Movies like The Holiday Stocking (2022)
The best movies like The Holiday Stocking (2022) are A Fabled Holiday (2022), Love at the Christmas Contest (2022) and The Gift of Peace (2022). If The Holiday Stocking hooked you with its tv movie and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- NewestChristmas on Cherry Lane (2023)Released 2023
A Fabled Holiday (2022)
Talia and her childhood best friend Anderson unexpectedly reunite in a curiously familiar looking town full of Christmas spirit that restores its visitors when they need it most.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Love at the Christmas Contest (2022)
A young woman enters a Christmas tree decorating contest to honor the memory of her mother, only to discover that the competition includes her recently-widowed high school sweetheart, and his adorable 10-year-old daughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Gift of Peace (2022)
Artist Traci is a once-devout Christian who has stopped believing in God after her husband tragically died despite her prayers. As her second Christmas without him approaches, she tries going to a support group for inspiration and comfort.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
A Big Fat Family Christmas (2022)
Liv is a photojournalist eager to make it on her own. To get a dream assignment – shooting the Chang family’s annual holiday party for a cover story – she doesn’t reveal that they are in fact, her family. When she finds herself growing close to Henry, the coworker covering the story with her, she wants to confide in him but doesn’t want to jeopardize her big break.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Christmas Sail (2021)
When Liz returns home to take care of her estranged father, she is determined to give her daughter a perfect Christmas and reconnects with her best friend.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Maple Valley Christmas (2022)
Erica is a rancher who has spent her whole life working the family farm with her mother and sister. When Aaron arrives and disrupts her plans, she starts to question what it is she actually wants.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWe Need a Little Christmas (2022)
Julie is adjusting to being a single mother to a grieving child while facing her first Christmas without her husband when she develops an unexpected friendship with her older neighbor Irene.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
A Tale of Two Christmases (2022)
Thanks to some Christmas magic, Emma gets to experience two different Christmases – one where she stays in the city and celebrates with a new crush and his friends, and one where she returns home for all the traditions with her family…and Drew, a longtime friend who may have feelings for her. Emma’s double holiday ultimately helps her discover what will truly make her happy in life as well as in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
When I Think of Christmas (2022)
Sara Thompson returns to her hometown to help her mother move and is surprised to find her ex-boyfriend Josh Hartman is back home. The two had once planned a life in music together but Sara left to study law. The former flames slowly reconnect and try to heal wounds, both old and new. When Sara makes a surprising discovery, she and Josh forge a bold plan for the upcoming Christmas concert that will lead them all back to their musical roots and make this a holiday to remember.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Coyote Creek Christmas (2021)
While throwing a "Christmas Around the World" party at her family's inn, an event planner discovers Christmas magic with a charming father-son duo whose presence brings about tension and joy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisFive More Minutes: Moments Like These (2022)
The second holiday story inspired by Scotty McCreery’s song “Five More Minutes,” a young widow’s Christmas wish for her son is answered in unexpected ways when she returns to their old home for the holidays.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
In Merry Measure (2022)
When pop star Darcy returns home to spend Christmas with her sister and niece, she unexpectedly finds herself coaching the high school choir with her onetime rival, Adam.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
#Xmas (2022)
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 perfect “family” or reveal the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas on Cherry Lane (2023)
Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Christmas... Present (2022)
Maggie and Eric are busy parents of teenagers who embark on a trip to the home of Maggie’s widowed brother to celebrate Christmas. Everyone has different expectations of the perfect holiday. Through a series of transformative events, Maggie learns to embrace the season.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
A Kiss Before Christmas (2021)
Ethan, always the nice guy, wakes up in a new reality at Christmas. Initially, he is enthralled with his new life but soon realizes that it's not what he thought it would be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDestined at Christmas (2022)
Kim and Theo meet in the midst of Black Friday shopping madness but there's a definite spark between them. When a power outage causes some panic at a store, the couple gets separated. With Christmas coming, there should be plenty of distractions but neither Kim nor Theo can forget the other. Both yearn to find each other but how with so little information to go on?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Holiday Heritage (2022)
Ella returns to her hometown to mend fences with her fractured family. With the help of Griffin, her ex-boyfriend, she encourages her family to celebrate Christmas and Kwanzaa and to heal their past wounds before it’s too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Every Time a Bell Rings (2021)
Three reunited sisters discover their late father planned one last scavenger hunt - an annual holiday tradition when they were young. As their sisterly bond gets rekindled, they soon learn important lessons about what they want in life and in love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Long Lost Christmas (2022)
Hayley is an interior designer who plans to surprise her recently widowed mother Patricia with the perfect holiday present: the extended family she knows her mom yearns for.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Christmas with a Kiss (2023)
This Mahogany film follows a woman who returns home for her family’s Christmas Carnival, unexpectedly meeting a photo journalist.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas (2021)
During the holidays, a woman with amnesia catches a ride with her handsome nurse to investigate the only clue to her identity: a newspaper clipping for a Christmas Festival with a cryptic invitation.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Our Christmas Mural (2023)
When single mom Olivia is secretly entered into a mural contest by her mom, she partners with the teacher, Will.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Aisle Be Home for Christmas (2022)
Two exes finally reconnect when a snowstorm leaves them stranded in a superstore (without cell service or Wi-Fi) just before Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
We Wish You a Married Christmas (2022)
Becca and Robby are a married couple having a hard time connecting with each other as the holidays approach. Just before Christmas, they head to a cozy Vermont inn at the advice of their marriage coach so they can recharge. Their weekend away gets unexpectedly extended when a mishap puts their car out of commission and just may put them on the road to a very happily married Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Nantucket Noel (2021)
During the Seaside Noel celebrations, Christin learns of a developer who is planning to tear down the wharf that is home to her toy store. Tensions rise as she falls for the developer's son, Andy.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Hanukkah on Rye (2022)
A matchmaker connects Molly and Jacob, but their new romance is put to the test when they realize that they are competing deli owners. Will a Hanukkah miracle keep them together?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
The Christmas Promise (2021)
Nicole learns to deal with grief, with the help of her grandfather and a carpenter she hires to renovate the home that was once meant for her and her fiancé.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Ghosts of Christmas Always (2022)
Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christmas spirit. But this year has something unusual in store.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like this'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021)
Looking for a fresh angle to her book on relationships, Merry heads to snow-covered Vermont. She finds a new perspective and Christmas cheer with charismatic aid worker Chris.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like this
Like The Holiday Stocking and something else?
Blend two favourites and we’ll find the films in between.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Holiday Stocking?
The closest matches to The Holiday Stocking are A Fabled Holiday (2022), Love at the Christmas Contest (2022) and The Gift of Peace (2022). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Holiday Stocking?
People who watched The Holiday Stocking most often go on to A Fabled Holiday (2022), Love at the Christmas Contest (2022) and The Gift of Peace (2022).
What is the newest movie like The Holiday Stocking?
Christmas on Cherry Lane (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Holiday Stocking?
Yes: A Fabled Holiday (2022), Love at the Christmas Contest (2022) and The Gift of Peace (2022).
How are movies similar to The Holiday Stocking chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Holiday Stocking, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.