This holiday season, while you are spending quality time with your family, here is a list of 20 Christmas romantic-comedy movies to amp up the fun.
20) A Christmas Prince
Set in a fictional kingdom in Europe, A Christmas Prince is based on a Journalist from New York who is sent to Aldovia in Europe for a press conference of their crown prince. The royal family mistakes the journalist to be a tutor for the princess and thus begins a love story between her and the crown prince, set against the warm fuzzy background of a European Christmas.
19) The Princess Switch
Starring Vanessa Hudgens in a dual role, The Princess Switch is about a baker and a princess who look exactly the same. They meet accidentally on a trip one Christmas and decide to switch their lives for two days. But then they realize they fit into each other’s life better than their own. What will happen now if the truth comes out?
18) A Very Merry Mix-Up
This movie is about Alice who is on her way to meet her fiancé’s family for the holidays. By mistake (or a miracle) she ends up with a different family. Although they are not the ones she came to meet, she feels a connection with this family and an even deeper bond with their son. Was the mix-up a blessing in disguise? You'll have to watch it to find out.
17) Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Starring, Matthew McConaughey, Ghosts of Girlfriend Past is a hilarious movie about a man - Connor Mead, who doesn’t believe in love and is infamous for breaking women’s hearts. During a family event at his old family estate, the ghost of his late uncle visits him and brings with him three ghosts of his girlfriends from the past, the present, and the future. He is forced to confront his fears and in its wake finds a love to last a lifetime.
16) The Knight Before Christmas
The Knight Before Christmas is about a knight, Sir Cole from the 14th century who is transported to the present day by a witch. Trying to navigate the new world he meets Brooke. Brooke assumes the Knight has amnesia and decides to help him. They develop a close bond over the holidays, but time is running out for Sir Cole who has to decide if he wants to go back to his previous life.
15) Holidate
The Christmas holidays are such a beautiful time that no one wants to spend it alone. Sloane, a single girl who is pressured by her family to find a man for herself, makes a deal with a boy - Jackson, to pretend to date in front of her family. This fun, hilarious movie is a must-watch that shows us how sometimes our true love is right in front of us and we don’t even notice.
14) Four Christmases
This unique story is about Brad and Kate, a couple who don’t believe in marriage because both of their parents are divorced. Some unforeseen circumstances lead them to spend this Christmas, going to each of their parent's houses. These four Christmases teach Brad and Kate a lesson that redeems their faith in love and family.
13) Last Christmas
Based on the famous song - “Last Christmas I gave you my heart…”, Last Christmas is a story about Kate who lives in London. Kate is paranoid, pessimistic, and highly cynical. She meets Tom, a charming, optimistic, lively boy who teaches her how to live happily and fully. As Kate falls for Tom, a secret is revealed. Tom actually doesn’t exist and is a figment of her imagination about her Organ Donor who gave her a second chance to live.
12) Love Hard
A modern-day Christmas rom-com, Love Hard is about Natalie, who matches with a guy on a dating app. She decides to go to New York to surprise him for Christmas and instead gets a surprise herself. Josh is not the person his profile showed him to be. Instead, he is an awkward, insecure person. This heartwarming movie teaches the lesson of not judging a book by its cover.
11) Miracle on 34th Street
A holiday classic, Miracle on the 34th Street, is about Doris who works at a Macy’s store in New York and hires a person to act as Santa Claus on the holidays. Things take a turn, when Kris, the Santa Claus hire claims that he actually is Santa Claus. This questions everything Doris believes in as she is a realistic person at heart who doesn’t believe in fairytales.
10) Serendipity
Serendipity is about two strangers- Jonathan and Sara, who meet on a shopping spree on Christmas Eve in New York City. They have an instant connection but the timing isn’t right. So while parting, Sara hands over a $5 bill to Jon with her number on it. Years later this $5 bill reconciles them and this time the timing is right.
9) Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary is a movie about self-acceptance. It is based on the life of Bridget, a 32-year-old woman who is desperately looking for love. She has two top contenders - Daniel Cleaver, her charming boss, and Mark Darcy, her reserved childhood friend. Through a journey filled with ups and downs, this holiday season movie teaches one a lot about love and the trials that come with it.
8) While You Were Sleeping
While You Were Sleeping, starring Sandra Bullock is about Lucy, a Transit Token Collector. She admires a passenger but he doesn’t even notice her. One Christmas, this passenger gets mugged and Lucy saves him and takes him to the hospital. The man’s family assumes Lucy to be his fiancé and thus begins a series of confusion and hilarious moments that end up with Lucy finding love, but not in the person you would have expected her to.
7) Frozen
A Disney animated film, Frozen is about two orphaned princesses - Elsa and Anna. The elder princess, Elsa has the power to create ice and snow and sometimes loses control over it, injuring people around her. Thus she isolates and locks herself in confinement. A beautiful story about family, true love, and self-acceptance, Frozen is a must-watch with your family.
6) The Holiday
Starring superstars - Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, The Holiday is about the rejuvenation Christmas brings with it. It's about Iris, a journalist from London, and Amanda, a movie trailer producer from Los Angeles who exchange their houses for two weeks over the holiday. This exchange ends with both of them confronting their true selves and finding potential love.
5) Elf
Elf is a timeless story about Buddy, a human who is mistakenly sent to live with the elves in the North Pole. When he grows up, he learns that his real father lives in New York and he sets out to meet him, in the process meeting Jovie. It is a wonderful story about the importance of family and the Christmas spirit.
4) Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle is about second chances in life. Sam, a widower is living a lonely life. His son, Jonah wants to help his father and calls into a radio show through which they meet Annie, a journalist. What fate has planned cannot be changed and Annie despite being engaged is pulled towards Sam, her true destiny.
3) You've Got Mail
You’ve Got Mail is a romantic comedy about two rivals who fall in love online via email. In real life, they are business competitors but their anonymous emails lead them to look past the hard exterior they portray and form a connection that transcends their rivalries.
2) Love Actually
Love Actually is a classic Christmas romantic comedy. It follows the life of 7 couples whose life gets interwoven on Christmas Eve. Each couple represents a different kind of hardship, this movie showcases how the holiday season is a time when everything gets better and love isn’t always just romantic.
1) When Harry Met Sally
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When Harry Met Sally gave rise to the popular notion ‘Can men and women be friends without falling in love?’ Harry and Sally are two strangers who keep up meeting again and again in New York City. Even though they develop a great bond, they keep on dating other people as they don’t want love to come in between their friendship. Eventually, they grow old, still in denial, until one fine Christmas Eve, changes everything.
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