20 movies like Christmas Child, ordered by similarity : The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007), Cloud 9(2008), Royal New Year's Eve(2017), Lovely, Still(2008), Christmas Everlasting(2018), Christmas Manger(2018), A Better Life(2012), Becks(2017), Carol(2015), The Christmas Train(2017), Having You(2013), I Knew Her Well(1966) ...
Other, Drama
USA
2003
96 Minutes
William R. Moses Megan Follows Muse Watson Tonya Bordeaux Steven Curtis Chapman Vicki Taylor Ross
journalist reverend sheriff judge maintenance man adopted son melodramatic emotional moving touching engaging heartwarming texas adoption going home christmas mysterious past christianity identity adventure
A life-sized nativity leads a man to learn about his past and lost family.
Other, Drama
UK
2007
90 Minutes
Tom Berenger Joely Richardson Luke Ward-Wilkinson Lia Williams Jenny O'Hara Ronald Pickup Elliot Cowan Derek Riddell
woodworker mother son young boy dead person friend engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming charming creative family home friendship relationships christmas emotion art adventure discovery
When a broken hearted boy loses the treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades a lonely ill-tempered woodcarver to create a replacement, ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
Germany
2008
98 Minutes
Ursula Werner Horst Rehberg Horst Westphal Steffi Kühnert
woman man couple lover cheeky confident emotional engaging heartwarming germany home apartment lake love love triangle loveless marriage lovers old age love forbidden love
A romantic drama about a woman who enters into an affair after 30 years of marriage.
Romance, Other, Drama
UK
2017
84 Minutes
Jessy Schram Sam Page Crystal Balint Cheryl Ladd Hayley Sales Andrew Kavadas Nicole LaPlaca Gerard Plunkett
fashion designer prince young woman love interest lady young man amusing charming playful lighthearted heartwarming emotional ballroom relationships love tradition love triangle royal life family honor discovery
Hamlet has the world at his feet. Young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad. Then word reaches him that his father is dead. Returning home he finds his world is utterly ... See full summary »
Other, Drama
2008
90 Minutes
Martin Landau Ellen Burstyn Adam Scott Elizabeth Banks Scott Beehner Mark Booker Kali Cook Leo Fitzpatrick Candice Rose Har Mar Superstar
elderly man couple lover elderly woman widow emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring profound touching united states love holidays christmas neighbors dating dementia love 21st century
Martin (Martin Landau), a perennial bachelor, is surprised when his new neighbor Mary (Ellen Burstyn) asks him out on a date. The unexpected romance blooms until Martin's fear and jealousy take the couple down an unexpected path.
Other, Drama, Romance
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Tatyana Ali Dondré Whitfield Dennis Haysbert Patti LaBelle Amanda Brooks Alyshia Ochse Shi Ne Nielson Jaida-Iman Benjamin Richard Garner Kelly Collins Lintz Greyson Chadwick
lawyer sister attorney mentally disabled person niece airy charming emotional engaging moving mushy wisconsin new york christmas will and testament going home sister relationship grief past loves discovery
Amelia Pittman (Vanessa Simoes) is forced to interact with her father, Fred Pittman (Jody Mitchell) who abandoned her as a child and now has Alzheimer's.
Other, Drama
USA
2018
91 Minutes
Andrea Logan Steve Young Tara Reid Randy Wayne Graham Schneider
old man widower daughter foster child rancher love interest charming emotional endearing heartwarming moving touching ranch bethlehem united states family home grief faith christmas hope
An elderly man grapples with his wife's death until his young daughter and his estranged foster child re-enter his life, giving him a new purpose.
Drama
USA
2012
110 Minutes
Leïla Bekhti Guillaume Canet Slimane Khettabi Claudia Jurt Dan Demarbre Abraham Belaga Nicolas Abraham François Favrat
chef waitress love interest lover son couple engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming moving restaurant france montreal canada relationships attraction new life money happiness
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama, Music
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Lena Hall Daniel Powell Mena Suvari Christine Lahti Dan Fogler Michael Zegen Hayley Kiyoko Darren Ritchie Sas Goldberg Morgan Weed
musician girlfriend mother lesbian ex-boyfriend housewife emotional engaging touching moving tender melodramatic los angeles st. louis going home female sexuality musicians failed romance musical performance unlikely romance
After breaking up with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn musician moves back in with her mother. Playing for tip money in an old friend's bar, an unexpected relationship begins to take shape. Based on the life and times of Alyssa Robbins.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Drama
UK|USA|Australia
2015
118 Minutes
Cate Blanchett Rooney Mara Sarah Paulson Jake Lacy John Magaro Cory Michael Smith Carrie Brownstein Kevin Crowley Nik Pajic Kyle Chandler
woman love interest divorcée romantic interest lover daughter mother photographer gay/lesbian emotional engaging endearing sad powerful tense united states manhattan new york new york city department store
An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.
