Movies like It Takes a Christmas Village (2021)
The best movies like It Takes a Christmas Village (2021) are A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020), Christmas in Maple Hills (2023) and The Fabric of Christmas (2023). If It Takes a Christmas Village hooked you with its romance and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedChristmas with You (2022)5.8/10 from 252 votes
- NewestAll I Need for Christmas (2024)Released 2024
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 in Maple Hills (2023)
Valerie Warrick is shocked to learn the land passed down from her grandparents isn't in her family's name. To save her family's legacy and their dairy farm, she teams up with handsome veteran Walker Jennings to dig into her family's past. Can they solve the mystery of who really owns the land in time for Christmas?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Fabric of Christmas (2023)
Liam, a fireman, and Amy, a quilting teacher, team up to make a Christmas quilt for Liam’s sister’s wedding, but their burgeoning romance is threatened by Liam’s intention to travel to South America after the wedding. As they navigate their feelings for each other and their aspirations, they must decide what is truly important in time for the holiday season.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas at Maple Creek (2020)
Sparks fly between a romance novelist and a blacksmith as they try to save a charming village during the holidays.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
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 comedy & romance
Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas (2022)
When a weather forecaster is asked to host her network's annual snow-cast in the wintry town of Leavenworth live with the network's morning show host and a longtime rival of hers, tension brews and romantic sparks fly between them on air.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Fit for Christmas (2022)
A Christmas-obsessed fitness instructor begins a holiday romance with a mysterious businessman. The new relationship soon complicates his plans to turn a beleaguered community center into a financially profitable resort.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas 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: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas in Tune (2021)
Years after their personal and professional breakup, the singing duo of Georgia and Joe Winter agree to reunite after their daughter, Belle, asks them to participate in a Christmas Charity concert, only to find themselves getting back in tune on stage and off.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas (2022)
It follows an estranged mother and her daughter as they get caught in a snowstorm on Christmas Eve and are forced to take refuge inside a church. They meet a handsome pastor and a music teacher who motivate them to reconnect.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Perfect Christmas Carol (2023)
When a fiercely independent pastry chef cautiously agrees to the big step of accompanying her hunky dream man home for the holidays, things quickly devolve as he reverts into a momma’s boy and she finds herself caught in a tug-of-war with his smothering mother.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas Takes Flight (2021)
The movie tells the story of a handsome but frugal CEO who takes over a family-owned regional airline and plans to cut their annual Christmas charity event, while the original owner’s daughter, who is a pilot for the airline, rallies the community to save the event, and finds unexpected love in the process.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
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
Candy Cane Candidate (2021)
Natural-born leader, Julia, returns to her hometown of North Falls for Christmas to drown her sorrows in eggnog, cookies, and Yuletide after her recent political campaign for city council ended in a landslide loss. It's the perfect place for Julia's holiday escape — until she realizes coming home means running into her old high school rival, Parker, the arrogant know-it-all who beat her in a race for senior class president.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Date by Christmas Eve (2019)
When Chelsea Simms, the good-hearted brand strategist for the popular dating app The Nice List, discovers the app has granted her magical powers, she uses her newfound ability to make all of the naughty people in her life learn how to be good again.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020)
Single mom Maggie is facing Christmas alone until Lucas crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected house guest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014)
Two longtime rivals and elementary school teachers duke it out during the holidays in a Christmas cookie bake-off, but their real feud ignites over a shared interest in a handsome single dad. With both determined to win the prize and the romance, their competitiveness could jeopardize what matters most this Christmas season.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCreating Christmas (2023)
Harper, a teacher and aspiring illustrator, eager for her big break, is tapped to collaborate with Caleb, a demanding children’s book author whose celebrity is waning. When he insists on her working through Christmas week in a quaint small town in Colorado, she must use the town’s holiday celebrations to help break him out of his writer’s block.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
All I Need for Christmas (2024)
Struggling singer/songwriter Maggie is worried she's unable to compete with such a tech-savvy world. Upon returning home to help her parents on their farm she meets Archer, an entrepreneur who has come back to town to spend the holidays alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Merry Scottish Christmas (2023)
When estranged siblings Lindsay and Brad travel to Scotland at Christmas to reunite with their mother Jo, a big family secret is revealed.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisI Believe in Santa (2022)
Lisa thinks she's finally met the man of her dreams until she finds out he still believes in Santa Claus.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisChristmas 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 Holiday Fix Up (2021)
When Sam, the designer behind a popular home renovation show, returns to her hometown during the holidays to help renovate the Bell Harbor Inn, she gets paired with Coop as her lead contractor. The only problem — he's the guy who broke her heart and she's the one who got away. Sparks fly as they work closely to get the renovations done in time for the inn's annual Christmas Eve Harborfest.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
The Christmas Retreat (2022)
When Kim's boyfriend breaks up with her instead of proposing, Kim's mom takes her away to a Christmas Retreat to reconnect with the spirit of the holiday. There she meets newly unemployed Mark.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Dognapped: Hound for the Holidays (2022)
When an egotistical social media influencer's dog is kidnapped, her long-suffering assistant teams up with charming local vet to find the puppy before Christmas. As the two investigate suspects, they form a romantic bond along the way.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas with Felicity (2021)
A struggling young baker in no mood for the holidays returns to her small hometown, where her festive family and a handsome farmer try to get her back in the Christmas spirit.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
A Very English Christmas (2023)
Christmas in the English countryside wasn’t on Kate’s meticulously planned festive calendar until her half-sister Amy, who was brought up in England, announces her plan to get married on Christmas Eve. Kate teams up with Amy’s co-Christmas market owner Dylan to bring order to this whirlwind wedding, but will Kate find her own love in the heart of England this Christmas?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Christmas with You (2022)
Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
SnoozefestMovies like thisBringing Christmas Home (2023)
Retired military officer, now Military History professor, Caroline Upton is enlisted to assist antiques store owner, Russell Carlisle in finding the family of WWII Army officer Orin Newton before Christmas with the hope of returning precious personal artifacts – Orin’s dress uniform, medals, and a stack of love letters from his beloved Alice who waits for him back home. Epaulettes and insignia provide initial clues, though the search seems to dead end when Caroline discovers Orin was captured and listed as MIA. Caroline and Russell then search the love letters for clues as to what happened to Orin and whether he ever made it home to Alice.
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 & comedy
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like It Takes a Christmas Village?
The closest matches to It Takes a Christmas Village are A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020), Christmas in Maple Hills (2023) and The Fabric of Christmas (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after It Takes a Christmas Village?
People who watched It Takes a Christmas Village most often go on to A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020), Christmas in Maple Hills (2023) and The Fabric of Christmas (2023).
What is the highest-rated movie like It Takes a Christmas Village?
Christmas with You (2022), rated 5.8/10 by 252 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like It Takes a Christmas Village?
All I Need for Christmas (2024) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like It Takes a Christmas Village?
Yes: A Sugar & Spice Holiday (2020), Christmas in Maple Hills (2023) and The Fabric of Christmas (2023).
How are movies similar to It Takes a Christmas Village chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside It Takes a Christmas Village, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.