Isn’t it true that the sappier the romantic Christmas movies, the better? Well, On Christmas Day, no cliche is too tacky to see.
Bring on the romantic comedy about an overworked big-city dweller who gets stuck in their rural hometown and rediscovers the Season’s spirit.
While also falling in love with their high school sweetheart/soulmate. Perhaps you’d rather live in a fantasy world where royals fall in Love with ordinary people.
With the A Christmas Prince trilogy and The Princess Switch, starring Vanessa Hudgens, that’s almost become its subgenre of romantic holiday movies on Netflix.
Some of the most romantic Christmas movies to watch are;
1. The Knight Before Christmas (2019)
After a sorceress transports medieval knight Sir Cole to modern-day Ohio during the holiday season, he befriends Brooke.
Brooke is a bright and gentle science teacher who has been disappointed by Love.
Furthermore, Brooke assists Sir Cole in navigating the modern world and figuring out how to complete his enigmatic one true goal – the sole act that will bring him home.
In addition, as he and Brooke become closer, Sir Cole begins to question how much he wants to return to his former life.
Starring Josh Whitehouse, Vanessa Hudgens, Ella Kenion, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Harry Jarvis, and Isabelle Franca.
2. A Welcome Home Christmas (2020)
A Welcome Home Christmas is one of the most romantic Christmas movies ever.
Army counselor Chloe Marquee welcomes a returning soldier who needs assistance adjusting to civilian life, only to be swept off her feet just in time for Christmas.
Starring Jana Kramer, Charles Tilton, Brandon Quinn, Rose Reid, and Tim Reid.
3. A Timeless Christmas (2020)
Charles Whitley, a businessman and inventor, quarreled with his fiancée Eliza Parker on December 18th, 1903, in Cutter Springs, New York.
She believes he lives for the future, especially with his innovations, leaving her behind in the present.
Furthermore, Charles’ devoted housekeeper, Rosie, and the only person who can tell him the truth without fear of retaliation believes they’re unsuitable as a couple, which Charles can admit.
But he’s at the age when he should get married, and he’s unsure if he proposed to Eliza for that reason or for Love, which she deserves.
However, his Christmas present to her is an old Christmas clock that is said to aid in discovering true Love when wound on a Christmas moon.
Starring Erin Cahill, Brandi Alexander, Ryan Paevey, Nelson Wong, and Zahf Paroo.
4. Happiest Season (2020)
Happiest Season is one of the most romantic Christmas movies for the holiday season. Meeting your girlfriend’s family for the first time can be challenging.
However, it’s even more challenging to plan a proposal over her family’s annual Christmas dinner – until you find they have no idea she’s homosexual.
When Abby discovers that Harper has kept their relationship hidden from her family, she begins to doubt the girlfriend she thought she knew.
Starring Kristen Stewart, Alison Brie, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, and Victor Garber.
5. Christmas Inheritance (2017)
The old Christmas theme of someone from the big city getting caught in a bit of village and finding unexpected Love will never get old.
Ellen is an heiress who must send a letter to her father’s former business partner to become CEO in this version.
However, after becoming stuck (and without money), she is forced to labor at the inn managed by a charming man named Jake.
It’s both silly and endearing. It stars Jake Lacy, Eliza Taylor, Michael Xavier, Andie McDowell, and Neil Crone.
6. Holiday in The Wild (2019)
Holiday in the Wild is one of the most romantic Christmas movies ever. It follows the story of a woman who flies to Africa alone after being dumped by her husband on the eve of starting on an African safari, where she meets an elephant conservationist.
Starring Kristin Davis, Rob Lowe, John Owen Lowe, Fezile Mpela, and Colin Moss.
7. Miss Me This Christmas (2017)
A couple’s divorce is slated to be finalized on Christmas Day, which is absurd,, but bear it.
In any case, Regina and Franklin must decide whether their relationship is genuinely over by visiting the Chesterton Hotel, where they were first married.
