Movies like The Christmas Aunt (2020)
The best movies like The Christmas Aunt (2020) are Christmas for Keeps (2021), Let's Meet Again on Christmas Eve (2020) and Write Before Christmas (2019). If The Christmas Aunt hooked you with its tv movie and romance, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- NewestChristmas of Yes (2023)Released 2023
Christmas for Keeps (2021)
At Christmastime, a close-knit group of childhood friends returns home after 10 years to take part in the celebration of life of their beloved high school teacher.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Let's Meet Again on Christmas Eve (2020)
Two college sweethearts reconnect while coordinating a wedding just in time for the holidays.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Write Before Christmas (2019)
A recently single Jessica sends Christmas cards to people who have impacted her life—the aunt who raised her, her younger brother in the military, a popstar who was part of the soundtrack of her life, the music teacher who inspired her, and the best friend who always tells the truth.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMy Best Friend's Christmas (2019)
When Ashley Seever returns home for the holidays hoping to reconnect with her high school sweetheart Grant, she soon meets his new girlfriend. In an attempt to escape the embarrassment, she and her best friend Liam fake their own holiday romance…but when her fake feelings for Liam start to turn real, Ashley will have to choose what her heart really wants this Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
The Christmas House (2020)
Working through some difficult decisions, Mitchell family matriarch Phylis and patriarch Bill, have summoned their two grown sons – TV stars Mike Mitchell and Brandon Mitchell – home for the holidays. It is their hope that bringing the family together to recreate the Christmas house, will help them find resolution and make a memorable holiday for the entire family and community.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisWelcome to the Christmas Family Reunion (2021)
Event planner Amy helps rising singer Tiffanie Christmas plan her holiday family reunion. Along the way Amy must navigate some challenging family dynamics, especially among Tiffanie's aunts as well as her own growing feelings for Tiffanie's cousin, Calvin. Will she be able to pull off an amazing Christmas family reunion?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Rebuilding a Dream Christmas (2021)
With help from her childhood crush and his six-year-old son, Abbey rediscovers her Christmas spirit as she recreates her grandmother's handmade ornaments for her hometown's annual Christmas fair.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Heart of the Holidays (2020)
After her life in New York unexpectedly falls apart, powerhouse stockbroker Sam Wallace returns to her small town for the holidays and reconnects with her high school sweetheart who helps reignite her humanitarian spirit just in time to help their community on Christmas.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Our Christmas Love Song (2019)
When country star Melody Jones is accused of plagiarizing her holiday single, she returns home to spend Christmas with her estranged family and old flame and learns what is important in life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Christmas on Wheels (2020)
Upon learning that her uncle sold her Mom's vintage convertible -- a car full of Christmas memories -- Ashley enlists the help of her uncle's attorney, Duncan, to get it back.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
One Starry Christmas (2014)
An aspiring astronomy professor finds unexpected Christmas romance when she meets a charming cowboy during her holiday travel. As she decides between this new cowboy and her practical boyfriend, she must decide whether it's better to play it safe in love, or let an adventurous cowboy steal her heart.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisTime for Us to Come Home for Christmas (2020)
Five guests are mysteriously invited to an inn to celebrate Christmas. With the help of the owner Ben, Sarah discovers that an event from the past may connect them and change their lives forever.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Christmas of Yes (2023)
Amy Bell is a pro at turning down party invitations, vacations with friends, and even dates because she's laser-focused on her job. When her job is eliminated, her brother dares her to do something terrifying: say "yes" to everything this holiday season.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Finding Santa (2017)
Christmas is a busy, busy time for the residents of Green River, particularly for Grace Long, the third generation of her family to steward the New England town’s signature Christmas Eve parade. This year’s audience for the parade promises to be in the millions, thanks to a national morning show that has chosen Green River as the site of its Christmas Eve day program.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Christmas Edition (2020)
It’s Christmas time and Jackie, an up-and- coming journalist, finds that her life is at a crossroads until she finds an unexpected opportunity – to run a small-town newspaper in Alaska. Jackie decides to give it a try and relocates to the small picture-perfect small town. Using a series of Christmas articles, she’s able to quickly return the newspaper to profitability, and soon falls in love… both with her new home and the handsome son of the paper’s former owner. However, when her old boss announces plans to take over the paper for herself, Jackie will need a Christmas miracle to save it.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Candy Cane Christmas (2020)
Since childhood, Candy Cane Lane has been Phoebe's favorite Christmas tradition. This Christmas, however, the neighborhood decides to skip the decoration, crushing Phoebe's spirits. As Phoebe's searching for a new tradition to lift her holiday spirits, she realizes that it's not the traditions we cherish, but the people we spend them with. As Phoebe is preparing for her new tradition, she stumbles upon the final thing her Christmas was missing: love!
