Movies Like The Sweetest Heart (2018)

The Sweetest Heart is a 2018 romance, tv movie film from Steven R. Monroe with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Season for Love and The Christmas Cure.

Romance TV Movie

Season for Love

2018

When a talented chef returns to her Texas hometown, she winds up entering the town's famous BBQ cook off and gets more than she bargained for when the surprise judge turns out to be her high school love.

6.4

MagicScore

The Christmas Cure

2017

A doctor returns home for Christmas to find that her father has decided to retire from his own practice. After reuniting with her high school sweetheart, she wonders if she should stay and take over her father's practice.

5.8

MagicScore

Stay Cool

2011

A successful author is forced to confront an unrequited high school crush when he returns home to deliver a commencement address to graduating seniors. Shasta O'Neil, a sexy high school senior flirts with the visiting author and invites him to the prom.

4.9

MagicScore

A Feeling of Home

2019

Web entrepreneur Abby hides her Texas roots to convince a backer she's from New England, a task complicated by a trip home and an unexpected reunion with Ryan, her high school sweetheart.

6.3

MagicScore

The Perfect Catch

2017

When Jessica Parker’s former high school boyfriend, superstar baseball player Chase Taynor, returns to town, she finds the inspiration to reinvent her struggling diner… and revisits the past to find something even better for the future.

6.3

MagicScore

Christmas Pen Pals

2018

Following an unexpected breakup weeks before Christmas, Hannah, tech wiz and creator of the dating app, Perfect One, heads home for the holidays, challenged to save her failing business by re-conceiving a new romantic dating model. Upon her return she runs into her high school boyfriend, Sam, who she has carefully avoided for years and reluctantly makes a deal with her dad to sign up for the town’s Christmas Cupid, an anonymous holiday pen pal service. As the season progresses, Hannah is smitten by each beautifully written letter she receives and starts to believe that her Christmas pen pal could be her soul mate.

6.5

MagicScore

Catch a Christmas Star

2013

Nikki Crandon is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Whether she's singing the National Anthem or promoting her latest album, everyone knows who she is—none more so than New Jersey high school basketball coach and widower Chris Mitchell, who was Nikki's first love in high school. When Chris' 10-year-old daughter Sophie finds out her dad still has feelings for the singer, she takes matters into her own hands. With her 8-year-old brother Jackson in tow, Sophie succeeds in reuniting the two. But when a misunderstanding and the growing glare of the public spotlight threaten Chris and Nikki's happiness, one can only wonder: will fame get in the way of a Merry Christmas?

6.4

MagicScore

SnowComing

2019

Samantha, once jilted by her high school sweetheart Jake during Snowcoming, returns home to honor her football coach father, who’s retiring, and runs into Jake, now a famous quarterback. After seeing the library needs updating, Samantha asks Jake to use his celebrity as a draw for a “Tailgate at the Library” fundraiser.

6.4

MagicScore

Christmas Wonderland

2018

Heidi, who initially left her small town of Pleasant Valley with the dream of one day becoming a successful painter, has put her own art on hold to excel as an art gallery curator. Now, a week before the gallery’s big Christmas party, she must return home to watch her niece and nephew. She comes face to face with her high school love, Chris, now a teacher, and offers to help him find a new last-minute location for the Christmas dance.

6.0

MagicScore

#10

Last Vermont Christmas

2018

When widowed mom Megan returns home for Christmas, she and her two sisters Audrey and Bethany are surprised to learn their parents are selling their childhood home, making this their last Christmas together in Vermont. Megan is even more surprised to discover that the buyer is her high school sweetheart, Nash, who plans to use the house as an investment property.

5.9

MagicScore

#11

Homegrown Christmas

2018

After stepping down as CEO of her dream job, Maddie heads home for the holidays to gain perspective. She finds herself running into her old high school sweetheart Carter, and tensions quickly arise. When forced to put together a Christmas dance for the local high school, Carter and Maddie find themselves putting their differences aside and rediscover what made them fall in love all those years ago.

4.8

MagicScore

#12

Cool and the Crazy

1994

Unhappily married couple Roslyn and Michael lead separate affairs that lead to violent repercussions for all.

4.2

MagicScore

#13

You Are the Apple of My Eye

2025

A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Sun-ah. The only member of the group who claims not to is Jin-woo, but he ends up loving her as well.

8.5

MagicScore

#14

The Best of Me

2014

A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

7.5

MagicScore

#15

You Are the Apple of My Eye

2011

A group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil, Shen Chia-yi. The only member of the group who claims not to is Ko Ching-teng, but he ends up loving her as well.

7.4

MagicScore

#16

A Sweet Christmas Romance

2019

When food stylist Holly returns home for Christmas, she learns that the elderly owner of her favorite childhood bakery is retiring and has started a contest to give the bakery away to whoever can recreate her famous 12 Days of Christmas recipes. When a local baker also enters the contest, the two adversaries end up cooking up something special together for the holidays.

6.9

MagicScore

#17

Time for You to Come Home for Christmas

2019

A recent widow travels with her son to her Virginia hometown for Christmas. On the way they meet a man who is also heading to the same destination. As they continue to spend time together, the pair grows closer.

6.8

MagicScore

#18

Return to Christmas Creek

2018

As Christmas approaches, Amelia Hughes, a career-focused Chicago app developer lacking in holiday spirit, returns to her small hometown of Christmas Creek to rediscover the meaning of Christmas. There, she reunites with her childhood best friend Mike and her estranged uncle Harry, whose mysterious rift with Amelia’s father divided her family during the holiday season when she was a child.

6.5

MagicScore

#19

Dear Christmas

2020

Natalie Morgan is an author and host of a popular podcast, Holiday Love, which shares true stories of holiday romance with its listeners. While to the outside world and her listeners everywhere see Natalie is an expert on romance, she's never truly experienced a romance of her own. As Natalie prepares to embark on a promotional tour for her new book, she stops back home to spend Christmas with her family and to celebrate her parent's 50th anniversary where she unexpectedly begins to experience her own holiday romance as sparks ignite with local firefighter, Jack.

6.5

MagicScore

#20

A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas

2019

Hotel manager Willow returns to her stunning Virginia hometown to help her sister plan a Christmas wedding at the inn her family once owned. She must work with current owner and single dad David, who wants to let go of the past.

6.3

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Sweetest Heart?

The top films similar to The Sweetest Heart by MovieMagicScore are Season for Love (6.4), The Christmas Cure (5.8), Stay Cool (4.9). Each shares romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Sweetest Heart worth watching?

The Sweetest Heart holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 55 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Sweetest Heart?

The Sweetest Heart (2018) is a romance, tv movie film directed by Steven R. Monroe, starring Julie Gonzalo, Chris McNally, Tammy Gillis.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Sweetest Heart?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more romance recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Sweetest Heart

This ranked list pairs The Sweetest Heart (2018), a romance and tv movie film from Steven R. Monroe, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Julie Gonzalo take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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