However, the Season’s spirit (along with an eccentric millionaire) may cause them to reevaluate their partnership.
Starring Redaric Williams, Erica Ash, Eva Marcille, Nathan Davis Jr. Allen Maldonado.
8. Santa Girl (2019)
Santa Girl is also one of the most romantic Christmas movies you should watch this Season. Furthermore, Imagine being the daughter of Santa Claus—imagine the strain!
Cassie Claus goes to college in the “real world” before returning to the North Pole to marry Jack Frost and take over the family company.
Additionally, Who wants to wager that she meets a cute guy at school who makes her reconsider her plans? Starring Devon Werkheiser, Jennifer Stone, Joshua Cody, McKayla Witt, and Hank Stone.
9. A Christmas Winter Song (2019)
Clio befriends Fred, a former musician who has fallen on hard times, and invites him into her shop to sing for the customers in the spirit of the Season.
Clio and Fred have much in common, including a love of performing. However, they also have a lot in common with their families. Clio must deal with her father’s death and whether or not she wants to have children.
Additionally, a reunion with Fred’s daughter Mia needs to restore his faith in life. Together, they find the strength to conquer their difficulties via the power of music.
Starring Stan Shaw, Ashanti, Sashani Nichole, Christian Rozakis, and Sarab Karoo.
10. A Christmas Prince (2017)
A Christmas Prince is one of the most romantic Christmas movies ever.
Additionally, when a writer poses as a teacher to learn more about a playboy prince, she becomes entangled in royal intrigue and falls in Love—but will she be able to retain her cover?
Starring Ben Lamb, Rose Mclver, Alice Krige, Sarah Douglas, and Honor Kneafsey.
11. 12 Dates of Christmas (2020)
Three hopelessly romantic singles set out to find the perfect person to bring home for the holidays.
It stars Garrett Marcantel, Faith Fernandez, Chad Savage, Natasha Rothwell, and Anthony Assent.
12. Love Hard (2021)
Love Hard is one of the latest, most romantic Christmas movies ever. But I’m always unmarried, despite being a hopeless romantic.
Additionally, when LA journalist Natalie swipes right on a handsome boy from the East Coast, Tag, she thinks things are starting to look up.
In addition, she takes a chance and boards a plane to surprise her crush for the holidays. Only to find out she’s been catfished by Tag’s boyhood friend, Josh, who is unlucky in Love.
However, her quest to reel in Love is chronicled in this delightful romantic comedy, Which Stars Nina Dobrev, Darren Barnet, Jimmy O. Yang, James Saito, and Rebecca Staab.
13. The Christmas Setup (2020)
Despite his regular year-end review, Hugo Spencer requests a partner in the new year from his boss, George Vogel. Or he will look for a job elsewhere. Such forthrightness about himself is unusual for a Manhattan lawyer.
Furthermore, just before he and Madelyn McKay, his BFF since college freshman year, head off to Milwaukee to spend Christmas with his long-widowed mother, Kate Spencer.
His army soldier brother, Aiden Spencer, a hard-working and talented Manhattan lawyer, Hug Vogel, confesses that the idea of Hugo becoming a partner had not yet crossed his or the other partners’ minds.
Still, it is something they will think about over the Christmas break. The film stars Ben Lewis, Fran Drescher, Blake Lee, Chad Connell, and Ellen Wong.
14. Christmas on The Menu (2020)
Christmas on the menu is one of the most romantic Christmas movies for the holiday season. It follows the story of Josie, a well-known chef.
He returns home for the holidays and crafts a special meal for her mother’s new bed-and-breakfast restaurant, Where she meets Tanner.
Furthermore, Tanner is a well-known food critic who panned her old bakery in a review. Soon, a Christmas romance blooms between them, just in time for the holidays.
Starring Clayton James, Kim Shaw, Cynthia Gibb, Jess Kove, and Kathrina Norman.
