Best movies like Come Dance with Me
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Plot Summary:
Jack (Andrew McCarthy) is an executive in a financial brokerage firm trying to impress the firm’s president, Drew Clayton (Chris Gillett), in hopes of a promotion. However, Jack is dating the fabulously rich and elegant Demi Clayton (Stephanie Mills), who happens to be Drew’s daughter. Although Demi’s mother Clarisse (Jane Moffat) doesn’t necessarily approve of Jack and would prefer her daughter to date a man within their social circle, Jack still plans on proposing. Trying to create the perfect proposal, Jack signs up for dance lessons in preparation for his proposal to Demi at her father’s lavish annual Christmas Dance. But when sparks start to fly between Jack and his dance instructor, Christine (Michelle Nolden), Jack will have to make some important decisions before it is too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, light, captivating, humorous, sentimental, semi serious
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Angels and Ornaments (2014)
Plot Summary:
Corrine's holiday season gets an unexpected dose of romance when she meets the mysterious Harold, who is on a deadline from a higher power to help Corrine find her true love by Christmas Eve. As the clock ticks down to Harold's deadline, Corrine must decide if she will open up to Christmas love.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, entertaining, heartfelt
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The Christmas Contract (2018)
Plot Summary:
It’s Jolie’s first time going back home to Louisiana since her devastating break-up with Foster Burke. Seeing him is inevitable as their parents run the town’s annual Christmas Market together, but when she discovers Foster is bringing home a new girlfriend, Jolie cannot bear the thought of going home alone and seeing them together. Her best friend Naomi suggests that Jolie bring her flaky brother, Jack, home for Christmas as he has no plans this year. Jolie, a professional web designer, is hesitant; so, Naomi, a lawyer, creates a Christmas contract to give them both something they want—a buffer for those awkward moments around Jolie’s ex and a website to help sell Jack’s upcoming novel. Unbeknownst to them, the Christmas contract proves to be so much more than what they signed up for.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: emotional, light, sincere, captivating, feel good
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All I Want for Christmas (2007)
Plot Summary:
Tis the season for making dreams true. If everything goes according to plan for one young boy, he just may be sharing this Christmas with a new dad. Ever since her husband died, Sarah Armstrong has divided her time between working at a community center and caring for her nine-year-old son, Jesse. When Jesse wins the All I Want for Christmas contest sponsored by a toy company, his wish comes as no surprise to find a new dad. Just in time for the holidays, All I Want for Christmas is a surprise romantic treat for anyone who believes in the magic of love, friendship, and family.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, realistic, semi serious
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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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Hitched for the Holidays (2012)
Plot Summary:
A couple of single adults agree to pose as each others significant other throughout the holidays to keep their meddling families from harassing them, only to find that their feelings for each other are real.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, touching, emotional, sentimental, feel good, humorous, semi serious, romantic comedy
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Debbie Macomber's Dashing Through the Snow (2015)
Plot Summary:
Stranded at an airport at Christmastime, Ashley Harrison accepts a ride from Dash Sutherland, who has just rented the last car in town. As the pair heads north, their adventures include car trouble, adopting a puppy and being secretly tailed by federal agents, who believe Ashley is up to no good. With a hint of romance gradually filling the air will these two fall in love or will their journey bring about an unexpected road bump to romance?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, road movie, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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A Twist of Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
In the frenzy before Christmas, two single parents accidentally mix up their toys at a crowded department store. As a result, both of their Christmases appear to be ruined. Although the two can’t stand each other, the only way to get things back on track is to help each other salvage their holiday plans – not realizing they’re falling for each other in the process.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 977
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, emotional
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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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A Christmas Tail (2014)
Plot Summary:
Two single parents fall in love while fighting over a puppy to give to their children for Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, entertaining, sincere, captivating, sentimental, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)
Plot Summary:
With Christmas approaching, a handsome fireman afraid of commitment adopts a stray cat and meets a beautiful veterinary student who challenges his decision to remain a confirmed bachelor.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: feel good, realistic, semi serious
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Christmas Lodge (2011)
Plot Summary:
Mary Tobin has wonderful memories of family gatherings at the Christmas Lodge. When she arrives for a weekend vacation, she quickly realizes that the lodge that she loves has fallen into serious disrepair. With a lack of funds and a looming deadline, she not only restores the Christmas lodge's charm but finds love along the way.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: uplifting, sentimental, touching, feel good, semi serious, realistic, independent film
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Poinsettias for Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
It’s just weeks before Christmas when Ellie gets a call to return home to help her father on the family’s poinsettia farm. The family business is on the line to deliver tens of thousands of plants for the town’s annual parade. The problem is — the poinsettias have yet to turn red! As Ellie searches for the solution, she is reminded of where her heart truly lies as she falls in love with both her roots and a local botanist.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining
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Baby's First Christmas (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a pair of feuding colleagues, Kyle and Jenna are thrown together after their siblings, Jim and Trisha fall in love, they have to learn to get along in time for their nephew's birth on Christmas. Realizing Jim and Trisha have major money troubles, Kyle and Jenna band together to help and end up on a snowy New York adventure that will prove miracles really do happen at Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 723
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Mistletoe Over Manhattan (2011)
Plot Summary:
Rebecca, Mrs. Claus (Tedde Moore) is worried that her exhausted, workaholic husband (Mairtin O’Carrigan) has lost his holiday spirit. She believes she can help him recapture his bliss and secretly heads to the one place she knows the spirit of Christmas must still exist: New York City, where she first fell in love with Nick. In a crowded New York diner, Rebecca befriends Joe (Greg Bryk), a caring cop who is worried about this kindly grandmother, who’s alone and low on funds. Joe reveals he and his wife Lucy (Tricia Helfer) are in the middle of a divorce. Sensing that Joe is still very much in love with his wife, Rebecca agrees to work temporarily as the family’s nanny until Christmas. To Rebecca’s delight, by healing Joe and Lucy’s family, she shows Santa that Christmas miracles are still possible and his job’s more important than ever!.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, serious, realistic
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Finding Christmas (2013)
Plot Summary:
Single mother Ryan has just about given up on dating after her divorce, happily accepting her young son as the most important man in her life. That all changes when Ryan's brother Owen, also feeling unlucky in love after a bad breakup, swaps his home in their small North Carolina town with New York City adman Sean.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, sincere, captivating, christmas special, cute, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Christmas Wishes & Mistletoe Kisses (2019)
Plot Summary:
Single mom Abbey takes a leap of faith to pursue her passion for interior design. When she gets hired to decorate the estate of local businessman Nick, Abbey must complete the job by Christmas Eve. With the holidays fast approaching, Abbey must figure out how to break down the wall between her and Nick, as this could be the opportunity that jump-starts her career.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sincere, touching, sentimental, feel good, humorous
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Merry In-Laws (2012)
Plot Summary:
When down-to-earth Alex says yes to her boyfriend's marriage proposal, she has no idea that her future-in-laws are none other than Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 633
Genere: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, emotional, touching, offbeat, semi serious
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It's Christmas, Carol! (2012)
Plot Summary:
The story of driven, heartless, publishing executive, Carol Huffman, who on Christmas eve is visited by the ghost of her former boss, Eve. Eve tells Carol that she has lost sight of the things that are truly important in life and that she is there to show her the errors of her ways. Eve explains that normally there would be three ghosts for the job but due to budget cut backs she is in charge of Carol's journey through her past, present and future.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, exciting, sincere, captivating, light, humorous, sentimental, semi serious
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Miss Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Holly Khun, known to Chicago as “Miss Christmas,” always finds a beautiful tree for the plaza, but this year’s was damaged, and the lighting ceremony is in 10 days. Hoping for a miracle, she combs through fan mail, and finds Joey McNary of Klaus, Wisconsin, has the perfect tree. Off she goes to Klaus, where she meets Joey’s handsome dad Sam.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, emotional
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One Starry Christmas (2014)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring astronomy professor finds unexpected Christmas romance when she meets a charming cowboy during her holiday travel. As she decides between this new cowboy and her practical boyfriend, she must decide whether it's better to play it safe in love, or let an adventurous cowboy steal her heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, captivating, emotional, feel good
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The Christmas Ornament (2013)
