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A Joyous Christmas (2017)
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Just before Christmas, bestselling author Rachel Kennedy returns to her hometown to host an event for her upcoming book. Though being home is difficult since losing her parents and losing touch with her brother, David, she finds strength from unexpected sources, namely her local producer, Jack and a selfless stranger, Joy. Jack and Joy help Rachel connect with the community, reunite with her brother and reevaluate her motivational message. Rachel and Jack develop an undeniable bond, but Rachel is torn between their relationship and career pressure from her manager, Stuart. As the event approaches, Joy reveals a secret from her past that has a lasting impact on Jack, and Rachel must find a message that brings her fans — and herself – lasting joy.
Style:
thought provoking, touching, feel good, humorous, sweet, entertaining, romantic drama
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas romance, christmas, happy ending, christmas eve, holiday, homecoming, christmas spirit, winter, writers, rise to the top, fall in love, self discovery, society, male female relationship, goodhearted, chance meeting, introspection, moral dilemma, help, transformation, saving a life, fund raising, small town life, character change, life turned upside down ...
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Most similar movies to A Joyous Christmas
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, romantic and entertaining films with plots about christmas, christmas eve, christmas movie, holiday, christmas romance, male female relationship and happy ending mostly in Romance, Drama and Family genres. Some movies like A Joyous Christmas: Random Acts of Christmas (2019), Christmas on the Coast (2017), Christmas Next Door (2017), Return to Christmas Creek (2018), The Christmas Chalet (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Captain Grace Garland, a decorated U.S. veteran, returns home after two tours of Search and Rescue in Afghanistan. After being separated from her beloved K9 partner, Grace must rediscover the magic of Christmas. When she finds herself stranded in ...
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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:
sincere, touching, feel good, sentimental, humorous
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family outing, chick flick
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
While uncovering who is behind the random acts of Christmas popping up around her city, investigative journalist Sydney meets a competing reporter, Cole, who ignites her Christmas spirit and captures her heart, but may not be the man he claims to be.
Style:
romantic, humorous, feel good, light, entertaining ...
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christmas, single mother, christmas eve, male female relationship, christmas spirit, christmas romance, happy ending, mistaken identity, holiday, small town, generosity, journalism ...
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chicago
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100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Hard-hearted New York novelist Dru Cassadine...known for her holiday romance stories (even though she is antilove and anti-Christmas)...is desperate to get her mojo back after a string of flops (and a not-so-subtle threat by her publisher that ...
Style:
entertaining, humorous, romantic, feel good, light ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, mother daughter relationship, holiday, male female relationship, opposites attract, love and romance, christmas spirit, inspiration, complex characters, transformation, writers ...
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new york, south carolina
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100%
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Genre: Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Eric Randall, an author of bachelor lifestyle books, is left in charge of his young niece and nephew for the holidays. Eric turns to his neighbor April, a lover of all things Christmas, for help.
Style:
feel good, light, entertaining, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
christmas, bachelor, christmas romance, holiday, writers, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, uncle niece relationship, christmas spirit, uncle nephew relationship, uncle, fall in love, transformation ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
As Christmas approaches, Amelia Hughes, a career-focused Chicago app developer lacking in holiday spirit, returns to her small hometown of Christmas Creek to rediscover the meaning of Christmas. There, she reunites with her childhood best friend ...
Style:
feel good, light, humorous, entertaining, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
holiday, christmas, christmas spirit, programmer, childhood friend, homecoming, uncle niece relationship, happy ending, transformation, fall in love, small town life, character change ...
Place:
chicago, wisconsin
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A recent widow travels with her son to Virginia hometown for Christmas. On the way they meet a man who is also heading to the same destination. As they continue to spend time together, the pair grows closer.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, feel good, romantic, light ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, widow, second chance, family business, fall in love, new love, cause and meaning, love and romance, male female relationship, self discovery, christmas spirit ...
Place:
virginia, boston
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Allison Bennet, along with her daughter Olivia and mother Martha, run a bakery in the small mountain town of White Pines, Tennessee. When Matthew, a charming real estate developer, tries to buy the town for a corporate ski resort, Allison and the ...
Style:
feel good, sweet, romantic, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Place:
tennessee
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A recently divorced mother books a chalet in a beautiful Christmas village in Vermont to try and rekindle Christmas magic for her teenaged daughter who feels like her family is ruined forever. When they arrive, they find that the house has been ...