Other, Drama, Romance
USA
2017
86 Minutes
Dermot Mulroney Kimberly Williams-Paisley Danny Glover Joan Cusack Holly Elissa Kirsten Prout Anthony Konechny Jill Teed Karen Holness Terence Kelly John Innes
journalist passenger airy heartwarming inspiring lighthearted moving uplifting train united states father/son relationship train travel writing going home christmas love discovery 2010s
The rise and fall of the circus experience. The story of the circus as an American experiment and entertainment. The story of those who brought it to life.
Comedy, Drama
UK
2013
97 Minutes
Anna Friel Romola Garai Andrew Buchan Philip Davis Isaac Andrews Steven Cree Harry Hadden-Paton Hattie Morahan
love child fiancé fiancée former lover son father emotional engaging gripping heartwarming intense tender united kingdom coast town home hospital family relationships father/son relationship
Jack has finally managed to propose to his girlfriend when his life is turned upside down by the arrival of an old one-night stand that introduces him to his seven year old son.
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1966
97 Minutes
Stefania Sandrelli Nino Manfredi Ugo Tognazzi Joachim Fuchsberger Franco Fabrizi Turi Ferro Franco Nero Jean-Claude Brialy Mario Adorf Enrico Maria Salerno Solvi Stubing
young girl young woman aspiring actress failed actress lover love interest emotional engaging melodramatic sad passionate heartwarming italy rome village ambition exploitation relationships difficult decision tragic love
Adriana, a naive Italian country girl, moves to Rome to become a movie star and experiences the dark side of the business.
Fantasy, Kids & Family, Other, Drama
Finland
2007
83 Minutes
Hannu-Pekka Björkman Otto Gustavsson Kari Väänänen Minna Haapkylä Mikko Leppilampi Mikko Kouki Laura Birn Antti Tuisku Matti Ristinen
orphan young boy neighbor parent accident victim carpenter emotional lighthearted melodramatic playful charming creative finland small town coming-of-age christmas toys love relationships good deeds
The touching story of how Santa Claus came to be Santa.
Drama
India
2004
138 Minutes
Anupam Kher Aftab Shivdasani Indraneel Rati Agnihotri
death young woman brother love interest mother father charming engaging melodramatic emotional heartwarming touching london england bollywood family death pact relationships father/daughter relationship romance
Thirty years ago Karam Jindal together with his widowed mom, Gayatri, and wife, Sandhya, had immigrated to London, England. Shortly thereafter Gayatri gets cancer and tragically passes away... See full summary »
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2018
150 Minutes
Tapsee Pannu Abhishek Bachchan Vicky Kaushal Jasmin Bajwa Ashnoor Kaur Abdul Quadir Amin Saurabh Sachdeva
young woman dj bank employee father mother emotional intense melodramatic inspiring heartwarming charming india disco love triangle loveless marriage wedding true love unconditional love forbidden love love
A love triangle between a spirited young woman, her outgoing boyfriend and a fiance who's husband material.
Drama
France|Italy
1960
105 Minutes
Bernadette Lafont Lucile Saint-Simon Clotilde Joano Stéphane Audran Mario David Jean-Louis Maury Sacha Briquet Dinan
single woman woman saleswoman man love interest lover amusing cheeky engaging dreamy heartwarming lighthearted paris france relationships love work destiny saleswomen love interest
A feud between families in 1870's rural France.
Other, Romance
France|Russia|Ukraine|Canada|USA
2017
84 Minutes
Jodie Sweetin Eric Winter Katey Hoffman Jay Brazeau Dolores Drake Ava Telek Billy Wickman Laura Mitchell Karen Holness Ian Rozylo Brenden Sunderland
santa claus impersonator young woman child love interest friend airy dreamy heartwarming lighthearted moving spirited small town christmas party mall canada christmas saving the day friendship santa claus
The subversive masterpieces of Russian-Ukrainian writer Isaac Babel challenged the reality of life under rising totalitarianism, and led to his arrest and execution in 1940. In Finding ... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
France
2015
124 Minutes
Vincent Cassel Emmanuelle Bercot Louis Garrel Isild Le Besco Chrystèle Saint Louis Augustin Patrick Raynal Yann Goven Paul Hamy
woman accident victim lover lawyer therapist drug addict intense melodramatic heartwarming emotional passionate touching clinic rehabilitation clinic ski slopes accident skiing passion past loves lost love
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. Dependent of medical staff and painkillers, she takes the time to remember the tumultuous love story she lived with Georgio.
Drama, Romance
West Germany
1955
105 Minutes
Eva Kotthaus Erik Schumann Horst Buchholz Georg Thomalla Gustav Knuth Camilla Spira Erich Ponto Lucie Höflich Siegfried Lowitz Otto Wernicke Wolfgang Neuss
german woman son border patrol officer love interest great-grandmother emotional melodramatic engaging heartwarming passionate charming east germany germany west germany border mother/son relationship east/west clash family relationships father/son relationship
A border police officer helps a woman cross between West and East Germany with her son. Despite being increasingly united by love, the distance between them increases as border security tightens.