Hollywood melodrama movies

List of the best melodrama movies about the holidays selected by visitors to our site: To Rome with Love, Friends with Benefits, In Search of a Midnight Kiss, High Strung Free Dance, Running for Grace, Just Go with It, Last Holiday, The Holiday, The Little Rascals, Two Weeks Notice.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
CountryUSA, Italy, Spain
Duration01:52

    Four tales unfold in the Eternal City: While vacationing in Rome, architect John encounters a young man whose romantic woes remind him of a painful incident from his own youth; retired opera director Jerry discovers a mortician with an amazing voice, and he seizes the opportunity to rejuvenate his own flagging career; a young couple have separate romantic interludes; a spotlight shines on an ordinary man.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    Jamie is a New York-based executive recruiter who entices Dylan, an art director from Los Angeles, to take a job at the New York office of GQ magazine. Finding that they have much in common, the two become fast friends. Feeling jaded by a number of broken romances, Dylan and Jamie decide that they are ready to quit looking for true love and focus on having fun. However, complications unfold when the two best pals add sex to their relationship.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Broke and alone on New Year's Eve, Wilson just wants to spend the rest of a very bad year in bed. But, when his best friend convinces him to post a personal ad, he meets a woman bent on finding the right guy to be with at midnight.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA, Romania

    Zander Raines, a dazzling and tempestuous young choreographer, gives the break of a lifetime to two hopeful artists when he casts a stunning contemporary dancer, Barlow, and innovative pianist, Charlie, in New York’s most-anticipated new Broadway show: Free Dance. But the move throws off the show’s delicate creative balance when Charlie falls hard for Barlow, while Zander embraces her as his muse.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genremelodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:26

    An orphan boy of mixed race finds family with the newly arrived white village doctor in Hawaii. The boy can run like the wind, and begins bringing Doc's medicine to coffee pickers throughout the mountainous region. On an errand, the medicine runner meets the daughter of the plantation owner and a forbidden, young love blossoms like the white "Kona Snow" of the surrounding coffee trees.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    A plastic surgeon, romancing a much younger schoolteacher, enlists his loyal assistant to pretend to be his soon to be ex-wife, in order to cover up a careless lie. When more lies backfire, the assistant's kids become involved, and everyone heads off for a weekend in Hawaii that will change all their lives.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:52

    After she's diagnosed with a terminal illness, a shy woman decides to take a European vacation.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:18

    Two women, one (Cameron Diaz) from America and one (Kate Winslet) from Britain, swap homes at Christmastime after bad breakups with their boyfriends. Each woman finds romance with a local man (Jude Law, Jack Black) but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    Spanky, Alfalfa, Buckwheat, and the other characters made famous in the Our Gang shorts of the 1920s and 1930s are brought back to life in this nostalgic children's comedy. When Alfalfa starts to question his devotion to the club's principles after falling for the beautiful nine-year old Darla, the rest of the gang sets out to keep them apart.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA, Australia
    Duration01:41

    Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, Lucy gives notice and picks Harvard graduate June Carter as her replacement. As Lucy's time at the firm nears an end, she grows jealous of June and has second thoughts about leaving George.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genremelodrama
    CountryUSA

    Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genremelodrama, military, history
    CountryItaly, United Kingdom, USA
    Duration03:17

    The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrethriller, fantasy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    Sam Wheat is a banker, Molly Jensen is an artist, and the two are madly in love. However, when Sam is murdered by his friend and corrupt business partner Carl Bruner over a shady business deal, he is left to roam the earth as a powerless spirit. When he learns of Carl's betrayal, Sam must seek the help of psychic Oda Mae Brown to set things right and protect Molly from Carl and his goons.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryFrance, Monaco, USA
    Duration01:45

    Alex and his sister run a business designed to break up relationships. They are hired by a rich man to break up the wedding of his daughter. The only problem is that they only have one week to do so.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration01:37

    Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. Sir Robert turns for help to his friend Lord Goring, an apparently idle philanderer and the despair of his father. Goring knows the lady of old, and, for him, takes the whole thing pretty seriously.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:12

    A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:48

      When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      A student gets his senses enhanced by an experimental drug. But abuse is not an option.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:35

      Johnny Case, a freethinking financier, has finally found the girl of his dreams — Julia Seton, the spoiled daughter of a socially prominent millionaire — and she's agreed to marry him. But when Johnny plans a holiday for the two to enjoy life while they are still young, his fiancée has other plans & that is for Johnny to work in her father's bank!

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:59

      John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random hook-up. But when John meets Claire, he discovers what true love – and heartache – feels like.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:33

      In the city of New York, comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:54

      The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel 'The Pink Panther' is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is...

