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Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story (2007)
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In Idaho, an estranged couple are trapped in a blizzard while on vacation just before Christmas.
Style:
touching, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
christmas, survival, wilderness, husband wife relationship, search and rescue, escapades, danger, hopes, couple relations, forces of nature, estrangement, search party, against the odds, avalanche, snow, holiday, blizzard, snowstorm, woods, miraculous event, teenager, mountain, winter, family relations, helicopter ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
idaho
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Most similar movies to Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out touching, realistic, captivating and emotional films with plots about christmas, christmas movie, holiday, christmas eve, family relations, love and romance and snow mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres. Some movies like Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story: The Donner Party (2009), Christmas on the Bayou (2013), Gift of the Magi (2010), One Special Night (1999), Love Always, Santa (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Two thousand miles from home, Jim and Jennifer Stolpa (with baby Clayton) lose their way and are stranded in an endless wilderness of deep snow, battling for survival against the elements. Using only meager supplies and resourcefulness, the young ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychological
Plot:
frostbite, survival, hypothermia, snowstorm, rescue, wilderness, heroes, danger, babies and infants, family life, forces of nature, isolation ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, realistic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot:
wilderness survival, wilderness, hunger, human nature, cannibalism, moral dilemma, danger, isolation, hopes, snow, mountain, winter ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
california, usa
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 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 ...
Style:
realistic, touching, captivating, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, couples, family relations, miraculous event, hopes, christmas romance, love, comeback, hometown, christmas eve, christmas time ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A newlywed couple burdened with economic hardship decides not to exchange Christmas presents to save money over the holidays. Secretly, they make sacrifices to buy the other a special gift.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, captivating, light, humorous ...
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, couples, love and romance, hopes, unfulfillment, wish come true, holiday, christmas present, family relations, optimism, ghost ...
Similarity:
36%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Builder Robert is visiting his ailing wife in a nursing home and is having problems getting a taxi home due to an intense snow storm. One of the doctors, Katherine offers him a lift home however their car gets stuck and they have to spend the night ...
Style:
contemplative, realistic, serious, talky, sincere ...
Plot:
christmas, female doctor, passionate kiss, thanksgiving, holiday, snow, widow, first kiss, husband wife separation, alzheimer's disease, father daughter relationship, stranded ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After losing her husband Bradley three years ago on Christmas Day, Celia Banks never thought she’d fall in love again. Now, her entire world revolves around taking care of her daughter, Lilly. Lilly writes a letter to Santa with one wish – for ...
Style:
light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, romantic drama
Plot:
christmas, christmas romance, love story, family relations, relationships, couple relations, love affair, male female relationship, love and romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, inspiration, christmas eve ...
Place:
minnesota, chicago
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chloe (Jana Kramer) has always supported various military organizations, including the town’s Army toy drive for Christmas. This year, she is paired up with Michael (Brandon Quinn), a vet who recently returned home, and together they recruit other ...
Style:
romantic, sweet, touching, feel good, captivating
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, christmas romance, mother daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, military, christmas spirit, christmas dinner, christmas present, sibling relationship, christmas party ...
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Duncan Mayor decides the perfect Christmas present for his beloved wife, Suzy, is a ride on a real Ferris wheel, set up in their very own back yard. As a young man, it was the perfect place for a wedding proposal. Now, years later, in order to ...
Style:
touching, entertaining, sweet, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
terminal illness, christmas, couple relations, christmas present, supportive spouse, obsession, couples, social relations, love and romance, fall in love, therapy, dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
south carolina, usa
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When Bobber undergoes experimental surgery to help him walk again, Daniel Burton falls in love with his beautiful rehabilitation doctor and invites her to spend Christmas at the farm.
Style:
sentimental, serious, touching, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
christmas, rehabilitation, family drama, bittersweet, hopes, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, family relations, holiday, family life, parents and children, human nature, surgical operation ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Emma Reynolds returns to Oliver's Well to celebrate Christmas for the last time with her siblings in the home they grew up in. After their parents recently passed, the siblings reluctantly agree to sell the family home on Honeysuckle Lane after ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, sentimental, light
Plot:
christmas, holiday, marriage proposal, family home, sister sister relationship, christmas romance, childhood memory, love, snow, family relations, fall in love, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It's Christmas and Miranda leaves Seattle with a suitcase full of presents to join her long- lost family in Carlton Heath, where she will experience the joyful traditions she missed as a child. Last Christmas, Miranda fell in love with Ian, a ...
Style:
sweet, feel good, light, romantic, captivating
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
christmas, illegitimate daughter, family secret, snow, winter, relationships, love story, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, in love, couple relations, family reunited, family relations ...
Place:
vermont
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When Sadie's (Malone Thomas) boyfriend cancels their holiday plans, she decides to spend Christmas with her parents back in her hometown, only to find out they've sold the family's beloved chocolate store to a stranger who knows ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
christmas eve, christmas, family business, homecoming, fall in love, couple relations, love and romance, getting home, love story, love affair, male female relationship, in love ...
Place:
kansas city
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay only long enough to clean and settle the estate. Yet something indescribable keeps him there longer than expected. Soon, he is reunited with memories ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, heartfelt
Plot:
christmas, fall in love, love and romance, estrangement, estate, xmas, parents and children, youth, legal action, family relations, foster child, blind girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
maine
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
With Christmas approaching in New York City, historian Jessica is hired to create an exhibition honoring the history of Christmas at The Plaza Hotel. When she is paired with Nick, a handsome decorator, they wind up enjoying a host of holiday ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, melancholic, humorous, sincere ...
Plot:
christmas, christmas romance, christmas time, couples, youth, new year, businessman, family relations, couple relations, friends, love and romance, christmas eve ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, ...