15. New Year’s Eve (2011)
This film is set on New Year’s Eve in New York City and follows different people as they deal with the day’s events.
In addition, Kim is a single mother who still sees her daughter, Hailey, as a young girl who wishes to go out with a boy and kiss him at midnight.
Additionally, Claire is in charge of the city’s annual tradition, the Times Square ball drop. And when something goes wrong, she needs to call a fired electrician to come and fix it.
Furthermore, Laura, a chef cooking for a record company’s New Year’s Eve party, bumps across Jensen, her ex-boyfriend, a singer who is singing at the party.
Starring Jessica Biel, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ashton Kutcher, Zac Efron, Michelle Pfeiffer.
16. Christmas Wedding Planner (2017)
Christmas Wedding Planner is one of the most romantic movies. In it, Kelsey Wilson, a wedding planner, is ready to embark on a new adventure.
She was preparing for her beloved cousin’s opulent and exclusive wedding.
Furthermore, everything is fine until Kelsey’s world is turned upside down by Connor McClane, a devilishly handsome private investigator.
Additionally, Connor is hired by a hidden source to interrupt the forthcoming wedding, but he wins Kelsey’s heart in the process.
Starring Stephen Huszar, Jocelyn Hudon, Kelly Rutherford, Eric Hicks, and Rebecca Dalton.
17. A Castle For Christmas (2021)
Sophie, a well-known American author, arrives in Scotland and discovers that she wants to buy a castle, but the obstinate owner, a Scottish Duke named Myles, refuses to sell to a foreigner.
Furthermore, the pair are continually butting heads to strike a compromise, but they may find more than they bargained for along the way.
Starring Cary Elwes, Brookes Shields, Andi Osho, Lee Ross, and Tina Gray.
18. The Princess Switch (2018)
Stacy is a type-A personality. On the advice of her sous chef and best friend, Kevin, a planner fond of schedules, she makes an unexpected journey to the charming region of Belgravia.
Additionally, Stacy encounters an identical stranger and a strange request while preparing for the Royal Christmas Baking Contest.
Furthermore, Duchess Margaret Delacourt, free-spirited but royally obligated, only wants one more chance to live as a “regular person” before marrying the Crown Prince of Belgravia. Stacy has the power to grant her wish.
19. A Cinderella Story: Christmas Wish (2019)
Kat Decker desperately needs a Christmas miracle. Although the promising singer-songwriter has vast goals, she also has big troubles.
Kat is pushed into a miserable job as a singing elf at millionaire Terrence Wintergarden’s Santa Land after being treated like a servant by her selfish stepmother and self-absorbed stepsisters.
However, there is one bright light in the job: Nick, the new Santa at the tree lot, charms his way into her heart.
Furthermore, Kat’s stepfamily is desperate to keep her from attending the exclusive Wintergarden Christmas Gala, which stars Gregg Sulkin and Laura Marrero, to receive their invitation.
20. A California Christmas (2020)
A California Christmas is one of the most romantic movies you should watch.
CEO Amy Van Aston pushes her Casanova son Joseph to seduce the woman owner of a California family farm to accomplish a business deal, or he will lose his luxury lifestyle.
Furthermore, after being mistaken for an expected ranch hand, Joseph accepts the position to infiltrate the situation and persuade the owner to sell.
Additionally, manual labor isn’t in his background, and falling for a lady he’s trying to seduce isn’t either.
The film stars Josh Swickard, Lauren Swickard, David Del Rio, Ali Afshar, and Katelyn Epperly.
21. A Christmas in New York (2016)
A Christmas in New York chronicles the experiences of six different couples celebrating the holidays at a posh hotel, similar to the plot of Love.
Furthermore, each deals with their issues and discovers the meaning of Love, family, and happiness. Starring Jaime Ray Newman, Ross McCall, Jaime Bamber, Tracie Thoms, and Linda Park.
