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Plot Summary:
With a case of writer’s block, a children’s author escapes to small town Mitford for a change of scenery. She soon finds the heart and soul of the southern town in a priest as they work together to care for a young boy who’s lost his family. With heartbreak in their pasts, each must find the courage and faith to grab an unexpected chance at true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 924
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, feel good, sweet, scenic, funny, emotional
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The Elephant and the Butterfly (2017)
Plot Summary:
When her babysitter doesn’t show, a single mother is forced to leave her precocious five-year-old daughter with the girl’s estranged father for a long weekend.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 412
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Belgium
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, sincere, feel good, sweet, realistic, semi serious
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Strawberry Summer (2012)
Plot Summary:
High school music teacher Beth Landon puts herself on the line when she invites world-famous country singer Jason Keith to perform at her rural town's Strawberry Festival. A one-hit wonder with a horrible rep for cancelling shows and copping an attitude, Jason isn't what Beth's mother, Eileen, considers a reliable musical act for the beloved festival, which she is proudly hosting with her good friend Ruth. Beth, reigning as Strawberry Queen, attempts to stick up for her favorite singer, but when she finally meets Jason face-to-face, it becomes obvious it won't be easy. But behind Jason's rock star image, he's hiding a secret about his past that could turn his tanking career around. Along with his manager Ray, Beth convinces Jason the festival gig is a great way to revitalize his career and win back his audience appeal. As Jason spends more time with Beth, his attitude starts to fade as they each encourage the other to realize their deepest dreams as talented musicians.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 817
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, romantic, feel good, sweet, cute
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A Perfect Day (2006)
Plot Summary:
A family man is warned he has only forty days to live.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, emotional, sentimental, light, realistic, semi serious
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Sister, Sister (1982)
Plot Summary:
Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home of her two sisters.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: sentimental, sincere, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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The Wedding Chapel (2013)
Plot Summary:
Uninspired and newly single painter Sara is down on her luck and wants nothing more than to get away from her problems. When she decides to take a trip to visit her mom, she becomes involved in the efforts to save a local church which is in danger of closing down.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous
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Winter's Dream (2018)
Plot Summary:
Former professional skier Kat works as a ski aid and ski shop worker at Bliss Mountain, where she prepares for a Winterfest to drum up business for the quaint town. Widowed father Ty and his daughter Anna come from New York to train with ski champion (and Kat’s former teammate) Maddy, and quickly connect with Kat when Maddy’s coaching style proves to be too aggressive for Anna. A spark forms between Kat and Ty as Kat coaches Anna and prepares for Winterfest with Ty. When a fall down the hill causes Anna to rethink the race and plan to go home early with Ty, though, Kat may lose both her new relationship and her rekindled confidence as a coach. Kat, Ty and Anna must all look deep within to conquer their fears and push forward.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, touching, feel good, sweet
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The Girl Who Invented Kissing (2017)
Plot Summary:
A nameless, pill-popping drifter girl steps off a bus and into a New Jersey neighborhood bar owned by two middle-age brothers, Jimmy & Victor. She quickly befriends older brother, Victor––a good-natured lummox whose mind was affected by a childhood accident. The mysterious "Girl" soon upsets the delicate balance of the brother's lives while bringing both trouble and new life into their resigned world and town.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 760
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Love by the Book (2015)
Plot Summary:
Bookstore owner Emma believes in fairy tales. Although she has yet to be swept away by prince charming, she sees real knight in shining armor potential with a new suitor, Landon. As Emma balances time with Landon and saving her bookstore with once irritating business consultant, Eric, however, she weighs storybook romance against genuine commitment. While she sorts out her feelings toward Landon and Eric, as well as toward love and romance, Emma begins to realize that fairytale endings aren't always by the book.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, emotional, fairy tale, feel good, entertaining
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Rodeo and Juliet (2015)
Plot Summary:
Juliet heads to her grandfather’s ranch with her mother for Christmas, where she meets a horse named Rodeo and young cowboy who change her life.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, touching, emotional, entertaining
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A Town Without Christmas (2001)
Plot Summary:
In the small town of Seacliff, Wash., a child's letter to Santa Claus captures the nation's attention. When the little boy, Chris, writes that he wishes to leave this world so he will no longer be a burden to his divorcing parents, a race begins to find him before he harms himself.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 871
