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Plot Summary:
A young woman faces her future as a lawyer in a small New England town where the annual Christmas ice sculpting competition in which she and her father have always competed has been cancelled. Working to save the festival, she meets a reluctant sculptor who reignites her passion, in more ways than one.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, romantic drama
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Jingle Bell Princess (2021)
Plot Summary:
An actual princess has some mechanical issues and is temporarily grounded. Does she have time for a lobster roll? It is Christmas time in Maine which means snow, quaint scenery, and lots of Christmas lights near the ocean. With the crew distracted attending to the repair, Princess Amelia deplanes to walk through a magical Christmas tree lot near the airport perimeter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining
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Rocky Mountain Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Sarah Davis heads to her uncle’s struggling ranch to escape New York and the spotlight from a recent breakup. Returning home for the first time since her aunt passed, complications arise when Graham, an entitled Hollywood star, arrives at the ranch to prepare for his next film. As Sarah and Graham start to bond, Sarah may get more for Christmas than she bargained for.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Christmas Cupid's Arrow (2018)
Plot Summary:
Holly, a professor at a small college, has had a long history of finding the wrong guy. She’s accomplished quite a bit in her life, but after her younger sister announces she is pregnant, Holly decides she is going to make an effort to meet Mr. Right. Meanwhile, David, another professor, is a single father, very smart and kind, but not the type that Holly takes notice of when the two are assigned to plan the Christmas Formal. At the insistence of her best friend, Holly signs up for the dating website “Cupid’s Arrow,” where she meets Josh, an attorney just hired by the school. He’s everything she wants on the surface, but has little to say beyond his work and good looks. Josh and David were roommates in college, so Josh recruits David to write poetic messages in an attempt to win Holly over.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 353
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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A Little Christmas Charm (2020)
Plot Summary:
Holly, a jewelry designer finds a lost charm bracelet and teams up with investigative reporter Greg in hopes of finding the owner and returning it by Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, romantic, feel good, sweet
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Northern Lights of Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
Zoey Hathaway has been working towards her lifelong goal of being a pilot for years, but everything is thrown off-course when she unexpectedly inherits a reindeer farm, along with the dangerously handsome ranch hand Alec Wynn. Now buried in taking care of reindeer and all the Christmas responsibilities, Zoey thinks life has delivered her a strange and cumbersome blow, and she isn’t sure about Alec, who has his own ideas how best to run things. Alec, who has never had many people have faith in him, opens up when Zoey invests trust in him, and the two find themselves falling for each other. Could they both find happiness in the most unlikely of circumstances right before Christmas?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, gay cinema
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A Christmas Recipe for Romance (2019)
Plot Summary:
The owner of a historic inn decides to enter a prestigious cooking contest to win funds for renovations and get free publicity, but she is a horrible cook. She recruits a renowned chef to help but the kitchen isn't the only thing heating up.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 586
Genere: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, funny, feel good, humorous, sweet
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Operation Christmas (2016)
Plot Summary:
As her new romance blossoms, a single mother, Olivia, is dismayed when her boyfriend, Scott, a military sergeant, is deployed right before Christmas. Determined to not let it ruin the holidays for her and her children they decide to give back to the struggling military families on his base and, as their efforts go viral, they are rewarded in ways they never imagined.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, sweet, disturbing, emotional
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A Crafty Christmas Romance (2020)
Plot Summary:
Mandy, the owner of a craft and hobby store, discovers an old copy of “A Christmas Carol” among donations for a book drive. In the book is a letter to Santa from 70 years ago along with a valuable coin. Mandy sets out to find the owner of the book, letter and coin with the help of Jonah, a contractor who first came upon and donated the book. Along the way, they find clues that lead them closer to the author, and to each other, but can Mandy return everything to the book owner in time for Christmas and make her own Christmas wish come true?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 585
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sentimental, light, romantic, touching, sweet, gay cinema
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Christmas at the Palace (2018)
Plot Summary:
Katie, a former professional ice skater, is hired by the king of San Senova, Alexander, to help his daughter in a Christmas ice skating performance. As Katie spends time in the castle and with the king, she and Alex begin to develop feelings for each other and ultimately fall in love. But will the tradition-loving people of San Senova allow their king to make a foreigner their queen?.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, funny, feel good, sweet
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Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe (2018)
