Movies Like Home for the Holidays (1995)

Home for the Holidays is a 1995 comedy, drama, romance film from Jodie Foster with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Madea's Big Happy Family and The Secret of the Grain.

Comedy Drama Romance

Madea's Big Happy Family

2011

When Shirley, Madea's niece, receives distressing news about her health, the only thing she wants is her family gathered around her. However, Shirley's three adult children are too preoccupied with their own troubled lives to pay attention to their mother. It is up to Madea, with the help of rowdy Aunt Bam, to bring the clan together and help Shirley deal with her crisis.

6.7

MagicScore

The Secret of the Grain

2007

In southern France, a Franco-Arabic shipyard worker along with his partner's daughter pursues his dream of opening a restaurant.

7.0

MagicScore

Samurai Fiction

1998

A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.

6.7

MagicScore

Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving

1999

A collection of Winnie the Pooh's memorable holiday adventures, as Winnie, Piglet, and Tigger set out to find the right ingredients for Winter, Rabbit learns how to manage a complicated Thanksgiving dinner, and everyone gets a special visit from a new friend. Featuring a number of delightful songs for singing along, this video is sure to become a favorite holiday classic.

6.8

MagicScore

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Talking about his father’s loneliness soon leads to a meeting with a young female journalist, who has flown to Seattle to write a story about the boy and his father.

6.7

MagicScore

Miracle on 34th Street

1947

Kris Kringle, seemingly the embodiment of Santa Claus, is asked to portray the jolly old fellow at Macy's following his performance in the Thanksgiving Day parade. His portrayal is so complete that many begin to question if he truly is Santa Claus, while others question his sanity.

7.4

MagicScore

Grumpy Old Men

1993

For decades, next-door neighbors and former friends John and Max have feuded, trading insults and wicked pranks. When an attractive widow moves in nearby, their bad blood erupts into a high-stakes rivalry full of naughty jokes and adolescent hijinks.

6.7

MagicScore

Almost Christmas

2016

A dysfunctional family gathers together for their first Christmas since the death of their matriarch.

6.0

MagicScore

Holidaze

2014

Melody, high powered corporate workaholic for a retail conglomerate, is happy to spend the holidays jet-setting with her girlfriends. However, she's in for an unpleasant surprise when her boss sends her to her sleepy hometown to convince the reluctant townspeople to allow them to build a new discount store. Now, forced to reconnect with her family and her childhood sweetheart Carter, her task is not so simple, as all are vehemently opposed to everything Melody's company stands for. Desperate to get out of town and back to her real life, Melody takes a spill and wakes up in an alternate universe where she never left home and is married to Carter! Once determined to leave her small town life behind, Melody must make sense of her new life and decide if you truly can go home again. - Written by ABC

5.3

MagicScore

#10

Les Aristos

2006

The Arbac de Neuvilles are one of the oldest families in France. They have inhabited their ancient château for fifty-two generations and are proud of their noble ancestry. But today they are stone broke. When a bailiff turns up notifying them that they owe two million euros in back taxes, these proud aristocrats are understandably shaken to the core of their ancestral seat. Just how are they to find this amount of money when none of them has any capacity for work?

4.3

MagicScore

#11

Girlfriends of Christmas Past

2016

When three hilarious, strong-willed women join forces to seek the ultimate revenge on their cheating ex at his upcoming holiday retreat, love struck event planner Livvy meets Carter, the property manager organizing it all, leaving Livvy to question if she can leave off their revenge scheme long enough to finally forgive her ex and let a real holiday romance blossom.

4.8

MagicScore

#12

Step Up

2006

Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

The House

2011

Stone by stone, Imrich is building a small house for his daughter Eva almost entirely on his own. But for Eva, who is about to graduate from school, the prospect of moving into the house is about as appealing as being imprisoned in a jail she herself has helped to build. She has very different plans for her future...

5.1

MagicScore

#14

Enough Said

2013

Eva is a divorced soon-to-be empty-nester wondering about her next act. Then she meets Marianne, the embodiment of her perfect self. Armed with a restored outlook on being middle-aged and single, Eva decides to take a chance on her new love interest Albert — a sweet, funny and like-minded man. But things get complicated when Eva discovers that Albert is in fact the dreaded ex–husband of Marianne...

6.7

MagicScore

#15

Love at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

2012

As Chicago gears up for its annual Thanksgiving Day parade, Emily Jones, an eager parade coordinator is shocked when Henry Williams, a wealthy new development consultant, is brought in to analyze the parade's finances.

6.4

MagicScore

#16

I Am Not a Serial Killer

2016

In a small Midwestern town, a troubled teen with homicidal tendencies must hunt down and destroy a supernatural killer while keeping his own inner demons at bay.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

The Lodge

2020

When a father is forced to abruptly depart for work, he leaves his children, Aidan and Mia, at their holiday home in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace's dark past.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Christmas Is Cancelled

2024

Newlyweds Lidia and Manuel face their biggest challenge yet when they bring their wildly different families together for Christmas. As clashing personalities spark both hilarity and tension, their relationship hangs in the balance amidst the holiday chaos.

7.0

MagicScore

#19

Black Friday

2021

A group of toy store employees must protect each other from a horde of parasite infected shoppers.

5.0

MagicScore

#20

Dalecarlians

2004

Mia returns from Stockholm to her parents' home in a small town in Dalecarlia (Dalarna) to celebrate her father's 70th birthday. Her elder sisters Eivor and Gunilla welcome her, but their different lifestyles prevent them from really communicating. The tension builds, and the party that should be a celebration turns out to be a turning point for the family and their friends

5.8

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Home for the Holidays?

The top films similar to Home for the Holidays by MovieMagicScore are Madea's Big Happy Family (6.7), The Secret of the Grain (7.0), Samurai Fiction (6.7). Each shares comedy/drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Home for the Holidays worth watching?

Home for the Holidays holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 187 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Home for the Holidays?

Home for the Holidays (1995) is a comedy, drama, romance film directed by Jodie Foster, starring Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jr., Anne Bancroft.

Where can I find more recommendations like Home for the Holidays?

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

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About movies like Home for the Holidays

This ranked list pairs Home for the Holidays (1995), a comedy and drama and romance film from Jodie Foster, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Holly Hunter 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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