Movies Like The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008)

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year is a 2008 drama, romance, tv movie film from Michael M. Scott with a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Flirting with Forty and Christmas Around the Corner.

Drama Romance TV Movie

Flirting with Forty

2008

A divorcee has a passionate affair with a much younger surfing instructor in Hawaii.

5.2

MagicScore

Christmas Around the Corner

2018

Claire (Alexandra Breckenridge), a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to a quaint town in Vermont for the holidays and becomes a guest of the Fortenbury Bookstore. Upon arrival, Claire finds Christmas celebrations have been canceled by the town after a flood and the bookstore is in a dire state of disrepair. She immediately takes on the challenge to revitalize the store, but clashes with the owner, Andrew (Jamie Spilchuk), who initially rejects all her proposed improvements. Eventually, sparks fly as the two begin a budding romance, and Claire’s infectious optimism inspires Andrew to join her in reviving the yuletide spirit. But everything comes to a screeching halt when Claire discovers that Andrew is planning to sell the bookstore in the New Year. Will the spirit of Christmas be enough to change Andrew’s mind and encourage him to follow his heart?

6.4

MagicScore

Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas

2021

On her first holiday without her father, Zoey attempts to create a magical Christmas for her family just like the ones Mitch used to do.

6.4

MagicScore

Make the Yuletide Gay

2009

The holidays get overly festive as Olaf "Gunn" Gunnunderson, an out-and-proud gay college student, crawls back into the closet to survive the holidays with his parents. But when his boyfriend, Nathan, shows up at their doorstep unannounced, Gunn must put on a charade to keep the relationship a secret. With pressure mounting from all sides, will Gunn come out before the truth does?

6.1

MagicScore

The Holiday

2006

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

7.1

MagicScore

Christmas in Connecticut

1945

While recovering in a hospital, war hero Jefferson Jones grows familiar with the "Diary of a Housewife" column written by Elizabeth Lane. Jeff's nurse arranges with Elizabeth's publisher, Alexander Yardley, for Jeff to spend the holiday at Elizabeth's bucolic Connecticut farm with her husband and child. But the column is a sham, so Elizabeth and her editor, Dudley Beecham, in fear of losing their jobs, hasten to set up the single, childless and entirely nondomestic Elizabeth on a country farm.

6.9

MagicScore

The Holiday Calendar

2018

A talented photographer stuck in a dead-end job inherits an antique Advent calendar that may be predicting the future -- and pointing her toward love.

6.6

MagicScore

Hot Frosty

2024

When a young widow's magic scarf brings a dashing snowman to life, can he help her rediscover romance, laughter and holiday cheer before he melts away?

5.9

MagicScore

Love Hina Christmas Special: Silent Eve

2000

As another round of preliminary tests approach for Keitarō, so does Christmas. And as the first Christmas of the millennium, there is a rumor that if one confesses his love on this special eve it will come true. Keitarō has decided what he needs to do on this Christmas eve. But being a retaker, can he afford taking attention away from the tests on the same day?

5.6

MagicScore

#10

Arthur's Perfect Christmas

2000

Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way.

7.7

MagicScore

#11

Arthur Christmas

2011

For hundreds of years, the Claus family has delegated the title "Santa" to a chosen few of its members, which can be passed down upon retirement. Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in a one-night high-tech operation. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable’ to all but one—Arthur Claus, the current Santa’s misfit son deemed ineligible for the title, who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present halfway around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.

6.8

MagicScore

#12

Love the Coopers

2015

When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down, leading them all toward a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the spirit of the holiday.

6.0

MagicScore

#13

Christmas with the Campbells

2022

When Jesse is dumped right before the holidays by her boyfriend, Shawn, his parents convince her to still spend Christmas with them, and Shawn's handsome cousin, while Shawn is away.

5.6

MagicScore

#14

Elf

2003

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Silent Night, Deadly Night

2025

After witnessing his parents' brutal murder on Christmas Eve, Billy transforms into a Killer Santa, delivering a yearly spree of calculated, chilling violence. This year, his blood-soaked mission collides with love, as a young woman challenges him to confront his darkness.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Santa Who?

2000

Santa Claus develops amnesia after accidentally falling out of his sleigh and only the innocence of a small child can save him. Meanwhile, Santa has to battle the disbelief of a newsman.

5.4

MagicScore

#17

Albert

2016

Albert is the story of a tiny Douglas fir tree named Albert who has big dreams of becoming Empire City's most famous Christmas tree. When the search for this year's tree is announced, Albert believes he has found his calling and hits the road with his two best friends, Maisie the persistently positive plam tree, and Gene the abrasive and blisteringly honest weed, to fulfill his destiny. With a few prickly situations along the way, and Cactus Pete out to stop him, Albert learns the true meaning of Christmas.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992

Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems from a clerk and meddling bellboy. But when Kevin runs into his old nemeses, the Wet Bandits, he's determined to foil their plans to rob a toy store on Christmas Eve.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

Merry Little Batman

2023

This Christmas, Damian Wayne wants to be a superhero like his dad – the one and only Batman. When Damian is left home alone while Batman takes on Gotham’s worst supervillains on Christmas Eve, he stumbles upon a villainous plot to steal Christmas and leaps at the chance to save the day.

6.6

MagicScore

#20

Noelle

2019

Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

The top films similar to The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by MovieMagicScore are Flirting with Forty (5.2), Christmas Around the Corner (6.4), Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas (6.4). Each shares drama/romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year worth watching?

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.4/10 from 67 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008) is a drama, romance, tv movie film directed by Michael M. Scott, starring Brooke Burns, Henry Winkler, Warren Christie.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

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