10 Christmas Movies To Watch If You Love The Holiday

The film, The Holiday is certainly one of the most popular Christmas movies of all time, with this one having everything you could ask for in a festive movie. The Holiday has an incredible cast of actors, featuring a great mix of humor and emotion, all with the Christmas period being at the heart of the story, while Hans Zimmer links it together with a beautiful score.

Having two very different stories taking place at the same time, one in America and one in England, all while still being interlinked is very clever, and it keeps audiences hooked throughout. It’s quite a unique Christmas movie in that sense, but there are still plenty of other great options for people wanting something similar to this.

10 New Year’s Eve (2011)

While this one might be focused on the big festive event just after Christmas, it is very much set in the holiday period and is another really fun movie. Much like The Holiday, this features intertwining stories, and the movie does it really well.

While the storylines aren’t quite as charming or detailed as what The Holiday offers, there’s something here for everyone. It looks at both positive and negatives and it is certainly a very enjoyable movie to watch at this time of year.

9 Let It Snow (2019)

Let It Snow really does have the feel of The Holiday, yet it is targeted at a slightly younger, more teenage audience. The cast of this movie is young, but it brings a really heartwarming tale with lots of different characters and separate storylines coming together to create one engaging movie.

There’s romance, friendship, music, and it’s all wrapped around the festive period, which is what ultimately gives it a lot of charm. The acting here is really well done and the characters and their various relationships are detailed, just like in The Holiday.

8 Surviving Christmas (2004)

Ben Affleck is the big star of this festive movie, and it is certainly one that people who love The Holiday will find fun. Much like that movie, it features a lead character who wants to escape and isn’t in the best place in life, with Affleck’s character, Drew, bringing a lot of humor and emotion within himself.

He ends up spending Christmas with strangers who he pays to pretend to be his family in order to impress his girlfriend. With their relationship on ice, it is up to Drew to showcase his true-self, which is similar to what happens within The Holiday.

7 Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)

The brilliance of The Holiday is that it is a story of two really strong female characters. Both Amanda and Iris are looking to retake control of their lives after going through difficulties, and while there are plenty of bumps in the road, eventually, they get there.

Well, that is exactly what happens in Bridget Jones’s Diary. Bridget has to deal with a lot of bad luck in love, but she remains strong and confident, making her a really compelling character to invest in. She has some hilariously embarrassing moments, but that’s what makes her so relatable and loveable, and those qualities all radiate through The Holiday as well.

6 It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)

It’s A Wonderful Life is one of the quintessential Christmas movies and something that has become beloved during the holiday period each and every year. This movie follows George Bailey, who similarly to the ladies in The Holiday is very much on the brink of a breakdown.

George is actually on the verge of committing suicide when an angel begins to show him the importance and meaning of life, showing him how wonderful it actually is. This is something that both Amanda and Iris learn as well, in their own ways. While the movies do have differences, there are also clear similarities.

5 A Christmas In New York (2016)

Much like The Holiday, this movie sees several stories take place at once, with different characters all experiencing their own issues and battles as they spend Christmas in a hotel. While this movie is a little more limited in location, it doesn’t hold back in terms of developing an amazing story as it covers different issues.

Each story has its own unique problems and lessons to learn, and that is what makes it such an enjoyable movie. Seeing so many different issues covered is what makes this such a compelling movie, with this being a really charming festive movie.

4 Last Christmas (2019)

Much like The Holiday, Last Christmas is very much grounded in reality, with the characters that are part of this movie being ones that are easy to connect and relate with. Kate is initially quite cynical about Christmas and everything that comes with it, and that’s similar to Amanda and Iris.

Both of the ladies in The Holiday aren’t initially in the festive spirit, which is why they decided to travel alone to spend Christmas avoiding things. But much like that, Last Christmas takes a magical, charming journey for Kate when she meets the right man.

3 Four Christmases (2008)

Four Christmases is another hilarious festive movie, and while the comedy is a little more on the nose and over the top with practical jokes here than The Holiday, they still have very similar themes. This movie also sees the lead characters having an unconventional Christmas, with their holiday to Fiji being ruined, forcing them to visit family.

It also features clear and very different stories with each parent that they visit. All of them are totally different and that brings its own unique element to the movie. Plus, just like the two romances in The Holiday, the chemistry between the two lead characters here is really strong, which makes the film click perfectly.

2 The Family Stone (2005)

Much like The Holiday, The Family Stone is all about the characters that are involved in the movie. It’s not too over the top and is all about someone being brought out of their comfort zone, which is exactly what both of the women are attempting to do in The Holiday.

The film explores different relationships, from romantic to familial, which is another great aspect of The Holiday. It brings a lot of great laughs, which everyone needs at this time of year, and it is certainly one that any fan of The Holiday should enjoy.

1 Love Actually (2003)

When it comes to the ultimate Christmas movie that is like The Holiday, Love Actually is absolutely the perfect choice. This movie does an amazing job of blending together stories, with a lot more than what The Holiday does, which gives audiences lots of different characters to invest in.

Love Actually covers every type of romance and emotion that Christmas covers, and from all walks of life. It’s a beautifully written movie and one that has a truly unbelievable cast. Plus, just like The Holiday, it brings together some incredibly emotional moments with great comedy and an overall warm, festive feeling that will not disappoint.

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