Plot Summary:
Darcy has always worked hard to prove herself and be successful on her own terms, even choosing to start her own company, rather than work with her father. Returning to her hometown for Christmas, Darcy reconnects with an old rival, restaurant owner Luke, and they are forced to plan a charity event together. As Darcy spends time with her family and Luke, she starts to realize what matters most in life and sets out to mend her relationship with her father, and possibly fall in love.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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One Winter Weekend (2018)
Plot Summary:
Cara, a women’s magazine writer, who gets burned by her boyfriend on New Years’ Eve, decides to go on a dating detox. Challenged by her employer to write about it, she hopes a spontaneous ski getaway with her best friend will spark inspiration. Complicating matters, they discover they’ve double booked their chalet with two eligible men, including Ben, an entrepreneur. When the share-mates get snowed in, Cara and Ben are thrown together.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, gay cinema
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Christmas in Homestead (2016)
Plot Summary:
Jessica is one of the most famous actresses in the world, leading a glamorous – if tabloid worthy – life. But all that is thrown for a loop when she goes on location to shoot a holiday themed film in the Christmas-obsessed town of Homestead, Iowa. While a romance brews between her and Matt, a local inn keeper who is a single dad, she also gets a taste of small-town life and rediscovers the true meaning of Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, sweet
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The Christmas Listing (2020)
Plot Summary:
Julia Rogers is an uptight, hardworking realty owner who has lost her Christmas spirit. She will have to spend five days at a Christmas Inn with her business competitor, Chad Everest, in order to win over the badly needed listing of the Erickson Farmstead. While competing to win the listing, Julia and Chad discover that they have more in common than they thought.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, sweet, captivating, entertaining
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The Christmas Cure (2017)
Plot Summary:
A doctor returns home for Christmas to find that her father has decided to retire from his own practice. After reuniting with her high school sweetheart, she wonders if she should stay and take over her father's practice.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Welcome to Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
Resort developer Madison Lane is tasked with finding a location for a new ski resort. Her boss tells her to take a trip to Christmas, Colorado, to consider the location. On her way into town, Madison has a minor fender-bender with the town’s welcome sign. Town Sheriff Gage McBride gives Madison a ride into town so she can attend her meeting with the mayor while the car is towed and repaired. Little does Madison know that the town is on a mission to convince Madison that Christmas is the best place for the new ski resort.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Check Inn to Christmas (2019)
Plot Summary:
Julia Crawley and Ryan Mason must unite their families during Crestridge's Centennial Christmas celebration in order to save their family inns from a chain resort.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Engaging Father Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
It's Christmas and Miranda leaves Seattle with a suitcase full of presents to join her long- lost family in Carlton Heath, where she will experience the joyful traditions she missed as a child. Last Christmas, Miranda fell in love with Ian, a local man who helped her as she searched for her father, James Whitcomb, a famous theatre actor she believed had a connection to the town. At his widow Margaret’s request, Miranda agrees to keep it a secret to protect the family from scandal.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, sweet, captivating
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Christmas in Montana (2019)
Plot Summary:
Before the holidays, Sara goes to Montana to help resistant Travis save his ranch. Can time on the ranch help restore her faith in Christmas in time for a miracle?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Christmas on the Vine (2020)
Plot Summary:
Brooke, a young marketing executive, goes back to her hometown excited to relive her Christmas memories, while helping a struggling family-owned winery. Her marketing assignment involves an unlikely partnership with Tyler, the charismatic, yet stubborn owner of the winery. Brooke quickly learns that the town’s Christmas spirit has disappeared due to a wine conglomerate buying out all of the local wineries. Determined to bring Christmas back to the town, Brooke and Tyler work together and discover they share more than a love for wine.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, touching, sweet, captivating, romantic drama, gay cinema
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Christmas Joy (2018)
Plot Summary:
Joy Holbrook, is a corporate market researcher, gunning for a promotion within her firm. Just as her company's CEO is taking notice, Joy finds out her Aunt Ruby has broken her ankle and will be undergoing surgery. Despite the less than opportune timing, Joy makes her way back home to Crystal Falls, NC to be with her Aunt. Stars seem to be aligned as Joy sees her former crush, Ben Andrews, while at the hospital. At first, Joy is focused solely on helping her Aunt heal; even taking over her position as chair of the local Cookie Crawl competition. Eventually, she begins to let Ben in and remembers there's no place like home for the holidays. The pair work together on the Cookie Crawl to make the event a success.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, humorous, captivating, entertaining, emotional
