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Is ‘The Polar Express’ on Netflix?

‘Tis the season to rewatch all of your favorite Christmas movies! That includes classics like It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street, and it also includes 21st century additions to the canon like Elf and The Polar Express.

Based on the beloved children’s book, this 2004 holiday movie broke new ground for computer animation and spread joy to a whole lot of moviegoers. Since then, the Tom Hanks film has become a mainstay for families who board the animated train every holiday season. If you still haven’t watched the movie this year, there’s still time! Of course, you’ll have to figure out the best way to watch it at home, and that includes examining your streaming options.

Is The Polar Express on Netflix?

Nope! The Polar Express is not available to stream on Netflix. To be honest, there aren’t a whole lot of options when it comes to A-list Christmas movies on Netflix. They have The Grinch and White Christmas, but unless your holiday isn’t complete without watching Christmas with the Kranks, you’re outta luck. You’re better off watching an original Netflix Christmas movie, and fortunately for you, we’ve ranked all of them from worst to best.

Is The Polar Express on Disney+?

I know it seems like it should be, right? Because it’s a family holiday movie? There’s just one major catch: The Polar Express is not a Disney movie and is therefore not on Disney+. The Polar Express was actually distributed by Warner Bros., which means it’s likely it could end up on HBO MAX next holiday season (as WarnerMedia owns HBO).

Where can you stream The Polar Express?

Sadly, nowhere. If you want to watch The Polar Express online, you won’t be able to watch it on any streaming service. Instead, you’ll have to either rent or purchase the movie from an online store like Apple, Amazon, FandangoNow, or Google, etc.

Where to watch The Polar Express