Movies Like Christmas at the Catnip Café

If you liked Christmas at the Catnip Café (2025), a romance and tv movie movie directed by Lucie Guest, 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
Catering Christmas (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movie and comedy
A 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…
2
A Merry Christmas Wish (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also tv movie and comedy
Janie, 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…
3
'Twas the Text Before Christmas (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and comedy
Addie is a New York City chiropractor mistakenly receives a text from “Nana.” The accidental text turns into a loving friendship between the matronly Nana and Addie who now communicate regularly. Nana invites Addie to…
4
A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and comedy
Two longtime rivals and elementary school teachers duke it out during the holidays in a Christmas cookie bake-off, but their real feud ignites over a shared interest in a handsome single dad. With both determined to…
5
Love on Harbor Island (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and tv movie
Interior designer Lily returns home to help her Aunt Maggie run her marina-side bed and breakfast when she meets Marcus, a handsome seaplane pilot whose work delivering rescue dogs helps Lily discover that home really…
6
Surprised by Love (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also romance and tv movie
The story of a young businesswoman who tries to convince her uptight parents to accept her current boyfriend and instead finds herself falling for an old high school flame.
7
Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie and comedy
Sadie 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.
8
As Luck Would Have It (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie and comedy
When 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.
9
Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also romance and comedy
Single mom Maggie is facing Christmas alone until Lucas crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected house guest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their growing bond.
10
The Enchanted Christmas Cake (2021)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie and comedy
Gwen recently lose her grandmother and she is struggling to run their bakery and regain the Christmas spirit, and figure out her grandmother's magical recipe for the town's legendary Enchanted Christmas Cake.
11
The Holiday Calendar (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also romance and comedy
A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future -- and pointing her toward love.
12
Chateau Christmas (2020)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and tv movie
Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.
13
A Prince in Paradise (2023)
★ 7.2/10Also tv movie and romance
Olivia, struggling with writer's block after a break up, takes a tropical holiday in hope of some inspiration and meets Prince Alexander, who needs some distance from his duty to marry royalty.
14
Winter Castle (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie and romance
When Jenny attends her sister’s winter wedding at an ice hotel, her heart melts over the best man, the problem is he unexpectedly brings a “plus one,” seemingly dashing her hopes for a wintery romance.
15
Starting Over (1979)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.
16
A December Bride (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also romance and tv movie
Aspiring interior designer Layla is dreading the Christmastime wedding of her cousin who’s marrying Layla’s ex-fiancé. Although Seth is the one responsible for introducing the bride and groom, she begrudgingly accepts…
17
Christmas on Windmill Way (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedy
Mia 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…
18
Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
Students Hayley and James are young and in love. After saying goodbye for Christmas at a London train station, they both make the same mad split-second decision to swap trains and surprise each other. Passing each…
19
A Christmas Melody (2015)
★ 6/10Also comedy and romance
Kristin has just had to close her small Manhattan clothing boutique to return to her Ohio home town and live in her parents' former home. It's an adjustment for Kristin and her young daughter— especially when she runs…
20
Falling for Christmas (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy
An engaged, spoiled hotel heiress finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter after getting amnesia in a skiing accident.