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A Christmas Star (2021)
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Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Madeline Baggett is an astronomer who searches for life beyond Earth, and when she believes she has found it. With refractors, telescopes, and a small film crew in tow, Madeline arrives and sets up in Summit Ridge where she meets widowed National Park Ranger Ryan Sparks and his young daughter, Celeste. With Ryan’s help, Madeline begins to chart the celestial event which brings the pair closer to finding love under the stars.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic, uplifting, feel good, inspirational, lighthearted, emotional, romantic drama ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, small town, meteor shower, astronomy, snow, astronomer, female scientist, holiday, holiday romance, relationships, stargazing, heartwarming, community, telescope, children, daughter, single parent, family drama, winter, christmas eve, widower, park ranger, wooing, horse, scientist ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, captivating, uplifting and lighthearted films with plots about christmas, holiday romance, holiday, small town, relationships, christmas movie and male female relationship mostly in Romance, Comedy and Family genres. Some movies like A Christmas Star: Jingle Bell Princess (2021), The Jinglebell Jubilee (2023), The Fabric of Christmas (2023), Snowed in for Christmas (2021), Designing Christmas with You (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
An actual princess has some mechanical issues and is temporarily grounded. Does she have time for a lobster roll? It is Christmas time in Maine which means snow, quaint scenery, and lots of Christmas lights near the ocean. With the crew distracted ...
Style:
feel good, romantic, captivating, entertaining, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, small town, holiday, hidden identity, small town life, male female relationship, lifestyle, comedy of errors, hidden truth, relationships, fish out of water, heartwarming ...
Place:
maine
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A city manager recruits the help of a childhood friend in setting right his town’s Christmas Charity event, while she sets to work setting him up with her close friend.
Style:
feel good, christmas special, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, love triangle, holiday romance, christmas romance, event planner, holiday, charity event, xmas, relationships, male female relationship, christmas season, couple relations ...
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Liam, a fireman, and Amy, a quilting teacher, team up to make a Christmas quilt for Liam’s sister’s wedding, but their burgeoning romance is threatened by Liam’s intention to travel to South America after the wedding. As they navigate their ...
Style:
feel good, psychological, captivating, thrilling, christmas special ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, wedding planning, holiday romance, christmas romance, wedding, heartwarming, couple relations, christmas season, teamwork, love affair, relationships, christmas spirit ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Kaley, a young Au Pair, finds herself unable to return home for the holidays when a snowstorm derails her plans. In spite of her own disappointment she is determined to teach the girls she watches, alongside their charming Uncle, the magic of ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, lighthearted, uplifting ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
christmas, au pair, blizzard, nanny, family relations, heartwarming, holiday romance, winter, magic, snowstorm, families, meet cute ...
Similarity:
81%
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Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Story:
A real estate developer's plans hit a snag when she discovers that the small Christmas tree farm that she bought once raffled off deeds to local families. To save her project, she must work with a local historian to track down each family and ...
Style:
feel good, christmas special, captivating, thrilling, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, christmas spirit, holiday, winter, snow, heartwarming, small town, land developer, christmas romance, male female relationship, relationships, problem ...
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Romance
Country: Australia, UK
Story:
With her career on the line, a decorator must work with an unexpected partner to showcase a house for an upcoming Christmas gala.
Style:
feel good, captivating, psychological, christmas special, thrilling ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, snow, holiday, holiday romance, career, christmas season, winter, male female relationship, christmas spirit, relationships, relationship vs career, teamwork ...
Similarity:
78%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Whitney Alder owns interior design firm Marietta Designs, which she runs with her friend Andi in the small town of Marietta, Montana. Whitney is designing Santa’s float for the annual Marietta Christmas Parade when a potential job opportunity ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, disturbing, sentimental, feel good ...
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, holiday, holiday romance, daughter, heartwarming, ex boyfriend, romantic relationship, relationships, love affair, family relations, love and romance ...
Similarity:
74%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Emily's wish for a picture-perfect Christmas comes true when a magical, optimistic movie character steps off the screen to help, but as things spiral out of control, she learns that true holiday perfection might look very different from what ...
Style:
lighthearted, feel good, uplifting, rom com, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, self discovery, heartwarming, wish fulfillment, personal growth, fish out of water, magic realism, snow, community, small town, holiday romance ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An out of work artist discovers a special Christmas temp agency that matches her with a handful of festive jobs, but falls into a creative rut while juggling holiday preparations and feelings for the agency's HR manager.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, satirical, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, christmas romance, relationships, male female relationship, satire, female artist, christmas season, christmas spirit, relationship vs career, female protagonist, hotel manager ...
Similarity:
70%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Christmas lover Lori Jo and her roommate head to Yuletide Springs for a longtime tradition to honor her late grandmother — and meet two men, Carl and Jason, along the way.
Style:
feel good, thrilling, captivating, christmas special, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas spirit, friendship, holiday, christmas, holiday romance, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, christmas season, love affair, girlfriend, male female relationship, friends ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
As Ariel, an up-and-coming magazine writer, and Mark, a successful architect, battle over ownership of an idyllic Christmas cottage, they soon discover that their cozy holiday getaway may not be the only thing they love.
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, feel good, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, popular girl, cottage, holiday romance, neighbor neighbor relationship, unlikely friendships, male female relationship, relationships, couple relations, romantic relationship, roommate ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Family, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A father bonds with his daughter and stumbles upon an unexpected romance while tracking down the original owner of a Christmas time capsule.
Style:
feel good, christmas special, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
father daughter relationship, investigation, holiday, heartwarming, relationships, parents and children, uncover truth, kids and family, family relations, christmas spirit, private investigation, christmas season ...
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Two Childhood sweethearts who shared a passion for roller skating are reunited 15 years later during the holidays, forcing them to question their love and life choices.
