Movies like The Christmas Setup: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Christmas Setup (2020) — a tv movie, drama and romance film directed by Pat Mills — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Christmas Setup most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like mother, holiday and son. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Karen Kingsbury's Maggie's Christmas Miracle 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Romance, Drama, TV Movie
Maggie, a single mom has to balance between her career and her son, Jordan. Jordan finds a tutor named Casey to help him at school, and Casey becomes like a father figure. Will the three of them find happiness and love once again?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Magical Christmas Ornaments 2017★ 6.0
Shares: Romance, Drama, TV Movie
When Marie begins receiving ornaments from her mother, a new coincidental blessing comes with each one, causing Marie to feel more excited for the holidays than she has in years. Marie’s once-lost Christmas spirit gets another boost when she meets her handsome neighbor Nate and feels a spark with him while celebrating the season.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Christmas in the Air 2017★ 6.1
Shares: TV Movie, Romance, Drama
Lydia, a successful professional organizer, is constantly trying to grow her business, but even her ambition takes a back seat to love when she meets Robert, a frazzled widower with two young children. A toy inventor, Robert is asked to present his new Christmas toy line to a superstore. His challenge is he only has 12 days to get his life and his business in order. Talk about a Christmas rush! Lydia shows Robert that this task goes way deeper than messy junk drawers and encompasses every aspect of his life. While she’s intent on helping him straighten out details he had long ignored, Robert teaches the buttoned-up Lydia that messiness can be a delightful part of life.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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I'll Be Home for Christmas 2016★ 6.1
Shares: TV Movie, Drama
Jackie Foster, a dynamic Assistant District Attorney and single mom, is looking forward to wrapping up her latest case and spending Christmas with Gracie, her adorable and precocious, eight-year old daughter. But when Jackie’s estranged dad, Jack , a gruff retired police officer, unexpectedly shows up at her door, they will be forced to confront old wounds.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Too Close for Christmas 2020★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Drama, TV Movie
When Hayley accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with her sister’s new in-laws, her seemingly perfect holiday takes a turn when Paul, Hayley's brother-in-law's brother, unexpectedly shows up. Still harboring a grudge against Paul for ending her last relationship, Hayley reluctantly spends time with Paul and slowly realizes she may have been too quick a judge on Paul
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Christmas Around the Corner 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Claire (Alexandra Breckenridge), a savvy venture capitalist from New York City, escapes to a quaint town in Vermont for the holidays and becomes a guest of the Fortenbury Bookstore. Upon arrival, Claire finds Christmas celebrations have been canceled by the town after a flood and the bookstore is in a dire state of disrepair. She immediately takes on the challenge to revitalize the store, but clashes with the owner, Andrew (Jamie Spilchuk), who initially rejects all her proposed improvements. Eventually, sparks fly as the two begin a budding romance, and Claire’s infectious optimism inspires Andrew to join her in reviving the yuletide spirit. But everything comes to a screeching halt when Claire discovers that Andrew is planning to sell the bookstore in the New Year. Will the spirit of Christmas be enough to change Andrew’s mind and encourage him to follow his heart?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Catch a Christmas Star 2013★ 6.4
Shares: Romance, TV Movie
Nikki Crandon is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Whether she's singing the National Anthem or promoting her latest album, everyone knows who she is—none more so than New Jersey high school basketball coach and widower Chris Mitchell, who was Nikki's first love in high school. When Chris' 10-year-old daughter Sophie finds out her dad still has feelings for the singer, she takes matters into her own hands. With her 8-year-old brother Jackson in tow, Sophie succeeds in reuniting the two. But when a misunderstanding and the growing glare of the public spotlight threaten Chris and Nikki's happiness, one can only wonder: will fame get in the way of a Merry Christmas?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby 2019★ 6.3
Shares: Romance, TV Movie
Christmas brings the ultimate gift to Aldovia: a royal baby. But first, Queen Amber must help her family and kingdom by finding a missing peace treaty.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Christmas in Evergreen 2017★ 6.4
Shares: Romance, TV Movie, Drama
