The winter is here and so is Christmas. Do you still not know which is the perfect romantic movie that you should watch with your partner on Christmas? Let us help!
The holidays do not only bring joy and happiness, it is also a magical time when falling in love seems like a universal thing. It is like fate, you meet a person and fall in love. Putting the winter season and love together is also like putting two and two together. Maybe this is why so many Christmas classics have romance at its heart.
If you google romantic movies to watch with your partner on Christmas Eve, you will have a list combining thousands of them. The only hard part is figuring out which flavor of love you like the best so you can make sure you two have a cozy time together! Worry not, this is why we are here with the 7 best Christmas movies of all time that will guarantee a wonderful time with your partner this year. Let’s move on to the list.
- The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
How about a movie where the climax happens on Christmas and it guarantees a lot of romance? Well, if that you taste then The Shop Around the Corner released in 1940 is your best bet. The plot of the movie is so good that it inspired a lot of really successful productions afterward. From the Broadway play She Loves Me to the Nora Ephron hit You’ve Got Mail, the plots have been based on this holiday classic.
The Shop Around the Corner features James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan as lead characters playing clerks who are hardcore rivals in real life. At the same time, they absolutely adore the pen pals they have met through an ad in a newspaper. The twist is that they both do not know they are the pen pals in each other’s lives. The mystery unfolds and the events take place on Christmas Eve in Budapest, making it a perfect watch on the holidays.
- While You Were Sleeping (1995)
We here are a fan club of Sandra Bullock in the peak Sandra Bullock rom-com era and this movie is the epitome of it. The most magical thing is that the storyline takes place around Christmas too – it is like meant to be! The charming and relatable storyline revolving around a lonely woman is what makes the movie worth watching.
The story of While You Were Sleeping is based on Sandra’s character Lucy who is a lonely woman caught up in a fantasy world by pretending to be the fiancé of a man she has a huge crush on. In the movie, Lucy is mistaken for the fiancé of her crush who is coma. As time passes, she slowly falls in love with his brother and shares a heartfelt dynamic with his family. The warm atmosphere throughout the entire movie and Sandra’s amazing comedic timing make it a Christmas classic that you cannot miss!
- The Holiday (2006)
There are two kinds of people in this world – one who can stay happy and content during the holidays without needing anything, and the other kind who’s Christmas does not start until they have watched The Holiday. Count us in the second category and we have very good reasons for it. Released in 2006, The Holiday is a tale of two; we have two women, two settings in completely different environments, and two complicated love stories. The heartwarming script of the movie and brilliant acting by all the characters make the movie one of everyone’s favorites!
The story revolves around two women, Iris and Amanda Woods, played by Kate Winslet and
Cameron Diaz respectively who swap homes for the holiday. The drastic changes between scenarios in London and Los Angeles make these two women realize there is more to life than just boy problems. If you are in the mood for a refreshing romance, tune in for The Holiday.
- When Harry Met Sally (1989)
“When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” If this is not enough to convince you to watch When Harry Met Sally this Christmas we don’t know what will!
Released in 1989, this movie imposes the age-old question, can men and women be just friends? The screenplay of the movie is so good that it got an Oscar in the bag. However, what makes this movie such a great holiday watch is its relatable and witty dialogues and the remarkable acting by the lead actors. All the elements of the movie are drawn from real life so you would find any scene from the film to be grounded yet very much idealistic, and that is where the beauty of When Harry Met Sally lies!
- The Apartment (1960)
The Apartment is one of the truly classic movies that is enjoyable anytime throughout the entire year, but Christmas demands a special flick, and the film suits the demand the best. For this year’s Christmas, we have the Best Picture winner for you! The top-notch cast, especially Bud Baxter and Shirley MacLaine, and the chemistry between them is what truly draws you to the film.
Baxter plays the role of Jack Lemmon who gets ahead in his professional life by letting his philandering bosses use his apartment in the holiday season for their affairs. With everything going smoothly, things start to get complicated when he falls for one of the mistresses Fran, played by Shirley MacLaine. Now, what does this problem result in? One of the most iconic rom-coms of all time!
- It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
Released in 1946,It’s a Wonderful Life is not just one of the best Christmas movies, it is one of the best-made movies of all time, period. Not just a story of love between a couple, but the movie delivers an important message regarding the importance of community and personal sacrifice. Frank Capra uses the story of George Bailey in the movie to show how one person impacts the lives of so many other people and how communities are connected.
It’s a Wonderful Life also does not let you forget that George and Mary had one of the greatest romances of all time. In the year the movie was released, it was nominated for six Academy Awards and is still a cult classic among movie lovers. Make it your and your partner’s thing this Christmas!
- Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001)
How about we tell you the name of a movie where the main character tries to improve her life as a New Year resolution and keeps track of everything in her diary? Sounds familiar? Well, then you have to watch Bridget Jones’s Diary this holiday!
The invincible character of Bridget Jones was played by Renée Zellweger and resulted in one of the iconic performances of all time. It is like she was born to play this character! Well, the story evolves and we can see Bridget trying so hard to improve her life but romance, as always, gets in the way. Suddenly Bridget finds herself torn between two men and makes a decision that swoons us all. Find out who she chose with your partner this Christmas by watching Bridget Jones’s Diary.
Now that you have got the list, take out the coziest blankets, make your hot chocolate, and enjoy a Christmas movie night!
