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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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Country Christmas Album (2018)
Plot Summary:
After country music starlet Tess Stapleton’s album sales keep dropping, her label forces her to record a Christmas album with ex-teen heartthrob and pop-star, Derek Copeland, in an attempt to resurrect each’s career. Reluctantly, Tess agrees. At first, they appear to be polar opposites; clashing over song styles and irritated that they were forced together. However, to their combined surprise, as the album shapes up, they find themselves growing closer over their shared love of music. As they finish the album sparks begin to fly and love blooms just in time for Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 551
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Undercover Angel (2017)
Plot Summary:
Looking for a fresh start, Robin, a recently divorced mother moves to a small town with her daughter, Sophie where she has purchased a fixer-upper. Needing help with the renovations on her new home, she hires a handyman, Henry her meddling guardian angel, who helps her with so much more.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 369
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love (2020)
Plot Summary:
After 15 years, Pat moves home from Hawaii with his two sons and through a series of coincidences, or Godwinks, ends up stuck in traffic next to his high school sweetheart, Margie, at Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, romantic comedy, entertaining
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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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Heaven Sent (2016)
Plot Summary:
As Christmas approaches, the end is near for Billy and Marie's marriage until an eight-year-old runaway angel from heaven takes it upon herself to rekindle the love they once shared.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
When a family faces loneliness and loss of faith, Mrs. Miracle swoops in to renew their Christmas Spirit, and they experience a holiday of heavenly proportions.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 954
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, disturbing
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A Christmas Wish (2019)
Plot Summary:
Every December in the small town of Ponchatoula, Louisiana a wooden wishing box is placed in the park as a Christmas tradition. After a night out together, Maddie encourages her sister Faith to put a wish in the box - a wish to experience true love for the first time. Faith and Maddie are surprised the next day when she meets the very handsome and eligible Andrew. As Christmas nears, Faith begins to wonder if Andrew is really perfect for her, or if the wish is leading her to her best friend, Wyatt.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sweet, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, emotional
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Secret Santa (2003)
Plot Summary:
Newspaper reporter Rebecca Chandler, who feels she got no fair chance to prove her worth in her thee years career, looks forward to a Hawaian holiday with her fiancé Ryan, but instead of a ring he brings her- walking orders, he found better. So she accepts again to be the bachelor on duty in the Christmas season, and write the annual romantic non-news feel good-story, once more about the elusive Secret Santa in small-town Hamden, where the Christmas spirit it said to last all year. Bad luck follows her from Indianapolis: her car breaks down, she can only get lodgings in a home for the elderly without Internet, and nobody wants to help her unmask the secret Santa. Soon she guesses it must be the only rich philanthropist, but the popular Mr. John Martin Carter doesn't grant her an interview and isn't tricked either, in fact meets her at the worst repeatedly without her knowing him.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 652
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Every Other Holiday (2018)
Plot Summary:
Recently separated parents Tracie and Rick spend every other holiday with their young daughters Harper and Ava. But this Christmas, the girls have only one thing on their wish lists — to spend Christmas with both Mom and Dad at Tracie’s family farmhouse. The temporary reunion will be no walk in the park for Tracie and Rick, but perhaps this Christmas gathering can help rekindle the lost romance between the two and make their daughters’ greatest wish come true.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 975
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, semi serious, thrilling
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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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The Christmas Blessing (2005)
Plot Summary:
Nathan Andrews is all grown up. As a young doctor, Nathan finds himself questioning his career choice, so he goes to his hometown to soul search and reconnect with his father. Once home, a blossoming romance with teacher Megan Sullivan and a fast friendship with student Charlie Bennett teach Nathan to live life in the moment and embrace the time he has with friends and family.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining
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The Case for Christmas (2011)
Plot Summary:
A lawyer finds himself defending Santa Claus in the biggest trial in history.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 754
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: humorous, sincere, captivating, feel good, emotional, semi serious
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The Spruces and the Pines (2017)
Plot Summary:
A Romeo and Juliet romance takes place among two feuding New England Christmas Tree lot families. Against their families’ wills, Julie Pine and visiting-from-Texas, Rick Spruce, fall in love, but are forced to hide their Yuletide relationship.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, humorous, captivating, entertaining, emotional, romantic comedy
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Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion (2021)
Plot Summary:
Event planner Amy helps rising singer Tiffanie Christmas plan her holiday family reunion. Along the way Amy must navigate some challenging family dynamics, especially among Tiffanie's aunts as well as her own growing feelings for Tiffanie's cousin, Calvin. Will she be able to pull off an amazing Christmas family reunion?.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 300
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, romantic comedy
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Looks Like Christmas (2016)
Plot Summary:
