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Plot Summary:
Jennifer and Meg Swift are two sisters who are very close despite living far apart. Jennifer is in Salt Lake City, running a successful restaurant she started with her late husband and raising her teenaged son Simon, Meg stayed in their hometown of Hazelwood, helping their parents run the local bakery.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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A Chance for Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
Social media influencer Christina Chance promotes the perfect family image. This year, she has the chance to become the face of lifestyle brand, Love Handles, on the condition that her Christmas Eve special delivers at least two million engagements. Seems easy enough except Christina’s family is far from perfect. When her Love Handles account manager, Devon, shows up and discovers Christina’s life is all smoke and mirrors, he helps Christina keep up her ruse. With a Christmas wish, Christina and Devon are given the chance to relive the day until Christina can get the views she needs to win the endorsement. As Christina and Devon work together, sparks fly, and they learn the power of family is far more important than views.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 561
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: psychological, sincere, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, christmas comedy, sitcom
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Married by Christmas (2016)
Plot Summary:
Due to an antiquated clause in her grandmother’s will, an ambitious young executive may lose her place at the family company unless she can get married by Christmas.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic comedy, christmas comedy
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Santa's Boots (2018)
Plot Summary:
When Holly returns home for Christmas expecting the same as any other year, she’s blindsided to learn her family’s department store is on the brink of foreclosure. To keep the business going, Holly fills in as Santa’s Helper and meets the surprisingly young and handsome Nick, who has been hired to play Santa at the store this year. Their undeniable chemistry and charisma draw in big crowds, until suddenly, Nick disappears. As Christmas day inches closer, Holly scrambles to find Nick with only one clue – his misplaced black boot.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 718
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: light, sincere, feel good, captivating
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Merry Liddle Christmas Baby (2021)
Plot Summary:
This holiday, the Liddles have much to be merry about! Jacquie Liddle and her husband, Tyler, are preparing for the arrival of their first baby. With their family expanding in ways they could never have expected, the Liddles are headed for a crazy Christmas filled with merry mayhem and lots of love and laughter.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 332
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: funny, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious
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The Bitch Who Stole Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
A workaholic big-city fashion journalist is sent to a Christmas-obsessed small town to dig up a story when she finds herself in the middle of cut-throat housewives, a high-stakes “Winter Ball” competition, and a sinister plot that could destroy Christmas fore-evah!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: psychological, funny, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, christmas special, queer cinema, corny
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A Sunburnt Christmas (2020)
Plot Summary:
A single mother and her kids are doing it tough on their outback farm - until a runaway criminal dressed as Santa Claus crashes into their property, and their lives.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 801
Genere: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Candy Coated Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
Molly Gallant, a Los Angeles-based marketing-executive on top of the world, returns to her mother’s home town of Peppermint Hollow after her plans to launch a business are derailed by circumstance.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 594
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, semi serious, romantic comedy
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Letters to Santa 2 (2015)
Plot Summary:
In their pursuit of perfect Christmas well - known characters accompanied by some new faces happen to experience tiny miracles! The adventures they come across help them realize that the most important things in life - hope, acceptance and family - are within their reach and that real love is the best Christmas present!.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: sincere, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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A Christmas Number One (2021)
Plot Summary:
Meg, a music manager, travels from New York to London to manage a boy band, Five Together, and find them a Christmas number one to bolster their flagging career. She finds a song on the internet posted by an ailing thirteen-year-old girl, Nina, and tries to obtain permission to have the song re-recorded by Five Together, but she discovers she has competition from the songwriter, Nina’s uncle Blake. What follows is a romantic comedy about two worlds colliding – with a young woman at the centre who desperately wants her uncle to find love and for his song to hit the number one spot by Christmas Day.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Miracle in Motor City (2021)
Plot Summary:
Amber Dupont bites off more than she can chew when she takes charge of her church's annual Christmas pageant and inadvertently promises to deliver a special performance by Motown legend Smokey Robinson. When her best friends secretly enlist Amber's former flame Eddie to help, the pair reconnect in a quest to find Smokey and convince him to appear. With the clock ticking, family, friends, and superstar Smokey Robinson come together to stage the most special pageant yet.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Fir Crazy (2013)
Plot Summary:
When marketing executive Elise MacKenzie decides to help sell Christmas trees at her family’s Christmas tree lot, she discovers a newfound fondness for the holidays. But all could be lost when the store owner who hosts the tree lot on his block wants to shut it down, and it’s up to Elise to find a way to rekindle his Christmas Cheer.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: christmas special, sincere, romantic, captivating, entertaining, emotional, christmas comedy
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Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020)
Plot Summary:
Single mom Maggie is facing Christmas alone until Lucas crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected house guest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy, christmas comedy, gay cinema
