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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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Marry Me at Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Organizing a Christmas wedding is a true treat for bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug. She loves the challenge of finding the perfect dress for the bride and orchestrating an exquisite event. What Madeline didn’t expect was to be swept off her feet by the bride’s gorgeous brother, movie star, Jonny Blaze. Jonny came to the quirky town of Fool’s Gold to support his sister -- not to fall in love. Yet Madeline is the most extraordinary woman he’s ever met, and she finds the real Jonny even more captivating than her celebrity crush. Will the action star be brave enough to take on the role of a lifetime?.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, emotional
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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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With Love, Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Advertising execs Melanie Welsh and Donovan Goodwin disagree on a cellphone Christmas commercial they’re pitching. He says his sleek design will win over the client but she knows it lacks holiday spirit.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Christmas Next Door (2017)
Plot Summary:
Eric Randall, an author of bachelor lifestyle books, is left in charge of his young niece and nephew for the holidays. Eric turns to his neighbor April, a lover of all things Christmas, for help.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, romantic, 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 Incorporated (2015)
Plot Summary:
Sometimes, life just seems to hand you exactly what you need – particularly at Christmastime. Riley is scraping bottom when she miraculously lands a job with a wealthy New York City entrepreneur. He’s a bad-boy socialite type who is poised to play Scrooge by closing one of his factories just before Christmas, which would devastate an entire town. It’s left to Riley to talk him out of it and turn him into a man of virtue rather than shame.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, cute
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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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A Christmas Village (2018)
Plot Summary:
Piper Jansen is a slick public relations genius and owner of her own company "Piper's Picks." After creating countless successful campaigns, she decides to use her grandmother's holiday recipes to write and launch a book of her own but, suddenly finds herself in the middle of a very public scandal that threatens the launch of the book as well as her business.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 506
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, light, feel good, humorous, sweet, captivating, entertaining
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Entertaining Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
Candace, daughter of lifestyle mogul Liz Livingstone, has never lived up to her mother’s standards. When a young girl posts a video begging Liz to help arrange a special Christmas party, Candace is sent in her place. As she struggles to prove herself worthy of running the company, Candace meets—and begins falling for—the girl’s uncle, a reporter writing an expose on her.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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You Can't Fight Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Christmas designer Leslie Major (Brely Evans) is the biggest fan of Christmas ever. She is like a tidal wave of Yuletide cheer. Her biggest job every year is decorating the lobby of the famed Chesterton Hotel. As she is on a ladder decorating the tree, she falls into the arms of Edmund James (Andra Fuller) - the grandson of the owner JJ James. Edmund is all business and thinks Christmas is superficial and frivolous.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, indie film
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A Christmas Arrangement (2018)
Plot Summary:
Flower shop owner Poppy enters the annual holiday floral show for a chance to win the grand prize but standing in her way of victory is Garrett, the underappreciated protégé of florist extraordinaire, Blair. While Poppy and Garrett’s rivalry heats up on the flower show floor, an undeniable romance begins amidst a whimsical holiday backdrop.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 607
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, emotional
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A Majestic Christmas (2018)
Plot Summary:
Christmas in the charming town of Briar Falls will be bittersweet this year when architect Nell goes back to her hometown having been given the job of turning the historic Majestic Playhouse into a modern multiplex, much to the town’s objections. The Playhouse has been home to their annual Christmas tableaux, which will now have to end after a long and historic tradition to the town. This job is Nell’s first promotion, and one she wishes she hadn’t been chosen for, especially when she meets the new owner of the theater, Connor, whose vision and ideas clash with Nell’s. Since Connor hasn’t had much experience celebrating Christmas, Nell hopes that if she can give him a crash course in Christmas during the town’s Twelve Day Festival, that he might just change his mind about modernizing the Majestic.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining
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Christmas Made to Order (2018)
Plot Summary:
When architect and Christmas amateur Steven finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he recruits holiday coordinator Gretchen to bring holiday joy to his home. Gretchen’s expert Christmas spirit brings Steven’s family together, but neither expected it to bring them closer to each other. After a great opportunity presents itself to Gretchen, she and Steven must decide what’s really important in life.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: romantic, funny, light, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, emotional
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The Flight Before Christmas (2015)
Plot Summary:
Two strangers who both happen to be in marketing, share a room at a bed-and-breakfast when a snowstorm strands their flight in Montana on Christmas Eve.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, road movie, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, romantic comedy
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A Christmas in Vermont (2016)
Plot Summary:
Riley Thomas is sent by her profit-obsessed boss to shut down one of the company’s holdings, a small outerwear company in Vermont, for missing profit targets. Riley finds that the company is the lifeblood of a town and, instead of closing down the iconic firm, she unexpectedly falls in love and learns valuable lessons beyond the bottom line.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, christmas comedy
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The Christmas Cottage (2017)
Plot Summary:
When Lacey takes a rare break from work for her friend Ava's Christmas Eve wedding, she reconnects with her former flame, Ean. The two decorate the cottage where the newlyweds will spend their honeymoon – a cottage said to bring true love to anyone who stays there – and feel their chemistry return.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: sweet, funny, light, feel good, romantic drama
