30 Heartwarming Romance, Family, and Holiday Movies to Watch in 2016

EMO The Musical

2016 • 94 min

Romance, Comedy

Ethan, a high school student consumed by negativity, unexpectedly falls in love with Trinity, an unreservedly optimistic Christian girl. This relationship clashes with the resentment of his bandmates and the disapproval of her religious community.

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Front Cover

2016 • 87 min • Box office $26K

Romance, Comedy, Drama

A man tries to conceal his Asian background, while another works hard to hide his sexuality. Both start to shift when Ryan is hired to prepare film star Ning for a fashion shoot, and the two men form a connection.

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Hopeless Romantic

2016 • 86 min

TV Movie, Romance

A man attempts to win back his ex-girlfriend by employing tactics lifted directly from romantic comedy films.

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A Firehouse Christmas

2016 • 90 min

Comedy, Drama, Romance

As Christmas nears, former Olympic hockey star Tom and his firefighter girlfriend Jenny seem to have it all. However, Tom's soon-to-be ex-wife, Mary – a former Olympic figure skater and author of a relationship advice book – isn't ready to…

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Barakah Meets Barakah

2016 • 88 min

Comedy, Romance

"Barakah Meets Barakah" is a film about two people finding love in a society with strict traditions. In Jeddah, Barakah, a civil servant and aspiring actor, unexpectedly falls for Bibi. He's known for his charisma, his mother's fashion boutique, and…

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Retake

2016 • 98 min

Romance, Drama

A solitary man in his middle years engages a male escort to relive a past road trip.

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Ivan Tsarevitch and the Changing Princess

2016 • 57 min

Romance, Animation, Comedy

This collection features four stories from different cultures. They follow princesses and adventurers as they journey across the globe. The stories include "The Mistress of Monsters," "The Wizard Student," "The Ship's Boy and His Cat," and "Ivan Tsarevitch and his…

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Rumbos

2016 • 93 min

Comedy, Romance

On a summer night in August, several individuals experience events that profoundly affect them. Connected by a late-night radio program, they navigate Barcelona, unaware that their lives will unexpectedly intersect.

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6.4

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Late Bloomer

2016 • 87 min • Budget $1M

Comedy, Romance, TV Movie

Jenny, a botanist who left her hometown to study rare flowers worldwide, returns to find her former tormentors have unexpectedly crossed paths with her. Shane, once part of the town's popular pair with Allison, is now the guidance counselor. He's…

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Autumn in the Vineyard

2016 • 84 min

TV Movie, Romance

Frankie Baldwin and Nate Deluca both believe they have a right to Sorrento Farm, so they agree to share the vineyard and work together to harvest the grapes for the annual Autumn Harvest Festival wine competition. Despite their constant arguments,…

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Sleigh Bells Ring

2016 • 82 min

TV Movie, Romance, Family

Laurel, recently divorced, finds it hard to embrace the holiday season while organizing her town's Christmas parade. A Christmas sleigh and a charming woodworker help her rediscover her festive spirit and potentially find love.

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Russian Mom

2016 • 89 min

Drama, Romance

Jang-ho, who aspires to be a chef, shares a close bond with his father, Yeong-soo, discussing everything from his girlfriend to their shared home. One day, Yeong-soo announces his remarriage to a Russian woman. Jang-ho accepts this and meets Olga,…

5.3

Mom's Friend 2

2016 • 92 min

Romance

Gwang-ho, an art student, is rejected by his girlfriend, who admits she only used him for emotional support and criticizes his dependence on his mother and sexual timing. Seeking a fresh start at a new academy, he meets Soo-yeon, a…

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Tulips in Spring

2016 • 84 min

Drama, TV Movie, Romance

At Payden Farms, Rose meets Tom Novak, a charming flower broker who connects the farm with local buyers. She learns the farm is struggling financially, and her parents are considering selling it to a powerful competitor. Tom helps Frank enter…

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Secret Summer

2016 • 88 min

Romance, Family, Comedy

Appraiser Rachel (Lindsey Shaw) is assigned a high-profile client who wants to buy out a small town's cherished library to build a resort and spa. Rachel, reluctant to leave New York City, is sent to California by her boss. At…

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From the Land of the Moon

2016 • 120 min • Budget $10M • Box office $47K

Drama, Romance

France, 1950s. A woman yearning for freedom finds herself bound by a loveless marriage. She develops a connection with a war veteran recovering from injuries sustained in Indochina.

