Movies Like The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D.
If you liked The Return of Marcus Welby, M.D. (1984), a tv movie movie directed by Alexander Singer, 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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A Kiss Before Christmas (2021)
★ 6/10Also tv movieEthan, 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.
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Love, Classified (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movieRomance 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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Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movieThree 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…
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Christmas at Castle Hart (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movieBrooke 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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'Tis the Season to be Merry (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movieLooking 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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The Magic of Ordinary Days (2005)
★ 7.5/10Also tv moviePregnant 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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Emma (1996)
★ 6.6/10Also tv movieEmma 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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Love on Harbor Island (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movieInterior 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…
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The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movieWith Christmas approaching, a handsome fireman afraid of commitment adopts a stray cat and meets a beautiful veterinary student who challenges his decision to remain a confirmed bachelor.
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A Royal Runaway Romance (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also tv moviePrincess 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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Next Stop, Christmas (2021)
★ 6.4/10Also tv movieAngie 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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As Luck Would Have It (2021)
★ 6.5/10Also tv movieWhen 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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A Merry Christmas Wish (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also tv movieJanie, 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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Winter Castle (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movieWhen 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.
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A Christmas Kiss (2011)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movieWendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious…
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Haul Out the Holly (2022)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movieEmily 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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A Wedding to Remember (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also tv movieOn opposite sides of a development project, Olivia and Brian are surprised to find they are the Maid of Honor and Best Man at the same wedding. They have to put their feelings aside to save their best friends’ wedding……
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Full-Court Miracle (2003)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movieInspired by the true story of University of Virginia basketball star Lamont Carr, the film centers on a group of young Jewish basketball players who search for a coach to help them out of a slump. The main character…
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Sound of Christmas (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also tv movieLizzie is a young piano teacher working at a music school while trying to save enough money for a Steinway piano. The school is gearing up for their major Christmas fundraiser and she has committed much of her time to…
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Drumline: A New Beat (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also tv movieA girl from New York attends a college in Atlanta to join their once-famous marching band.