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: touching, realistic, serious, emotional
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12 Pups of Christmas (2019)
Plot Summary:
Recently single and starting a new job in a different city, Erin, a canine therapist, is getting a fresh start. But just when she thought her new life would be the reset she needed, her self-centered boss, Martin, tasks Erin with finding homes for 12 puppies who were left behind after a photo shoot for his struggling GPS locator company - and all before Christmas. As they work together, Erin realizes Martin may not be so bad after all, and her take-charge attitude not only helps Martin save his company, but also reveals a calmer, better self that opens them both up to the idea of love.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 907
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sweet, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, romantic, scenic
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Christmas Belle (2013)
Plot Summary:
With her California hometown in the rearview mirror, Belle heads north on business to catalog the sale of a large mansion. While the job is a dream, the client, Hunter Lowell, is not. But, as the two spend more time together, his icy demeanor begins to melt. Although their relationship is budding, Belle’s long-time suitor, Tony, arrives, sending mixed signals to Hunter while adding chaos to the holiday season.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, sweet, sentimental, serious, realistic
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Project Christmas Wish (2020)
Plot Summary:
For years Lucy has played Santa to her small town’s community by making their holiday wishes come true. But when Lucy grants a little girl’s wish for a Christmas like she used to have with her mom, she unexpectedly finds her own wishes coming true in life and love.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, inspirational, romantic, touching, feel good, sweet
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The Christmas Club (2019)
Plot Summary:
Two busy strangers meet when they help an elderly woman find her lost Christmas savings. Thanks to fate and Christmas magic, they also find something they were both missing: true love.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sweet, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, emotional
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Broadcasting Christmas (2016)
Plot Summary:
When the opportunity to co-host a talk show with the fabulous talk show diva Veronika presents itself two weeks before Christmas, Emily thinks this is her big break. To her surprise, she discovers she has stiff competition with Charlie, the local TV anchor who is her near equal on another station. With such interest and support for both reporters, a contest is created: for the two weeks leading up to Christmas, who can cover the best and most meaningful Christmas stories on the local news?.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, emotional, psychotronic
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A Perfect Christmas List (2014)
Plot Summary:
As a last wish, a recently hospitalized grandmother, Evie, tasks her daughter and granddaughter, Sara, with a list of festive accomplishments to do together before Christmas, hoping that the adventure of the experience will repair their relationship. Along the way, Sara discovers an unlisted Christmas adventure of her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, sweet
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A Country Christmas Story (2013)
Plot Summary:
A starry-eyed young girl journeys from the mountains of Appalachia to the stage at Dollywood, where she discovers the impact of African-Americans on the world of country music - while at the same time competing in a country music competition for kids, hosted by Dolly Parton herself.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 669
Genere: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious, humorous, stylized
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A Royal Winter (2017)
Plot Summary:
While on a last-minute European holiday, a young woman finds herself in the middle of a real-life fairy tale when a chance meeting with a handsome local leads to something more. However, things get complicated when she learns that the "local" is actually a prince who is about to be crowned King, and whose mother is dead-set against her royal son's romance with the tourist.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sweet, sentimental, sincere, romantic, uplifting, touching, captivating, emotional, cute
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Feliz NaviDAD (2020)
Plot Summary:
David Morales, an Arizona high school principal and single dad, has lost the holiday spirit after also losing his wife a few years ago during the Christmas season. Now, David will do anything to avoid Christmas so he moonlights as a delivery driver during the holidays. But this year David’s 14-year-old daughter, Noel, and his live-in sister, Marissa, are determined to bring the yuletide spirit back to the family and, with a little luck, also help David find love again via online dating. So when Sophie, a witty musician and customer on David’s delivery route, swipes right on him, something magical happens between them.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 784
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Defending Santa (2013)
Plot Summary:
Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, goes on trial for mental competency in Small Town U.S.A.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 527
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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Christmas Land (2015)
Plot Summary:
