Movies like Mary Christmas
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Mary Christmas (2002)
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Californian widower Joel Wallace, a successful businessman, is a great catch in a grand mansion, but absorbed by his work. His daughter Felice writes to a TV Christmas special, hoping for a 'new mammy'.
Style:
touching, feel good, captivating, light, uplifting, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, nanny, family relations, single parent, family life, hopes, wish come true, parents and children, fall in love, tv show, television reporter, youth, birth mother, love and romance, disorder, teenage girl, single father, father daughter relationship, adoption, girl, little girl, male female relationship, widower, letter, tv news ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, touching, humorous and semi serious films with plots about family relations, youth, christmas, parents and children, christmas movie, family life and disorder mostly in Family, Drama and Comedy genres. Some movies like Mary Christmas: The Nanny Express (2008), Cinnamon (2011), A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011), Mr. Christmas (2004), Angels Sing (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
With their mother dead, Emily and Ben torment their nannies to quit as fast as their father hires them. Till a nanny named Kate shows up and slowly wins Ben over. That's bad enough, but when her father and Kate start to fall in love, Emily sets ...
Style:
touching, semi serious, feel good, humorous, emotional ...
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family outing, girls' night, date night
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nanny, single parent, matchmaking, love and romance, mischievous children, parents and children, family life, teenage life, fall in love, prank, parent child relationship, workplace romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, beverly hills
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
University professor Madeline Walters isn’t doing too well in the dating game. Good men are hard to find, so she’s happy spending time with her Maltese puppy Cinnamon, and her precocious teenage daughter Chloe.
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, captivating, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, pets, save the day, dog, family relations, parents and children, fall in love, nothing goes right, single parent, friendship, rivalry, talking dog ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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46%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jennie Garth of "90210" stars as Susan, an unemployed Los Angeles museum curator and widowed single mom temporarily living in a small California town with her three sensitive sons. Jake (Brad Rowe of "General Hospital") is a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, looking for love, family relations, holiday, wedding, couples, fall in love, pets, disorder, family life, dog, pet dog ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
A young father struggling to make ends meet on a Depression-era salary can't afford to buy his 5-year-old daughter what she's expecting Santa Claus to bring her for Christmas. The surprise, uplifting ending is guaranteed to put even the ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, touching
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, youth, road not taken, redemption, hopes, obnoxious boss, boss and employee, ghost, family relations, disorder, parents and children, miraculous event ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife ...
Style:
feel good, touching, semi serious, realistic
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, youth, family life, family relations, haunted by the past, parents and children, mysterious character, friendship, coming of age, holiday, christmas movie
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Eleven-year-old Bobby Cole and his dog Chilly are best friends, living happily in their Southern California beach house. But when Bobby's father Patrick (C. Thomas Howell), a single parent and police detective, accepts a job in New York City, ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, light, captivating, entertaining ...
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family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, dog, youth, pets, family relations, disorder, parents and children, father son relationship, holiday, save the day, best friends, single parent ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A cynical youth whose mother is about to lose her job right before the holidays is visited by a magical Christmas spirit.
Style:
humorous, captivating, light, feel good, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, family life, family relations, youth, parents and children, unemployment, supernatural, friendship, miraculous event, stupid kid, dog, teenage life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Booky does everything she can to make an enjoyable Christmas, for her family, during the depression as her father is out of work.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, youth, unemployment, family relations, parents and children, family life, hopes, bittersweet, friendship, family gatherings, wish come true, family problems ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century
Place:
canada, toronto ontario canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Small-time con man Nick DeMarco is ordered by his parole officer to take a minimum-wage job as a department store Santa during the holidays...and he hates it. Near the end of his first shift, he hastily promises a young boy, Billy, that Santa will ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, sentimental, humorous, light ...
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, parents and children, moral dilemma, wish come true, family relations, store, introspection, santa claus, love, friendship, estrangement, family problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A young girl tries to prove that the mysterious old lady next door is really an angel, when some of the neighborhood kids’ Christmas wishes. Olivia is not like most fifth graders. She is being raised by Melinda, a single mother who works at a ...
Style:
realistic, touching, feel good, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, girls' night, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
youth, single parent, christmas, wish come true, holiday, parents and children, friendship, family relations, friends, christmas eve, faith, christian ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
The Christmas Bunny tells the story of a lonely foster child (Sophie Bolen) who finds a lost, injured rabbit in the woods on Christmas Eve. The rabbit is nursed back to health by The Bunny Lady (Florence Henderson), who runs a rabbit rescue in an ...
Style:
uplifting, sentimental, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, family relations, friendship, nursing, family life, pets, coming of age, orphan, youth, rabbit, farm, friends ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
michigan, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
SMITTY is a family film about a rescue dog. When life gets tough for Ben, a friendly paw is all it takes to pull him through. Mischievous thirteen-year-old Ben is sent to his grandfather's farm for the summer, where he crosses paths with a ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, light, feel good, touching ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
youth, friendship, pets, family relations, coming of age, farm, single parent, dog, teaching the ways of the world, redemption, friends, hopes ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
usa, iowa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom's attempts to make her two kids' first Christmas "without dad" perfect.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, semi serious, humorous, emotional ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, nothing goes right, family relations, disorder, single parent, parents and children, dog, christmas eve, life turned upside down, fall in love, puppy, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
This holiday tale has all the elements of a classic heartwarmer--cuddly dogs, small town spirit, and even a full-fledged Christmas pageant. Set during the meager years of the Great Depression, 12 DOGS OF CHRISTMAS follows the story of Emma, a ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, touching, sentimental
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschoolers, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, dog, holiday, animal life, lifestyle, pets, school, youth, love, happy ending, destiny, adaptation ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1931
Place:
usa, pittsburgh
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Sally and Jason Danville's life are turned upside down when a tragic accident suddenly names them the caretakers of four young children.
Style:
humorous, captivating, sincere, light, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
custody, adoption, parents and children, couple relations, disorder, life turned upside down, family life, orphan, couples, youth, girl, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When single mom Megan Nolan moves to a new town, she feels guilty for uprooting her ten-year-old daughter Caitlin. Seeing that the little girl's only friend is a neighbor's dog, Megan decides to adopt a shelter pet for Caitlin. She ...
Style:
feel good, touching, light, captivating, humorous ...
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girls' night, family outing
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dog, parents and children, fall in love, family relations, hopes, single parent, pets, friendship, couples, love, animals, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, realistic, feel good, humorous
Audience:
family outing, teens, girls' night, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, disney, parents and children, family relations, family life, on the road, teenager, youth, children, santa claus, desert, chicken ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
las vegas, utah, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
It's "Christmas time" at the Baker household, and Bailey is at it again. Worried that he will not get any presents from Santa because he's been a bad doggie, Bailey learns about a mysterious Native American Indian called the ...
Style:
touching, humorous, feel good, semi serious, sentimental
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, dog, friendship, family life, on the road, getting home, hopes, siblings relations, family relations, youth, coming of age, wish come true ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
All Ira Finkelstein wants for Christmas is...Christmas. Unfortunately, his parents are sending him to Florida to be with his Grandparents. Ira's spirit soars as he manages to land in Christmas Town, USA, instead.
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feel good, humorous, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
christmas, youth, follow your dream, disorder, mischievous children, family relations, friends, switching roles, hopes, parents and children, holiday, jewish ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, florida, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family - and their whole rural community - to participate in a local shelter's inaugural "Adopt a Dog for Christmas ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sincere, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, dog, adoption, boy dog relationship, pets, animals, family relations, animal shelter, friendship, social relations, pet owner relationship, society ...
Time:
50s
Place:
vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Can Santa's daughter turn naughty to nice and save Christmas?
Style:
touching, uplifting, semi serious, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
christmas, family life, heroic mission, eccentric family, save the day, mischievous children, one last chance, disorder, family problems, parents and children, family gatherings, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
There is only one thing Winky wants: a horse, a real horse to ride. But horses are expensive. Fortunately it is the season of Sinterklaas; Winky just asks Sinterklaas for a horse. Than everything will work out alright. Or will it?
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semi serious, feel good, realistic, touching, humorous
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
santa claus, horse, shopping mall, holiday, family relations, family life, fish out of water, hopes, youth, young heroes, misfit, disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, holland
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A starry-eyed young girl journeys from the mountains of Appalachia to the stage at Dollywood, where she discovers the impact of African-Americans on the world of country music - while at the same time competing in a country music competition for ...
Style:
sentimental, captivating, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, family relations, ambition, church choir, couples, love and romance, holiday, small town, contests and competitions, artists and showbiz, christmas season, country singer ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Cindy and Tom Baer-Neil have been married for nearly a year, each having lost their first spouse. With the holidays just around the corner, Cindy and Tom are determined to make the new family’s first Christmas perfect. But their respective ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, feel good, funny, light
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, conflict, holiday, brother brother relationship, party, life philosophy, parenthood, mischievous children, family relations, family tradition, husband wife relationship, adaptation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
“A Christmas Tree Miracle” is a warm-hearted tale that reminds us that in the holiday season, the best gifts in life are the simple ones, and that miracles do happen, if you believe.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, uplifting, touching, sentimental
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, miraculous event, family life, life turned upside down, disorder, family relations, hopes, mysterious character, family problems, saving christmas, christmas spirit, christmas party ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A distant, slightly dysfunctional family is brought closer together when the father's long-estranged Uncle Nino comes from Italy to Chicago for a surprise visit.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
family relations, family gatherings, family life, couples, optimism, fish out of water, parents and children, society, uncle, youth, family reunited, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
23%
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A boy, Buddy, whose parents have split and whose mother is an actress in New York, has been dumped in the south at the small-town home of some older cousins, all of whom are unmarried.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, sentimental, atmospheric, touching ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
christmas, youth, family relations, small town, friendship, friends, adult virgin, eccentric family, small town life, family gatherings, family life, countryside ...
Place:
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23%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Meet nine-year old Saige, a talented artist with a passion for horses, in this modern-day story about finding your voice! Saige is excited about the new school year, until she discovers that art-her favorite class-has been cut. On top of that, her ...
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Audience:
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youth, horse, family relations, friendship, school, balloon, art, friends, female protagonist, teenage girl, singing
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ray and Sal, two orphaned sisters, adopt and hide a Great Dane puppy from their two adopted parents living in a luxury downtown New York apartment that expressely forbids dogs.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, touching
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
dog, youth, pets, human animal relationship, mischievous children, family life, disorder, reincarnation, parents and children, adoption, friends, family relations ...
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
22%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Single mom Abbey takes a leap of faith to pursue her passion for interior design. When she gets hired to decorate the estate of local businessman Nick, Abbey must complete the job by Christmas Eve. With the holidays fast approaching, Abbey must ...
Style:
touching, sincere, feel good, sentimental, humorous
Audience:
family outing, chick flick
Plot:
christmas, holiday, single parent, fall in love, male female relationship, miraculous event, hopes, single mother, love interest, happy ending, christmas season, two suitors ...
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
21%
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