Movies Like Hanukkah on Rye
If you liked Hanukkah on Rye (2022), a tv movie and comedy movie directed by Peter DeLuise, 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.
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Love, Classified (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie and comedyRomance novelist Emilia is a whirlwind who blows back into the lives of her adult children, Taylor and Zach, under the pretense of a book signing arranged by her hometown's local book shop. As Emilia tries to…
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Catering Christmas (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and comedyA 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…
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A Merry Christmas Wish (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also tv movie and comedyJanie, 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…
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'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and comedyLooking for a fresh angle to her book on relationships, Merry heads to snow-covered Vermont. She finds a new perspective and Christmas cheer with charismatic aid worker Chris.
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A Maple Valley Christmas (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and comedyErica 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.
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As Luck Would Have It (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and comedyWhen 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.
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My Christmas Prince (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie and comedySamantha, 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…
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Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and tv movieAn 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.
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My Christmas Family Tree (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also tv movie and comedyWhen 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.
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Haul Out the Holly (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and comedyEmily arrives home, hoping to visit her parents, only to discover that they are leaving on a trip of their own. As she stays at their house for the holidays, their HOA is determined to get Emily to participate in the…
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The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and romancePregnant out of wedlock, an educated young woman is pressured by her father into an arranged marriage with a lonely farmer in this drama set during WWII.
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A Royal Runaway Romance (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also tv movie and comedyPrincess Amelia of Bundbury travels across America to explore a budding romance with an artist, only to fall in love with her bodyguard, Grady.
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Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie and comedySadie 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.
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Christmas at Castle Hart (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie and comedyBrooke Bennett goes to Ireland for Christmas to search for her Irish roots. While there, she meets Aiden Hart, Earl of Glaslough. Mistaken for an elite event planner, she’s hired to host his castle’s epic Christmas…
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Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie and dramaAngie 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…
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Emma (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and dramaEmma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma…
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Christmas on Windmill Way (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedyMia Meijer gets ready for the Christmas Market Dutch Bake-Off and suspects that her grandmother, Ann, will walk away with the cherished Golden Rolling Pin thanks to her Kerststol, a traditional Dutch fruited Christmas…
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Ghosts of Christmas Always (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and comedyKatherine is a Ghost of Christmas Present and she must help one soul, Peter, rediscover his Christmas spirit. But this year has something unusual in store.
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A California Christmas: City Lights (2021)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and comedyFollows Callie and Joseph one year after they fell in love, now running a dairy farm and winery, but their romance is threatened when business and family obligations call Joseph back to the city.
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A Kiss Before Christmas (2021)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and romanceEthan, 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.