Movies like Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (2021)
The best movies like Eight Gifts of Hanukkah (2021) are Honeymoon for One (2011), A Christmas Treasure (2021) and Love & Jane (2024). If Eight Gifts of Hanukkah hooked you with its tv movie and comedy, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedWhile You Were Sleeping (1995)7.0/10 from 2,096 votes
- NewestTimeless Tidings of Joy (2025)Released 2025
Honeymoon for One (2011)
A woman finds out her fiancé has been cheating on her so she ends her engagement just a week before the wedding. She embarks on an unexpected adventure when she goes on her honeymoon to a beautiful Irish castle estate - alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
A Christmas Treasure (2021)
After opening a 100-year-old time capsule and finding her grandfather’s old journal, Lou questions whether she should move to New York after Christmas to further her writing career or stay in Pine Grove to carry on her family’s local newspaper. Charming chef, Kyle, is also at a crossroads, visiting Pine Grove for the holidays.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Love & Jane (2024)
Lilly, a hopeless romantic and literary enthusiast, is surprised when her wish to talk to her favorite author comes true and Jane Austen herself appears in her life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Don't Forget I Love You (2021)
Taylor is a successful woman whose job is her life. Her thirtieth birthday arrives, where it turns out that her previously deceased mother has placed various tasks for her in a time capsule. They are the basis for stepping out of your comfort zone and gaining new experiences.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Advice to Love By (2021)
When a 'love advice' author crosses paths with a dating columnist, an attraction begins to blossom into more. As both use strategies from their own playbooks to win the other over, is it possible that they’ve both met their match?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Debbie Macomber’s Joyful Mrs. Miracle (2024)
Three siblings return home at Christmas to honor their late grandmother's wishes, and with the help of Mrs. Miracle's magic, they work through family conflicts while one rekindles a past romance.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Two Tickets to Paradise (2022)
When two weddings are ruined by both the bride and groom getting left at the altar, they still decide to take their honeymoons, not knowing they are heading to the same resort in Hawaii.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRoyally Wrapped For Christmas (2021)
Lindsay Palmer, the NY director of an international charity organization, is called to the Kingdom of Veronia by the royal family who runs the foundation to interview for the job of overseeing the whole operation. As Lindsay is put through the interview process, she ends up finding true love with the prince.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Sweeter Than Chocolate (2023)
A local bakery is rumored to have the secret recipe to finding true love on Feb. 14, drawing in a TV reporter to investigate.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Open by Christmas (2021)
When Nicky finds an unopened Christmas card from a high school secret admirer, she and her best friend Simone search to find and thank the anonymous author.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Her Pen Pal (2021)
Event planner Victoria can’t wait to attend –- and plan –- her best friend’s wedding in Paris. But when she finds out her ex is bringing a date, Victoria reconnects with her French childhood pen pal.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisHidden Gems (2022)
While prepping for her sister’s wedding, Addie loses her grandmother’s ring in the waters of Hawaii. She hires dive instructor Jack to search for her lost treasure. They immediately clash with each other when Addie insists she go on the pursuit with Jack. Once they come to an agreement, Jack ends up serving as Addie’s tour guide of the island’s hidden gems.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Raise a Glass to Love (2021)
Aspiring Master Sommelier Jenna returns to her family vineyard to study and is intrigued by the natural methods of the handsome new, Argentinian winemaker, Marcelo.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Christmas 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 thisRoyal-ish (2025)
Lacey is an amusement park princess who befriends 8-year-old Rose, a real-life princess, and is recruited by her handsome father to travel to their kingdom and be the new governess.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Feeling Butterflies (2022)
When you need butterflies for your wedding or birthday, there’s only one woman to call: Emily Mariposa. It’s what her business ‘Feeling Butterflies Inc.' is all about – and right now, business is good! In fact it’s so good, Emily and her business partner Adam are struggling to keep up with demand.
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
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
A transit worker pulls commuter Peter off railway tracks after he's mugged, but—while he's in a coma—his family mistakenly thinks she's Peter's fiancée, and she doesn't correct them. Things get more complicated when she falls for his brother, who's not quite sure that she's who she claims to be.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both romance & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisA 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 thisFive 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 thisThe Professional Bridesmaid (2023)
When a Professional Bridesmaid books a high-profile wedding, she must keep her true identity a secret, not only from the wedding party but also from the handsome reporter covering the event.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisA Missed Connection (2023)
After finding a spark with a woman on a train platform, a photographer posts a missed connection in the newspaper, but never hears from her – then, 5 years later, they’re seated next to each other on a plane heading to the same wedding – hers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Timeless Tidings of Joy (2025)
Ally, inherits Timeless Tidings, a shop her grandmother, Joy, opened in the 1940s to sell her handmade letter-press tidings. The shop was a labor of love, service, and sacrifice throughout the decades for Joy. Ally always saw Joy’s sacrifices for the shop as a burden on Joy’s life and happiness. When Ally returns to the shop to prepare it for sale, she meets Bennett, an old soul, who wants to preserve her Grandma Joy’s legacy. As Ally and Bennett navigate the next steps, divine intervention forces them both to take a new, or rather old look at the fate of the shop and themselves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
My One True Love (2022)
A woman is told by a gypsy that she'll fall in love with a man named John. So her friends turn her life upside down to help her date every John they collectively know to find the "one".
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy & romance
Perfectly Prudence (2011)
Versatile technician Nigel and daughter Annie MacIntyre, officially her producer, are the only people classy Prudence McCoy lets intervene in the traditional show on household tips she presents, third generation. But the TV station was bought by a tycoon, who sends his son Michael Merchant to modernize the show, assisted by studio executive Jack Jameson, Prue's ex. That includes a makeover and, even worse, co-host Angelica Adams, an immature bikini weather program presenter, who looks up to 'maternal' Prue. Her counter-move is no less daring.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both comedy
A 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 · both comedy & romance
SnoozefestMovies like thisCatering Christmas (2022)
A fledgling caterer, Molly Frost, is hired by Jean Harrison, the perfectionistic director of the renowned Harrison Foundation, to cater this year’s annual Christmas Gala dinner. Things get complicated when Molly falls for Jean’s nephew, Carson, 30s, a travel photographer with no desire to take over the family’s foundation… until his aunt assigns him to the task of making sure the catered dinner goes perfectly.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAs Luck Would Have It (2021)
When Lindsey travels to Ireland to acquire land that is perfect for a resort, she decides to enter the town's matchmaking festival to prove her investment—and win over a handsome local.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & romance
Popcorn FlickMovies 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 · both comedy & romance
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Eight Gifts of Hanukkah?
The closest matches to Eight Gifts of Hanukkah are Honeymoon for One (2011), A Christmas Treasure (2021) and Love & Jane (2024). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Eight Gifts of Hanukkah?
People who watched Eight Gifts of Hanukkah most often go on to Honeymoon for One (2011), A Christmas Treasure (2021) and Love & Jane (2024).
What is the highest-rated movie like Eight Gifts of Hanukkah?
While You Were Sleeping (1995), rated 7.0/10 by 2,096 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Eight Gifts of Hanukkah?
Timeless Tidings of Joy (2025) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Eight Gifts of Hanukkah?
Yes: Honeymoon for One (2011), A Christmas Treasure (2021) and Love & Jane (2024).
How are movies similar to Eight Gifts of Hanukkah chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Eight Gifts of Hanukkah, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.