20 best movies like One Christmas Eve (2014)

List of the best movies like One Christmas Eve (2014): The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Lady and the Tramp, The Hollars, Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!, Marley & Me: The Puppy Years, Martian Child, Angels Sing, A Christmas Wish, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Mr. Church.

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Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA

Five-time Emmy nominee and Golden Globe winner Henry Winkler stars in The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, the story of what happens when you open your heart to the power of Christmas. Disenchanted single mom Jennifer Cullen (Brooke Burns) is a Scroogette when it comes to anything Christmas. In fact, even her six-year-old son, Brian, is having trouble believing in Santa Claus. But when her Uncle Ralph (Henry Winkler) visits and brings a fellow passenger from his flight named Morgan Derby (Warren Christie), Jennifer s dubious heart awakens to the possibility that perhaps Christmas really does hold miracles. It s uplifting and laugh-packed and a story that will inspire the whole family to believe.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA

The love story between a pampered Cocker Spaniel named Lady and a streetwise mongrel named Tramp. Lady finds herself out on the street after her owners have a baby and is saved from a pack by Tramp, who tries to show her to live her life footloose and collar-free.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:27

Aspiring New York City artist, John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, eight months pregnant with their first child, John is forced to navigate the crazy world he left behind.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Teddy Duncan's middle-class family embarks on a road trip from their home in Denver to visit Mrs. Duncans Parents, the Blankenhoopers, in Palm Springs. When they find themselves stranded between Denver and Utah, they try to hitch a ride to Las Vegas with a seemingly normal older couple in a station wagon from Roswell, New Mexico. It turns out that the couple believes they are the victims of alien abduction. The Duncan's must resort to purchasing a clunker Yugo to get to Utah, have their luggage stolen in Las Vegas, and survive a zany Christmas with Grandpa and Grandma Blankenhooper.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:26

Fall into puppy love with “the world’s worst dog”, who now has a frisky voice and an attitude to match. Join Marley for his mischievous puppy years, as he and his summer pal, Bodie Grogan, wreak havoc on a neighborhood dog contest. Marley outwits Dobermans, Shepherds and Collies, while stealing hearts in his own unique and lovable way. Get your paws on MARLEY & ME: THE PUPPY YEARS and fetch big laughs for the whole family!

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrecomedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

A recently-widowed science fiction writer considers whether to adopt a hyper-imaginative 6-year-old abandoned and socially-rejected boy who says he's really from Mars.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

As a child, Michael Walker wished every day could be Christmas. That is, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later, Michael still can't muster any joy for the holidays, despite encouragement from his playful wife and well-intentioned parents. But when his young son faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick gives Michael a gift and instills in him the courage to find the joy that he lost.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA

MARTHA EVANS has been abandoned by her ne'er-do-well husband, who took all their cash and left her homeless and virtually destitute with her two daughters and stepson. Martha leaves town in hopes of finding a job and a place to stay, she finally finds a job at a sleepy rural diner, formerly famous for its home-made root beer. But with her car broken down and the bills piling up, it looks like it's going to be a bleak Christmas for the Evans family. However, there are warm hearts working behind the scenes that ultimately make this the happiest holiday of Martha's life -- a real answer to her prayers

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:45

    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    A unique friendship develops when a little girl and her dying mother inherit a cook - Mr. Church. What begins as an arrangement that should only last six months, instead spans fifteen years.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, musical, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    Ever since her parents left her as a baby, little Annie has led a hard-knock life with her calculating foster mother, Miss Hannigan. However, all that changes when hard-nosed billionaire and mayoral candidate Will Stacks takes her in on the recommendation of his advisers. Stacks believes that he's Annie's guardian angel, but the plucky youngster's confidence and sunny outlook may mean that Annie will save Will instead.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryFrance, China, Canada
    Duration02:25

    A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    After her sister and brother-in-law's tragic death, an American woman who is the guardian for her young niece and nephew is invited to a royal European castle for Christmas by her late brother-in-law's father, the Duke of Castlebury. Feeling out of place as a commoner, she is determined to give her family a merry Christmas and surprises herself when she falls for a handsome prince.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    What happens when three sets of BFF's become enemies?