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:06

      In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, history
      CountryUSA, Mexico, Australia, Canada
      Duration03:14

      84 years later, a 101-year-old woman named Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story to her granddaughter Lizzy Calvert, Brock Lovett, Lewis Bodine, Bobby Buell and Anatoly Mikailavich on the Keldysh about her life set in April 10th 1912, on a ship called Titanic when young Rose boards the departing ship with the upper-class passengers and her mother, Ruth DeWitt Bukater, and her fiancé, Caledon Hockley. Meanwhile, a drifter and artist named Jack Dawson and his best friend Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets to the ship in a game. And she explains the whole story from departure until the death of Titanic on its first and last voyage April 15th, 1912 at 2:20 in the morning.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:11

      Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman and falls in love with the circus owner's daughter. Unaware of Charlie's affection, the girl falls in love with a handsome young performer. Charlie's versatility makes him star of the show when he substitutes for an ailing tightwire walker. He is discharged from the company when he protects the girl from her father's abuse, but he returns and appeals to the handsome performer to marry the girl. After the wedding the father prevails upon them to rejoin the circus. Charlie is hired again, but he stays behind when the caravan moves on.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:58

      Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. Over 40 and suddenly single, Cal is adrift in the fickle world of dating. Enter, Jacob Palmer, a self-styled player who takes Cal under his wing and teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:39

      Two young people arrive in New York to spend a weekend; once they arrive they are met with bad weather and a series of adventures.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her chauvinistic correspondent to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love. His clever ploys, however, lead to an unexpected result.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA, Italy
      Duration01:55

      A childhood incident has convinced Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named "Damon Bradley," but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to settle down and marry a foot doctor, Faith impulsively flies to Venice when it seems that she may be able to finally encounter the man of her dreams. Instead, she meets the charming Peter Wright. But can they fall in love if she still believes that she is intended to be with someone else?

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryAustralia, USA, United Kingdom

      Millie is a brilliant young fund manager who decides to leave her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend behind to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer…in the Scottish Highlands! She begins intense vocal training lessons with renowned but fearsome singing teacher and former opera diva Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop. It is there she meets Max, another of Meghan’s students who is also training for the upcoming “Singer of Renown” contest. What begins as a brutal competition between Millie and Max slowly turns into something more…

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:48

      Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      When a millionaire wheeler-dealer enters a business contract with a Hollywood sex worker Vivian Ward, he loses his heart in the bargain.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      Hard-to-crack ex-CIA man, Jack Byrnes and his wife, Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker's parents. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of opposites that definitely do not attract.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge. But the road is blocked by a series of hazards, both man and beast.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:32

      London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:36

      Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane, asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genremelodrama, adventure, family
      CountryUSA, China
      Duration01:35

      A Dog’s Way Home chronicles the heartwarming adventure of Bella, a dog who embarks on an epic 400-mile journey home after she is separated from her beloved human.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genremelodrama, drama, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:24

      Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers — and falls in love with — struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer — until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the personal side of their relationship is breaking down, as Jack fights an ongoing battle with his own internal demons.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process...

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      A young boy who tries to set his dad up on a date after the death of his mother. He calls into a radio station to talk about his dad’s loneliness which soon leads the dad into meeting a Journalist Annie who flies to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his dad. Yet Annie ends up with more than just a story in this popular romantic comedy.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:41

      Identical 9-year-olds from very different backgrounds: orphaned Amanda and wealthy Alyssa meet at summer camp and decide to switch places -- and play matchmaker between Alyssa's dad, Roger, and the kind social worker who cares for Amanda.

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genrecomedy, short
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration02:09

        Follows seemingly unrelated people as their lives begin to intertwine while they fall in – and out – of love. Affections languish and develop as Christmas draws near.

        Markimdb: 7.1
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:52

          College student Beca knows she does not want to be part of a clique, but that's exactly where she finds herself after arriving at her new school. Thrust in among mean gals, nice gals and just plain weird gals, Beca finds that the only thing they have in common is how well they sing together. She takes the women of the group out of their comfort zone of traditional arrangements and into a world of amazing harmonic combinations in a fight to the top of college music competitions.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:03

          Max and Page are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men and marries them. Page then seduces them, and Max catches her husband in the act. Then it's off to palimony city and the next easy mark.

          Markimdb: 7.1
          Genrecomedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:26

            70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

            Markimdb: 6.3
            Genrecomedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:50

            Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been holed up in a Paris apartment supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him complete it in time.

            Markimdb: 6.5
            Genrecomedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA, Republic of Ireland
            Duration01:40

            When yet another anniversary passes without a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Anna decides to take action. Aware of a Celtic tradition that allows women to pop the question on Feb. 29, she plans to follow her lover to Dublin and ask him to marry her. Fate has other plans, however, and Anna winds up on the other side of the Emerald Isle with handsome, but surly, Declan -- an Irishman who may just lead Anna down the road to true love.

            Markimdb: 6.6
            Genremelodrama
            CountryUSA, France
            Duration01:25

            The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.

            Markimdb: 7
            Genrecomedy, melodrama
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:34

            Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall.




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