We have finally reached to the end of 2020. Did you start feeling a tinge of festive in the air yet? But this year is a little different. Due to the ongoing pandemic many of us cannot go out and visit friends and family. For those who are planning to watch Netflix here’s our few recommendations might help you to bring the Christmas cheer in your home.
Holidate
Romantic Comedy – 1 h 43 m
Imdb- 6.1/10 । Rotten tomatoes – 44%
Two strangers Jackson and Sloane met at a mall and decided to be each other’s holidate. None of them was keen for a serious relationship. After spending Saint Patrick’s Day and Easter they became genuine friends. While dating both of them started realizing they are falling in love but they had been unsure about the other person’s feelings for them.
Why to watch
• Chemistry between Emma and Luke
• Opposite Attracts
A California Christmas
Romance Comedy Drama – 1h 47m
Imdb- 5.9 /10 । Rotten tomatoes – 53%
Joseph is a wealthy boy with no responsibility. His mother gave him an opportunity to prove himself and sent to California to pose as a ranch hand to get a hardworking farmer Callie to sell her family’s land before Christmas, will Joseph be able to make a deal or eventually they fall in love?
Why to watch
- Humour, Love
- Opposite Attracts
- Wine country setting
- Real-life married couple Josh and Lauren Swickard
- Chemistry between the lead pair
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Fantasy Musical Drama ‧ 2h 2m
Imdb – 6.5/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 90%
Set in the gloriously vibrant town of Cobbleton, the film follows legendary toymaker Jeronicus Jangle whose fanciful inventions burst with whimsy and wonder. But when his trusted apprentice steals his most prized creation, it’s up to his equally bright and inventive granddaughter and a long-forgotten invention to heal old wounds and reawaken the magic within. One of the best Best Christmas Movies To Watch.
Why to watch
- Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker & Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key
- Visually spectacular
- A Christmas Journey
Christmas Inheritance
Romantic Drama – 1h 44 m
Imdb- 5.7/10 । Rotten Tomatoes- 43%
Before ambitious heiress Ellen Langford can inherit her father’s business, she must deliver a special Christmas card to her dad’s former partner in Snow Falls. When a snowstorm strands her at the town inn, she discovers the true gift of Christmas.
Why to watch
- Value of hard work and helping others
- Will she prove to herself and her father
- Fell good movie
Holiday in the wild
Romantic Drama – 1h 26 m
Imdb- 6.1/10 । Rotten Tomatoes- 38%
Kate Conrad planned for a second surprise honeymoon for her husband Drew in Zambia. But Drew confessed that he is no longer in love with her, so she travels to the continent alone where she meets an elephant conservationist. Will she find purpose of life ? One of the best Christmas movies to Watch.
Why to watch
- Kristin Davis as Kate Conrad
- Inspiring
- Find the purpose of life
- Discover yourself, stand up for yourself
The Last Night Before
Comedy – 1h 41 m
Imdb- 6.4/10 । Rotten Tomatoes – 68%
After Ethan’s parents died in a car accident his friends decided to spend every Christmas evening together. Three of them had been looking for a Holy grail of Christmas parties in New York every year.
Why to watch
- Friendship
- Joseph Gordon, Seth Rodger, Antony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan.
- Michael Shannon at his best
Operation Christmas Drop
Romantic Drama – 1h 35m
Imdb – 5.8/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 47%
Congressional aide Erica Miller lands at a beachside Air Force base on assignment to find reasons to defund the facility, where she clashes with Capt. Andrew Jantz over this , but eventually falls in love.
Why to watch
- Opposite Attracts
- A by-the-book congressional aide
- Big Hearted Captain
The Princess Switch
Romantic Comedy – 1h 42m
Imdb – 6/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 75%
What happens when Chicago baker Stacy meets a soon-to-be princess who looks exactly like her? Well, they trade places and they also fall in love with each other’s beaus.
Why to watch
- Vanessa Hudgens the mischief
- Feel Good
- A duchess switches places with an ordinary woman
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
Romantic Comedy ‧ 1h 38m
Imdb – 5.3/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 64%
When Duchess Margaret unexpectedly inherits the throne to Montenaro and hits a rough patch with boyfriend Kevin, it’s up to her double, Princess Stacy, to get these star-crossed lovers back together.
