Movies like Mistletoe & Menorahs (2019)
The best movies like Mistletoe & Menorahs (2019) are Matchmaker Santa (2012), Christmas Inheritance (2017) and A Storybook Christmas (2019). If Mistletoe & Menorahs hooked you with its romance and drama, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedThe Holiday Calendar (2018)6.6/10 from 1,057 votes
- NewestA Royal Montana Christmas (2025)Released 2025
Matchmaker Santa (2012)
As a little girl, Melanie Hogan wished to find her own prince charming just like her parents found true love. Now an adult, Melanie is running her own bakery and dating a handsome CEO, Justin. Although things seem perfect when Justin asks Melanie to spend the holidays together at his beautiful lake house upstate—and meet his mother. Melanie finds herself spending more time with Justin’s best friend and loyal assistant, Dean, who just might be harboring a secret crush on her. When complications arise that throw Melanie and Dean together over the holiday, will the two realize they're meant to be?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas Inheritance (2017)
To inherit her father's company, socialite Ellen must first visit his small hometown, where she learns the value of hard work and helping others.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Storybook Christmas (2019)
If event planner Celeste Everett is going to save her business and give her niece a happy Christmas season, she is going to need help. When the nanny she hires turns out to be a man, Celeste surprisingly realizes she may have also found Christmas love for herself.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Christmas Jars (2019)
Aspiring reporter Hope Jensen uncovers the remarkable secret behind a holiday phenomenon: money-filled glass jars anonymously given to people in need.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
The Christmas Thief (2021)
Lana Lawton, a fledgling private eye home for the holidays, realizes the only way to save her career is by solving a string of local burglaries where the main suspect is Santa Claus. With little evidence and having to contend with a local detective with an investigative style that clashes with hers, the season may prove to be anything but holly and jolly.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & comedy
Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022)
When Romy and Rick’s parents surprise them with the news that they will be closing the Chinese restaurant they have owned and operated for decades, the siblings each find themselves reevaluating their futures. Also impacted by the news are the landmark restaurant’s loyal patrons and staff, who have all come to depend on the restaurant over the holidays.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
A Cinderella Christmas Ball (2024)
Chelsea Jones, a Chicago-based dance instructor whose adoptive parents have long since passed, travels to the small European country of Havenshire over Christmas break in search of her heritage… and maybe even family. Discovering that the only way to get access to information she needs on her quest is via the royal family, she accepts an offer to teach a very reluctant Prince a special Waltz for the traditional Royal Christmas Ball.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
The Christmas Sitters (2020)
Facing holiday flight delays on a return trip from Europe, two parents double-book incompatible babysitters: the mother’s BFF lawyer friend, Nora, and the dad's guitarist half-brother, Max, to look after their two kids and dog. After a rather stormy start, an attraction grows.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019)
An extreme-sports photographer returns home for the holiday to take care of her grandmother, only to have a neighbor grab her attention as he needs assistance watching his young nephew.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisOperation Nutcracker (2024)
When an antique nutcracker set to be auctioned at the Warby family Christmas charity goes missing, a demanding event planner and the heir to the Warby dynasty try to track it down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
The Mistletoe Inn (2017)
When aspiring romance novelist Kim Rossi is unceremoniously dumped by her soon-to-be-published romance novelist boyfriend, Kim takes stock and decides to take a leap. She signs up for a romance writing retreat at a quaint Vermont Inn shortly before Christmas, where a top romance novelist is scheduled to attend and read the work of one lucky writer. Shortly after arriving, she crosses paths with Zeke, whom she initially finds to be intrusive and, naturally, ends up being her assignment partner. Worse yet, her ex is also at the retreat. Despite these bumps in the road, Kim steps outside her comfort zone and plunges into the writing exercises, surprising herself. Equally unexpected is the attraction that seems to be building between her and Zeke that promises to take her down a road she never imagined traveling. Based on the book by Richard Paul Evans.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSnowmance (2017)
No man is perfect enough for Sarah Groves, except perhaps the impressive snowmen she sculpts annually with her childhood pal, Nick. In mid-December, her snowman disappears, and in his place, materializes Cole, who seems too perfect for Sarah to be true.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisOnce Upon a Christmas Miracle (2018)
Told she would have less than a few months to live without a liver transplant, Heather Krueger’s time was running out when a kind stranger, Chris Dempsey, heard of her plight and discovered he was a perfect match. The two met and before long a friendship developed into romance. The movie follows Heather and Chris’ journey over three Christmases as his selfless gesture leads to a Christmas miracle for everyone involved. Based on a true story.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas Time Is Here (2021)
Nia Moore ia a successful small-town real estate agent trying to sell a resort to her client, Julian. Much to Nia's dismay, the only resort that Julian wants to buy belongs to her widower father, Patrick. Patrick is ready to retire, but Nia wants to keep the property and the family memories it holds.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Firehouse Christmas (2016)
