'Twas the Text Before Christmas
Addie is a New York City chiropractor mistakenly receives a text from “Nana.” The accidental text turns into a loving friendship between the matronly Nana and Addie who now communi…
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Movies Like Dear Secret Santa
If you liked Dear Secret Santa, this Cinento mix gives you more titles with a similar feeling, rhythm, tension, comfort level, and after-watch taste. Start with 16 picks, then load more when you want a wider path.
Movies Like Dear Secret Santa
My Christmas Inn
With the holiday season in full swing, Jen Taylor is about to score a big promotion at the San Francisco ad agency where she works. But her life is unexpectedly turned upside down …
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EXmas
When Graham decides to surprise his family by traveling home for Christmas, he is shocked to discover them already celebrating with an unexpected guest of honor, his ex-fiancée, Al…
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Christmas Next Door
Eric Randall (Jesse Metcalfe), um famoso autor que escreve sobre como ficar solteiro é forçado a cuidar da sobrinha e sobrinho durante as férias e, com a ajuda da sua vizinha amant…
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NATAL EM WINDMILL WAY
Mia Meijer gets ready for the Christmas Market Dutch Bake-Off and suspects that her grandmother, Ann, will walk away with the cherished Golden Rolling Pin thanks to her Kerststol, …
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A Biltmore Christmas
Contemporary screenwriter Lucy Hardgrove is hired to pen the remake of the holiday classic His Merry Wife!, which was shot at the renowned Biltmore Estate. Taking a tour of the gro…
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A Christmas Miracle for Daisy
Whitney Alder owns interior design firm Marietta Designs, which she runs with her friend Andi in the small town of Marietta, Montana. Whitney is designing Santa’s float for the ann…
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The Mistletoe Promise
A chance meeting between two strangers who share a disdain for Christmas results in The Mistletoe Promise, a pact to help them navigate their holiday complications - together. But …
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A Glenbrooke Christmas
As Christmas nears, heiress Jessica Morgan seizes what seems like her last chance to experience a relaxed Christmas and heads off to the small town of Glenbrooke, where she meets a…
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A Christmas Melody
Kristin has just had to close her small Manhattan clothing boutique to return to her Ohio home town and live in her parents' former home. It's an adjustment for Kristin and her you…
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A December Bride
Aspiring interior designer Layla is dreading the Christmastime wedding of her cousin who’s marrying Layla’s ex-fiancé. Although Seth is the one responsible for introducing the brid…
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Catering Christmas
A fledgling caterer, Molly Frost, is hired by Jean Harrison, the perfectionistic director of the renowned Harrison Foundation, to cater this year’s annual Christmas Gala dinner. Th…
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A Christmas Princess
A struggling chef living in a trendy New York borough, Jessica took over a small restaurant where she used to work as a waitress, but it’s growing tough to make ends meet. Prince J…
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A Guerra dos Biscoitos
Christie e Penny são extremamente competitivas e inimigas desde a adolescência, mas agora são colegas de trabalho na mesma escola. Porém, quando uma competição de biscoitos se apro…
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Your Christmas or Mine?
