Name: The Search for Santa Paws
Genre: Family, Adventure
Released: 2010-10-12
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Kaitlyn Maher, Madison Pettis, Zachary Gordon, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Richard Riehle

2010·Family·1h 29m

6.5

★

When Santa and his new best friend, Paws, discover that the boys and girls of the world have lost the spirit of the season, they take a trip to New York City. But after Santa loses his memory, it's up to Paws, a faithful orphan named Quinn, her new friend Will, and a wonderful group of magical talking dogs to save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really all about.

Directed by Robert Vince

santa claus

dog

christmas

Rank

#102 in 2010·#5031 overall

Trailer

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Where to Watch

Cast

Kaitlyn Maher

Quinn

Madison Pettis

Willamina

Zachary Gordon

Paws (voice)

Wendi McLendon-Covey

Ms. Stout

Richard Riehle

Santa Claus

John Ducey

James Huckle

Bonnie Somerville

Kate Huckle

Richard Kind

Eddy the Elf Dog (voice)

Danny Woodburn

Eli

Chris Coppola

Augustus

Jason Connery

Haggis (voice)

Christopher Massey

Rasta (voice)

Crew

Robert Vince

Director

Robert Vince

Writer

Robert Vince

Producer

Randy Lee

Stunt Coordinator

Popular Reviews

257 reviews

Logan

this movie is so engrained in my brain

Emma D

5.0★ · 12/12/25

how did the scottish terrier get to slums of nyc

Hollie

8.0★ · 12/12/25

I used to cry about this

lilly young

7.0★ · 12/12/25

this movie really needs to be in the conversation when it comes to the best christmas movies this literally has everything, musical numbers, romance, christmas magic, incinerators, a jamaican dog, heart warming orphans, necromancy, and a really good casting of santa i’m being so dead ass i almost started crying this movie is so good bad

Jay

2.0★ · 12/08/25

this was a movie, people in movie say words. the movie was on and i witnessed it. things happened.