Movies Like Home for the Holidays

If you liked Home for the Holidays (2017), a tv movie movie directed by Gary Harvey, 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
When Calls the Heart (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movie
Elizabeth Thatcher, a cultured young teacher in 1910, fears leaving her comfortable world in the city. But when she accepts a teaching position in a frontier town, she finds new purpose and love with a handsome Royal…
2
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.
3
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also 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.
4
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…
5
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…
6
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery (2015)
★ 7/10Also tv movie
A young bakeshop owner’s holiday season takes a surprising turn when she finds a body at a local Christmas tree lot and winds up involved in a dangerous murder investigation. With colorful characters popping up as…
7
Northern Lights of Christmas (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie
Zoey Hathaway has been working towards her lifelong goal of being a pilot for years, but everything is thrown off-course when she unexpectedly inherits a reindeer farm, along with the dangerously handsome ranch hand…
8
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.
9
Too Close for Christmas (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also tv movie
When Hayley accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with her sister’s new in-laws, her seemingly perfect holiday takes a turn when Paul, Hayley's brother-in-law's brother, unexpectedly shows up. Still harboring a…
10
Winter Castle (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie
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.
11
Haul Out the Holly (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie
Emily 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…
12
Christmas in Evergreen (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movie
Allie, a veterinarian in Evergreen, reluctantly will spend Christmas with her long-distance boyfriend. Bound for the airport, she has engine trouble, and Ryan, headed to Florida with his daughter Zoe, stops to help…
13
Christmas Made to Order (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie
When architect and Christmas amateur Steven finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he recruits holiday coordinator Gretchen to bring holiday joy to his home. Gretchen’s expert Christmas spirit brings Steven’s…
14
Check Inn to Christmas (2019)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie
Julia Crawley and Ryan Mason must unite their families during Crestridge's Centennial Christmas celebration in order to save their family inns from a chain resort.
15
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie
George and The Man In The Yellow Hat are having a merry time counting down to Christmas. But neither can decide what to give each other. Will they find the answers before Christmas morning?
16
Just in Time for Christmas (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movie
Lindsay is faced with a life-altering decision as Christmas approaches: Stay in her tiny hometown and marry boyfriend Jason or accept a coveted post teaching at an Ivy League college on the other side of the country…
17
'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie
Looking 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.
18
'Twas the Text Before Christmas (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movie
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
We Bare Bears: The Movie (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also tv movie
When Grizz, Panda, and Ice Bear's love of food trucks and viral videos get out of hand, the brothers are now chased away from their home and embark on a trip to Canada, where they can live in peace.
20
Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movie
Goldy is a spirited single mom who’s thrust into the role of town sleuth to help solve a friend’s mysterious death. With the clock ticking to find the culprit, Goldy strikes up an unlikely partnership with Detective…