Movies Like The Christmas Tango (2011)

The Christmas Tango is a 2011 drama, romance film from Nikos Koutelidakis with a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Belle Époque and Z.

Drama Romance

Belle Époque

1992

In 1931, a young soldier deserts from the army and falls into a country farm, where he is welcomed by the owner due to his political ideas. Manolo has four daughters, Fernando likes all of them and they like him, so he has to decide which one to love.

6.6

MagicScore

Z

1969

Amid a tense political climate, the opposition leader is killed in an apparent accident. When a prosecutor smells a cover-up, witnesses get targeted. A thinly veiled dramatization of the assassination of Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis and its aftermath, “Z” captures the outrage at the US-backed junta that ruled Greece at the time of its release.

7.8

MagicScore

Scent of a Woman

1992

Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.

7.8

MagicScore

Uranya

2006

A group of young boys must decide whether to buy a TV set to watch the launch of Apollo 11 or visit Uranya to learn about the secrets of love.

5.9

MagicScore

Kelly's Heroes

1970

A misfit group of World War II American soldiers goes AWOL to rob a bank behind German lines.

7.3

MagicScore

Hamburger Hill

1987

The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of earth so named because it chews up soldiers like chopped meat. They are fighting for their country, their fellow soldiers and their lives. War is hell, but this is worse. Hamburger Hill tells it the way it was, the way it really was. It's a raw, gritty and totally unrelenting dramatic depiction of one of the fiercest battles of America's bloodiest war. This happened. Hamburger Hill - war at its worst, men at their best.

6.6

MagicScore

The Story of Adele H.

1975

In the 19th century a mysterious woman named Adele H. crosses the ocean, from Europe to North America, to relentlessly pursue an handsome officer that denies her satisfaction.

6.9

MagicScore

The French Lieutenant's Woman

1981

In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles. Both actors are involved in serious relationships, but the passionate nature of the script leads to an off-camera love affair as well. While attempting to maintain their composure and professionalism, Anna and Mike struggle to come to terms with their infidelity.

6.4

MagicScore

Tango

1998

A dangerous love affair inspires a director to create the most spectacular and boldly seductive dance film ever made.

6.5

MagicScore

#10

Signs of Life

1968

During World War II, three German soldiers are withdrawn from combat when one of them, Stroszek, is wounded. They are assigned to a small coastal community on the Greek island of Kos while Stroszek recuperates. The men become increasingly stir crazy in their uneventful new assignment. Stroszek eventually goes mad.

6.6

MagicScore

#11

Love at the Christmas Table

2012

Family friends Sam and Kat spend every Christmas Eve at the Children's Table. They grow up together, sharing the highs and lows of young adulthood. And at thirty, Sam realizes that Kat is the one... but he's afraid that the past will get in the way.

5.8

MagicScore

#12

The 300 Spartans

1962

Essentially true story of how Spartan king Leonidas led an extremely small army of Greek Soldiers (300 of his personal body guards from Sparta) to hold off an invading Persian army now thought to have numbered 250,000.

6.4

MagicScore

#13

Meet My Valentine

2015

When Tom learns that he has terminal brain cancer, he decides to find a replacement husband for his wife and a father to his daughter, before it is too late. Unbeknownst to his wife Valentine, Tom sets up an on-line dating profile for her, and realizes that he doesn't know much about her anymore. Tom endeavors to get to know Valentine, and learns why he fell in love with her all those years ago... just in time to say goodbye.

6.5

MagicScore

#14

The Deep Blue Sea

2011

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

5.9

MagicScore

#15

Matrubhoomi: A Nation Without Women

2005

A woman, attended by two midwives, is giving birth in a small village in India. When the child's cry rings, the father bangs on a steel plate to attract the attention of all the villagers, ...

6.4

MagicScore

#16

Effie Gray

2014

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Return to Silent Hill

2026

When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him to the edge of his sanity.

5.4

MagicScore

#18

Three Way

2004

Lew is a small time loser with a troubled past and a very big secret. Overhearing a couple plan a kidnapping, Lew is tempted to come up with a scheme of his own. He decides to get to the victim first and then blackmail the real criminals. His plan soon spins out of control.

4.0

MagicScore

#19

The Hunting Party

1971

A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.

6.1

MagicScore

#20

R.I.P.D.

2013

A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.

5.9

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Christmas Tango?

The top films similar to The Christmas Tango by MovieMagicScore are Belle Époque (6.6), Z (7.8), Scent of a Woman (7.8). Each shares drama/romance themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Christmas Tango worth watching?

The Christmas Tango holds a MovieMagicScore of 7.0/10 from 29 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is The Christmas Tango?

The Christmas Tango (2011) is a drama, romance film directed by Nikos Koutelidakis, starring Giannis Bezos, Yannis Stankoglou, Antinoos Albanis.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Christmas Tango?

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

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About movies like The Christmas Tango

This ranked list pairs The Christmas Tango (2011), a drama and romance film from Nikos Koutelidakis, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Giannis Bezos 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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