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List of the best movies like The Holiday Calendar (2018): Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa, The Healer, Help for the Holidays, Love at the Christmas Table, A Wish for Christmas, 16 Wishes, Last Christmas, Welcome to Marwen, Ruby Sparks, Beautiful Creatures.

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Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
PlotLove, Friendship, Holidays
PlaceSmall cities
TimeNew Year
StyleRomantic, Light, Cute, Fascinating

Lisa's trip home to Evergreen for the holidays finds her shepherding an effort to save the town's beloved general store, fulfilling the wishes of a Christmas past and finding a romance full of Christmas magic.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountrySpain, Canada, USA
Duration02:56
CharactersDogs, Teens, Twins, FBI, Brothers
PlotLove, Friendship, Cancer, Mystery, Gifts
PlaceVillage
StyleLight, To cry, Soulful, Fascinating, Touching

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

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
CharactersElves, Santa Claus
PlotFulfillment of desires, Holidays
TimeNew Year

Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva La Rue), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier), and their two kids Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook)—a holiday wake-up call. Will Christine fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or will the VanCamps come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas?

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersFriends
PlotLove, Friendship, Snow, True love, Tango
PlaceParty
TimeNew Year
StyleRomantic, Light, To cry, Cute

Family friends Sam and Kat spend every Christmas Eve at the Children's Table. They grow up together, sharing the highs and lows of young adulthood. And at thirty, Sam realizes that Kat is the one...but he's afraid that the past will get in the way.

Markimdb: 6
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryCanada, USA
CharactersFamily
PlotReligious, Fulfillment of desires, Holidays
TimeNew Year
StyleLight, Touching

Sara Shaw is the type of woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at work, but when her big idea for a Christmas initiative is stolen, she makes a wish to Santa that she'll finally have the courage to stand up for herself. Santa grants her wish, but only gives her 48 hours. As the clock ticks, Sara will discover how to channel the Christmas magic and speak her mind all on her own.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryCanada, USA
Duration01:30
CharactersTeens, Family, Friends
PlotFriendship, Fulfillment of desires
PlaceParty
StyleTo cry

The story about Abby Jensen, a girl who's been eager to reach her 16th birthday and has kept a secret wish list since she was a little girl. When the Big Day actually arrives, utter disaster strikes, leaving Abby to think her birthday is ruined. But when a mysterious box of magical birthday candles arrives to turn things around, Abby's 16 Wishes start to come true. Her day gets better and better...until she makes one wish that threatens to change everything.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
CharactersElves, Sisters
PlotHolidays
PlaceLondon
TimeNew Year
StyleRomantic, Unexpected ending, Cute, Soulful, Fascinating

Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Her last date with disaster? That of having accepted to work as Santa's elf for a department store. However, she meets Tom there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, biography
CountryJapan, USA
Duration01:55
CharactersWitch, Spy, Artists, Lawyers, Photographers
PlotOn real events, Dancing, Time machine, Friendship, Loneliness
PlaceVillage, Aircraft, Court, Hotels
StyleInteresting, Kind, To cry, Inspirational, Soulful

When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town named Marwen where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation — a testament to the most powerful women he knows — through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44
CharactersDogs, Writers, Psychiatrists
PlotLoneliness, Supernatural, Fulfillment of desires, Success, Fate
PlaceParty
StyleRomantic, Cute, Deep Meaning, Smart, Fancy

Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:04
CharactersWitch, Teens
PlotLove, Superpowers, Friendship, Supernatural, Fate
PlaceSmall cities
StyleRomantic, Light, Fascinating, Serious

Ethan Wate just wants to get to know Lena Duchannes better, but unbeknownst to him, Lena has strange powers. As Lena's 16th birthday approaches she might decide her fate, to be good or evil. A choice which will impact her relationship forever.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersMusicians, Cats
PlotLove, Life after death
TimeNew Year
StyleTo cry, Cute, Soulful

Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, she’s assigned a hard luck case. As she’s forced to help solve his problems, she’ll start to discover the meaning of Christmas and maybe even fall in love along the way.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersTeens, Family, Journalists
PlotFriendship, Love triangle, Vacation, Fate, Gifts
PlaceParty
TimeNew Year
StyleLight, Soulful

When a reservation mix-up at a mountain resort forces a newly-single travel writer to share a cabin with a handsome widower and his precocious daughter over the holidays, their lives are transformed by the magic of Christmas and the unexpected power of love.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryCanada, USA
CharactersFamily, Elves, Santa Claus
PlotLove, Friendship, Inheritance, Holidays, Rivalry
PlaceHotels, Small cities
TimeNew Year
StyleRomantic, Light, Soulful, Touching

A successful businesswoman, Mackenzie, inherits her beloved aunt's inn, and chooses to restore the hotel to its original grandeur only to sell it right before Christmas. Unbeknownst to Mackenzie, she receives some unexpected help from a team of elves headed by the cheerful Clementine, who helps Mackenzie rediscover the true meaning of Christmas.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:46
CharactersFriends
PlotFriendship
PlaceNew York
TimeNew Year
StyleRomantic, Light, To cry, Cute, Soulful

During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.

