Movies like A Country Christmas Story
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A Country Christmas Story (2013)
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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 kids, hosted by Dolly Parton herself.
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, captivating, realistic, semi serious, humorous, stylized
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, family relations, ambition, church choir, love and romance, couples, holiday, small town, contests and competitions, artists and showbiz, teenager, teenage girl, female singer, aspiring singer, christmas season, country singer, christmas movie, singing, family, holiday season
Time:
2010s, 21st century, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, semi serious, humorous and realistic films with plots about christmas, christmas movie, family relations, holiday, love and romance, parents and children and couples mostly in Drama, Family and Comedy genres. Some movies like A Country Christmas Story: A Christmas Wedding Tail (2011), A Dog Named Christmas (2009), My Santa (2013), Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010), Mary Christmas (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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feel good, humorous, captivating, light, touching ...
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Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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95%
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 ...
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touching, feel good, sincere, sentimental, captivating ...
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family outing, kids
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christmas, dog, adoption, boy dog relationship, pets, animals, family relations, animal shelter, friendship, social relations, pet owner relationship, society ...
Time:
50s
Place:
vietnam
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A young, single mother, Jen, begins to lose her faith in the magic of Christmas. However, when she takes her son Eric to see the local mall Santa, Jen immediately feels an attraction and connection with Chris, the young, attractive man filling the ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, looking for love, single mother, fall in love, holiday, secret identity, magic, couples, family relations, love and romance, love triangle, heir ...
Time:
2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Mrs Merkle (or Mrs. Miracle as she is know by some) finds herself in a toy department of a department store that is having all kinds of financial problems, but leave it to this kind lady as she will get the Christmas spirit flowing very freely at ...
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humorous, feel good, semi serious, captivating, light ...
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family outing
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christmas, department store, winter, parents and children, miraculous event, family relations, holiday, hopes, society, supernatural, couples, friendship ...
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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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'.
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touching, feel good, captivating, light, uplifting ...
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christmas, family relations, nanny, single parent, hopes, family life, fall in love, tv show, parents and children, wish come true, television reporter, youth ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
69%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
A poor otter family risks everything for the chance to win the cash prize of a talent contest for Christmas.
Style:
gothic, touching, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, preschoolers, family outing
Plot:
christmas, muppets, holiday, puppet, music, family relations, contest, talent show, country music, friends, animal life, disorder ...
Time:
70s, year 1977
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
With the threat of having to close her father's candy store, Wendy and her six-year-old daughter Grace travel to the big city in hopes of making extra holiday cash to save the store. When she's offered a job in the toy department of ...
Style:
feel good, touching, light, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
christmas, department store, city life, store, small town, family relations, new job, family business, parent child relationship, fired from the job, love and romance, couples ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
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 ...
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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 ⇓
65%
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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:
alabama, southern usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
The cast of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” delivers an abundance of feel-good holiday cheer as they perform their favorite Christmas, Hanukkah and New Year’s songs and share their fondest holiday memories.
Style:
sentimental, romantic, humorous, feel good
Plot:
christmas, teenager, holiday, love and romance, teenage life, follow your dream, family relations, dancing, music, friendship, sport team, christmas season ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, are off to India to star in a Bollywood movie. But when there they discover that they will have to compete against each other to get the role in the movie. Will the Cheetah's break up again?
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humorous, feel good, semi serious, realistic, touching ...
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rivalry, disney, contests and competitions, follow your dream, hopes, rising to stardom, friendship, love and romance, family life, teenager, teenage girl, female friendship ...
Place:
asia, india
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A ne'er do well father and ex-husband who always raced his way through the holidays is forced to relive Christmas Day time and again until he gets it right in this family oriented fantasy comedy starring Jay Mohr. It's Christmas time once ...
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semi serious, humorous, feel good, touching, offbeat
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
time loop, christmas, holiday, disorder, family relations, couples, love and romance, hopes, obnoxious boss, time, time travel, divorce ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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 ...
