Movies like Looking for Nothing (1988)
The best movies like Looking for Nothing (1988) are My Christmas Prince (2017), A Royal Runaway Romance (2022) and 'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021). If Looking for Nothing hooked you with its tv movie, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedRed Nose Day Actually (2017)7.0/10 from 282 votes
- NewestSpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (2024)Released 2024
My Christmas Prince (2017)
Samantha, a dedicated teacher in Manhattan, returns to her home town of Maple Falls, Wyoming every year for Christmas. This year, she’s delighted when her boyfriend Alex, a European diplomat from the tiny country of Madelvia, decides to joins her. Samantha later discovers Alex is actually a prince destined for the throne, turning her entire world upside down. Realizing that staying with Alex means spending her life in the constant glare of publicity and giving up the job opportunity of a lifetime, Samantha must decide if she loves Alex enough to make the transition from teacher to royal – or will it be too big a leap
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Royal Runaway Romance (2022)
Princess Amelia of Bundbury travels across America to explore a budding romance with an artist, only to fall in love with her bodyguard, Grady.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like this'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021)
Looking for a fresh angle to her book on relationships, Merry heads to snow-covered Vermont. She finds a new perspective and Christmas cheer with charismatic aid worker Chris.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHaul Out the Holly (2022)
Emily arrives home, hoping to visit her parents, only to discover that they are leaving on a trip of their own. As she stays at their house for the holidays, their HOA is determined to get Emily to participate in the neighborhood’s many Christmas festivities.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Kiss Before Christmas (2021)
Ethan, always the nice guy, wakes up in a new reality at Christmas. Initially, he is enthralled with his new life but soon realizes that it's not what he thought it would be.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Merry Christmas Wish (2022)
Janie, a rising marketing executive living in The Big Apple, returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her Great-Uncle Randall passes away. Randall has even arranged for his farmhand, Dylan to help at the event, which is being held in the farm’s sprawling barn. Aware that her Manhattan boyfriend is anxious for her to return to the city so the pair can jet off to a previously planned holiday on the beach, Janie begins to feel an unexpected emotional tug about living life in a more authentic, meaningful way.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas at the Drive-In (2022)
Sadie Walker is starting over in her hometown of Chesterfield, New York, following a series of major life disruptions that include leaving her law practice after losing her biggest case and no longer being engaged.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
SnoozefestMovies like thisA Christmas Kiss (2011)
Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious designer in the city. Ms. Hall works Wendy around the clock, which is how Wendy finds herself trapped in an elevator late one night with an incredibly handsome stranger. Wendy and the mystery man share an impulsive, romantic, life changing kiss before the doors open and Wendy runs out, leaving him behind. The next day at work, Wendy answers the door to find the handsome gentleman standing in front of her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (2024)
While at Kamp Koral for a reunion, SpongeBob and the gang are stalked by a mysterious figure lurking in the shadows as campers start disappearing one by one!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGhosts of Christmas Always (2022)
Katherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christmas spirit. But this year has something unusual in store.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNext Stop, Christmas (2021)
Angie wonders what her life would be like if she had married a former boyfriend who became a famous sportscaster. She takes the train home to spend Christmas with her family and inexplicably finds herself 10 years in the past. With the advice of the train's enigmatic conductor, Angie has the chance to revisit that Christmas and learn what — and who — is truly important to her.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLove, Classified (2022)
Romance novelist Emilia is a whirlwind who blows back into the lives of her adult children, Taylor and Zach, under the pretense of a book signing arranged by her hometown's local book shop. As Emilia tries to reconnect, Taylor and Zach explore new and past relationships through an app that boasts old-fashioned human connection by way of the classified ad. Zach is given a chance to heal old wounds while Taylor matches with a woman that changes the way she's always thought about love.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDr. Strange (1978)
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCoyote Creek Christmas (2021)
While throwing a "Christmas Around the World" party at her family's inn, an event planner discovers Christmas magic with a charming father-son duo whose presence brings about tension and joy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRed Nose Day Actually (2017)
Fourteen years after the events of the original film, a series of encounters between people in Britain reminds us that in these different times Love, actually exists.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
Pregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNaughty or Nice (2012)
Krissy Kringle receives a delivery intended for Santa Claus. A magical book that shows if a person has been naughty or nice. She uses the book's power to find out about those around her, which leads to some very unusual and unintended results. Krissy realizes that everyone has some good and some not so good in them.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLocke & Key (2011)
Three children become the caretakers of a New England mansion that is home to a bevy of secrets and magic.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl in the Café (2005)
Lawrence, an aging, lonely civil servant falls for Gina, an enigmatic young woman. When he takes her to the G8 Summit in Reykjavik, however, their bond is tested by Lawrence's professional obligations.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Looking for Nothing?
The closest matches to Looking for Nothing are My Christmas Prince (2017), A Royal Runaway Romance (2022) and 'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Looking for Nothing?
Start with My Christmas Prince (2017), the closest match to Looking for Nothing.
What is the highest-rated movie like Looking for Nothing?
Red Nose Day Actually (2017), rated 7.0/10 by 282 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Looking for Nothing?
SpongeBob SquarePants: Kreepaway Kamp (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Looking for Nothing?
Yes: My Christmas Prince (2017), A Royal Runaway Romance (2022) and 'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021).
How are movies similar to Looking for Nothing chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Looking for Nothing, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.