Movies Like Christmas at Water's Edge

If you liked Christmas at Water's Edge (2004), a family and tv movie movie directed by Lee Davis, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Magic Stocking (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also family and tv movie
A young widow finds a tattered old Christmas stocking at a Holiday craft sale, but is skeptical of its magic when it seems to create small trinkets on its own.
2
My Christmas Prince (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie and family
Samantha, a dedicated teacher in Manhattan, returns to her home town of Maple Falls, Wyoming every year for Christmas. This year, she’s delighted when her boyfriend Alex, a European diplomat from the tiny country of…
3
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10Also family and tv movie
Step brothers Drake and Josh must give a foster family the best Christmas ever or face years in jail for a Christmas party gone wrong.
4
12 Gifts of Christmas (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also family and tv movie
When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they begin working together, Marc learns that…
5
My Christmas Family Tree (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also tv movie
When Vanessa receives the results from her Family Tree DNA test, she discovers a family she didn't know existed and travels to their home for Christmas.
6
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also family and tv movie
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.
7
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also family and tv movie
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…
8
A Kiss Before Christmas (2021)
★ 6/10Also tv movie
Ethan, always the nice guy, wakes up in a new reality at Christmas. Initially, he is enthralled with his new life but soon realizes that it's not what he thought it would be.
9
A Maple Valley Christmas (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie
Erica is a rancher who has spent her whole life working the family farm with her mother and sister. When Aaron arrives and disrupts her plans, she starts to question what it is she actually wants.
10
Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie
Angie wonders what her life would be like if she had married a former boyfriend who became a famous sportscaster. She takes the train home to spend Christmas with her family and inexplicably finds herself 10 years in…
11
A Christmas Miracle for Daisy (2021)
★ 5.9/10Also family and tv movie
Whitney Alder owns interior design firm Marietta Designs, which she runs with her friend Andi in the small town of Marietta, Montana. Whitney is designing Santa’s float for the annual Marietta Christmas Parade when a…
12
Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie
Three brothers get the surprise of their lives when they are forced to work together to care for a baby over the holidays. As they slowly get the hang of things, they find themselves on unexpected journeys of…
13
Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie
An 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.
14
Christmas in the Air (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie
Lydia, a successful professional organizer, is constantly trying to grow her business, but even her ambition takes a back seat to love when she meets Robert, a frazzled widower with two young children. A toy inventor…
15
Snowglobe (2007)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and family
A young woman discovers a Christmas-themed dreamworld inside a magical snowglobe. Angela loves Christmas more than anything. However, her family does not share her love for the holiday at all. When she is about to…
16
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie
When Brian Conway, a successful businessman whose family relationships have suffered, gets in a car accident on Christmas Eve, Santa gives him twelve chances to redo the day and repair the relationships in his life…
17
Christmas in Evergreen: Tidings of Joy (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie
A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.
18
Twinkle All the Way (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and family
To pull off a spectacular Christmas-themed wedding, a wedding planner joins forces with the co-owner of a family-run Christmas decoration and house-lighting company.
19
I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and family
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…
20
Last Chance for Christmas (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also family and tv movie
When Prancer injures his hoof Santa’s stable hand, John, must find a fill in to ensure Christmas deliveries go off without a hitch. His mission gets complicated when he discovers that Frankie, the perfect substitute…