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Plot Summary:
In 1818, when Joseph Mohr is assigned to be the new assistant priest in Oberndorf, a small Austrian town near Salzburg, the young man is full of ideas and ideals. His passion to bring the church closer to the common people sets him on a collision course with his new superior, Father Nostler. When Mohr organizes a church choir that includes outcasts from the local tavern and performs in German instead of Latin, Nostler threatens him with disciplinary action. Their relationship further deteriorates when Maria a regular tavern patron, surprisingly joins the performance of the all-male church choir. As Mohr's initial successes start to crumble and his efforts backfire on him, he loses all hope and faces a trial of faith. The night before Christmas, Mohr has to decide if he will accept defeat and leave Oberndorf or embrace the true significance of the Holy Night.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 224
Genere: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Austria
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: educational, christian film
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My Southern Family Christmas (2022)
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Under the guise of a journalist, Campbell has a chance to get to know her biological father for the first time – without him ever knowing who she really is. As she spends time with him and his family, as well as with the town’s record keeper, she realizes that families are messy, wonderful things. In the end, Campbell must decide if she’s going to keep her identity a secret or reveal the truth to her father – a decision that will change their family Christmas forever.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: gay cinema
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Secrets In The Snow (2012)
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On this particular Friday morning the students of Eastbrook High are arriving at school to complete their final exams before the Christmas Holiday. But what began as a December snowfall quickly becomes a threatening winter storm, and school is dismissed for the day. The students who are unable to arrange transportation before the storm grows are forced to remain in the school gym. The six familiar strangers are the only students remaining as the outdoor conditions worsen and the doors are locked. Wills are tested, friendships are created, and secrets are revealed as they realize they must rely on each other to make it through the night.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Baking Spirits Bright (2021)
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Mira Varma takes pride in her family's business of making fruitcakes, despite the decline in its popularity of once being America's most-gifted holiday confection. When Mira's parents decide to hire Brady Phillips and his high-powered marketing company to boost sales for the holidays, Mira must fight to hold on to the heart of the company she loves so much.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 278
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min
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A Fabled Holiday (2022)
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Talia and her childhood best friend Anderson unexpectedly reunite in a curiously familiar looking town full of Christmas spirit that restores its visitors when they need it most.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
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A Christmas Spark (2022)
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It tells the story of recently widowed Molly who decides to visit her daughter for Christmas. She signs on to direct the town's Christmas pageant and falls for Hank, the town's most eligible bachelor.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 502
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
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A Christmas Mystery (2014)
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While searching through her late mothers attic, Rebecca uncovers sealed cards from a mysterious suitor that had been addressed to her widowed Mom over the past 12 Christmases. As she begins to wonder the identity of man, Rebecca hires a handsome, yet mysterious, detective to help solve the mystery behind the letters.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 593
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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A Holiday Spectacular (2022)
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Set in 1958, follows Maggie who sneaks up to New York City to make her secret dream come true: dancing live on stage in the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall, putting her high-society wedding plans on hold.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: period drama
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Crown Prince of Christmas (2022)
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Madison, an aspiring musician, jokingly tells her overbearing family that she is dating the prince of a small European nation. The joke goes too far as her friend and co-worker Sebastian is roped into impersonating the prince while visiting her family in New Jersey. Little does Madison know that Sebastian happens to be hiding a royal secret.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
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Our Christmas Journey (2021)
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As a single mom and her teenaged son with autism come to a crossroad during Christmas, she must learn to let go so he can flourish as she finds her own heart healing in unexpected ways.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 472
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Harmony is tricked into auditioning for the Holiday Chorus — directed by an ex-boyfriend. By Christmas Eve, they could be harmonizing in the key of love.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 735
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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A Christmas Winter Song (2019)
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Clio befriends Fred, a homeless former jazz singer down on his luck. They form a special bond over music, and Clio, having just lost her own father, helps Fred reconnect with his own daughter, just in time for Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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A Country Christmas Harmony (2022)
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Follows Luke and Chrissy, a former country music duo and ex-sweethearts who run into each other years later after Chrissy disappeared on Luke, but now they realize they can only survive the holidays with the other one's help.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
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A Big Fat Family Christmas (2022)
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Liv is a photojournalist eager to make it on her own. To get a dream assignment – shooting the Chang family’s annual holiday party for a cover story – she doesn’t reveal that they are in fact, her family. When she finds herself growing close to Henry, the coworker covering the story with her, she wants to confide in him but doesn’t want to jeopardize her big break.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 787
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
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Reindeer Games Homecoming (2022)
