Movies like Finding Christmas (2013)
The best movies like Finding Christmas (2013) are A Golden Christmas 3 (2012), A Christmas Reunion (2015) and Becoming Santa (2015). If Finding Christmas hooked you with its family and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest rated12 Gifts of Christmas (2015)6.1/10 from 248 votes
- NewestJourney to Christmas (2023)Released 2023
A Golden Christmas 3 (2012)
Heather is a charming free spirit whose self-absorbed fiancé Roger never seems to hear a word that comes out of her mouth. Bobby is a naval officer who comes home from serving overseas, looking to start a new chapter in his life. Both Heather and Bobby long to meet someone who makes them feel like they are at home in this world, but they are starting to doubt that person exists. Thanks to two Golden Retrievers, Bobby's spirited eleven-year-old niece Myra, and a fun-filled theatre production of 'A Christmas Carol,' these two unlucky and unlikely people end up falling in love at Christmas. But can they overcome the issues of their past and present in order to build a future together?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Christmas Reunion (2015)
A Madison Avenue executive, Amy, discovers an unusual Christmas surprise when she inherits her Aunt’s hometown bakery. The real surprise comes when she learns the other half of the bakery was left to her long-ago boyfriend, Jack. Unresolved personal issues resurface between them, as the exes return home to co-manage the store, along with its traditional holiday cookie bake-off.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies 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
The Picture of Christmas (2021)
Ember Morley, a graphic designer and aspiring storybook illustrator in Manhattan is surprised when she learns she has inherited her Grandmother’s Christmas tree farm. She heads back to her hometown of Willow Hill in order to sell it before Christmas, but the charming townspeople convince her to stay a little longer and help plan their annual Christmas Tree Festival. When forced to work with Brandon Hart, the farm’s handsome caretaker, Ember is reminded of the things she once wanted in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
3 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
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 romance & family
Popcorn FlickMovies like this12 Gifts of Christmas (2015)
When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that Christmas giving has less to do with the amount of money spent and more to do with the importance of the gift, while Anna discovers she might find success as an artist in a way she never expected. The best gift of all of course is the love they discover with one another.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies 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
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 & family
Crashing Through the Snow (2021)
Maggie and Sam are crashing Christmas. When he proposes they team up against his sister's perfect Christmas, neither of them are prepared for the blended family challenges that lie ahead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
The 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 romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOur 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
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 thisSleigh Bells Ring (2016)
Recently divorced, Laurel struggles to get into the holiday spirit while heading up her hometown Christmas parade. With the help of a Christmas sleigh and a handsome woodworker, Laurel is destined to turn her luck around, rekindle her holiday spirit and even find time for love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Lot Like Christmas (2021)
Jessica Roberts owns the most popular Christmas Tree lot in the picturesque New England town of Hudson Springs. But when big-city marketing executive, Clay Moore moves a "Big Box" store into the area and starts selling trees, Jasmine finds her business in jeopardy. As their professional competition escalates, Jasmine and Clay run into another complication - they start falling for each other.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Santa Con (2014)
Small-time con man Nick DeMarco is ordered by his parole officer to take a minimum-wage job as a department store Santa during the holidays...and he hates it. Near the end of his first shift, he hastily promises a young boy, Billy, that Santa will bring his estranged parents back together by Christmas. Nick decides to make good on his promise to the child, somehow. But after meeting the boy's mother Carol, will Nick ultimately choose to put the happiness of others ahead of his own?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
Christmas at Grand Valley (2018)
Burned out from the hubbub of the Chicago gallery world, artist Kelly returns home to the picturesque Grand Valley just in time for Christmas. Leo, businessman and all-star dad to his children, struggles to balance his time this holiday season. When he is assigned to review a hotel in Grand Valley for its value, he sees this as the perfect opportunity for a Christmas family vacation. It isn’t long until Kelly and Leo’s worlds collide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Twist of Christmas (2018)
In the frenzy before Christmas, two single parents accidentally mix up their toys at a crowded department store. As a result, both of their Christmases appear to be ruined. Although the two can’t stand each other, the only way to get things back on track is to help each other salvage their holiday plans – not realizing they’re falling for each other in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & family
Angels and Ornaments (2014)
Corrine's holiday season gets an unexpected dose of romance when she meets the mysterious Harold, who is on a deadline from a higher power to help Corrine find her true love by Christmas Eve. As the clock ticks down to Harold's deadline, Corrine must decide if she will open up to Christmas love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & family
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 & family
A Picture Perfect Holiday (2021)
Gaby Jones, fashion photographer, takes a holiday retreat against her desire by advise of her friend. She will then find that there's more behind a photo when she meets wildlife photographer Sean.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Nanny for Christmas (2010)
Ally is a smart young career woman who needs a new job. Samantha is a busy Beverly Hills advertising executive/mom whose too-well-mannered kids need some fun in their lives. And Danny Donner is the tough-guy owner of a chocolate company who wants a major ad campaign immediately. Could it all somehow lead to the Christmas that changes everyone's lives forever?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & family
SnoozefestMovies like thisEvery Other Holiday (2018)
Recently separated parents Tracie and Rick spend every other holiday with their young daughters Harper and Ava. But this Christmas, the girls have only one thing on their wish lists — to spend Christmas with both Mom and Dad at Tracie’s family farmhouse. The temporary reunion will be no walk in the park for Tracie and Rick, but perhaps this Christmas gathering can help rekindle the lost romance between the two and make their daughters’ greatest wish come true.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & romance
Christmas Next Door (2017)
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.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLooks Like Christmas (2016)
When two type-A single parents battle it out for control of the Christmas holiday at their kid’s middle school, they get more than they bargained for when they learn a little something about the true meaning of Christmas, while opening themselves up for the possibility of a new romance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Journey to Christmas (2023)
While on a charity press tour, a model ends up stranded by the weather at the family home of the driver she hired to assist her for the week.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Two Turtle Doves (2019)
Dr. Sharon Hayes searches for a beloved family heirloom in a small Christmas town. When she unexpectedly discovers an adorable little girl and her disheartened father, she realizes that Christmas miracles really do happen.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & romance
Three Wise Women (2010)
After a young girl witnesses her father having an affair, she declares she will never love anybody ever again. As a result, her guardian angel is forced to abandon her. Later, when she grows to be a miserable woman, her angel is given a second chance to save her from a life of sadness. To accomplish his goal, he travels through time to recruit the woman's past and future selves to help her reconcile with her father and change her direction in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & romance
Rent-an-Elf (2018)
Type-A personality, Ava, owns “Rent-an-Elf,” a business in which she sets up a memorable Christmas for busy families. This year, she's hired by the newly-single Liam and falls for him and his adorable son, Nathan. But, just as Ava thinks she’s found her match, Liam’s ex-wife returns, wanting to patch things up. Even though Ava decides to put Liam and Nathan's happiness above her own, she's still determined to give them the best Christmas ever, and maybe even hope for a Christmas miracle or two.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both family & romance
A 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
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Finding Christmas?
The closest matches to Finding Christmas are A Golden Christmas 3 (2012), A Christmas Reunion (2015) and Becoming Santa (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Finding Christmas?
People who watched Finding Christmas most often go on to A Golden Christmas 3 (2012), A Christmas Reunion (2015) and Becoming Santa (2015).
What is the highest-rated movie like Finding Christmas?
12 Gifts of Christmas (2015), rated 6.1/10 by 248 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Finding Christmas?
Journey to Christmas (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Finding Christmas?
Yes: A Golden Christmas 3 (2012), A Christmas Reunion (2015) and Becoming Santa (2015).
How are movies similar to Finding Christmas chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Finding Christmas, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.