Style:
touching, light, captivating, entertaining, romantic ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
christmas, holiday, holiday romance, male female relationship, relationships, love affair, couple relations, love and romance, couples, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, second chance ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Annika Marshall is a single mother who has a heart broken every single time she's been in love. Christmas doesn't hold the same meaning for her anymore after all that she's been through and all she wants is to make it through the ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, romantic, talky, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, love, second chance, love and romance, holiday romance, couples, youth, lovers, love interest, young lovers, true love, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After her latest gallery exhibition literally goes up in flames, struggling artist Liv James accepts a teaching job at a local elementary school to make ends meet. Through this reluctant career move, she discovers her true self, a new sense of ...
Style:
light, entertaining, exciting, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, female protagonist, heartwarming, holiday romance, male female relationship, relationships, female artist, love, love affair, couple relations, love and romance, couples ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A chef bets her future on competing in a new reality show while butting heads with a local baker.
Style:
captivating, culinary, christmas special, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
christmas, food, bakery, holiday, christmas romance, baker, baking, xmas, male female relationship, relationships, cooking and food, workplace situations ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young woman enters a Christmas tree decorating contest to honor the memory of her mother, only to discover that the competition includes her recently-widowed high school sweetheart, and his adorable 10-year-old daughter.
Style:
feel good, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
christmas, single parent, holiday romance, heartwarming, relationships, romantic relationship, love story, male female relationship, christmas season, love interest, love and romance, love affair ...
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Buck and Jessica's merry little Christmas together takes a dangerous turn when their journey through the wild turns into a battle for survival.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, romantic drama ...
Plot:
christmas, relationships, avalanche, holiday romance, family relations, couples, love affair, love and romance, male female relationship, couple relations, wildlife, man versus nature ...
Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Copy editor Lea and pragmatic reporter Mark head to France to learn about a mysterious artist behind a romantic Christmas painting.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, romantic, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, reporter, relationships, holiday, male female relationship, christmas romance, painting, christmas spirit, couple relations, news report, christmas season ...
Place:
france
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jamie owns a sightseeing and tour company in the small town of Cooperville, New York. Navigating the holidays with enthusiasm is trickier for Jamie since her husband Matt passed. Matt loved Christmas and found unparalleled joy in giving to others. ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, feel good, uplifting ...
Plot:
christmas, small town, cover up, gift, holiday romance, heartwarming, male female relationship, christmas present, couple relations, christmas spirit, relationships, couples ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, disturbing, heartfelt, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, childhood friend, holiday romance, friendship, love interest, reunited friends, lovers reunited, christmas season, male female relationship, relationships, getting home ...
Place:
tennessee
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ava accepts the opportunity of a lifetime to work at the Royal Ice Hotel which leads her to a surprise whirlwind romance with the most important guest of all, the Royal Prince himself.
Style:
romantic, psychological, romantic drama, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, prince, hotel, holiday romance, love story, relationships, romantic relationship, male female relationship, royal family, in love, love interest, couples ...
Similarity:
52%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Ms. Christmas, a shopping channel host, receives a terminal diagnosis, she heads on a multi-city excursion to spread Christmas cheer.
Style:
psychological, christmas special, captivating, thrilling, feel good ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
holiday, christmas, winter, terminal illness, heartwarming, xmas, snow, christmas spirit, illness, travel, female protagonist, journey ...
Similarity:
52%
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When an antique nutcracker set to be auctioned at the Warby family Christmas charity goes missing, a demanding event planner and the heir to the Warby dynasty try to track it down.
Style:
feel good, uplifting, romantic comedy, sentimental, lighthearted ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, families, holiday romance, winter, meet cute, charity event, heir, family drama, auction, community, snow ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, family business, holiday, heartwarming, christmas spirit, coping, male female relationship, family relations, relationships, husband wife relationship, love affair, life ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Mia Meijer gets ready for the Christmas Market Dutch Bake-Off and suspects that her grandmother, Ann, will walk away with the cherished Golden Rolling Pin thanks to her Kerststol, a traditional Dutch fruited Christmas bread. But Mia's world is ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, uplifting
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, family business, ex boyfriend, heartwarming, grandmother, community, sawmill, family drama, holiday romance, baker, inheritance ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Right before Christmas, realtor Abigail agrees to help her sister with what she believes will be an easy flip of an inherited home. Things get tricky when the co-beneficiary Bo has a different idea.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, christmas special, feel good ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, realtor, home renovation, love affair, love and romance, love interest, christmas season, christmas spirit, christmas romance, relationships, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
To prevent her family from canceling the "Chamberlain Family Christmas Olympics," Jessie lies and says she's inviting a date to the long-standing holiday tradition. She meets Bryan on a dating app, and he agrees to spend the holiday ...
Style:
rom com, romantic comedy, family comedy, lighthearted, feel good
Plot:
holiday romance, christmas season, fake dating, heartwarming, christmas, holiday, wooing, family drama, second chance, gift, christmas eve, christmas movie ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Kyla is a skilled genealogy researcher who’s made a thriving business of putting together family trees. When she comes across new information regarding her mother’s mysterious extended family, she and her sister travel to the charming town of ...
Style:
feel good, thrilling, satirical, romantic, captivating ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas romance, couple relations, love and romance, love affair, in love, fall in love, snow, christmas season, love interest, satire ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When Summer’s mother Vivian moves in with her and her young daughter Chloe, her orderly existence is upended. Upon arrival, Vivian sets up an heirloom, miniature Christmas village resembling their town, and tells Chloe it grants Christmas wishes. ...
Style:
satirical, thrilling, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, mother daughter relationship, holiday romance, heartwarming, living together, lifestyle, satire, christmas season, female protagonist, relationships, family relations ...
Similarity:
44%
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