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Holly stopped believing in Santa Claus after her wish to meet the man of her dreams never came true. So Santa sets her up with Ryan, who isn't entirely truthful about himself. Now Holly faces a dilemma: marry her current boyfriend, Ted, or fall in love with someone who has lied to her.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA, India, China, Hong Kong
    Duration02:47

    A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, family, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    In the year before the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the four Smith daughters learn lessons of life and love, even as they prepare for a reluctant move to New York.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    When a reporter encounters the eldest son of a famous political family at a mountain retreat, she winds up pretending to be his girlfriend over Christmas so he can save face with his family. Should she secretly expose newsworthy scoops about the famous family in order to save her job, or trust that she's falling in love for real? Stars Patricia Richardson and Katrina Law.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA, India, Canada
    Duration01:46

    An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

    Beatriz, an immigrant from a poor town in Mexico, has drawn on her innate kindness to build a career as a health practitioner. Doug Strutt is a cutthroat, self-satisfied billionaire. When these two opposites meet at a dinner party, their worlds collide, and neither will ever be the same.

    Markimdb: 3.8
    Genrecomedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    Larry's daughter wants only one thing for Christmas - a talking bear. His daughter's step-dad intends to make sure that Larry can't get one.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genremelodrama, drama, family, history
    CountryUSA

    Savannah is the true story of Ward Allen, a romantic and bombastic character who rejects his plantation heritage for the freedom of life on a river. Ward navigates the change of early 20th century America on the wrong side of the law and society, his long-time friend, a freed slave named Christmas Moultrie, at his side. Master of Shakespeare, and the shotgun that provides Savannah's markets with fowl, Ward fights for his rights as a hunter. His charisma and eloquent rhetoric win the heart of a society woman who defies her father to marry him. An elderly Moultrie tells the story of life on the river with his friend to a little boy, who passes the legendary Ward Allen down to the next generation.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryFrance, United Kingdom
    Duration01:26

    A man without attachments or responsibilities suddenly finds himself with an abandoned baby and leaves for London to try and find the mother. Eight years later after he and his daughter become inseparable Gloria's mother reappears.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    Wisecracking, gum-chewing 12-year-old Gilly is well known in the foster system. Totally unmanageable, she has stayed with more families than she can remember and has outwitted them all. After all, how can she settle down when her real mother, the beautiful and glamourous Courtney, might be out there waiting for her? When Gilly is sent to live with the Trotters, the weirdest family yet, she isn’t planning to stick around. But cheerful, affectionate Maime Trotter isn’t giving up on Gilly just yet...

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in order to boldly go and deliver her 500-page Star Trek script to a writing competition in Hollywood. On an adventure full of laughter and tears, Wendy follows the guiding spirit of Mr. Spock on her journey into the unknown.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA, Canada

    An overlooked middle child finds himself in the unexpected spotlight when he realizes his family's terrible Christmas day keeps repeating. As the only one experiencing the day over and over, he decides to use his unique gift to give the holidays a makeover and his family a Christmas they will never forget.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    A father, who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    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.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA

    Big city girls Julia and her best friend Sydney take a trip to a dude ranch in Wyoming for a fun weekend getaway, but after a brawl at the local bar, the girls are sentenced to stay in town and perform community service. Along the way, Julia finds love and her true calling in life.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genreaction, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:25

    A lonely cat living in a mall pet shop has a sour outlook on life until, in the midst of the holiday rush, she’s swept up into a robbery and a friendship with a human girl.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:38

    Dylan Schoenfield is the pink princess of the upscale Los Angeles Woodlands Academy. She has the coolest boyfriend, the most popular friends, and a brand-new it bag that everyone covets. But when she accidentally tosses her Serge Sanchez bag into a fountain, this princess comes face-to-face with her own personal frog, self-professed film geek Josh Rosen. In return for rescuing Dylan's bag, Josh convinces Dylan to let him film her for his documentary on high school popularity. Reluctantly, Dylan lets F-list Josh into her A-list world, and is shocked to realize that sometimes nerds can be pretty cool. But when Dylan's so-called prince charming of a boyfriend dumps her flat, her life and her social status comes to a crashing halt. Can Dylan win the Woodlands Academy Fall Formal Blossom Queen crown? Can Josh win the Woodlands Academy 10th Annual Film Festival? Can Dylan, with Josh's help, pull the pieces together to create her own happily-ever-after?

