pup Star’s mean team, scheme to ruin Christmas, the pups end up in the North Pole to save Santa and the holiday spirit. Their adventure is filled with great pup-tastic songs to spread holiday cheer all year round.
- 06
A Belle for Christmas
Children step in to protect their family puppy when a widower's new girlfriend tries to get rid of it.
A boy and his little sister discover their new dog has been nabbed by their father's gold-digging girlfriend, and they recruit their friends to help them save their beloved pup.
- 07
Klaus
An egocentric postman forms an unlikely friendship with a reclusive toy maker in a cold northern town.
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.
- 08
The Christmas Chronicles
Two siblings team up with Santa Claus for a high-stakes adventure to save Christmas.
Siblings Kate and Teddy try to prove Santa Claus is real, but when they accidentally cause his sleigh to crash, they have to save Christmas.