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Movies Like Return to Santa

If you liked Return to Santa (2026), a romance and comedy movie directed by Panta Mosleh, 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. 1The Wrong Paris

    The Wrong Paris (2025)

    ★ 6.7/10Also romance and comedy

    Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.

  2. 2Relationship Goals

    Relationship Goals (2026)

    ★ 6.4/10Also romance and comedy

    When TV producer Leah Caldwell aims to become the first woman running New York's top morning show, her ex competes for the same role. Leah stays focused on her career, until chemistry with her ex challenges her…

  3. 3Love Is in the Air

    Love Is in the Air (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy

    A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.

  4. 4A Merry Christmas Wish

    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…

  5. 5Christmas with You

    Christmas with You (2022)

    ★ 5.8/10Also romance and comedy

    Feeling career burnout, pop star Angelina escapes to grant a young fan's wish in small-town New York, where she not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love.

  6. 6What's Love Got to Do with It?

    What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy

    Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

  7. 7Winter Castle

    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.

  8. 8You Cast A Spell On Me

    You Cast A Spell On Me (2015)

    ★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasy

    Despite agreeing to an arranged marriage to a childhood friend, a successful businessman tries to track down a beautiful woman that he met at a Halloween party.

  9. 9Snow Queen

    Snow Queen (2002)

    ★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and tv movie

    Since a bitter winter storm stole the life of Gerda's mother, she and her father have sadly continued to run the remote hotel they call home. Lonely and isolated, Gerda's only joy is Kai, the handsome bellboy. A…

  10. 10Christmas at the Drive-In

    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.

  11. 11A Royal Date for Christmas

    A Royal Date for Christmas (2023)

    ★ 5.8/10Also romance and comedy

    Bella Sparks, owner of Bella’s Boutique, takes on a demanding new client named Stefan, who needs to be outfitted for a week of high-stakes meetings and events after his luggage goes missing. Imagine Bella’s reaction…

  12. 12The Right Kind of Wrong

    The Right Kind of Wrong (2013)

    ★ 5.9/10Also romance and comedy

    A stubborn idealist spies a bride on her way to her wedding and immediately falls in love with her.

  13. 13The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex

    The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)

    ★ 7.8/10Also comedy and tv movie

    While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…

  14. 14Yoh! Bestie

    Yoh! Bestie (2026)

    ★ 6.2/10Also romance and comedy

    Thando is perpetually unlucky in love, but when her bestie returns from his travels with a fiancée in tow, she's forced to face a new emotion — jealousy.

  15. 15Prom Pact

    Prom Pact (2023)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romance

    It's prom season, and high school senior Mandy and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben are surrounded by over-the-top "promposals." Mandy is only focused on getting into her dream school Harvard, but as she starts…

  16. 16Boot Camp

    Boot Camp (2024)

    ★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy

    Unathletic Whitney Carmichael signs up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself and falls for her personal trainer. She then finds the strength to embrace her true self and ignore the others' expectations.

  17. 17Slumberland

    Slumberland (2022)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy

    A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again.

  18. 18'Twas the Text Before Christmas

    '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…

  19. 19As Luck Would Have It

    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.

  20. 20Catering Christmas

    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…

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