Movies like The Holiday (2006)

Name: The Holiday
Released: 2006

10 films to watch after The Holiday, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Two women, one American and one British, swap homes at Christmastime following bad breakups. Each woman finds romance with a local man but realizes that the imminent return home may end the relationship.

1

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Fit 64%

Shares Comedy and Romance with The Holiday.

London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.
2

2 Days in Paris (2007)

Fit 49%

Shares Comedy and Romance with The Holiday.

Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents — and several of her ex-boyfriends.
3

Four Christmases (2008)

Fit 47%

Shares Comedy and Romance with The Holiday.

Brad and Kate have made something of an art form out of avoiding their families during the holidays, but this year their foolproof plan is about go bust -- big time. Stuck at the city airport after all departing flights are canceled, the couple is embarrassed to see their ruse exposed to the world by an overzealous television reporter. Now, Brad and Kate are left with precious little choice other than to swallow their pride and suffer the rounds.
4

Just Friends (2005)

Fit 46%

Shares Comedy and Romance with The Holiday.

While visiting his hometown during Christmas, a man comes face-to-face with his old high school crush whom he was best friends with – a woman whose rejection of him turned him into a ferocious womanizer.
5

The Princess Switch (2018)

Fit 46%

Shares Romance and Comedy with The Holiday.

When a down-to-earth Chicago baker and a soon-to-be princess discover they look like twins, they hatch a Christmastime plan to trade places.
6

Champagne Problems (2025)

Fit 40%

Shares Romance and Comedy with The Holiday.

A driven American exec heads to Paris determined to acquire a champagne brand by Christmas — and accidentally falls for the heir to the bubbly empire.
7

Your Christmas or Mine? (2022)

Fit 38%

Shares Comedy and Romance with The Holiday.

Students Hayley and James are young and in love. After saying goodbye for Christmas at a London train station, they both make the same mad split-second decision to swap trains and surprise each other. Passing each other in the station, they are completely unaware that they have just swapped Christmases.
8

Russian Dolls (2005)

Fit 36%

Shares Comedy and Romance with The Holiday.

Five years after their summer together in Barcelona, Xavier, William, Wendy, Martine and Isabelle reunite.
9

The Next Best Thing (2000)

Fit 35%

Shares Comedy and Romance with The Holiday.

A comedy-drama about best friends - one a straight woman, Abbie, the other a gay man, Robert - who decide to have a child together. Five years later, Abbie falls in love with a straight man and wants to move away with her and Robert's little boy Sam, and a nasty custody battle ensues.
10

A Merry Little Ex-Mas (2025)

Fit 35%

Shares Romance and Comedy with The Holiday.

Recently separated, Kate hopes to celebrate one last perfect family Christmas with her soon-to-be ex-husband Everett and their kids before their divorce is final and the house is sold. But her holiday plans are hilariously derailed when Everett unexpectedly brings his younger, successful new girlfriend.