Plot Summary:
Newly widowed Kathy plans to skip out on decking the halls and trimming the tree this Christmas, trying to avoid anything that will bring back memories of her late husband. The only Christmas tradition she will observe is baking cookies for her friends, a passion since she was a child. When Kathy meets handsome Christmas tree shop owner Tim, their undeniable chemistry - along with an ornament Tim gives her that symbolizes hope - helps Kathy open up to the joys of the season again. With the support of her best friend Jenna, and the budding relationship with Tim, Kathy begins to embrace the hopeful message of the ornament. Although Kathy wants to take a chance on Tim, she struggles to find the balance between preserving the memory of her husband and moving on with her own future. Is the Christmas ornament a sign that she can have a hopeful future?.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: touching, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, light, sincere, feel good, captivating, christmas special, entertaining
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Christmas by Chance (2020)
Plot Summary:
A wealthy and popular entrepreneur hires Chance Hazelton, owner of a struggling shop called Gifts by Chance, to help him organize a perfect proposal for his girlfriend.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 337
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, feel good, realistic, semi serious, romantic comedy, christmas comedy
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Home for Christmas Day (2017)
Plot Summary:
Jane is a single mother dead set on protecting her teenage daughter Betsy from the harsh realities of life. When Betsy falls in love with an enlisted man, Jane tries her best to steer Betsy away from heartache. Little does Jane realize she and her daughter are about to learn important lessons of the heart and that taking chances can sometimes lead to the most extraordinary happy endings.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating
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A Very Merry Mix-Up (2013)
Plot Summary:
Shop owner Alice Chapman is nervous to meet her future in-laws at Christmas, especially because she is arriving ahead of her new fiance Will Mitchum. Alices trip becomes more stressful when her luggage is lost and her phone is damaged, leaving her no way to find Wills family!.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, semi serious, touching, humorous, christmas special, cute, sentimental, sexual, realistic, sexy
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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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Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010)
Plot Summary:
Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a department store that is having all kinds of financial problems, but leave it to this kind lady as she will get the Christmas spirit flowing very freely at this store.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, christmas comedy, touching
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'Tis the Season for Love (2015)
Plot Summary:
The holiday drama follows an out-of-work actress who returns to her quaint hometown, where a Christmas romance proves the life she once left behind could turn out to be even better than Broadway.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: feel good, captivating, light, humorous, romantic comedy
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Dancing Through the Snow (2021)
Plot Summary:
Ballet teacher Olivia gets more than she bargained for when she casts the talented Lily as the lead in the Christmas recital of The Nutcracker, and finds herself falling for Lily’s handsome firefighter father Michael. When a video of Michael practicing ballet with his daughter goes viral, Olivia sees how much dance really means to the community.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 520
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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A Christmas Kiss (2011)
Plot Summary:
Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious designer in the city. Ms. Hall works Wendy around the clock, which is how Wendy finds herself trapped in an elevator late one night with an incredibly handsome stranger. Wendy and the mystery man share an impulsive, romantic, life changing kiss before the doors open and Wendy runs out, leaving him behind. The next day at work, Wendy answers the door to find the handsome gentleman standing in front of her.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: humorous, feel good, sentimental, touching, semi serious, sincere, captivating, entertaining, romantic, sweet
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A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011)
Plot Summary:
Jennie Garth of "90210" stars as Susan, an unemployed Los Angeles museum curator and widowed single mom temporarily living in a small California town with her three sensitive sons. Jake (Brad Rowe of "General Hospital") is a single dad of two tomboys who owns a local winery. When Susan's dog Rusty (voiced by Jay Mohr of "Ghost Whisperer") falls for Jake's poodle Cheri (voiced by Nikki Cox of "Las Vegas"), these canine matchmakers help their owners fall in love too. Now with a Christmas Day wedding to plan -- and major complications threatening to unravel it all -- can two mismatched broods find a way to make one happy family? Tom Arnold and Catherine Hicks ("Seventh Heaven") co-star in this heartwarming holiday film from the producer/director of The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation and Your Love Never Fails.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 717
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, light, touching, realistic, semi serious