With Christmas approaching, life appears to be good for Tom, an ex-Olympic hockey star, and his girlfriend, Jenny, a firefighter -- at least until Mary, a former Olympic figure skater, Tom's soon-to-be ex-wife and the author of a book of tips on relationships, is convinced that appearing to be still happy with Tom will help sell her book. Tom's strong desire to spend the holidays with his and Mary's daughter provides a test of true love and, ultimately, reveals who the true heroes are.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & drama
Mistletoe Mixup (2021)
Holly is a young workaholic with no time for romance, or the holidays. She ends up meeting two great guys on the same day, but unbeknownst to her, they turn out to be brothers. While on a holiday ski trip, a sibling rivalry ensues for her affection. Will she find true love this Christmas, or spend another holiday alone?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
A Royal Montana Christmas (2025)
A princess looking to decompress before the holidays heads to a Montana ranch and meets a charming guide.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Lonestar Christmas (2020)
When a single mom Erin (Stephanie Bennett) takes her much younger daughters to spend Christmas with her estranged dad on his Texas ranch, she unexpectedly falls in love with local restaurateur Mateo (Marco Grazzini) while learning to forgive her father for the past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
Christmas Cupcakes (2018)
When their family bakery may have to close its doors right before Christmas, rival sisters Kim and Gina must team up in a national baking competition to win the grand prize. Thrown into a world of fierce competitors and a ticking clock, it will take a Christmas miracle to save the bakery, though they may discover a prize much larger than they had hoped for.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
All About Christmas Eve (2012)
'Tis the Season for Evelyn Wright...literally, she is a party planner in NYC. At the last minute Eve finds out that one of her agency's top clients is throwing a HUGE Christmas event, in LA, on Christmas Eve! Eve must decide whether to take on the event or risk her career to go on a romantic vacation with her boyfriend Darren. Unbeknownst to Eve, her future all depends on whether or not she makes a plane. We see it both ways, in parallel.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas in Rome (2019)
An independent-minded American tour guide is fired from her job in Rome just before Christmas. She crosses paths with an American executive named Oliver, who wants to buy a high-end Italian ceramics company. Oliver hires Angela to be his tour guide around the Eternal City, as the owner of the ceramics company won’t sell it to him until he learns “the heart and soul of Rome.” But is there another heart and soul that he may win?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Vineyard Christmas (2023)
Heather Marques, host of Tannin TV’s popular show: Read Between the Vines, is determined to create the perfect Christmas episode by featuring a unique winery from her hometown in Washington State the specialists in Ice Wine. The only thing standing in her way? Rudy Knobloch, the attractive, stubborn owner of the winery.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas Love Letter (2019)
When relationship advice columnist Amalie Hess receives an unsigned love letter in a Christmas card, she returns to her hometown to solve the mystery of who sent it and maybe find true love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Christmas List (1997)
Perfume saleslady Melody Parris feels like her life is in neutral. Her stick-in-the mud boyfriend won't commit and she gets passed over for a promotion at the store where she works. She decides to make a Christmas list. After it's deposited in Santa's mailbox at the store, she starts getting everything she wanted, but it doesn't always turn out as she expected.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Holiday Calendar (2018)
A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future -- and pointing her toward love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Magical Christmas Shoes (2019)
A pair of magical shoes step into Kayla Hummel’s holiday season, allowing her to rediscover her Christmas spirit and find love too.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020)
Suzie, a rising young architect, returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas. When she gets there, she is pushed to follow her grandmother's footsteps and enter the local gingerbread house competition.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Christmas Belle (2013)
With her California hometown in the rearview mirror, Belle heads north on business to catalog the sale of a large mansion. While the job is a dream, the client, Hunter Lowell, is not. But, as the two spend more time together, his icy demeanor begins to melt. Although their relationship is budding, Belle’s long-time suitor, Tony, arrives, sending mixed signals to Hunter while adding chaos to the holiday season.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas Waltz (2020)
After Avery’s storybook Christmas wedding is canceled unexpectedly, dance instructor Roman helps her rebuild her dreams.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & drama
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Mistletoe & Menorahs?
The closest matches to Mistletoe & Menorahs are Matchmaker Santa (2012), Christmas Inheritance (2017) and A Storybook Christmas (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Mistletoe & Menorahs?
People who watched Mistletoe & Menorahs most often go on to Matchmaker Santa (2012), Christmas Inheritance (2017) and A Storybook Christmas (2019).
What is the highest-rated movie like Mistletoe & Menorahs?
The Holiday Calendar (2018), rated 6.6/10 by 1,057 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Mistletoe & Menorahs?
A Royal Montana Christmas (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Mistletoe & Menorahs?
Yes: Matchmaker Santa (2012), Christmas Inheritance (2017) and A Storybook Christmas (2019).
How are movies similar to Mistletoe & Menorahs chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Mistletoe & Menorahs, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.