Movies Like It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2019)

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas is a 2019 romance, tv movie film from David Weaver with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Ice Princess and Battle of the Bulbs.

Romance TV Movie

Ice Princess

2005

With the help of her coach, her mom, and the boy who drives the Zamboni, nothing can stop Casey Carlyle from realizing her dream to be a champion figure skater.

6.4

MagicScore

Battle of the Bulbs

2010

Bob and Stu are former best friends who still hold a grudge from an argument they had when they were teenagers. Now, they hope to settle the score with a different kind of competition: who can out-bulb the other in their town’s annual Christmas decorating contest.

4.8

MagicScore

State and Main

2000

A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.

6.3

MagicScore

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

Our favourite police men are called together to deal with a gang who rob banks and jewelers. Using their various talents as well as their extraordinary luck, the crooks stand no chance against our men and women in blue.

5.1

MagicScore

Challengers

2024

Tennis player turned coach Tashi has taken her husband, Art, and transformed him into a world-famous Major champion. To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, she signs him up for a "Challenger" event — close to the lowest level of pro tournament — where he finds himself standing across the net from his former best friend and Tashi's former boyfriend.

6.9

MagicScore

The Layover

2017

When their plane is rerouted due to a hurricane warning, two single female best friends find themselves competing for the same guy during an extended layover in St. Louis.

5.4

MagicScore

The Prestige

2006

A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

8.2

MagicScore

Senna

2010

The remarkable story of Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, charting his physical and spiritual achievements on the track and off, his quest for perfection, and the mythical status he has since attained, is the subject of Senna, a documentary feature that spans the racing legend's years as an F1 driver, from his opening season in 1984 to his untimely death a decade later.

8.1

MagicScore

Strokes of Genius

2018

The film intertwines Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal's lives with their famed 2008 Wimbledon championship - an epic match so close and so reflective of their competitive balance that, in the end, the true winner was the sport itself.

7.7

MagicScore

#10

100 METERS

2025

A gifted runner trains a determined but unskilled classmate, unaware he's creating a rival who will challenge him on the track for years to come.

7.7

MagicScore

#11

I, Tonya

2017

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

7.5

MagicScore

#12

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

2020

Two small-town singers chase their pop star dreams at a global music competition, where high stakes, scheming rivals and onstage mishaps test their bond.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Tin Men

1987

A minor car accident drives two rival aluminum-siding salesmen to the ridiculous extremes of man versus man in 1963 Baltimore.

6.3

MagicScore

#14

The Internship

2013

Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.

6.2

MagicScore

#15

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight children.

6.2

MagicScore

#16

Blades of Glory

2007

When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.

6.1

MagicScore

#17

Daddy Day Camp

2007

Seeking to offer his son the satisfying summer camp experience that eluded him as a child, the operator of a neighborhood daycare center opens his own camp, only to face financial hardship and stiff competition from a rival camp.

4.9

MagicScore

#18

A Very Merry Toy Store

2017

Two rival toy shop owners reluctantly join forces when an unscrupulous toy magnate opens a box store in their town.

6.2

MagicScore

#19

East Side Sushi

2014

Years of working in the food industry have made Juana, a working-class Latina, a chef of speed and skill. Searching for financial stability, she stumbles into a high-energy, male-dominated Japanese cuisine kitchen. The new atmosphere re-ignites her passions for food and life and makes her hungry to get mixed up in the flavors of this new world.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

1970

A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas?

The top films similar to It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas by MovieMagicScore are Ice Princess (6.4), Battle of the Bulbs (4.8), State and Main (6.3). Each shares romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas worth watching?

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 39 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas?

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2019) is a romance, tv movie film directed by David Weaver, starring Tricia Helfer, Eric Mabius, April Telek.

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About movies like It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

This ranked list pairs It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (2019), a romance and tv movie film from David Weaver, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Tricia Helfer 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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