Every Hallmark movie, in one place.

Twenty-five years of made-for-TV romance, all searchable — the cosy comfort-watches, the hidden gems, and the gloriously unusual. What are you in the mood for?

1,352 movies · 10,167 people · every premise tagged · updated weekly

Worth watching

We don’t pretend it’s all great, or all a joke. Here are the ones people genuinely love — and the ones that took the boldest swings.

Genuinely unusual

Furthest from the cosy template

Santa Tell Me poster

No. 1

Santa Tell Me
2024Unusual 10/10

Like the wild ones?

There’s a channel for that

Alanna watches the most unhinged Hallmark movies so you don’t have to — the time loops, the secret princes, the inexplicable mummies — and recaps them on Talking Hallmark. 21 films covered so far.

Hallmark by the numbers

Full analytics

We’ve tagged every one of 1,352 films across 25 years. Here’s what that much made-for-TV romance actually looks like.

Movies made per year

The made-for-TV romance boom, charted.

2000Peak: 2019 (108 films)2026

Most common holiday

By films tagged (excluding none).

  1. Christmas444
  2. Wedding Anniversary63
  3. Valentine's Day39
  4. New Year's34
  5. Thanksgiving26
  6. Halloween17

Where they're set

Top settings, by films tagged.

  1. Small Town548
  2. Big City288
  3. Suburb76
  4. Rural/Farm68
  5. Resort/Vacation57
  6. International43

The average Hallmark movie

Every tag from 1,352 films, averaged into one.

  • A Writer/Journalist
  • in a Small Town
  • in Winter
  • around Christmas
82%end happily
ever after

The most Hallmark names

How often each name is the lead vs. the love interest.

Love interests

The Trope Periodic Table

Explore all 92 details

The whole Hallmark vocabulary, charted: 122 trope “elements”, grouped into colour-coded aspects. The number up top is how many movies have each trope; the number below is their average rating. Pick a square and pull the thread.

440Christmas6.4
  • # movies with the trope (top-left)
  • emoji = the trope itself (centre)
  • avg rating of those movies (bottom)
  • Premise20
  • Setting7
  • Time & Season16
  • Characters24
  • Conflict24
  • Romance15
  • Tone & Quirks7
  • How it Ends9
Time & Season
282Reunion280Contest242Secret Past183Inheritance144Mistaken identity131Secret Identity84Magic/Wishes51Fake relationship41Royalty37Secret Child34Santa is Real26Secret Illness24Angels/Heaven22Amnesia20Ghosts/Spirits19Secret Engagement/Marriage19Time Travel14Psychic/Visions10Secret Royal Status9Secret Wealth548Small Town288Big City76Suburb68Rural/Farm57Resort/Vacation43International27Royal/Estate577Cute kid558Workaholic lead493Matchmaking relative395Widow / widower260Returns home232Single parent214Dog165Executive/Corporate149Writer/Journalist133Teacher/Professor124Small Business Owner118Police Officer89Lawyer76Chef/Restaurant Owner75Doctor/Nurse73Author/Writer71Marketing/PR63Construction/Contractor60Horse57TV Personality52Actor/Actress50Pop Star/Singer49Actor/Performer49Farmer/Rancher542An ex returns408Business in peril386Career vs Home/Family385Long distance324Love triangle275Personal stakes268Career stakes242Profession clash201Life/Death stakes178Past vs Future150Family stakes136Community stakes135Disapproving parent108Self-Discovery104Business vs Love98Developer/Land Buyer84Economic Downturn82Multiple Stakes stakes69Foreclosure/Debt58Trust Issues48Corporate Buyer/Merger45External Threat to Business45Personal Antagonist41Competition897Slow burn895Love confession862Grand gesture516Instant attraction389Complete Strangers265Enemies to lovers228Second chance220Brief Acquaintances120Old Friends112Colleagues/Coworkers89Already Dating85Former Exes41Enemies/Rivals29Childhood Sweethearts25Engaged821Cooking625Musical543Crafting518Montage501Dance scene389Tree decorating274Snow activities962Ends with a kiss560Family reconciliation543Career change507Saves the business470Stays in town188A miracle176Santa appears114Proposal ending111Wedding ending486Winter444Christmas197Summer86Fall85Spring63Wedding Anniversary41Historical (pre-1950)39Valentine's Day351800s34New Year's26Thanksgiving20Dual Timeline17Halloween15July 4th13Hanukkah101900-1920s

Talking Hallmark · @TalkingHallmark

She’s seen them all — and has opinions

Alanna reviews and recaps the Hallmark catalogue on YouTube — the cosy, the classic, and the completely unhinged. Funny, honest, and the perfect companion to the database.