Movies like Jingle Bell Run
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Jingle Bell Run (2024)
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Self-described bookworm Avery is paired with retired hockey star Wes to compete in a holiday race across America. The team struggles through themed challenges until romance runs its course.
Style:
feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted, uplifting
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, opposites attract, road trip, personal growth, fish out of water, second chance, friends to lovers, romantic rivalry, gay, teacher, competition, female teacher, lgbtq, prize, team up, kiss, gay kiss
Time:
contemporary
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Most similar movies to Jingle Bell Run
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted and uplifting films with plots about christmas, second chance, holiday, holiday romance, small town, meet cute and christmas movie mostly in Romance, Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Jingle Bell Run: Christmas Island (2023), The Holiday Club (2024), Trivia at St. Nick's (2024), Fixing Up Christmas (2021), 'Tis the Season to Be Irish (2024). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When a snowstorm diverts Kate's first private flight bound for Switzerland, to Christmas Island in Nova Scotia, she must team up with an air traffic controller to secure her dream job as the family's pilot.
Style:
psychological, christmas special, captivating, thrilling, feel good ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, male female relationship, christmas spirit, holiday romance, winter, air traffic controller, relationships, problem, birth, christmas season, couple relations ...
Place:
nova scotia
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Sam hates the holidays. Bailey loves the holidays. On a lonely Valentine’s Day the two meet-cute, quickly bond, and become friends. With every passing holiday Sam and Bailey spend together, they fall further in love with each other.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, uplifting, lighthearted, sentimental ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
holiday romance, christmas, friends to lovers, valentine's day, heartwarming, romantic friendship, companionship, meet cute, dating, opposites attract, intimacy, slice of life ...
Similarity:
83%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When students all flee an elite university in Vermont for winter break, the locals and faculty hunker down for their favorite time of year - the annual Christmas Bar Trivia Tournament. For Celeste, a Type-A astronomy professor, this event combines ...
Style:
lighthearted, rom com, feel good, romantic comedy, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly, adult
Plot:
holiday romance, opposites attract, friendship, personal growth, college campus, winter, chemistry, meet cute, stargazing, workplace romance, competitiveness, christmas ...
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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?
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious, satirical ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, christmas party, party, holiday romance, saving christmas, christmas season, christmas spirit, job, satire, male female relationship, relationships, opposites attract ...
Similarity:
73%
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A house flipper heads to Ireland to renovate and sell a cottage, but her plans change when she meets a local realtor determined to preserve his town’s heritage.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted, uplifting, romantic drama
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, small town, holiday, winter, meet cute, realtor, opposites attract, community, second chance, personal growth, recovery ...
Place:
ireland, europe
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Kacey Cooke, food blogger extraordinaire, with an impressive following, is approached with the opportunity to write her own cookbook, she jumps at it… Only problem is, she isn’t actually a very good cook. With a little help from handsome ...
Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, uplifting
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
cooking, chemistry, cookbook, restaurant, food, chef, meet cute, couples, confidence, social media, honesty, personal growth ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Alana Higman, a die-hard Kansas City Chiefs fan, and her family are competing to win the team's Fan of the Year contest, in a process judged by the director of fan engagement Derrick. As the pair spends time together, it's clear ...
Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, uplifting, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
holiday, christmas romance, meet cute, nostalgia, small town, reconciliation, personal growth, competitiveness, christmas, second chance, holiday romance
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Naughty or Nice inspector Isabel Haynes doesn’t anticipate anything out of the ordinary when she’s assigned to evaluate 11-year-old Charlie Duncan. However, soon, Isabel falls for Charlie’s widowed father Jason, which makes her question the ...
Style:
lighthearted, feel good, romantic comedy, uplifting, sentimental
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, heartwarming, single father, family drama, families, meet cute, mischievous children, widower, small town, ethical dilemma, snow ...
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Bella Sparks, owner of Bella’s Boutique, takes on a demanding new client named Stefan, who needs to be outfitted for a week of high-stakes meetings and events after his luggage goes missing. Imagine Bella’s reaction when she accidentally ...
Style:
romantic, romantic comedy, rom com, feel good, modern fairy tale ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, happy ending, royalty, fashion, meet cute, mistaken identity, duke, fish out of water, class differences, snow, tradition ...
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Esteemed astrophysicist Kat, scheduled for her first trip into space but sidelined due to an accident, meets a new man at the local planetarium. Together, they must work hard to open a new exhibit by Christmas.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, uplifting, rom com, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, astrophysicist, meet cute, second chance, personal growth, astronomy, workplace romance, opposites attract, small town, resilience, recovery ...
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
After Matt's dreams of a picturesque Italian wedding are shattered when his fiancée leaves him at the altar, he embarks on his planned honeymoon across Italy alone, immersing himself in the country's vibrant culture, food, and beauty, ...
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, lighthearted, uplifting
Plot:
honeymoon, second chance, healing, meet cute, heartbreak, travel, self discovery, personal growth, empathy, bittersweet, serendipity, road trip ...
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When a weather forecaster is asked to host her network's annual snow-cast in the wintry town of Leavenworth live with the network's morning show host and a longtime rival of hers, tension brews and romantic sparks fly between them on air.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, captivating, light, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, female protagonist, love, love and romance, relationships, love affair, male female relationship, couple relations, winter, families, chemistry ...
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A bookstore owner finds love and direction in life after agreeing to review a famous author’s new novel in her blind-date-with-a-book club.
Style:
romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, uplifting, sentimental
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, meet cute, women, intimate, personal growth, matchmaking, self discovery, small town life, second chance, dialogue driven
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Kate North reluctantly takes over her father’s struggling Santa School, where she and a colleague discover an amnesiac Santa Claus and must help him regain his memories through their training program to save both the school and Christmas.
Style:
feel good, uplifting, lighthearted, comedy drama
Plot:
christmas, holiday, santa claus, amnesia, heartwarming, school, holiday romance, winter, identity, second chance, family business, small town ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
During a business trip, event planner Kayley and sports agent Brett find themselves unable to fly home for Christmas due to a snowstorm. Determined to get back to NYC by Christmas Eve, the two team up and try to make their own way home.
Style:
feel good, christmas special, thrilling, satirical, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, snow, travel, winter, holiday, snowstorm, holiday romance, christmas season, love affair, satire, teamwork, male female relationship ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Kevin, a model train enthusiast reconnects with a former classmate Danielle who is home for the holidays with her young son and try to get their town's old North Pole Express train line running.
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, light, uplifting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, small town, holiday, accountant, romantic reunion, christmas romance, ex girlfriend, romantic rivalry, grandmother grandson relationship, workaholic, female protagonist, high school friend ...
Place:
chicago
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When Ashley Seever returns home for the holidays hoping to reconnect with her high school sweetheart Grant, she soon meets his new girlfriend. In an attempt to escape the embarrassment, she and her best friend Liam fake their own holiday ...
Style:
romantic comedy, sweet, entertaining, disturbing, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, family friendly
Plot:
christmas, love affair, holiday, escapades, holiday romance, fake dating, fake relationship, love and romance, male female relationship, fall in love, couples, opposites attract ...
Similarity:
53%
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:
51%
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Alice, a New York cooking show YouTuber journeys to an English castle to lay the remains of a WWII nurse in the gardens, and finds herself in the midst of the holiday charm of its proprietor.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, winter, hopes, estate, meet cute, snow, second chance, redemption, romantic reunion, inheritance, holiday ...
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
New retiree Barb joins a Holiday Committee but clashes with long standing member Kath. When they realize their kids have started dating, they conspire to break up the happy couple.
Style:
family comedy, romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, sentimental
Plot:
small town, family drama, gay couple, female friendship, christmas spirit, second chance, reconciliation, light comedy, christmas, holiday, christmas movie
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Struggling singer/songwriter Maggie is worried she's unable to compete with such a tech-savvy world. Upon returning home to help her parents on their farm she meets Archer, an entrepreneur who has come back to town to spend the holidays alone.
Style:
romantic comedy, uplifting, feel good, sentimental, reflective
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, songwriter, love story, heartwarming, getting home, homecoming, farmhouse, small town, family drama, personal growth, meet cute ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The third movie in the A Very Country franchise. Zane and Jeannette return from their magical honeymoon to plan the perfect first Christmas as a family, but the arrival of Jeannette’s former father-in-law throws a wrench into all of their holiday ...
Style:
talky, emotional, romantic, melancholic, psychological ...
Plot:
christmas, christmas romance, young lovers, lovers, holiday, love and romance, couple relations, love interest, love, love story, couples, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A cautious librarian raised by home security experts finds herself in a real-life adventure when a blind date mix-up leads her into an undercover FBI operation. Forced to pose as the girlfriend of Special Agent Josh, she helps him track down an art ...
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, uplifting, romantic comedy, action comedy
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, holiday romance, families, family bonds, undercover agent, art theft, mistaken identity, blind date, self discovery, empowerment ...
Similarity:
45%
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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:
45%
Genre: Short, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 20 min.
Story:
Sleepwalking Supermodel Belle Winters searches for her MOJO on a Pig Farm to find Real Love over the Holidays.
Style:
romantic comedy, uplifting, lighthearted, feel good, pastoral ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, love story, fish out of water, small town, personal growth, village life, self discovery, finding yourself, families, homecoming, community ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
feel good, satirical, funny, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, opposites attract, nanny, holiday, holiday romance, satire, children, couple relations, unlikely friendships, relationships, character change, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA
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Story:
Follows Saville Row textile pattern designer Kate, who lives in the quaint village of Blexford, England next door to her father Mac, who is long-divorced from Kate’s mother Delilah, a globe-trotting American always on an adventure. When not at ...
Style:
feel good, lighthearted, romantic comedy, uplifting, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
holiday romance, christmas, matchmaking, father daughter relationship, small town, personal growth, self discovery, second chance
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Gaby Diaz, an app developer from Austin, Texas, and the last unmarried sibling in her family, heads to her abuela’s house in Oaxaca, Mexico, for the holidays. When she accidentally adds Alex Alvarada, a graphic designer who’s lost touch with his ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, light, sincere ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, heartwarming, male female relationship, relationships, female protagonist, couples, family relations, parents and children, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, family reunited ...
Place:
austin texas, texas, mexico
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Ryan is an elementary school teacher, who learns that he is colorblind. Michelle, an optometrist, and mother of one of his students, helps bring color into his life in time for the holidays.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted, sentimental ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, winter, school, self discovery, personal growth, single parent, children, small town, second chance, community, intimate ...
Similarity:
42%
1K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Jen gets the chance to enter a brand’s design contest, she poses as a family influencer, enlisting the help of her best friend, Max, and her baby nephew. When her video is selected as a finalist, Jen is torn on whether to go on with her ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, feel good, lighthearted ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, problem, rivalry, contest, contests and competitions, satire, couple relations, love affair ...
Similarity:
42%
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