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:03

    D.J. Tanner-Fuller is a widow and mother of three. Things become too much to handle, so she asks for help from her sister Stephanie and her best-friend Kimmy.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:30

    Some years after their son is killed, a married couple decide to adopt a child. One day a 7-year-old boy, Eli, unexpectedly arrives on their doorstep and things take a strange turn.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountryUSA

    Uptight French chef, Sara Westbrook, gets fired up when her upscale café, Chez Varenne, is suddenly overshadowed by a new restaurant moving in next door run by a group of rowdy firemen. Led by handsome former fire fighter Gill Callahan and his friend Danny, The Five Alarm Grill is soon a big success while Sara and Patsy, her pastry chef, struggle to bring in customers. Sara suddenly softens when she meets Gill's ten-year-old daughter Hannah. Ignoring the obvious tension between her dad and Sara, Hannah is soon playing matchmaker. Can Gill and Sara's burgeoning romance survive the temptation to compete with each other, or will the heat of competition drive them apart?

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
    CountrySpain, Canada, USA
    Duration02:56

    The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genreaction, comedy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, Germany, USA
    Duration01:36

    Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of "Rambo: First Blood", Lee plans to make cinematic history by filming his own action-packed video epic. Together, these two newfound friends-turned-budding-filmmakers quickly discover that their imaginative ― and sometimes mishap-filled ― cinematic adventure has begun to take on a life of its own!

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    After learning that a brain aneurysm will kill him in about 90 minutes, a perpetually unhappy man struggles to come to terms with his fate and make amends with everyone he has ever hurt.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:22

    After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA, Russia

    The story of an emotionally detached backup dancer named Athena, who must return home to Florida to help care for her estranged father, Jack, after he gets diagnosed with cancer. There she must contend with Jack’s irresponsible lifestyle while looking after six year old Honey Bunny who is only beginning to grasp the err in Jack’s ways.

    Markimdb: 4.2
    Genrecomedy, drama, family, sport
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:21

    When the five puppies stumble upon the Five Power Rings of Inspiron (alien artifacts abandoned on Earth 16 years ago), they all develop super powers, and are enlisted in Captain Canine's battle against the evil Darkon alien Commander Drex. Captain Canine is commander of space ship Megasis and is from the planet Inspiron. He is the mortal enemy of the Commander Drex. In charge of protecting Princess Jorala and the Five Power Rings from Drex, Megasis places the rings in hiding on the planet Earth, and takes the form of a German Shepherd, intending to stay on earth in very deep cover. Adopted by aspiring young comic book artist Ian Shaeffer, and renamed Captain Canine, he spends 16 happy years on Earth, as Ian recounts the stories of his space adventures. But when the five Buddies discover the Power Rings and instantly develop superpowers, Captain Canine has to train them very quickly indeed - for Commander Drex is headed back to earth, and this time he's determined to succeed.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China

    A 12-year-old tech prodigy whose science experiment goes awry and he forges a telepathic connection with his best friend, his dog. The duo join forces and use their unique perspectives on life to comically overcome complications of family and school.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    Ramona is a little girl with a very big imagination and a nose for mischief. Her playful antics keep everyone in her loving family on their toes, including her older sister Beezus, who's just trying to survive her first year of high school. Through all the ups and downs of childhood, Ramona and Beezus learn that anything's possible when you believe in yourself and rely on each other.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Middle-aged and divorced, Wilson finds himself lonely, smug and obsessed with his past.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrecomedy, drama, adventure, family
    CountryUSA

    When an overachieving high school student decides to travel around the country to choose the perfect college, her overprotective cop father also decides to accompany her in order to keep her on the straight and narrow.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family, documentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, musical, family, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:57

    After a talent scout spots her performing with her dog Boi at a charity gala, Sharpay Evans sets off for the bright lights of NYC, convinced instant fame and fortune are in the bag. But theatre's a dog-eat-dog world. Fortunately, Sharpay also meets Peyton, a handsome student filmmaker who finds Sharpay nearly as fascinating as she finds herself.




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