Movies Like The Christmas Contest (2021)

The Christmas Contest is a 2021 comedy, drama, romance, tv movie film from Paula Elle with a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Nine Kittens of Christmas and Christmas Jars.

Comedy Drama Romance TV Movie

The Nine Kittens of Christmas

2021

Cat lovers Zachary and Marilee are thrown back together at Christmas when they're tasked with finding homes for a litter of adorable kittens.

6.8

MagicScore

Christmas Jars

2019

Aspiring reporter Hope Jensen uncovers the remarkable secret behind a holiday phenomenon: money-filled glass jars anonymously given to people in need.

6.8

MagicScore

Jingle Bell Princess

2021

An actual princess has some mechanical issues and is temporarily grounded. Does she have time for a lobster roll? It is Christmas time in Maine which means snow, quaint scenery, and lots of Christmas lights near the ocean. With the crew distracted attending to the repair, Princess Amelia deplanes to walk through a magical Christmas tree lot near the airport perimeter.

6.4

MagicScore

A Royal Queens Christmas

2021

A prince finds his way to Queens during Christmas when a local woman enlists his help with a children's Christmas show.

6.4

MagicScore

A Maple Valley Christmas

2022

Erica is a rancher who has spent her whole life working the family farm with her mother and sister. When Aaron arrives and disrupts her plans, she starts to question what it is she actually wants.

6.4

MagicScore

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas

2021

During the holidays, a woman with amnesia catches a ride with her handsome nurse to investigate the only clue to her identity: a newspaper clipping for a Christmas Festival with a cryptic invitation.

6.3

MagicScore

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

2022

A former actress trying to break into directing tests her skills with a town’s annual Christmas Eve courtroom production in which the true authorship of the famous poem “A Visit from St. Nick” is debated.

6.0

MagicScore

A Godwink Christmas: Miracle of Love

2021

Brought together by community service, Eric and Joy find new purpose at Christmas. As they help a family rebuild their home, coincidences and a medical miracle lead them to believe in destiny.

5.7

MagicScore

Christmas with a Prince

2018

Pediatric specialist Tasha Mason is focused on one thing; keeping the kids in her ward as healthy and happy as possible. So when her high-school crush, who just happens to be handsome Prince Alexander Cavalieri, breaks his leg on a nearby ski-slope, Tasha is forced to allow him to secretly get well on her floor and she’s furious that a spoiled Royal is interrupting the precious healing time her kids so badly need. Soon, however, Tasha learns that some tough love and a lot of Christmas spirit, could turn this royal pain into a knight in shining armor.

5.5

MagicScore

#10

Boyfriends of Christmas Past

2021

Leading up to Christmas, marketing executive, Lauren, is visited by the ghosts of four ex-boyfriends. She must learn to open her heart or risk losing her best friend, Nate.

4.7

MagicScore

#11

Noel Next Door

2022

A hard-working, single mom gets into a war of words with a neighbor who she feels is ruining Christmas, only to find that this misunderstood grouch just may steal her heart.

7.0

MagicScore

#12

A Godwink Christmas: Second Chance, First Love

2020

After 15 years, Pat moves home from Hawaii with his two sons and through a series of coincidences, or Godwinks, ends up stuck in traffic next to his high school sweetheart, Margie, at Christmas.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Love's Christmas Journey

2011

While still mourning the loss of her husband and daughter, recently widowed Ellie King visits her brother Aaron Davis and his children for Christmas. Ellie does her best to enjoy the holidays, even making new friends with Mrs. Thompson, a local shop keeper, and handsome admirer Deputy Strode. Settling in nicely with her brother's family, Ellie also meets Erik, a young man abandoned by his outlaw father whom Aaron has taken in as one of his own. When Aaron travels out of town to purchase adjacent land for farming, Ellie agrees to watch his children, but the season’s festivities are threatened when Aaron goes missing.

6.7

MagicScore

#14

About a Boy

2002

Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle

2017

Maggie, a single mom has to balance between her career and her son, Jordan. Jordan finds a tutor named Casey to help him at school, and Casey becomes like a father figure. Will the three of them find happiness and love once again?

6.6

MagicScore

#16

Time for Me to Come Home for Christmas

2018

Famous musician Heath and small-town girl Cara are each traveling back to Oklahoma for the holidays when they get stranded in Chicago. Despite his fame, she has no idea who he is, but they hit it off—and she even ends up providing some inspiration for the Christmas song he's writing.

6.5

MagicScore

#17

The Noel Diary

2022

Cleaning out his childhood home at Christmas, a novelist meets a woman searching for her birth mother. Will an old diary unlock their pasts — and hearts?

6.3

MagicScore

#18

A Christmas Miracle for Daisy

2021

Whitney Alder owns interior design firm Marietta Designs, which she runs with her friend Andi in the small town of Marietta, Montana. Whitney is designing Santa’s float for the annual Marietta Christmas Parade when a potential job opportunity comes her way: the full redesign of a landmark home by Christmas Eve.

5.8

MagicScore

#19

Little Women

2019

Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.

7.9

MagicScore

#20

Cosy Dens

1999

Two families, Sebkovi and Krausovi, are celebrating Christmas, but not everyone is in a good mood. The teenage kids think that their fathers are totally stupid, and the fathers are sure that their children are nothing more than rebels, hating anything they say.

7.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Christmas Contest?

The top films similar to The Christmas Contest by MovieMagicScore are The Nine Kittens of Christmas (6.8), Christmas Jars (6.8), Jingle Bell Princess (6.4). Each shares comedy/drama/romance/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Christmas Contest worth watching?

The Christmas Contest holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.1/10 from 34 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Christmas Contest?

The Christmas Contest (2021) is a comedy, drama, romance, tv movie film directed by Paula Elle, starring Candace Cameron Bure, John Brotherton, Barbara Niven.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Christmas Contest?

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About movies like The Christmas Contest

This ranked list pairs The Christmas Contest (2021), a comedy and drama and romance and tv movie film from Paula Elle, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Candace Cameron Bure 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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