1940 - PG - 99 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: Set during the Christmas season, 2 employees at a general store in Budapest are constantly butting heads with each other. Both are enamored with their respective pen pals who serve welcome distractions in their lives.
Top Cast: Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart
Review: Even though Christmas is more of a backdrop to this classic, the central themes of warmth and spirit of giving means this is a favorite to watch in the holiday season.
1995 - PG - 103 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: A hopelessly romantic Chicago Transit ticket booth operator is mistaken for the fiancée of a comatosed patient.
Top Cast: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman
Review: Set over the Christmas season, this festive rom-com slips in some intriguing twists and turns, held together by Sandra Bullock's charm. The spirit of togetherness and new beginnings will leave you with feel good vibes.
2020 - PG13 - 102 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: A holiday romantic comedy that captures the range of emotions tied to wanting your family's acceptance, being true to yourself and trying not to ruin Christmas.
Top Cast: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis
Review: This is a movie that will likely speak a lot to those who feel like family Christmas is full of unwanted pressures. It is a little cliched and chemistry is lacking between characters at times. Remember - honesty is the best policy.
2019 - PG-13 - 103 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: Kate is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Working as an elf in a year-round Christmas store is not good for the wannabe singer. However, she meets Tom and her life takes a turn, that seems too good to be true.
Top Cast: Madison Ingoldsby, Emma Thompson
Review: A warm, if imperfect Christmas tale, with charming performances and an interesting twist. I tried to find the Christmas store in London but disappointingly not found it yet.
2006 - PG-13 - 136 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: Amanda lives in L.A., Iris lives in Surrey UK. The two decide to swap houses for 2 weeks at Christmas, both trying to forget their troubled love lives, until romance finds them anyways.
Top Cast: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz
Review: This charming story is perfect for the festive period, with a stellar cast. It is corny, pretty predictable and a tad too convenient, but a reminder that to truly love others, you need to start to love yourself first.
1939 - Approved - 94 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.
Top Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray
Review: If the ability to melt even the coldest of hearts, to transform the feelings for our fellow people, is a feeling you desire in your holiday viewing, watch this!
2018 - TV-PG - 101 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: Competing in a Christmas baking competition in Belgravia, a Chicago baker bumps into the prince's fiancée, who looks just like her. They switch lives for two days.
Top Cast: Vanessa Hudgens, Sam Palladio
Review: A Christmastime version of the Prince and the Pauper with a nice cheesy story, you will laugh, roll your eyes and maybe shed a little tear. Who doesn't appreciate a real good try at a British accent.
2022 - 13+ - 95 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: Hayley and James are young and in love. They both make the same mad decision to swap trains and surprise each other. Passing each other in the station, they are unaware that they have just swapped Christmases.
Top Cast: Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk
Review: It is a shame people don't communicate to each other. The result in this case is a fairly light and breezy British rom-com. It may be cliched but aren't most Christmas movies!
2005 - PG-13 - 96 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush and best friend - a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
Top Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Amy Smart
Review: With a fun holiday feel, this com-rom provides a nice story line delivered well. This isn't about plot, it is about feeling happy, laughing out loud and although it isn't exactly a Christmas movie, enjoy it nonetheless.
2017 - PG - 92 MINS - ROMANTIC
Nutshell: When a reporter goes undercover as a tutor to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince, she gets tangled in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love, but will she be able to keep up her lie?
Top Cast: Rose McIver, Ben Lamb
Review: If you are a Hallmark fan, you will love this. It is cheesy, predictable and cleverly pokes fun at its own formula. This movie gives us that hopes of happy endings are attainable.
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