Movies Like Ibu wa hatsukoi no yō ni

If you liked Ibu wa hatsukoi no yō ni (1991), a movie, 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
A Cookie Cutter Christmas (2014)
★ 6.1/10
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…
2
EXmas (2023)
★ 6.4/10
When Graham decides to surprise his family by traveling home for Christmas, he is shocked to discover them already celebrating with an unexpected guest of honor, his ex-fiancée, Ali. The two exes battle it out to see…
3
A Christmas Melody (2015)
★ 6/10
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…
4
Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)
★ 6.4/10
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…
5
Chateau Christmas (2020)
★ 6.1/10
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.
6
Champagne Problems (2025)
★ 6/10
A driven American exec heads to Paris determined to acquire a champagne brand by Christmas — and accidentally falls for the heir to the bubbly empire.
7
Christmas Made to Order (2018)
★ 6.1/10
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…
8
Your Christmas or Mine 2 (2023)
★ 6.2/10
They've swapped Christmas – again. Can Hayley and James' relationship survive another turbulent family Christmas or has their future together gone off-piste?!
9
Jingle Around the Clock (2018)
★ 6.7/10
Elle decides to reunite her college friends for Christmas, but her plans are thwarted by an opportunity at work to spearhead a Christmas campaign relaunch. She's forced to team up with ad campaign "fixer" Max, who has…
10
Original Sin (2001)
★ 6.2/10
A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
11
Christmas on the Bayou (2013)
★ 6.1/10
When successful New York marketing executive Katherine discovers her workaholic ways are taking a toll on her eight-year-old son, Zac, she decides to spend Christmas with him and her mother, Lilly in her home town on…
12
Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh (2008)
★ 7.3/10
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.
13
Holiday in Handcuffs (2007)
★ 6.3/10
A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional family moments, the two fall in love and…
14
The Best Man Holiday (2013)
★ 6.5/10
When college friends reunite after 15 years over the Christmas holidays, they discover just how easy it is for long-forgotten rivalries and romances to be reignited.
15
I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998)
★ 6/10
Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa…
16
The Perfect Christmas Present (2017)
★ 6.2/10
Tom Jacobs is Mr Christmas! He's built an entire business around helping clients find the perfect gift. But what happens when he falls for one lucky recipient?
17
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
★ 7.9/10
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
18
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (2022)
★ 8/10
After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their…
19
Too Close for Christmas (2020)
★ 5.9/10
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…
20
A December Bride (2016)
★ 7.2/10
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…