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Movies like The Christmas Promise (2021)

The best movies like The Christmas Promise (2021) are Disappearing Acts (2000), A Christmas Kiss (2011) and Home by Spring (2018). If The Christmas Promise hooked you with its tv movie and romance, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Disappearing Acts (2000)

    A struggling construction worker and an aspiring musician find themselves falling in love.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  2. A 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 · both romance & drama

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  3. Home by Spring (2018)

    When an ambitious event planner gets an opportunity she can’t refuse, she goes undercover as her boss and returns to her rural hometown. With the help of her family and the man she left behind, she pulls off the perfect spring retreat, but will she discover home is where her heart is?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  4. Steel Magnolias (2012)

    In an updated contemporary version of the beloved stage play and 1989 film, "Steel Magnolias" chronicles the lives and friendship of six women in Louisiana. Supporting each other through their triumphs and tragedies, they congregate at Truvy’s beauty shop to ponder the mysteries of life and death, husbands and children - and hair and nails - all the important topics that truly unite and celebrate women.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  5. Hats Off to Christmas! (2013)

    Mia, the loyal and hard-working manager of a quaint neighborhood Christmas hat shop, is blindsided when her boss asks her to train his son Nick for a vacant upper-management position that Mia had her eyes set on.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

  6. Borrowed Hearts (1997)

    Single mom Kathleen Russell (Roma Downey) and her daughter Zoey pretend to be Kathleen's boss's "family" so he can close a major business deal with the mysterious Mexican financier Javier Del Campo.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  7. The 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 · both drama & romance

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  8. Home for Christmas Day (2017)

    Jane is a single mother dead set on protecting her teenage daughter Betsy from the harsh realities of life. When Betsy falls in love with an enlisted man, Jane tries her best to steer Betsy away from heartache. Little does Jane realize she and her daughter are about to learn important lessons of the heart and that taking chances can sometimes lead to the most extraordinary happy endings.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

  9. Love Finds You in Valentine (2016)

    Kennedy Blaine, a Californian girl, inherits a ranch in the small town of Valentine in Nebraska. Before she sells the property, she decides to spend the summer in her house and learn more about her family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  10. Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (2022)

    Goldy is a spirited single mom who’s thrust into the role of town sleuth to help solve a friend’s mysterious death. With the clock ticking to find the culprit, Goldy strikes up an unlikely partnership with Detective Tom Schultz, who leans into Goldy’s local knowledge. As their relationship shows signs of becoming something more, the suspect list rises. Will Goldy narrow in on the killer before the killer narrows in on her?

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  11. Christmas in the Air (2017)

    Lydia, a successful professional organizer, is constantly trying to grow her business, but even her ambition takes a back seat to love when she meets Robert, a frazzled widower with two young children. A toy inventor, Robert is asked to present his new Christmas toy line to a superstore. His challenge is he only has 12 days to get his life and his business in order. Talk about a Christmas rush! Lydia shows Robert that this task goes way deeper than messy junk drawers and encompasses every aspect of his life. While she’s intent on helping him straighten out details he had long ignored, Robert teaches the buttoned-up Lydia that messiness can be a delightful part of life.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  12. Prescription for Love (2019)

    Claire’s life as a nurse in a busy hospital is complicated by a supervisor who is intent on making her miserable with tedious and extra tasks. Claire’s only relief is the patients she treats, and even that is not always a picnic. On a rare night off, she attends a dance performance and gets trapped in an elevator with a charming man. There is an instant connection between them, but as they are “rescued” from the elevator, they are pulled away from each other before they can exchange names and numbers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  13. Remember Sunday (2013)

    A lonely, down-on-her-luck waitress meets a handsome, quirky jewelry store clerk and thinks that maybe, finally, she's met Mr. Right. The more Molly gets to know Gus, the more she's intrigued by him. But she's also mystified. Gus is absent-minded, preoccupied. Is he hiding something? The short answer is: yes. He's reluctant to share with her that since suffering a brain aneurysm, he's totally lost his short-term memory. Every day is a brand new day, his life starts anew. Every day he sees Molly he struggles to remember who she is and what she represents. Every day, he has to fall in love with her all over again.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  14. Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017)

    When Marie begins receiving ornaments from her mother, a new coincidental blessing comes with each one, causing Marie to feel more excited for the holidays than she has in years. Marie’s once-lost Christmas spirit gets another boost when she meets her handsome neighbor Nate and feels a spark with him while celebrating the season.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance & drama

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  15. Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent (2021)

    After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept into the investigation of the bizarre murder of a tech CEO

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama & romance

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  16. Brimming with Love (2018)

    Allie is an aspiring journalist who meets Sam, a coffee shop owner who plays matchmaker for his customers. Allie agrees to be matched but going though Sam's process causes her to see that her perfect match might just be the matchmaker himself.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  17. TalhotBlond (2012)

    Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  18. Sailing Into Love (2019)

    A biology teacher’s crusade to save a nearby island from development leads to unexpected romance with the handsome and mysterious young sea captain who is new to the seaside town of Willow Bay.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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  19. Normal (2003)

    A Midwestern husband and father announces his plan to have a sex change operation.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both drama

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  20. Secret Millionaire (2018)

    When a bored millionaire (Steve Lund) is mistaken for a parking attendant by a beautiful girl (Siobhan Williams) who is protesting against his family’s intention of closing a local park, he uses the misunderstanding to get to know her better.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both romance

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like The Christmas Promise?

The closest matches to The Christmas Promise are Disappearing Acts (2000), A Christmas Kiss (2011) and Home by Spring (2018). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after The Christmas Promise?

Start with Disappearing Acts (2000), the closest match to The Christmas Promise.

What is the highest-rated movie like The Christmas Promise?

Remember Sunday (2013), rated 7.1/10 by 517 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like The Christmas Promise?

Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (2022) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there English movies like The Christmas Promise?

Yes: Disappearing Acts (2000), A Christmas Kiss (2011) and Home by Spring (2018).

How are movies similar to The Christmas Promise chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside The Christmas Promise, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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