É véspera de véspera de Natal. Depois de se despedirem na estação de comboios de Marylebone, Hayley e James, percebem que não conseguem passar o Natal afastados. Tomam a mesma deci…
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Holiday in Handcuffs
A ne’er-do-well thirty-something attempts to appease her family by kidnapping herself an attractive boyfriend for the family Christmas. Despite unlikely odds and dysfunctional fami…
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A Timeless Christmas
Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner, a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.…
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A Little Christmas Charm
Holly, a jewelry designer finds a lost charm bracelet and teams up with investigative reporter Greg in hopes of finding the owner and returning it by Christmas Eve.…
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Chateau Christmas
Margot, a world-renowned pianist, returns to Chateau Newhaus to spend the holidays with her family and is reunited with an ex who helps her rediscover her passion for music.…
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A Merry Christmas Wish
Janie, a rising marketing executive living in The Big Apple, returns to her hometown of Woodland Falls when her Great-Uncle Randall passes away. Randall has even arranged for his f…
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A Kindhearted Christmas
Jamie owns a sightseeing and tour company in the small town of Cooperville, New York. Navigating the holidays with enthusiasm is trickier for Jamie since her husband Matt passed. M…
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Jingle Around the Clock
Elle decides to reunite her college friends for Christmas, but her plans are thwarted by an opportunity at work to spearhead a Christmas campaign relaunch. She's forced to team up …
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Four Christmases and a Wedding
When event planner Chloe is hired to plan the local Christmas Festival, she is beyond thrilled to embrace the challenge. Professionally, everything is going great, but much to the …
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Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy
A skeptical writer shows up in Evergreen to get the scoop on the town's famed passion for Christmas during a search for a long-lost time capsule.…
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Christmas Under the Stars
When Nick is fired from his high-powered investment firm at Christmastime, he takes a job at a Christmas tree lot. There, he meets Julie, an astronomy teacher who’s always looked t…
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Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa
Lisa's trip home to Evergreen for the holidays finds her shepherding an effort to save the town's beloved general store, fulfilling the wishes of a Christmas past and finding a rom…
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A Godwink Christmas: Meant For Love
Multiple coincidences and a chance meeting bring together Alice and Jack, two strangers from very different family backgrounds, for an unexpected Christmastime courtship filled wit…
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Never Kiss a Man in a Christmas Sweater
Single mom Maggie is facing Christmas alone until Lucas crashes into her life and becomes an unexpected house guest. Together they overcome Christmas while finding comfort in their…
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Feliz Natal, Drake & Josh
Com o Natal chegando, Drake e Josh trabalham em uma loja de departamento, Drake tem de ser Papai Noel e encontram uma jovem e triste garota. Eles decidem então dar a ela o seu melh…
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Feliz Natal e um Próspero Assalto
Dois trabalhadores em maré de azar unem-se para assaltar um armazém de luxo em Londres na véspera de Natal. E se, pelo caminho, não roubam também o coração um do outro?…
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Um Príncipe de Natal - O Bebé Real
É época de Natal em Aldovia e um bebé real está a caminho. Amber e Richard recebem membros da realeza de um reino distante para renovar uma trégua sagrada, mas quando o tratado des…
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A Christmas Prince
Uma jovem jornalista recebe um belo presente de Natal ao ser enviada para cobrir a história de um príncipe prestes a se tornar rei.…
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Christmas Joy
Joy Holbrook, is a corporate market researcher, gunning for a promotion within her firm. Just as her company's CEO is taking notice, Joy finds out her Aunt Ruby has broken her ankl…
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A Royal Date for Christmas
Bella Sparks, owner of Bella’s Boutique, takes on a demanding new client named Stefan, who needs to be outfitted for a week of high-stakes meetings and events after his luggage goe…
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12 Gifts of Christmas
When Anna Parisi, an unemployed fine arts painter, is unable to make ends meet, she is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate exec. As they be…
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Derreter de Amor
O cachecol mágico de uma viúva dá vida a um charmoso boneco de neve, mas conseguirá ele ajudá-la a redescobrir o romance, o riso e a alegria natalícia antes de derreter?…
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A Midnight Kiss
With only one week to prepare, Mia Pearson and her family of party planners are given the biggest job in their company’s history: a New Year’s Eve party for tech entrepreneur Kate …
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Christmas in Mississippi
Photographer Holly Logan returns to her hometown of Gulfport, Mississippi for Christmas. The town is resurrecting their traditional holiday light show for the first time since a te…
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The Christmas Ornament
Newly widowed Kathy plans to skip out on decking the halls and trimming the tree this Christmas, trying to avoid anything that will bring back memories of her late husband. When Ka…
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Christmas Made to Order
When architect and Christmas amateur Steven finds himself hosting his family for Christmas, he recruits holiday coordinator Gretchen to bring holiday joy to his home. Gretchen’s ex…
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How should I use Movies Like Dear Secret Santa?
Start with the first row of picks and choose the title that matches your mood tonight. Use Load More when you want a wider path without leaving the same feeling zone.
Why do these picks belong together?
Cinento looks at the feeling behind the search: tone, pacing, tension, comfort level, genre lane, and the kind of emotional aftertaste people usually want from this mix.
Is this mix only for people who already know the main title?
No. The title is a shortcut. You can use the mix even if you simply want the same mood, pressure, or story energy.
Can I find official watch options from here?
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