Movies like Christmas in July: 20 to watch next
If you loved Christmas in July (1940) — a comedy and romance film directed by Preston Sturges — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Christmas in July most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like department store, telegram and coffee. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Safety Last! 1923★ 7.7
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.
Stream in India on JustWatch TV Beta
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Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? 1957★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lover Come Back 1961★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Man's Favorite Sport? 1964★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Sex and the Single Girl 1964★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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It 1927★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Romance
A flapper shopgirl woos her rich boss with animal magnetism -- the captivating personal quality otherwise known as "it."
Stream in India on Cultpix, JustWatch TV Beta
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This Little Love of Mine 2021★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Laura Price is a successful San Francisco lawyer on the cusp of promotion – a far cry from her childhood growing up on a tropical island with best friends Chip and Gem. When the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s grandfather – asks Laura to travel to the island and deliver a contract to make Chip his heir, she leaves behind her practice and fiancé Owen to convince her childhood friend to sign a contract that will make him a billionaire.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Prom Pact 2023★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
It's prom season, and high school senior Mandy and her best friend and fellow outsider Ben are surrounded by over-the-top "promposals." Mandy is only focused on getting into her dream school Harvard, but as she starts tutoring basketball all-star Graham, she must re-evaluate whether her dream school is worth the cost of everything she believes in.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Love Is in the Air 2023★ 6.2
Shares: Romance, Comedy
A fiercely independent pilot fighting to keep her family business afloat starts to fall for the man sent by corporate to ground her operation forever.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Let's Make Love 1960★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Romance in Style 2022★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Ella's unique designs inspire publishing mogul Derek to include plussized fashion in his magazine. It's not long before Derek realizes that Ella's influence reaches far beyond the catwalk.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Confessions of a Shopaholic 2009★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Romance
In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Platinum Blonde 1931★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Ann Schuyler is an upper-crust socialite who bullies her reporter husband into conforming to her highfalutin ways. The husband chafes at the confinement of high society, though, and yearns for a creative outlet. He decides to write a play and collaborates with a fellow reporter.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Farmer's Daughter 1947★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
After leaving her family's farm to study nursing in the city, a young woman finds herself on an unexpected path towards politics.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Who's Minding the Store? 1963★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires Norman in an attempt to humiliate him enough that Barbara leaves him. Will she ruin their love, or will he ruin her store?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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In the Good Old Summertime 1949★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Two co-workers in a music shop dislike one another during business hours but unwittingly carry on an anonymous romance through the mail.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Midnight 1939★ 7.4
Shares: Comedy, Romance
An unemployed American showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian high society.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I Love You Again 1940★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy, Romance
Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, Comedy
Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Who Done It? 1942★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now