When two type-A single parents battle it out for control of the Christmas holiday at their kid’s middle school, they get more than they bargained for when they learn a little something about the true meaning of Christmas, while opening themselves up for the possibility of a new romance.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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A Christmas Together With You (2021)
Plot Summary:
During the Christmas season, Megan and her father-figure Frank head out on a road trip to find his long-lost love. Along the way, Megan finds the love of her own life.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Mistletoe in Montana (2021)
Plot Summary:
Merry, who owns the ranch, has been unlucky in love, but that's about to change when a single father, Mark, and his two kids book the ranch for Christmas week. Adventure is on the menu, the holiday spirit is everywhere, and love is in the air.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 498
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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A Christmas Dance Reunion (2021)
Plot Summary:
Lucy Mortimer, a successful attorney who returns with her mum to their old Christmas getaway - the Winterleigh Resort - which is on the brink of closing down for good. Much to her surprise, Lucy is reunited with her childhood Christmas dance partner Barrett Brewster and the pair give the resort a new lease of life as the passion between them heats up.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 465
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Merry Ex-Mas (2014)
Plot Summary:
When misleading photos are published of security company chief Jessie Rogers purportedly caught in a love nest with his rock star client, his humiliated wife, Noëlle, swiftly files for divorce. Unable to convince her of his innocence, Jessie fights in vain to win Noëlle back when a Christmastime blizzard snowbounds the family.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 611
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Marie begins receiving ornaments from her mother, a new coincidental blessing comes with each one, causing Marie to feel more excited for the holidays than she has in years. Marie’s once-lost Christmas spirit gets another boost when she meets her handsome neighbor Nate and feels a spark with him while celebrating the season.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, emotional
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My Brother's Girlfriend (2017)
Plot Summary:
Reiko is a sister who is studying with his successful lawyer brother Sato as a role model. She joins Saburo who is a motivator of the same subject, and she introduces Saburo’s sister, Maya, to her brother to turn her brother’s heart, who does not recognize her boyfriend. Sato is taken away by beautiful Maya. Reiko, who is relieved to see the two of them and dreams of a happy future, suddenly appeared to her ex-girlfriend, Kanbe, and began to blame her for having lost her girlfriend to Sato.
IMDB Rating: 2.4
IMDB Votes: 5
Genere: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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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 Santa (2013)
Plot Summary:
A young, single mother, Jen, begins to lose her faith in the magic of Christmas. However, when she takes her son Eric to see the local mall Santa, Jen immediately feels an attraction and connection with Chris, the young, attractive man filling the suit. As they begin spending time together, she begins to rediscover her belief in Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, semi serious, touching
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Under the Amalfi Sun (2022)
Plot Summary:
A year after their romance began in Riccione, Vincenzo and Camilla reunite for a vacation on the picturesque Amalfi Coast and put their love to the test.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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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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Writing Around the Christmas Tree (2021)
Plot Summary:
Mikaela is a successful romance novelist who has had bad luck in love, visits a quaint bed and breakfast for a Christmas writer's retreat near a snowy lake town each year. Upon arriving, she meets dashing writer Levi, who soon convinces Mikaela that she shouldn't be writing about love, if she doesn't allow herself to get out and actually experience it.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 260
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Joy For Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
When her family firm’s annual Christmas toy drive is in jeopardy, Holly Silver must convince pro athlete Jack Kane to be the public face of the campaign to help save it. As Noelle helps Jack rediscover the meaning of Christmas, Holly reconnects with her own family traditions. While Jack and Holly go through challenges of making Christmas dreams for others come true, they discover kindred spirits in each other and the potential for the gift of romance this holiday season.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 757
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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How Not to Propose (2015)
Plot Summary:
Travis plans the perfect romantic getaway to propose to longtime love Lena. As the carefully orchestrated weekend comically fails to go as planned, Travis may not get the answer he’s looking for.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 283
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020)
Plot Summary:
The film follows Chinese American Suzie who draws on her family’s cultural traditions to spice up an old-fashioned Christmas baking competition. Suzie, a rising young architect, returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas where her Chinese American family runs the local Lobster Bar. Following the loss of her beloved grandmother who was a renowned baker in their community, Suzie is guilted into following in her grandmother’s footsteps bei entering the local gingerbread house competition. Teaming up with an old high school friend Billy, who grew up to be catch, Suzie must find the right recipes and mix of sugar and spice to win the competition and perhaps find some love in the process.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 565
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Christmas Takes Flight (2021)
Plot Summary:
The movie tells the story of a handsome but frugal CEO who takes over a family-owned regional airline and plans to cut their annual Christmas charity event, while the original owner’s daughter, who is a pilot for the airline, rallies the community to save the event, and finds unexpected love in the process.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 435
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: romantic, sincere, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious