Movies like The Town Christmas Forgot (2010)
The best movies like The Town Christmas Forgot (2010) are The Santa Suit (2010), Defending Santa (2013) and Angels in the Snow (2015). If The Town Christmas Forgot hooked you with its comedy and tv movie, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- NewestThe Mistletoe Promise (2016)Released 2016
The Santa Suit (2010)
Drake Hunter, the president of Hunter Marketing, has the perfect plan to boost sales for his father's toy company over the holiday season--hire department store Santas to promote his father's merchandise. When the real Santa Claus turns Drake into a Santa lookalike, Drake finds himself working as a dress-up Kris Kringle to make ends meet. Stripped of power and position, Drake discovers the importance of honesty, compassion, and respect as he helps an unprivileged girl enjoy the magic of Christmas. Stars Kevin Sorbo.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Defending Santa (2013)
Kris Kringle, aka Santa Claus, goes on trial for mental competency in Small Town U.S.A.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Angels in the Snow (2015)
The affluent, yet troubled Montgomery family hits the road for a special Christmas in the mountains.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMrs. Miracle (2009)
Overwhelmed widower Seth Webster is searching for a housekeeper to help him with his unruly six year old twin sons. "Mrs. Miracle" mysteriously appears and quickly becomes an irreplaceable nanny, chef, friend... and matchmaker.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBecoming Santa (2015)
A man is shocked to learn that the parents of his girlfriend are Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Christmas Mail (2010)
In this holiday romantic comedy, a mysterious woman who works at the post office answering Santa's mail captures the heart of a disillusioned postal carrier.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Christmas Star (2015)
Born under the Christmas Star, Noelle believes she has the gift to perform miracles, so when conniving developer McKerrod threatens her peaceful life she and her friends determine to use this gift to thwart his plans and save their village.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Family Holiday (2007)
A selfish con-man must show that he can be a family man to inherit his uncle's estate. As he tries to set up his scam family, he realizes that he really wants to have a one.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
'Twas the Night (2001)
A mischievous 14-year-old boy and his irresponsible uncle almost ruin Christmas when they decide to take Santa's new high-tech sleigh for a joyride.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChasing Christmas (2005)
Jack Cameron is a single dad that decides not to observe Christmas because his wife left him around that time. The ghosts of Christmas past and present try and get Jack to relent, but they screw up their jobs and send themselves on a wild ride through time showing up at various times in Jack's past. As they try and rectify the timeline and get back to the real present, some things are not what they used to be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Mary Christmas (2002)
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'.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Once Upon A Christmas (2000)
The daughter of Santa Claus vows to transform a single father and his spoiled children to prove that the spirit of Christmas exists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Let It Snow (2013)
A resort executive is sent to a newly purchased lodge in Maine with instructions to turn it in to an ultra-modern resort, and finds a charming, successful lodge loaded with holiday spirit. Will she stick with her boss’s plans to tear everything down or find a way to save what she has come to love? Stars Candace Cameron-Bure and Alan Thicke.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLast Chance for Christmas (2015)
When Prancer injures his hoof Santa’s stable hand, John, must find a fill in to ensure Christmas deliveries go off without a hitch. His mission gets complicated when he discovers that Frankie, the perfect substitute reindeer, belongs to a precocious 8-year-old girl and her mother Annie. As he races to get Frankie up to the North Pole, he realizes that he’s actually falling in love with Annie and has to find a way to win her over and save Christmas at the same time.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Mistletoe Promise (2016)
A chance meeting between two strangers who share a disdain for Christmas results in The Mistletoe Promise, a pact to help them navigate their holiday complications - together. But as they spend more time with each other and experience the magic of Christmas the phony couple discovers there may be more to their contract than business.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like this3 Holiday Tails (2011)
Rod and Katherine Wright are enjoying their retirement in Florida – or so they’re telling each other. Actually, Rod’s been bored with nothing to do, and Katherine misses her kids back home, especially with Christmas right around the corner. At least they’ve made friends with their new neighbor Lisa, who’s a golden retriever fan like them – Rod and Katherine’s dog Jake has three new puppy playmates, Mario, Luigi and Pasquale. But when Jake and the puppies take off during a walk with Lisa and interrupt a wedding proposal, Lisa is mortified to discover the proposer is none other than her lifelong-friend-turned-boyfriend-turned-ex, David. Everyone can see that David and Lisa are meant to be together. Everyone, that is, except for David and Lisa. Now, with David’s wedding approaching, they must decide whether to leave their love in the past, or to give it another chance. With a little help from Rod and Katherine and four lovable pups, it’s sure to be a Christmas to remember.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Our First Christmas (2008)
Cindy and Tom Baer-Neil have been married for nearly a year, each having lost their first spouse. With the holidays just around the corner, Cindy and Tom are determined to make the new family’s first Christmas perfect. But their respective children have different plans...
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004)
Holly Grant has learned a long time ago not to rely on Santa Claus leaving Mr. Right in her Christmas stocking. But Holly is in for a surprise when a handsome man arrives on her doorstep with a twinkle in his eye and Yuletide tree in tow.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Perfect Christmas List (2014)
As a last wish, a recently hospitalized grandmother, Evie, tasks her daughter and granddaughter, Sara, with a list of festive accomplishments to do together before Christmas, hoping that the adventure of the experience will repair their relationship. Along the way, Sara discovers an unlisted Christmas adventure of her own.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisTwice Upon a Christmas (2001)
Santa's first born daughter, Rudolfa, is secretly selling pieces of the North Pole, and eventually take over where she attempts to ruin Christmas, and replace Santa's workshop with a brand new casino. But Santa's lost daughter Kristin returns to the North Pole with her two children who are desperate to save Christmas, and rebuild the shattered village.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
One Christmas Eve (2014)
A series of mishaps threaten a recently divorced mom's attempts to make her two kids' first Christmas "without dad" perfect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisOn Strike for Christmas (2010)
After years of making sure everything is perfect for her family, Joy Robertson is saying “enough,” and decides to go on strike for the Christmas season. If her husband, Stephen, and their kids want to have the perfect holiday, they will just have to organize it themselves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Finding Christmas (2013)
Single mother Ryan has just about given up on dating after her divorce, happily accepting her young son as the most important man in her life. That all changes when Ryan's brother Owen, also feeling unlucky in love after a bad breakup, swaps his home in their small North Carolina town with New York City adman Sean.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisArthur's Perfect Christmas (2000)
Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
My Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011)
University professor Madeline Walters isn’t doing too well in the dating game. Good men are hard to find, so she’s happy spending time with her Maltese puppy Cinnamon, and her precocious teenage daughter Chloe.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
A Country Christmas (2013)
When Santa Claus loses his magical powers and becomes stranded in their barn, two children from a small farming community help him save Christmas before it's too late.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
Christmas Child (2004)
A life-sized nativity leads a man to learn about his past and lost family.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
A Mom for Christmas (1990)
A department store mannequin comes to life during the holiday season for a motherless little girl who wishes she had a mom for Christmas, and proceeds to charm her hard-working dad, too.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
A Grandpa for Christmas (2007)
An old-time movie-star singer/ hoofer rebonds with his estranged daughter and 9-year-old granddaughter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
Yes Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
While newspaper writer Church struggles with the death of his wife, he receives a "special" assignment. He must answer a little girl's question about whether Santa Claus really exists.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Town Christmas Forgot?
The closest matches to The Town Christmas Forgot are The Santa Suit (2010), Defending Santa (2013) and Angels in the Snow (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Town Christmas Forgot?
People who watched The Town Christmas Forgot most often go on to The Santa Suit (2010), Defending Santa (2013) and Angels in the Snow (2015).
What is the newest movie like The Town Christmas Forgot?
The Mistletoe Promise (2016) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Town Christmas Forgot?
Yes: The Santa Suit (2010), Defending Santa (2013) and Angels in the Snow (2015).
How are movies similar to The Town Christmas Forgot chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Town Christmas Forgot, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.