Style:
light, humorous, feel good, sweet, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas romance, christmas spirit, happy ending, xmas, male female relationship, lifestyle change, fall in love, writers, new love, unlikely couple ...
Place:
vermont
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Lori stages homes for a living and her busiest season is Christmas! Though she normally only stages homes that are for sale, she’s intrigued when a wealthy widower named Elliot asks her to stage his home for the holidays to cheer up his daughter, ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A young woman faces her future as a lawyer in a small New England town where the annual Christmas ice sculpting competition in which she and her father have always competed has been cancelled. Working to save the festival, she meets a reluctant ...
Style:
light, captivating, romantic, sweet, humorous ...
Plot:
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Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Before the holidays, Sara goes to Montana to help resistant Travis save his ranch. Can time on the ranch help restore her faith in Christmas in time for a miracle?
Style:
humorous, romantic, sincere, entertaining, feel good
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, mother daughter relationship, christmas romance, holiday, second chance, moral dilemma, grieving, self discovery, new love, male female relationship, single mother, goodhearted ...
Place:
los angeles, montana
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Emma returns to her hometown built around her family's pioneer Christmas Light Factory two weeks before Christmas. However upon Emma's return, she discovers the lights have gone dim in the once festive town, prompting her to reconnect with ...
Style:
entertaining, light, humorous, romantic, sweet ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
christmas, holiday, small town life, character change, transformation, love and romance, self discovery, homecoming, hopes, moral dilemma, christmas spirit, adaptation ...
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26%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A musician who is set to headline a Christmas concert in New York City makes a pit-stop in Tennessee to see her family. When a freak snowstorm hits, she finds herself stranded in the town, and is roped into taking part in a local Christmas concert.
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feel good, humorous, sweet, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, romantic
Audience:
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Plot:
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25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Maggie, a single mom has to balance between her career and her son, Jordan. Jordan finds a tutor named Casey to help him at school, and Casey becomes like a father figure. Will the three of them find happiness and love once again?
Style:
light, sweet, funny, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Audience:
family outing, date night
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
feel good, sweet, romantic, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christmas, christmas eve, military, christmas romance, new love, second chance, change of heart, war widow, small town, fall in love, transformation, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
As Christmas approaches, Paula, a St. Louis antique appraiser, reluctantly accepts a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Daniel, a career-focused attorney. When her Aunt Jane senses she has mixed emotions over the engagement, she invites Paula to ...
Style:
light, visually appealing, romantic, feel good, humorous ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Pop superstar Adelaide Kay is so fed up with her controlling manager that she sneaks off the tour bus after their latest squabble. Though exhilarated to be free, she finds herself stranded in the freezing cold of a Pennsylvania winter, with no money ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, humorous, romantic, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, winter, christmas romance, small town, adaptation, happy ending, transformation, unlikely couple, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, fame ...
Place:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
chick flick, date night, family outing
Plot:
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Place:
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Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A struggling actress is cast in her last off (off) Broadway show - a modern take on “A Christmas Carol” - before giving up her dream and moving home. Instead, she finds romance with her director and a renewed passion for her craft and the city. ...
Style:
romantic, humorous, entertaining, light, feel good ...
Audience:
date night, family outing
Plot:
christmas, christmas romance, happy ending, winter, obsessive quest, fall in love, actor, workplace, life philosophy, society, destiny, male female relationship ...
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a restless young married woman is granted a wish by a Christmas Angel to be single again, she soon discovers her new life isn't what she bargained for, and embarks on a quest to win her husband back.
Style:
humorous, inspirational, feel good, thought provoking, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing, date night, chick flick
Plot:
christmas, husband wife relationship, alternate reality, christmas romance, winter, introspection, road not taken, character change, second chance, lifestyle, fish out of water, hopes ...
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After being assigned to an animal rescue shelter as part of his community service by his probation officer, a troubled teenager is forced to get into the spirit of the holidays when he is recruited to help find homes for twelve unwanted dogs before ...
Style:
humorous, light, feel good, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
christmas, dog, animal shelter, kindness, transformation, new house, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, character change, society, youth, teenage life, life philosophy ...
Similarity:
22%
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:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Gabby Messinger, a Guardian Angel who has trouble following the rules and is known for meddling in the love live’s of others, is tasked by the Angel Michael to help the town of Angel Falls find its Christmas spirit again.
Style:
funny, romantic, entertaining, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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