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Sweet Mountain Christmas (2019)
Plot Summary:
A musician who is set to headline a Christmas concert in New York City makes a pit-stop in Tennessee to see her family. When a freak snowstorm hits, she finds herself stranded in the town, and is roped into taking part in a local Christmas concert.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 695
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, romantic drama
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Hometown Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
Back in Louisiana for Christmas, Noelle Collins (Mitchell) has big plans to resurrect the town’s live nativity, a beloved tradition that her late mother used to put on. Things become complicated, however, when Noelle runs into her high school sweetheart, Nick Russell (Colletti), a rising baseball star also back home due to a recent injury. Still feeling the burn from their senior year break-up, their lives are pushed together even further when they learn their parents share an attraction and want to be more than just friends. When things begin to fall apart with the live nativity, Nick and Noelle reluctantly team up to pull off the show and find themselves growing close, uncovering a hometown love for each other and the joy of Christmas that both never really faded away.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 866
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, emotional
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A Song for Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Pop superstar Adelaide Kay is so fed up with her controlling manager that she sneaks off the tour bus after their latest squabble. Though exhilarated to be free, she finds herself stranded in the freezing cold of a Pennsylvania winter, with no money and no plan. A local family, the Lapps, take her in. They know the true meaning of the season, even if they’re close to losing their dairy farm. No one in the family recognizes Adelaide except Dillon, the oldest son. He figures she’s the ticket to fast cash and plots to snap photos of Adelaide around the farm and sell them to the tabs. What he doesn’t plan, however, is their mutual attraction.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017)
Plot Summary:
Sophie Bennett begins a new holiday tradition of spending every holiday at the Evergreen Inn and Ski Lodge, which she inherited from her parents. Evergreen Inn is a special place filled with people who cannot make it home for the holidays or who have had such wonderful experiences that it has become their home-away-from-holiday-home. This Christmas, Sophie will meet an unforgettable family, and her own life will be forever changed.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, entertaining, visually appealing, romantic comedy
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Always and Forever Christmas (2019)
Plot Summary:
When marketing exec Lucy learns that she’s inherited her grandfather’s year-round Christmas store, “Forever Christmas," she makes a trip back home to support the store during its final Christmas season before she sells it to a hip athletic leisurewear company. But once she is back in Vermont, she begins to understand why her grandfather's shop is so special with the help of local diner owner, Scott and the magic of a Christmas stranger from the north.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 539
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining
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Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)
Plot Summary:
A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, sweet, emotional, gay cinema
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Christmas Encore (2017)
Plot Summary:
A struggling actress is cast in her last off (off) Broadway show - a modern take on “A Christmas Carol” - before giving up her dream and moving home. Instead, she finds romance with her director and a renewed passion for her craft and the city. But when the historic theater loses its lease and the show is set to fold, she and her cast mates are need of a Christmas miracle.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, romantic drama
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Finding Santa (2017)
Plot Summary:
Christmas is a busy, busy time for the residents of Green River, particularly for Grace Long, the third generation of her family to steward the New England town’s signature Christmas Eve parade. This year’s audience for the parade promises to be in the millions, thanks to a national morning show that has chosen Green River as the site of its Christmas Eve day program.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining
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Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017)
Plot Summary:
Molly and Jared have both sworn off holiday events. When they find themselves stuck at a Christmas-themed ranch, they have no choice but to allow their cynical hearts to melt.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, touching, sweet, romantic drama
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A Joyous Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Just before Christmas, bestselling author Rachel Kennedy returns to her hometown to host an event for her upcoming book. Though being home is difficult since losing her parents and losing touch with her brother, David, she finds strength from unexpected sources, namely her local producer, Jack and a selfless stranger, Joy. Jack and Joy help Rachel connect with the community, reunite with her brother and reevaluate her motivational message. Rachel and Jack develop an undeniable bond, but Rachel is torn between their relationship and career pressure from her manager, Stuart. As the event approaches, Joy reveals a secret from her past that has a lasting impact on Jack, and Rachel must find a message that brings her fans — and herself – lasting joy.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, touching, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, romantic drama