Markimdb: 6.5
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersThieves, Writers, Journalists, Fathers
PlotLove, Travel, Wedding, True love, Holidays
PlaceTrains
TimeNew Year
StyleRomantic, Light, Cute, Soulful

Forced to take the intercontinental trip to Los Angeles by train, and determined to chronicle his adventure, disillusioned journalist Tom Langdon finds himself westbound with a variety of characters. While all passengers on the Christmas train appear to be headed for the same destination, Tom has no idea that the rugged locomotives taking him across America will instead detour straight into his heart.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersTeens, Photographers
PlotLove
PlaceHotels
TimeGraduation
StyleLight, Cute, Soulful, Touching

Thirty-something Elizabeth must decide whether to salvage her disappointing relationship with Drew. Meanwhile, Bea, a worrisome teenager, reconnects with her introverted childhood friend, Andy, at their high school prom. Past and present collide as two couples explore love over the course of one night at a hotel.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:25
PlotSupernatural, Fulfillment of desires, Success, True love, Fate
TimeNew Year
StyleRomantic, Cute, Touching

A professional in the advertising business, Holly dreams of finding Mr. Right, & getting the "perfect" romance. When she meets someone who ~looks the part, she falls hard & fast. But soon she is reminded that appearances can be deceiving, & true love grows in more unexpected places.

Markimdb: 7
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:39
CharactersAngels, Criminals
PlotLove, Friendship, Death, Supernatural, Life after death
StyleLight, To cry, Cute, Touching

A businessman is reunited with the four lost souls who were his guardian angels during childhood, all with a particular purpose to joining the afterlife.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama, adventure, family
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:26
CharactersKings, Cinderella, Sisters, Princesses, Orphans
PlotLove, Relationship, True love
StyleCute, Fairy tales, Beautiful landscapes

When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger in the woods.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
CharactersPopadants, Inventors, Actors
PlotLove, On real events, Time travel, Friendship, Supernatural
PlaceRussia, Warships, Kitchen, New York
TimeNew Year, World War I
StyleLight, Touching

Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner, a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.

Markimdb: 7
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersBlonde girls, Photographers
PlotLove, Dancing, Friendship, Love triangle
TimeNew Year
StyleRomantic, Cute, Fascinating

A Los Angeles extreme-sports photographer returns home for the holiday to take care of her grandmother, only to have a neighbor grab her attention as he needs assistance watching his young nephew.

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA
Duration01:29
CharactersFamily
PlotLife, Friendship, Family life
PlaceUSA
TimeNew Year
StyleTouching

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: 6.2
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersAnimals, Elephants, Artists
PlotTravel, Divorce
PlaceNature, Africa, New York
TimeNew Year, Honeymoon
StyleLight, Cute, Soulful, Touching

When her husband abruptly ends their marriage, empty nester Kate embarks on a solo second honeymoon in Africa, finding purpose and potential romance.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
CharactersLesbians, Blonde girls, Fathers
PlotLove, Dancing, Martial Arts, Wedding, Obsession
StyleRomantic, Light, Cute

Danny, a commercial editor and documentary filmmaker attempts to finish his film, a study on relationship while navigating the relationships in his own life. Will he continue to chase the unattainable Theresa a hippy new age dancer(Caitlin Fitzgerald) or will he finally admit he's in love with his best friend Carla (Katherine Waterston) who is in an unfulfilling relationship with a political strategist(Gaby Hoffman). Manhattan Romance is a funny insightful look at contemporary life in Manhattan. It explores new age ideas and open relationship as well as true friendship and connection.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genremelodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:31
CharactersTeens, Musicians, Photographers, Terminally ill, Singers
PlotLove, Relationship, First love, Swimming, True love
PlaceParty
StyleRomantic, To cry, Cute, Soulful, Touching

Katie, a 17-year-old, has been sheltered since childhood and confined to her house during the day by a rare disease that makes even the smallest amount of sunlight deadly. Fate intervenes when she meets Charlie and they embark on a summer romance.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrefantasy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
PlotLove, Death, Life after death
StyleSoulful, Touching, Sad ones

When madly in love high school graduates Riley and Chris are separated by a tragic car accident, Riley blames herself for her boyfriend's death while Chris is stranded in limbo. Miraculously, the two find a way to connect. In a love story that transcends life and death, both Riley and Chris are forced to learn the hardest lesson of all: letting go.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genremelodrama, drama, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration02:28
CharactersLawyers, Fathers, Presidential, Poor, Chief
PlotLove, On real events, Cars, Friendship, Art
PlaceCollege, Africa, The White House, USA, Office
TimeSummer
StyleLight, To cry, Soulful

Chronicles a single day in the summer of 1989 when the future president of the United States, Barack Obama, wooed his future First Lady on an epic first date across Chicago's South Side.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genremelodrama, drama, family
CountryUSA, Canada
CharactersDogs, Family, Santa Claus, Sisters
PlotFriendship, Breakup, Snow, Holidays
PlaceSmall cities
TimeNew Year
StyleLight, Touching

Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter. But when Jackie’s estranged dad, Jack , a gruff retired police officer, unexpectedly shows up at her door, they will be forced to confront old wounds.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA, Canada
CharactersLesbians, Psychologists, Neighbors
PlotLove, Friendship, Breakup, Love triangle
PlaceUSA
StyleLight, Soulful, Touching

An unusual, real-world romance involving relatable people, with one catch - there are three of them! You Me Her infuses the sensibilities of a smart, grounded indie rom-com with a distinctive twist: one of the two parties just happens to be a suburban married couple.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:44
CharactersWitch, Wizards
PlotLove, Superpowers, Death, Supernatural, Witchcraft
PlaceSmall cities
TimeHalloween
StyleCute, Soulful, Fancy

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.





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