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Spotlight on Christmas (2020)
Dumped two weeks before Christmas, actress Olivia O’Hara secretly returns to her tiny hometown to hide out, eat cookies and avoid the press. What she doesn’t expect is to be faced with the family she left behind, meeting a charming new guy Casey Rawlins, and a nosy reporter following her every move.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Christmas on the Vine (2020)
Brooke, a young marketing executive, goes back to her hometown excited to relive her Christmas memories, while helping a struggling family-owned winery. Her marketing assignment involves an unlikely partnership with Tyler, the charismatic, yet stubborn owner of the winery. Brooke quickly learns that the town’s Christmas spirit has disappeared due to a wine conglomerate buying out all of the local wineries. Determined to bring Christmas back to the town, Brooke and Tyler work together and discover they share more than a love for wine.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Five 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: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Glenbrooke Christmas (2020)
As Christmas nears, heiress Jessica Morgan seizes what seems like her last chance to experience a relaxed Christmas and heads off to the small town of Glenbrooke, where she meets a handsome fireman.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · 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: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChristmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)
A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSwept Up by Christmas (2020)
An antique seller and a cleaner clash over how to downsize a magnificent estate right before Christmas. As the two uncover the house’s treasures, they find a way to reconnect the reclusive owner with his own Christmases past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
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 romance
Saying Yes to Christmas (2021)
A magical Christmas wish makes a career-obsessed June say yes to every invitation while she's home for the holidays. But when an old flame, Blake, joins her hectic schedule of Christmas activities, past feelings are reignited. June must choose between saying yes to her career and life in the city or to her heart in her hometown.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
A Christmas Together With You (2021)
During the Christmas season, Megan and her father-figure Frank head out on a road trip to find his long-lost love. Along the way, Megan finds the love of her own life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Good Morning Christmas! (2020)
Two competing TV hosts are sent to a festive small town over Christmas. While pretending to get along for the sake of appearances, they discover that there’s more to each other than they thought.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHometown Holiday (2018)
Krista is starting this New Year with a new business and a resolution to be more selective with who she dates. When Krista meets Ryan Rourke, an entertainment lawyer from LA, the two really hit it off. Ryan is in her hometown to sign a local rancher turned viral signing sensation as his new client. Now with Krista also in Rust Creek, maybe there is more of a reason to stick around. Both are holding onto things from their past and are forced to make some decisions if they truly want to be together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Christmas on Holly Lane (2018)
Three childhood friends, Sarah, Riley and Cat, with fond memories of Christmas at Sarah's house, come together as adults to save Sarah's home in the hopes of having many more beautiful Christmases together.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
Meet Me at Christmas (2020)
When Joan’s son’s wedding planner unexpectedly quits, she must coordinate his Christmas Eve wedding with the help of Beau, the bride’s uncle. As they work alongside each other they discover their fates and pasts are intertwined.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like The Christmas Aunt?
The closest matches to The Christmas Aunt are Christmas for Keeps (2021), Let's Meet Again on Christmas Eve (2020) and Write Before Christmas (2019). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after The Christmas Aunt?
People who watched The Christmas Aunt most often go on to Christmas for Keeps (2021), Let's Meet Again on Christmas Eve (2020) and Write Before Christmas (2019).
What is the newest movie like The Christmas Aunt?
Christmas of Yes (2023) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like The Christmas Aunt?
Yes: Christmas for Keeps (2021), Let's Meet Again on Christmas Eve (2020) and Write Before Christmas (2019).
How are movies similar to The Christmas Aunt chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Christmas Aunt, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.