Movies like Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film) (2023)
The best movies like Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film) (2023) are Roustabout (1964), Brigadoon (1954) and Summer Stock (1950). If Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film) hooked you with its music and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedAnima (2019)7.3/10 from 502 votes
- NewestBack to Tadou (2026)Released 2026
Roustabout (1964)
After losing his job at a coffee shop, Charlie Rogers finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBrigadoon (1954)
Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a beautiful young woman, Fiona, and is torn between staying or going back to his hectic life in New York.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSummer Stock (1950)
To Jane Falbury's New England farm comes a troup of actors to put up a show, invited by Jane's sister. At first reluctant she has them do farm chores in exchange for food. Her reluctance becomes attraction when she falls in love with the director, Joe, who happens to be her sister's fiance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisApple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem (2026)
For Apple Music Live, Gaga presents MAYHEM Requiem, a celebration and musical reimagining of MAYHEM.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAnima (2019)
In a short musical film directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Thom Yorke of Radiohead stars in a mind-bending visual piece. Best played loud.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA Wedding for Christmas (2018)
Haley Foster built a big city life in Los Angeles as a top wedding planner at an elite and powerful company run by Ms. Reynolds. When her sister, Angela, insists on getting married Christmas Day on the tree farm in their old hometown of Truxton, Haley is resigned to make her sister’s dreams come true and her parents happy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMerry & Bright (2019)
Cate, CEO of the Merry and Bright Candy Cane Company, meets Gabe during the busy Christmas season. She assumes Gabe is the suitor her well-meaning mother is trying to set her up with when in reality, he works for Empire Corporate Recovery, which has been hired to take a closer look at Merry and Bright's operation and find ways to make the company more profitable. As Cate and Gabe begin to work together, they find ways to elevate the business and find that they have more in common than savvy business sense.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAutumn Dreams (2015)
With plans to leave their small town, teenage loves Annie and Ben elope. Their big city plans are halted, though, when Annie's parents have the marriage annulled. Ben moves to New York, while Annie stays in Iowa to help her family. Fifteen years later, both engaged to their respective fiancés, the two discover that their annulment was never finalized. They reunite to make their divorce legal, but begin to reminisce about what could have been. When romantic feelings resurface, Annie and Ben must decide if their past love could be the love of their future.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Christmas Kiss II (2014)
At a Christmastime event, Jenna shares an impromptu, unforgettable kiss with the dashing billionaire, Cooper Montgomery. Unaware of his intentions and fearful of getting hurt in another relationship, Jenna vows to resist his charms, but begins to realize his affection is real as the two spend more time together.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisForever in My Heart (2019)
Jenna and Charlie found love in Ireland but their dreams drove them apart. Five years later, they reunite and Jenna has to decide where her heart belongs—back home or in the Emerald Isle.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas On My Mind (2019)
When Lucy wakes up with a wedding dress in hand, she believes that she is late to her wedding with her ex-boyfriend Zac. However, she has no recollection of the past 2 years, including the fact that she is engaged to another man.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove in Winterland (2020)
Ally, a final contestant on a dating show, must face her high school sweetheart when she is chosen for the Hometown Date.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOn the 12th Date of Christmas (2020)
Two seemingly incompatible game designers team up to create a romantic, city-wide scavenger hunt themed for the "12 Days of Christmas."
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFive Star Christmas (2020)
After moving back to her hometown, Lisa (Lenz) plots with her siblings and grandparents to help her father's bed and breakfast get a five-star review from an incognito travel critic (Webster), but ends up falling for him, not knowing he is the real critic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisUnder the Sea: A Descendants Story (2018)
Mal emerges from the shadows of a mystical forest onto a dark coastline where she crosses paths with Dizzy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTom Thumb (1958)
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both music
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas Made to Order (2018)
When architect and Christmas amateur Steven finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he recruits holiday coordinator Gretchen to bring holiday joy to his home. Gretchen’s expert Christmas spirit brings Steven’s family together, but neither expected it to bring them closer to each other. After a great opportunity presents itself to Gretchen, she and Steven must decide what’s really important in life.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChateau Christmas (2020)
Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Secret Valentine (2018)
A young woman takes advice from the chalkboard notes that her mysterious house rental tenant leaves when a slick sales rep arrives with plans to buy her family’s prized winery.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHoliday Date (2019)
When Brooke’s boyfriend, Ethan, breaks up with her just before the holidays, she agrees to go home with Joel, an actor who will pose as her boyfriend.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisIkaw Pa Rin Ang Pipiliin Ko (2024)
Music gives her life. Music is his life. This is a story that will make our hearts skip a beat this season of love. Ikaw Pa Rin ang Pipiliin Ko, a May-December romance, promises the fresh tandem of Aga and Julia, who portray a musical conductor and chorister, respectively.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance & music
Rainald Grebe: Der Tod im Leben. Unheilbar krank zum größten Auftritt (2025)
After suffering a stroke during a performance, cabaret artist Rainald Grebe faces up to his illness. A touching documentary about his return to the stage.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Dance Queen (2022)
Two young girls living in different eras, Hana and Hira are brought together by a miracle. The two of them get to know each other, support each other, and try to find each other's answers about their future.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Eles só voltam amanhã (TBA)
The pleasures and displeasures of a couple.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Back to Tadou (2026)
One winter afternoon, Maude rings the doorbell of Cécile and Justin's apartment with a surprising request. Maude met Justin ten years ago on the beach at Tadoussac and hasn't seen him since. Yet she asks him to reenact their first meeting to find a more satisfying resolution. Faced with Maude's insistence, and with Cécile's complicit pressure, Justin agrees to participate in the strange game she proposes. The scene is reenacted down to the last detail: the glances exchanged, the words spoken, the caresses shared. Initially clumsy and mechanical, the reenactment gradually takes on a more intimate, more fluid dimension: emotions resurface, past and present intertwine, the line between drama and reality blurs, and the situation slowly transforms into a gentle settling of scores.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Bulimia: The Musical (2014)
BULIMIA: THE MUSICAL follows a young girl's journey from first vomit to last breath, in fifteen minutes of laugh-out-loud, puke-your-guts-out song and dance, all wrapped up with a positive message.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Reflection, Improvisation (2026)
A perspective and reflection on the work of Gabriel Ferrandini.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
Ni Por Mil Puñados De Oro (2022)
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both music
True (2004)
While he's receiving an enigmatic phone call from his girlfriend Francine, Thomas remembers the milestones of their relationship, from the very moment they met in a really strange way. A segment of “Paris, je t'aime” (2006).
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
Worth the HypeMovies like thisIn Another Place (2019)
With no final destination in sight, a couple takes a leave-it-all-behind road trip up north. Their perspectives on life clash as their relationship unravels.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film)?
The closest matches to Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film) are Roustabout (1964), Brigadoon (1954) and Summer Stock (1950). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film)?
Start with Roustabout (1964), the closest match to Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film).
What is the highest-rated movie like Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film)?
Anima (2019), rated 7.3/10 by 502 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film)?
Back to Tadou (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film)?
Yes: Roustabout (1964), Brigadoon (1954) and Summer Stock (1950).
How are movies similar to Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film) chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (A Short Film), then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.