Style:
emotional, captivating, atmospheric, sentimental
Plot:
christmas, holiday, homecoming, love interest, small town, niece, love, fall in love, couples, family relations, snow, christmas eve ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, wisconsin
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
US Army sergeant Cody Cullen's horror tour in Afghanistan ends when his mate Jonesy is blown to pieces while they deliver medical supplies in Nurestan. Cody is sent home to return private possessions to Jonesy's bride turned widow. On his ...
Style:
touching, serious, sentimental, realistic, feel good
Plot:
holiday, christmas, soldier, hospital, love triangle, couples, battles, wartime life, against the odds, military life, small town life, love affair ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
afghanistan, california, middle east, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ashley has been on her own all her life. She feels even more alone this Christmas as she searches fruitlessly for a job. The seasonal cheer around her only rubs salt in her wounds as she scrapes by to support herself and her dog, Dash. But her ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, humorous, touching, christmas classics ...
Audience:
family outing, date night
Plot:
holiday, couples, hopes, workplace, fall in love, human spirit, unemployment, christmas time, new year, christmas romance, xmas, winter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Molly is determined to prove to her family that her new networking app—designed to pair busy professionals together for upcoming events, without long-term romance—is a success. When Molly joins Mingle All the Way and is matched with Jeff, they ...
Style:
emotional, realistic, light, captivating, romantic drama
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, friendship, christmas romance, love, invention, couples, snow, cell phone, internet, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, seattle
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Crystal, a rich party girl, finds a little girl's letter to Santa asking for a new mother, and she vows to win over the father and daughter before the holidays.
Style:
realistic, feel good, serious, touching, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, love and romance, wish come true, couples, unlikely couple, single parent, family relations, parents and children, chef, winter ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A couple of single adults agree to pose as each others significant other throughout the holidays to keep their meddling families from harassing them, only to find that their feelings for each other are real.
Style:
realistic, captivating, emotional, touching, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
pretend relationship, christmas, holiday, family relations, fall in love, couples, family gatherings, fake relationship, hanukkah, new year's eve, newspaper office, advertising agency ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Molly and Jared have both sworn off holiday events. When they find themselves stuck at a Christmas-themed ranch, they have no choice but to allow their cynical hearts to melt.
Style:
feel good, romantic, touching, sweet, romantic drama
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
christmas, christmas romance, love affair, youth, friendship, destiny, love, hopes, couples, fall in love, christmas eve, winter ...
Place:
vermont, chicago
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Fifteen-year-old Deena Marten wants the same freedom every teenager craves. But when she can't have her way, her rebellious temperament erupts in violence. Her parents, Stephanie and Todd, fear her new boyfriend, Garret, 17, is the cause. ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sincere, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
abuse, recovery, victim, women, substance abuse, trouble, family relations, alcohol abuse, dysfunctional family, rebellious youth, anger management, family problems ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
A blind man has an operation to regain his sight at the urging of his girlfriend and must deal with the changes to his life.
Style:
romantic, touching, emotional, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
blindness, blind character, disability, happy ending, winter, love, bittersweet, brother sister relationship, father son relationship, illness, happiness, meme ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, san francisco
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
As her new romance blossoms, a single mother, Olivia, is dismayed when her boyfriend, Scott, a military sergeant, is deployed right before Christmas. Determined to not let it ruin the holidays for her and her children they decide to give back to the ...
Style:
disturbing, touching, sincere, sweet, emotional
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
holiday, christmas, military, single mother, christmas romance, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, male female relationship, family values, winter, happy ending, military officer ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
When Anna offers a stranded mother and son shelter in a blizzard, she learns that they are the Royal Family of Galwick. Anna shows the Prince how they do Christmas in her hometown, encouraging him to open his heart and be true to himself.
Style:
romantic, touching, psychological, talky, melancholic ...
Plot:
christmas, christmas romance, prince, queen, hotel guest, holiday, royalty, nurse, mayor, love interest, christmas season, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new england, connecticut, boston
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Set in the picturesque backdrop of New York, "Seasons of Love" is a romantic, soulful holiday drama about two people who struggle to find love against the odds, while reconciling with the past and learning the true value of family.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, sincere, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
christmas, hopes, looking for love, against the odds, haunted by the past, family relations, redemption, couples, self discovery, friendship, holiday, christmas time ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As her Christmas Eve wedding draws near, Jennifer is visited by an angel and shown what could have been if she hadn't denied her true feelings for her childhood best friend.
Style:
sentimental, melancholic, contemplative, romantic, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
christmas, lesbian love, gays and lesbians, lesbian couple, lesbian relationship, wedding, christmas eve, lovers, young lovers, holiday, lesbian, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Told she would have less than a few months to live without a liver transplant, Heather Krueger’s time was running out when a kind stranger, Chris Dempsey, heard of her plight and discovered he was a perfect match. The two met and before long a ...
Style:
touching, romantic, feel good, entertaining, emotional ...
Plot:
holiday, christmas, new year, christmas romance, unlikely couple, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fall in love, organ donation, christmas spirit, miraculous event, happy ending, death threat ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Drama - Freddy, an injured man on the run, is taken in by Thomas, a kindhearted priest, and nursed back to health in the bell tower of the church by the priest's beautiful and innocent daughter, Anna. It doesn't take long for a romance to ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, touching, serious, realistic
Plot:
forbidden love, criminal, secret, lie, father daughter relationship, teenage girl, pastor, religion, drug dealer, morality, hiding place, christmas ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After his football career, Ben Beck returned to his Virginia small town and joined the family building firm. His family happiness with wife Lorrie and adolescent son Jessie is suddenly tested by the return of Ben's first high-school love, Ava ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
family relations, couples, homecoming, love and romance, society, husband wife relationship, seduction, infidelity, father son relationship, lovers reunited, family business, nude bathing ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
21%
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