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When her father dies, MacKenzie keeps his tradition of the town's fundraising "The Reindeer Games" alive, but when high school crush Chase shows up and plays against her, the spark between them is undeniable.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 590
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
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Merry Swissmas (2022)
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Alex is an ambitious architect who is looking forward to celebrating Christmas at her mother’s beautiful Swiss Inn, until she finds out that her former best friend Beth who married Alex’s ex-boyfriend Jesse will also be there. Could a new romance with the Inn’s handsome manager and single-father Liam be the key to show Alex the magic of Christmas and open her up to forgiveness this holiday season?.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 691
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
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A Tale of Two Christmases (2022)
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Thanks to some Christmas magic, Emma gets to experience two different Christmases – one where she stays in the city and celebrates with a new crush and his friends, and one where she returns home for all the traditions with her family…and Drew, a longtime friend who may have feelings for her. Emma’s double holiday ultimately helps her discover what will truly make her happy in life as well as in love.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 758
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Inventing the Christmas Prince (2022)
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Shelby is about to quit her job as a rocket engineer when her daughter becomes convinced that her Scrooge-like boss, Evan, is the Christmas Prince from a story Shelby invented years ago.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Our Italian Christmas Memories (2022)
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The Colucci siblings, in an effort to jog the memory of their grandfather who is struggling with dementia, set out to recreate their late grandmother’s legendary pasta sauce.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 768
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min
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A Holiday in Harlem (2021)
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Business executive Jazmin Carter is known for two things: turning fledgling businesses into profit producers and avoiding Christmas in Harlem, the neighborhood where she grew up.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 588
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Angel in the Family (2004)
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Sarah Bishop and her estranged sister Beth are reunited after their father Buddy suffers a mild stroke. Buddy, who's never accepted the loss of his wife Lorraine, wants only one thing-to return home for Christmas. With sweet memories of a life gone by, Sarah makes an impossible wish that her mother could be there, too. By morning, it is as if a winter prayer has been answered. Bearing a message of hope, healing, and everlasting love, a miracle has arrived.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 591
Genere: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, sweet, emotional
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Sometime after the events in 'Lilies of the Field' (1963) Homer Smith returns to the Church he helped build to find the nuns have taken in a group of homeless children.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
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In the tradition of a classic "A Christmas Carol", this film offers many lessons on the importance of giving and the cause and effect our choices have on others.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 241
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
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IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 38
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: christian film
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It's Christmas, Eve (2018)
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Interim school superintendent Eve Morgan finds herself in a tough spot when she is assigned to shut down a school's failing music program and must come to terms with her musical past.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sincere, feel good, captivating, touching
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Home by Christmas (2006)
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Julia Bedford is a homemaker who's left with next to nothing after a divorce. When Julia finds herself homeless, she begins her comeback and discovers what is really valuable in life.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 917
Genere: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
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A Miracle Before Christmas (2022)
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With a little help from an angel, Mercedes Wright, a fast-talking popular relationship therapist with all the answers when it comes to fixing everyone else's marriage, must now use the magic of Christmas to find the secret to save her own.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 139
Genere: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
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Twas the Night Before Christmas (2022)
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A former actress trying to break into directing tests her skills with a town’s annual Christmas Eve courtroom production in which the true authorship of the famous poem “A Visit from St. Nick” is debated.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 806
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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Long Lost Christmas (2022)
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Hayley is an interior designer who plans to surprise her recently widowed mother Patricia with the perfect holiday present: the extended family she knows her mom yearns for.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 955
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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The Gift of Peace (2022)
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Artist Traci is a once-devout Christian who has stopped believing in God after her husband tragically died despite her prayers. As her second Christmas without him approaches, she tries going to a support group for inspiration and comfort.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 761
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
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A Magic Christmas (2014)
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Jack Carter, a man constantly living in a state of regret, takes his technology-obsessed family, including their lovable dog Buster, on a Christmas vacation to the mountains in the hopes of reconnecting with them. While on vacation, Jack and his family run into an estranged, uber-competitive friend of Jack's, who now lives the life of luxury Jack pines for. Through a series of juvenile competitions, Jack realizes that the love of his family is more rewarding than anything money could buy.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 244
Genere: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
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