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The Christmas Sitters (2020)
Plot Summary:
Facing holiday flight delays on a return trip from Europe, two parents double-book incompatible babysitters: the mother’s BFF lawyer friend, Nora, and the dad's guitarist half-brother, Max, to look after their two kids and dog. After a rather stormy start, an attraction grows.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 249
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: funny, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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The Christmas Aunt (2020)
Plot Summary:
When Rebecca Miller returns home to Tennessee two weeks before Christmas to take care of her niece and nephew while their parents are away, the last thing she expected is to reconnect with her childhood best friend, Drew. As she attempts to revive the kids’ Christmas spirit and redeem their faith in Santa, she rediscovers her favorite childhood activity: 12 Days of Christmas–something she always did with Drew. As the kids’ faith in the holiday grows, Rebecca and Drew’s friendship returns, and she starts looking at Drew in a whole new light.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 312
Genere: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Christmas for Keeps (2021)
Plot Summary:
At Christmastime, a close-knit group of childhood friends returns home after 10 years to take part in the celebration of life of their beloved high school teacher.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 601
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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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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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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Christmas Is Canceled (2021)
Plot Summary:
Emma's father and her high school frenemy start dating so she embarks on a mission to break up the happy couple.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, sitcom, romantic comedy, romantic drama
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Father Christmas Is Back (2021)
Plot Summary:
Four sisters – Caroline, Joanna, Paulina, and Vicky – reunite for the Christmas Holiday in a Yorkshire mansion. However, their estranged father, James, joins in for the first time since he left the family behind decades prior. The group attempts to get through the holiday despite comedic misunderstandings, while also uncovering the long-buried secret that tore their family apart, so many years ago.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: funny, feel good, humorous, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, happy, christmas comedy
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Santa Girl (2019)
Plot Summary:
Santa's daughter gets a chance to attend college for one semester in the 'real' world before heading back to the North Pole to fulfill her duties under her father.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, funny, romantic, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Miss Me This Christmas (2017)
Plot Summary:
Regina (Erica Ash) and Franklin (Redaric Williams) are seemingly the perfect couple, the toast of all their friends and married on Christmas Day six years ago at the famed Chesterton Hotel. At Thanksgiving, they have a huge fight and trusts are broken -- they decide to divorce. Their divorce will be final on Christmas Day. Regina decides to move in to her best friend Trish's (Eva Marcille) suite at The Chesterton Hotel.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 524
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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Fixing Up Christmas (2021)
Plot Summary:
Known as a “fixer” for difficult clients, a talented party planner must help a young CEO plan the Christmas party of the year to dazzle the mayor and save his company. Wil the “fixer” fix something more than just the company?.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 483
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious
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Five Star Christmas (2020)
Plot Summary:
After moving back to her hometown, Lisa (Lenz) plots with her siblings and grandparents to help her father's bed and breakfast get a five-star review from an incognito travel critic (Webster), but ends up falling for him, not knowing he is the real critic.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, satirical
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Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Plot Summary:
When Charlie Sawyer, a data analyst at a toy store chain, discovers the only way to keep their brick and mortar locations open is to replicate whatever the company’s best performing location is doing, she's sent by corporate to meet convivial, yet stubborn, store manager, Grant Levinson, whose secret to success will challenge her to open up her mind… and her heart.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 816
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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The Magical Christmas Shoes (2019)
Plot Summary:
A pair of magical shoes step into Kayla Hummel’s holiday season, allowing her to rediscover her Christmas spirit and find love too.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: romantic, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious
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The Christmas Cabin (2019)
Plot Summary:
When Seth unknowingly interrupts Sammi's quiet holiday getaway at her family cabin, their hearts get more than they bargain for; The Christmas Cabin is a romantic comedy about finding unexpected love with a little help from the Christmas season.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 490
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, satirical, semi serious, thrilling
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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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A Year-End Medley (2021)
Plot Summary:
A romantic comedy of a young man and woman that is told in the background of hotel 'Emross'. It has stories of people who met each other at Hotel Emross during the New Year holidays. Each one has his own memory to relate and create relationships or just going nostalgic.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 741
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 138 min
Plot tags: dorama, romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing, semi serious
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My Grown-Up Christmas List (2022)
Plot Summary:
Taylor, a journalist, and Luke, in the military, share a special bond that grows between them over the course of several Christmases that they spend together and apart.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, satirical, disturbing
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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