Melt hearts. 7 good movies about winter and love

7. "Write Before Christmas"

• 2019
• USA, Canada
• Drama, melodrama
• Director: Pat Williams
• Starring: Torrey Devitto, Chad Michael Murray, Lolita Davidovich, Grant Shaw, Madison Smith
• IMDb Rating: 6.8

After Jessica (Torrey DeVitto) gets dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to send birthday cards to the most important people in her life: her aunt, her brother in the army, her best friend, her music teacher, and her band boyfriend. Upon receiving the cards, they each face new challenges and experience emotional moments through which they find happiness. In the end, each of their lives change dramatically.

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6. "Serendipity" 

• 2001
• USA
• Melodrama, comedy
• Director: Peter Chelsom
• Starring: John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Bridget Moynahan, Eugene Levy
• IMDb Rating: 6.8

Jonathan Trager (John Cusack) and Sara Thomas (Kate Beckinsale) met one day on a wintry New Year's Eve in New York City. They soon realized that they were attracted to each other and decided to exchange phone numbers, but somehow awkwardly: she wrote her number in a book, he did it on a banknote. Then the book was handed over to a bookseller, and the banknote was exchanged. The heroes decided: if this is fate, it will find them.

"A beautiful, good drama. Just right for New Year's Eve!)" — GusBrigs.

"One of my favorite movies, watching it on New Year's Eve has become a tradition)", — Teshkaa.

"Beautiful movie, I really like to rewatch it on New Year's Eve)", — Sibilla29.

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5. "While You Were Sleeping"

• 1995
• USA
• Drama, melodrama, comedy
• Director: Jon Turteltaub
• Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman, Peter Gallagher, Peter Boyle, Jack Warden
• IMDb Rating: 6.8

For Lucy Moderatz (Sandra Bullock), loneliness has long been a habit: she is too shy and afraid to meet men. But one day fate decides so that the girl saves from imminent death a man of dreams Peter Callahan (Peter Gallagher), who after what happened falls into a coma. In the hospital, his relatives take Lucy for his girlfriend. So the heroine becomes part of Peter's family and becomes very attached to his brother Jack (Bill Pullman). And when Peter comes out of his coma, Lucy will have to choose someone alone.

"A light sweet Christmas movie. I highly recommend fans of melodramas and light comedies to turn their attention to this older but very good movie", — KatieSenorita.

"Really enjoyed the movie. So sweet and romantic. Definitely will rewatch it many times. Sandra Bullock is very beautiful here", — rina_stay.

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4. "The Holiday"

• 2006
• USA
• Melodrama, comedy
• Director: Nancy Meyers
• Starring: Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz, Jude Law, Jack Black, Eli Wallach
• IMDb Rating: 7.0

Iris (Kate Winslet) from England and Amanda (Cameron Diaz) from America find themselves in similar situations. Iris is unrequitedly in love and Amanda's boyfriend has just cheated on her. Christmas promises to be an extremely sad holiday. But both find a solution for themselves — a website that offers to exchange accommodation for the vacations. So Iris finds herself in sunny California, and Amanda gets the opportunity to celebrate Christmas in the snowy English countryside. Perhaps the change of place will help to fix her personal life too?

"I love this melodrama-comedy. Watch it before NY", — lili4ka_7.

"One of my favorite Christmas movies, everything about it is perfect! I re-watch it every year with trepidation in my soul", — anjkawa.

"If you are in a bad or dreary mood during the New Year holidays, this movie is just what you need to lift your spirits and heal some soul wounds", — LianaSkyfall.

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3. "Letters to Santa" / Listy do M.

• 2011
• Poland
• Melodrama, comedy
• Director: Mitya Okorn
• Starring: Maciej Stuhr, Agnieszka Dygant, Piotr Adamczyk, Tomasz Karolak, Wojciech Malajkat 
• IMDb Rating: 7.2

Mikołaj (Maciej Stuhr) is a DJ on the radio. He receives calls on the air to share his misfortune, and the host has words of support for everyone. But he can't help himself: for a long time Mikołaj has been spending Christmas at the studio in the company of an assistant.

The film "Letters to Santa" was released in theaters on Christmas Eve 2011, and then in theaters saw the tape 2.5 million Poles. The picture became so popular that in 2015, 2017, 2020, 2022 the sequels of the tape were released.

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2. "Love Actually" 

• 2003
• UK, France, USA
• Drama, comedy, melodrama
• Director: Richard Curtis
• Starring: Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Emma Thompson
• IMDb Rating: 7.6

London. Christmas is coming up. At the center of events are several people whose fates intertwine into ten unlike love stories: of first love, of impossible love, of eternal love, of love gone. But for each and every one, it is his or her real love. The link between them all is singer Billy Mack (Bill Nighy), who longs to reclaim his fame with a new song.

Bill Nighy won a BAFTA for best supporting actor. The picture was also nominated for a Golden Globe for best picture.

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1. "Groundhog Day"

• 1993
• USA
• Fantasy, drama, melodrama, comedy
• Director: Harold Ramis
• Starring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray
• IMDb Rating: 8.0

Every year on February 2, a groundhog shows its face out of its mink to predict the arrival of spring. Phil Connors (Bill Murray), a weather anchor for a major channel, is forced to travel to Punxsutawney for this ceremony every year. He's sick to death of it: every year it's the same thing, again this provincial town, again these people, again this stupid groundhog. But this time everything will be completely different, because this time for one February 2 Phil will have to live ten years, waking up in the same day time after time.

Initially it was planned that the main role will go to Tom Hanks, but the director decided that the actor is "too cute" for the role of a cynical TV host.

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