Allie, a veterinarian in Evergreen, reluctantly will spend Christmas with her long-distance boyfriend. Bound for the airport, she has engine trouble, and Ryan, headed to Florida with his daughter Zoe, stops to help. Sure they won’t meet again, they ignore their attraction, and part ways. At the diner, Zoe wishes on a snow globe, and a storm seems to grant her wish.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Christmas Connection 2017★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, TV Movie, Romance
Adventurous flight attendant Sydney’s plans for a tropical Christmas get delayed when she helps an unaccompanied minor get home to Chicago to her dad Jonathan, a handsome widower and investigative reporter. Faced with a shortage of out-going flights, Sydney is marooned for several days in the Windy City – once her home as a small girl — and tags along with Jonathan, his daughter, and their exuberantly festive family until she can find a connecting flight. Jonathan makes her a deal: he helps her chase down the story of how her late parents met, and she helps him to write the perfect Christmas story and keep his job, and along the way, sparks form between them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Christmas Next Door 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Romance, TV Movie
Eric Randall, an author of bachelor lifestyle books, is left in charge of his young niece and nephew for the holidays. Eric turns to his neighbor April, a lover of all things Christmas, for help.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Lovely, Still 2009★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
A holiday fable that tells the story of an elderly man discovering love for the first time.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Christmas Secret 2014★ 6.8
Shares: Romance, Drama, TV Movie
While her life is falling apart, single mother Christine finds a magical family heirloom that leads to love and good fortune during Christmas.
Stream in India on Hoichoi, Hoichoi Amazon Channel
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A Heavenly Christmas 2016★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Romance, TV Movie
Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, she’s assigned a hard luck case. As she’s forced to help solve his problems, she’ll start to discover the meaning of Christmas and maybe even fall in love along the way.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Christmas Kiss 2011★ 6.1
Shares: TV Movie, Romance, Drama
Wendy Walton is the best designer in Boston... but no one knows it yet. Hoping to kick-start her career, Wendy has left work with the local theatre to take a job as an assistant to Priscilla Hall, the most prestigious designer in the city. Ms. Hall works Wendy around the clock, which is how Wendy finds herself trapped in an elevator late one night with an incredibly handsome stranger. Wendy and the mystery man share an impulsive, romantic, life changing kiss before the doors open and Wendy runs out, leaving him behind. The next day at work, Wendy answers the door to find the handsome gentleman standing in front of her.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Home for Christmas Day 2017★ 5.9
Shares: Romance, Drama, TV Movie
Jane is a single mother dead set on protecting her teenage daughter Betsy from the harsh realities of life. When Betsy falls in love with an enlisted man, Jane tries her best to steer Betsy away from heartache. Little does Jane realize she and her daughter are about to learn important lessons of the heart and that taking chances can sometimes lead to the most extraordinary happy endings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Finding Santa 2017★ 6.7
Shares: TV Movie, Romance
Christmas is a busy, busy time for the residents of Green River, particularly for Grace Long, the third generation of her family to steward the New England town’s signature Christmas Eve parade. This year’s audience for the parade promises to be in the millions, thanks to a national morning show that has chosen Green River as the site of its Christmas Eve day program.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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On the 12th Date of Christmas 2020★ 7.1
Shares: TV Movie, Romance
Two seemingly incompatible game designers team up to create a romantic, city-wide scavenger hunt themed for the "12 Days of Christmas."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Dear Christmas 2020★ 6.5
Shares: TV Movie, Romance
Natalie Morgan is an author and host of a popular podcast, Holiday Love, which shares true stories of holiday romance with its listeners. While to the outside world and her listeners everywhere see Natalie is an expert on romance, she's never truly experienced a romance of her own. As Natalie prepares to embark on a promotional tour for her new book, she stops back home to spend Christmas with her family and to celebrate her parent's 50th anniversary where she unexpectedly begins to experience her own holiday romance as sparks ignite with local firefighter, Jack.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Falling in Love 1984★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Romance
During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now