Jules has just inherited a quaint magical Christmas-themed village and Christmas tree farm bequeathed her by her grandmother. She plans to sell it and use the profits to buy her dream home in New York City. But the longer Jules stays on the farm and the more she learns how important Christmas Land has been to so many families, the more Jules starts to question her motives to sell.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, emotional, romantic comedy
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Last Vermont Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
When widowed mom Megan returns home for Christmas, she and her two sisters Audrey and Bethany are surprised to learn their parents are selling their childhood home, making this their last Christmas together in Vermont. Megan is even more surprised to discover that the buyer is her high school sweetheart, Nash, who plans to use the house as an investment property.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining
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The Christmas Chalet (2019)
Plot Summary:
A recently divorced mother books a chalet in a beautiful Christmas village in Vermont to try and rekindle Christmas magic for her teenaged daughter who feels like her family is ruined forever. When they arrive, they find that the house has been double booked and now they must share their family holiday with a grumpy writer who hates Christmas. Together, they’ll learn that a little Christmas magic heals even the most broken heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 964
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, emotional, christmas comedy
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A Christmas in Tennessee (2018)
Plot Summary:
Allison Bennet, along with her daughter Olivia and mother Martha, run a bakery in the small mountain town of White Pines, Tennessee. When Matthew, a charming real estate developer, tries to buy the town for a corporate ski resort, Allison and the townspeople must work together to prevent that from happening. And just when the Bennet ladies seem out of luck, an unexpected visitor – with a well-known sweet tooth for cookies and milk – comes to the bakery and may in fact be the key to solving everything.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, emotional, romantic comedy
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Charlie & Me (2008)
Plot Summary:
When her beloved grandfather Charlie suddenly falls ill, twelve year-old Casey finds herself making some life or death decisions - and learning to live with the consequences.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 248
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: uplifting, feel good, sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, realistic
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A Christmas Memory (1997)
Plot Summary:
A boy, Buddy, whose parents have split and whose mother is an actress in New York, has been dumped in the south at the small-town home of some older cousins, all of whom are unmarried.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 796
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sentimental, atmospheric, uplifting, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, southern gothic
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The River Within (2009)
Plot Summary:
Jason returns home to get away while he studies for the upcoming bar exam. After visiting his oldest friend, a "coulda-been-girlfriend" who is now engaged, and a pushy preacher, his easygoing summer becomes filled with unwanted drama. Over the few months he's there, he begins to question what life is about, and what is his purpose in it? Written by Barley.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 205
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, serious, emotional, realistic, inspirational, independent film, crying
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Holidaze (2013)
Plot Summary:
Melody, high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Now, forced to reconnect with her family and her childhood sweetheart Carter, her task is not so simple, as all are vehemently opposed to everything Melody's company stands for. Desperate to get out of town and back to her real life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home and is married to Carter! Once determined to leave her small town life behind, Melody must make sense of her new life and decide if you truly can go home again. - Written by ABC.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, captivating, inspirational, humorous, sweet, emotional, romantic comedy, sentimental, realistic
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Northpole (2014)
Plot Summary:
Northpole, the magical city where Santa and his elves live and work is in trouble. Families around the globe have gotten too busy to enjoy the season together, and Northpole depends on their holiday happiness to keep running. In the hopes of turning things around, a determined young elf befriends a little boy with a lot of spirit. His skeptical journalist mom doesn’t have room in her heart for anything but the facts, so it’s going to take a little nudge from his charming teacher to create an unbeatable Christmas team to turn around this town and share the importance of the season with the whole world.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 81 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, captivating, humorous, serious
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My Adventures with Santa (2019)
Plot Summary:
Christmas in the Nolan household isn't what it used to be. Instead of a joyous family gathering, they are spending this holiday apart. On a last minute shopping trip with Dad, the family enters an enchanted store only to discover a dazzling snow globe with magical powers. Suddenly the Nolan family is transported through the globe to the North Pole where they are asked to help Santa save Christmas! As they come together to support Santa and the elves, their family love grows stronger and the true meaning of Christmas comes alive.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: fairy tale, light, feel good, sweet