Why to watch
- Can Stacy and Margaret pull off ANOTHER switch?
- A new lookalike, party girl Fiona
Let it snow
Romance Drama । Duration- 1 h 32 m
Imdb- 5.8/10 । Rotten Tomatoes- 81%
A snowstorm hits Waffle, a small town on a chilly Christmas eve. That brings a group of high school students together. The storm affected their friendship, love lives and several high school seniors.
Why to watch
- Chemistry between friends
- Friendship, love
- Cameo of Joan Cusack
- Soulful
- Good music
This Christmas
Family adventure । Duration- 1 h 44 m
Imdb- 7.1/10 । Rotten tomatoes- 67%
Centred around the Whitfield family who were gathered for the first holiday together in four years. Problem starts when Malcom prompts Lisa to suggest that they should all give-up their share of the family owned dry cleaners.
Why to watch
- Directed by Preston A Whitmore II
- Family drama
- Comedy
- Chris Brown, Sharon Leal, Regina King
The Knight Before Christmas
Romantic Comedy ‧ 1h 32m
Imdb – 5.5/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
A medieval English knight is magically transported to present-day America where he falls for a high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love.
Why to watch
- Medieval knight Sir Cole to present-day Ohio
- A clever and kind science teacher
- Can their love overcome all the odds?
Christmas Made to Order
Romantic Drama ‧ 1h 20 m
Imdb – 5.5/10 | Rotten Tomatoes – 70%
When an architect finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he turns to a holiday coordinator for help. Her expert Christmas spirit brings his family together, but neither expected it to bring them closer to each other.
Why to watch
- Holiday Coordinator
- Opposite Attracts
The Holiday Calendar
Romantic comedy – 1h 30m
Imdb- 5.7/10 । Rotten tomatoes- 33%
A struggling yet talented photographer Abby’s grandfather gave her a old fashioned wooden advent calendar. The contents of which seen to predict the future. Will this magical calendar lead her to love this holiday season?
Why to watch
- Feel good movie
- Dialogues
- Finding love
Holiday Rush
Romance Duration- 1h 34m
Imdb- 4.8/10 । Rotten tomatoes- 49%
A widowed radio DJ fired from her work. She moved with her aunt and four spoiled child. They needed to tighten their belts and pull together when their life of luxury turns lean just before Christmas.
Why to watch
- Life lessons
- Sunequal Martin, Darlene Love
- Inspiring
- For soul
- Family
A Christmas Prince
Romantic comedy – 1h 32m
Imdb- 5.8 / 10 । Rotten Tomatoes- 73%
Christmas comes early for an aspiring young journalist who was sent to abroad as to get the inside scoop on a playboy prince. She gets involved in some royal intrigue and ends up finding love. One of the best Christmas movies to watch.
Why to watch
- Great story
- Rose McIver
- Awesome location
- Fell good movie
- Recommended for Family
Christmas Wedding Planner
Romantic Drama – 1h 26 m
Imdb- 4.3/10 । Rotten Tomatoes -10%
A wedding planner is in the midst of planning her cousin’s lavish and exclusive wedding when a devilishly handsome private investigator turns her world upside down.
Why to watch
- Opposite Attracts
- Love
The Christmas Chronicles 2
Adventure Comedy Drama – 1h 55 m
Imdb- 6/10 । Rotten Tomatoes -70%
Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas forever. One of the best Christmas movies to watch.
Why to watch
- Kurt Russell as Santa Claus
- New version of her family
- Heart, humor, and holiday spirit
Angela’s Christmas Wish
Animated Family Drama – 47 m
Imdb- 7/10 । Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
A sequel to the much loved Angela’s Christmas, Angela’s Christmas Wish is a heart-warming tale of a determined little girl who sets out to reunite her family in time for Christmas.
Why to watch
- Uplifting
- Importance of family and togetherness
Klaus
Animation Family Drama ‧ 1h 37m
Imdb – 8.2 Rotten Tomatoes – 94
After proving himself to be the worst postman at the academy, a postman is posted to a frozen town in the North where he discovers Santa Claus is hiding out. One of the best Christmas movies To watch.
Why to watch
- Tiny act of love and kindness can influence an entire town
- Art of letter writing
- Feel Good Holiday Movie
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