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A Date for Mad Mary

2016 • 82 min

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Mary McArdle comes back to Drogheda after a brief prison sentence she'd rather not discuss. Everything is different now. Her best friend, Charlene, is getting married, and Mary is the maid of honor. When Charlene won't let Mary bring a…

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My Blind Brother

2016 • 85 min

Comedy, Drama, Romance

A blind athlete, driven by ambition, and his brother, who helped shape his path, find their relationship strained by a shared love for the same woman.

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Christmas List

2016 • 84 min

Comedy, Romance, TV Movie

Isobel Gray envisions a perfect Christmas with her boyfriend: a cozy, snow-covered cottage in the Pacific Northwest and a planned celebration of traditional holiday activities. However, her plans are disrupted when he unexpectedly disappears. Faced with a derailed holiday, she…

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Every Christmas Has a Story

2016 • 84 min

TV Movie, Drama, Comedy

During a live television broadcast, a popular personality makes a controversial remark about disliking Christmas. To rehabilitate her public image, she's sent to America's most festive town. There, she's unexpectedly partnered with Jack, the show's producer and her former boyfriend.…

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The History of Love

2016 • 134 min • Budget $20M

Drama, Romance, War

A forgotten book unexpectedly resurfaces, linking an elderly man's quest to find his son with a young woman's search for a way to ease her mother's isolation.

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Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong

2016 • 79 min • Box office $21K

Romance

Ruby, a Chinese American toy designer based in Los Angeles, travels to Hong Kong for a work trip. When she gets unexpectedly stranded, she encounters Josh, an American living abroad, who offers to show her around the city.

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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

2016 • 95 min • Budget $1M

Drama, Romance

Summer 1962. Olli Mäki, a Finnish boxer, is on the verge of winning the world featherweight championship. He's traveled from the countryside to Helsinki, and everything is set for him to achieve fame and wealth. All he needs to do…

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Loev

2016 • 90 min

Drama, Romance

Wall Street executive Jai wants to add some enjoyment to his 48-hour business trip to Mumbai. His friend Sahil, a music producer, joins him, even leaving his boyfriend Alex behind, to help plan a perfect escape. While hiking in the…

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The Devil's Mistress

2016 • 111 min

Drama, History, Romance

Salzburg, Germany, 2000. In a conversation with a journalist, aging Czech actress Lída Baarová recounts her dramatic ascent to stardom in 1930s Berlin and her intense affair with Joseph Goebbels, the Third Reich's Minister of Propaganda.

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Southside with You

2016 • 80 min • Budget $1M • Box office $6M

Romance, Drama

This film follows a single day in the summer of 1989 as Barack Obama, then a young man, takes his future wife on a memorable first date through Chicago's South Side.

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Christmas in Homestead

2016 • 84 min

Romance, TV Movie

Jessica, a globally renowned actress known for her glamorous – and often publicized – lifestyle, experiences a shift when she travels to Homestead, Iowa, to film a holiday movie. While working on set, she develops a relationship with Matt, a…

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Heartstone

2016 • 129 min • Box office $361K

Romance, Drama

In a secluded Icelandic fishing village, teenagers Thór and Kristján navigate a complicated summer. Thór pursues a girl, while Kristján grapples with unexpected feelings for his close friend. As summer fades and Iceland’s unforgiving landscape reasserts itself, they must confront…

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Sing Street

2016 • 105 min • Budget $4M • Box office $13M

Romance, Drama, Music

In 1980s Dublin, a young boy uses his music to cope with a difficult home life and gain the attention of a girl he's drawn to. He forms a band as a way to connect with her.

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Don't Blame the Kid

2016 • 113 min

Comedy, Romance

Following a single night of intimacy, a young woman discovers she is pregnant and chooses to form a partnership with the man who will be the father.

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