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Christmas Around the Corner (2018)
Plot Summary:
Claire (Alexandra Breckenridge), a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to a quaint town in Vermont for the holidays and becomes a guest of the Fortenbury Bookstore. Upon arrival, Claire finds Christmas celebrations have been canceled by the town after a flood and the bookstore is in a dire state of disrepair. She immediately takes on the challenge to revitalize the store, but clashes with the owner, Andrew (Jamie Spilchuk), who initially rejects all her proposed improvements. Eventually, sparks fly as the two begin a budding romance, and Claire’s infectious optimism inspires Andrew to join her in reviving the yuletide spirit. But everything comes to a screeching halt when Claire discovers that Andrew is planning to sell the bookstore in the New Year. Will the spirit of Christmas be enough to change Andrew’s mind and encourage him to follow his heart?.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, emotional
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It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (2019)
Plot Summary:
When a New England Christmas decorating competition searches for the town with the most Christmas spirit, the Mayors of East and West Riverton go all out to get their towns to the top of the holiday heap.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, gay cinema
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A Christmas Wedding (2006)
Plot Summary:
Emily (Sarah Paulson) and Ben (Eric Mabius) find their plans to marry on Christmas day coming apart at the seams when Ben is left to plan the wedding details after Emily is forced to go on a business trip. Though Emily, a perfectionist, is determined to have a fairytale wedding, she realizes that love is all that really matters when a freak storm threatens to keep her from making it home in time for the big day.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 711
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining
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A Christmas Detour (2015)
Plot Summary:
A bubbly bride-to-be’s Christmas plans take an unexpected turn when her holiday flight to New York is detoured and she encounters a cynical bar manager who has lost his faith in love. As she scrambles to make it back east for Christmas—and plan her upcoming wedding—she begins wondering if she’s marrying the right man, and learns a surprising lesson about love.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, sweet, captivating
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Angel of Christmas (2015)
Plot Summary:
Susan is a newspaper staffer who decides to generate some Christmas spirit by writing an article about her family’s storied 100-year-old, hand-carved, heirloom Christmas angel. This leads her to accidentally meet Brady, a cute, upbeat artist who insists that he and Susan become fast friends (at least). It turns out that this angel also has the spiritual power to bring people together – as it seems to be doing with Susan and Brady. What’s behind this enchanted ornament? As time moves on, more about this captivating artifact is revealed.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, sweet, captivating, entertaining
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Wrapped Up In Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
With Christmas just around the corner, 8-year-old Molly asks the mall Santa to find a boyfriend for her beloved aunt.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 901
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining
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Snowbound for Christmas (2019)
Plot Summary:
A marketing executive is invited by her charming and handsome boss to pitch a major project to prospective clients at a posh resort and the two get snowed in together before any of the other guests can arrive. Now, with the hotel to themselves, a fairytale snowscape outside and sparks flying inside, they find that being alone together is all the Christmas magic they need.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, romantic comedy
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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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Christmas in the Air (2017)
Plot Summary:
Lydia, a successful professional organizer, is constantly trying to grow her business, but even her ambition takes a back seat to love when she meets Robert, a frazzled widower with two young children. A toy inventor, Robert is asked to present his new Christmas toy line to a superstore. His challenge is he only has 12 days to get his life and his business in order. Talk about a Christmas rush! Lydia shows Robert that this task goes way deeper than messy junk drawers and encompasses every aspect of his life. While she’s intent on helping him straighten out details he had long ignored, Robert teaches the buttoned-up Lydia that messiness can be a delightful part of life.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, emotional, romantic comedy
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Every Christmas Has a Story (2016)
Plot Summary:
A TV personality has an on-air snafu and admits she hates Christmas. Following the debacle, she is invited to the Most Christmas-y town in America to try and repair her image. Forced to work with her ex-boyfriend Jack, the show’s producer, the magic of Christmas and this special town will change the way she views Christmas and her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, romantic, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, emotional
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Christmas List (2016)
Plot Summary:
Isobel Gray plans a storybook Christmas with her boyfriend, including a snow-covered cottage in the Northwest, and a carefully composed bucket list of classic holiday traditions. But when the boyfriend goes AWOL, the list proves challenging and a tempting new romance turns her life upside down. Will Isobel have a White Christmas ending under the mistletoe?.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, romantic comedy, christmas comedy
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A December Bride (2016)
Plot Summary:
Aspiring interior designer Layla is dreading the Christmastime wedding of her cousin who’s marrying Layla’s ex-fiancé. Although Seth is the one responsible for introducing the bride and groom, she begrudgingly accepts his offer to be her date as she’s out of options. Seth gets carried away at the reception and announces they’re engaged, forcing a mortified Layla to keep up the pretense.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, feel good, humorous, entertaining, emotional, cute, romantic comedy
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Sleigh Bells Ring (2016)
Plot Summary:
Recently divorced, Laurel struggles to get into the holiday spirit while heading up her hometown Christmas parade. With the help of a Christmas sleigh and a handsome woodworker, Laurel is destined to turn her luck around, rekindle her holiday spirit and even find time for love.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: funny, light, romantic, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, romantic comedy