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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 ⇓
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
MARTHA EVANS has been abandoned by her ne'er-do-well husband, who took all their cash and left her homeless and virtually destitute with her two daughters and stepson. Martha leaves town in hopes of finding a job and a place to stay, she ...
Style:
feel good, touching, semi serious, humorous, realistic
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
christmas, single mother, small town, family relations, down on your luck, parents and children, parent child relationship, money problems, christmas spirit, wish fulfillment, christmas season, bullying ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
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 ...
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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:
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Place:
las vegas, utah, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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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 ...
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feel good, humorous, light, touching, sentimental
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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 ⇓
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two lawyers dueling over a proposal to turn a quaint mountain town into a ski resort discover they are former childhood sweethearts. Lisa is fighting to protect the hamlet, big city attorney Rick represents the developer who wants to plow it under. ...
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humorous, emotional, captivating, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
christmas, rivalry, opposites attract, couples, small town, legal action, save the day, society, friendship, love and romance, legal, christmas season ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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
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youth, single parent, christmas, wish come true, holiday, parents and children, friendship, family relations, friends, christmas eve, faith, christian ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
High-powered fashion photographer Claire Jameson finds herself stranded in middle America on the way to her dream Christmas-time wedding in Aspen. Unable to get another flight or rent a car, Claire is reduced to begging for a ride. When the rugged ...
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humorous, captivating, light, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
christmas, journey, family relations, eccentric family, couples, lovers reunited, wedding, family gatherings, mountain, pet dog, daughter, father ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Sisters Kate and Melanie haven’t spoken to each other in years since a hurtful scene at Melanie’s wedding. Their parents, Wendy and Al, have let the pain of their daughters’ absence drive a wedge between them, and their tensions have led to a ...
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family outing
Plot:
christmas, parents and children, siblings relations, family life, family problems, family relations, dysfunctional family, family gatherings, eccentric family, male female relationship, friendship, holiday ...
Time:
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Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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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 ...
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family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
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Place:
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51%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
usa, north carolina, new york, manhattan new york city
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47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Eighteen-year old Ashley's life is headed in the wrong direction. She's been hanging out with a bad crowd and seeking an escape from the drama at home. Everything begins to change when a handyman working on the family's house ...
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Plot:
christmas, teenage girl, holiday, parents and children, rich and poor, family in crisis, couples, friendship, society, teenage pregnancy, misfit, social misfits ...
Time:
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Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When successful New York marketing executive Katherine discovers her workaholic ways are taking a toll on her eight-year-old son, Zac, she decides to spend Christmas with him and her mother, Lilly in her home town on the bayou. When Caleb tries to ...
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realistic, touching, captivating, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, couples, hopes, miraculous event, family relations, love, hometown, comeback, girl, love and romance, stage fright ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Melody, high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the ...
Style:
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Audience:
family outing, girls' night, date night
Plot:
christmas, family values, business deal, thanksgiving, small town, memory loss, homecoming, love and romance, life turned upside down, fall in love, parents and children, businesswoman ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, chicago illinois
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Rebecca, Mrs. Claus (Tedde Moore) is worried that her exhausted, workaholic husband (Mairtin O’Carrigan) has lost his holiday spirit. She believes she can help him recapture his bliss and secretly heads to the one place she knows the spirit of ...
Style:
feel good, serious, sentimental, realistic
Audience:
family outing, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, love and romance, divorce, couple relations, couples, miraculous event, santa claus, bad mother, hopes, nanny, grandmother, gold digger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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 ...
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semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, touching
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
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Time:
21st century
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44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
With the Christmas season fast approaching, department store window decorator Sloan Van Doren is hoping to take over the recently-vacated head window designer spot but finds she has to prove herself by going up against rival Jake Dooley. As the two ...
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Plot:
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Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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 ...
Audience:
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 ⇓
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic death, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. ...
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feel good, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, kids
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
england
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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